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Sa Black Thing (2005)

A romantic comedy about a young corporate businessman whose computer is taken by a woman he offends on the beach. [read more]

The Aunty Jack Show – Series One (1972)

Sketch comedy interlaced with musical sequences, featuring Aunty Jack (Grahame Bond) the self-styled queen of Wollongong and a cast of glorious misfits including Thin Arthur (Rory O’Donoghue), Aunty Jack’s much put upon sidekick as well as Flange Desire (Sandra McGregor), ... [read more]

Look Both Ways (2005)

On the way home from her father’s funeral, Meryl (Justine Clarke), a young artist, sees a man killed by a passing train. Nick, a newspaper photographer (William McInnes) is sent to cover the accident, a few hours after being told ... [read more]

Warren H Williams, the stories, the songs (2004)

A documentary about Arrernte musician Warren H Williams, who shares the source of his musical inspiration and the role of family and culture in his personal and professional life. Warren H Williams, the stories, the songs is part of the ... [read more]

Bit of Black Business – Two Big Boys (2007)

Brothers Scott (Michael Tuahine) and Nick (David Page) are at a drive-through restaurant. Through their playful banter we discover that Nick is dubious about Scott’s intentions for ordering up big. It’s not a good day for Nick because Scott’s car ... [read more]

White River of Life (c1950)

The Milk Board of NSW commissioned this short film to promote the value of milk in the daily diet. It is mostly set during a class at Parramatta Girls’ Home Science School. The cooking teacher asks the class to ... [read more]

Championship Chase (1970)

On the eve of champion driver Norm Beechey’s final race in the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC), this documentary by the Shell Film Unit looks back at how Beechey won the Championship. [read more]

Pacifica: Tales from the South Seas – Episode 6 (1993)

Pacifica: Tales from the South Seas is a 13-part series that tells 35 stories. The compilation covers such diverse subject matter as ships lost at sea, exotic customs, mystery and adventure, historical and contemporary characters, rare animals and more. Episode ... [read more]

Endurance (1933)

The documentary footage taken by Frank Hurley during the Antarctic expedition led by Ernest Shackleton on a ship called Endurance in 1914-16 is bookended with a simple plot featuring a young boy who is eager to hear the dramatic story ... [read more]

Hula Girls, Imagining Paradise (2005)

The 18th century discovery of Polynesia by both the British and French started a fantasy about island paradises and beautiful unrestrained women. This film traces the creation of the Western image from French explorer Bougainville’s reports to Gauguin’s paintings. The ... [read more]

Cyclone Tracy (1974)

This is an excerpt from an ABC radio broadcast featuring Mike Hayes (1944–2003), a senior journalist with the ABC in Darwin. He gives a first-hand account of the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy, down a poor-quality telephone line, to ... [read more]

Gold Gold Gold: 4 x 100 Metres Men’s Medley Relay (1980)

Norman May’s radio commentary of the 4 × 100 men’s swimming medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. [read more]

Chequerboard – It’s Amazing What You Can Do With a Pound of Mince (1969)

Three Australian families who are living on the basic wage are interviewed about what they earn, how that money is allocated and how they view their lives. [read more]

Antarctic Voyage (1956)

At the port of Melbourne, a small Danish ship prepares for a voyage south. The Kista Dan will take 15 men to spend 1955 at the Australian Antarctic research base at Mawson station. Food, fuel, beer and special over-snow vehicles ... [read more]

Fond Memories of Cuba (2002)

Documentary maker David Bradbury visits Cuba to report on what the socialist revolution of 1959 has delivered for Cubans in 2002. The film has two distinct parts. The first is more observational and relaxed. The second half tackles human rights ... [read more]

Nature of Australia – A Separate Creation (1989)

This program traces the rise of the marsupial from the primeval forests of ancient Gondwanaland to their presence in Australia today, culminating in the kangaroo. [read more]

Australia Post – Postpak Rap (1988)

This is an Australia Post television advertisement promoting the use of its own product, the Postpak. [read more]

At The Movies – Series 1 Episode 63, Wolf Creek (2005)

This week Margaret and David discuss the Australian film Wolf Creek with accompanying interviews with the director Greg McLean and actor Cassandra Magrath. There’s also a review of a documentary about the inside story of a porn phenomenon Inside Deep ... [read more]

Operation Buffalo – Colour Record (1956)

Operation Buffalo was the testing of four nuclear fission bombs at Maralinga in South Australia on 27 September 1956. This film is the official recording of the operation. It contains the mute raw footage of each of the explosions, shot ... [read more]

Friday on My Mind (1966)

‘Friday on My Mind’ is considered one of the greatest ever Australian pop songs and made the Easybeats an enduring name in the pop and rock world. [read more]

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