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Janet’s sixth birthday (1941)

Children wearing party hats at the Dyer family home are seated around a table. Janet, the birthday girl, wears a blue dress and matching ribbon in her hair. A suitably coloured birthday cake topped with six candles is iced with ... [read more]

Bam bam bam, Bambaloo (2002)

The Bambaloo series theme song introduces the mythical tropical setting of the Bambaloo tree, and the key characters. [read more]

H2O OK! (2002)

The hidden mice Jinx (David Collins) and Gypsy (Roslyn Oades) introduce Sam (Angela Kelly), singing the water theme song ‘H2O OK’, which explores water in its different forms. The same theme song is played at this point in each of ... [read more]

One day, I’ll be ready for you (1996)

Boon Boon (Rebecca Gibney) returns the young foals to the herd, and Thowra (John Higginson) is watching. When the spy Currawong (Michael Carmen) reports this, The Brolga (John Stanton) puts on an aggressive display. Thowra remembers his father, the great ... [read more]

Jenny can you sing? (1989)

Pugwall (Jason Torrens) is desperate to find a girl singer for the Orange Organics, but the pool to choose from is pretty small. There’s Daniella (Marcela Toro) from the milk bar, an assertive, feisty character who thinks she’s Tina Turner ... [read more]

The poison (1985)

In 1954 the US exploded a hydrogen bomb on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The inhabitants of the nearby atolls of Rongelap and Rongerik were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. A Marshallese woman talks to camera about her ... [read more]

‘We can’t be beaten’ (2006)

A montage of black-and-white photos shows Luc and his mother at a younger age, and the suburban houses of Yagoona. Back in the present, we meet the team of friends – ex-junkie Boof (Jason McGoldrick); Terry the supermarket worker (Steven ... [read more]

Outdoor performance and garden party (c1925)

Children perform dances at a garden party while adults look on. This includes children performing ballet and three children dressed in Japanese kimonos. The camera pans across the garden to film party guests relaxing around a marquee. [read more]

Birthday party (1950)

The Gerakiteys family celebrate their daughters’ birthday in their family garden. Their younger son watches on as the girls sit with their birthday cakes. Other family members are shown and the whole family poses for a portrait. [read more]

A winner is chosen (2005)

Presenter James O’Loghlin teases out the elements necessary for a winner, while the judges are faced with the almost impossible task of choosing between three really cleverly designed and useful inventions. [read more]

My father’s land (2000)

Teddy Briscoe makes the journey to buy horses with his family. Teddy tells us that Atekerr is his father’s country. [read more]

A lost soul (2000)

When Ken failed first year university, he became a lost soul, unemployed, often on the dole and finally wandering the world to try to find himself. He returned to Australia to begin his studies again as a primary teacher. [read more]

Patsy chooses a coffin (1999)

Bo (Russell Dykstra) takes his mother Patsy (Jeanie Drynan) to the funeral parlour, to choose a coffin. He runs into one of his classmates, Swifty (Marin Mimica), who has turned his woodworking classes to good use. Swifty offers his old ... [read more]

‘This will be our grave’ (2007)

The three Australian Army reservists have to winch their vehicle out of a waterhole, after Private Plank (Don Hany) forgot to apply the handbrake. Out in the desert, Youssif (Rodney Afif) loses his temper when he discovers that they are ... [read more]

Riding bikes (c1940)

This clip shows three young children riding their bicycles with their father down a suburban street in Balwyn, Victoria. One of the girls rides on the handlebars of her father’s bike. [read more]

The end of an era (1958)

This is the end for old Adaminaby. Some of the residents have already moved their homes to the new site on trucks, others have simply taken what they could and moved on. [read more]

‘Sue me, Phil’ (2008)

Dominick Dunne reacts angrily to the declaration of a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case. [read more]

‘You can see all that?’ (2001)

Danny (Noah Taylor) has his palm read by Anya (Romane Bohringer). [read more]

Searching for Manganinnie’s people (1980)

Manganinnie (Mawuyul Yanthalawuy) searches for her tribe. Joanna (Anna Ralph) drops the fire stick in the ocean. [read more]

Warwick Capper presents Lotto (1995)

Former AFL footballer Warwick Capper (Eric Bana) guest presents the weekly Lotto draw. [read more]

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