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Julia Brandt, a German graduate, travels to Australia looking for adventure without telling her mother, only to find herself embroiled in drug smuggling and murder in the Outback.
Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Transcending language and culture, CANOPY is a cinematic tour de force exploring the collision of war, nature and its impact on humanity.
DEAD GORGEOUS follows the comical adventures of three beautiful, strong willed and sassy teenage sisters… who just so happen to be ghosts!
Based on the stories of Paul Jennings, DRIVEN CRAZY follows the adventures of the Bourke family as they travel around Australia in their old Chevy wagon.
Eugenie simply regards herself as an ordinary Australian teenager, living in suburbia with her father Ray, a private investigator. The biggest challenge in Eugenie's life is being 15-years-old, trying to find her place in the world and working out who she is.
At a summer music camp for children held at Montsalvat (an old country estate), mayhem and mystery abound.
Six action-packed telemovies featuring fantasy, fun, mystery, historical drama and suspense.
Two men get into a hansom cab one murky night in Melbourne. They’re driven through the city where one man gets out. The other rides on to St Kilda. There, the driver finds the second man murdered…
Over five decades, she’s been the one that we want. The hugely popular Australian singer Olivia Newton-John is the subject of this moving drama about her brilliant career. The two-part series charts the astonishing personal life of Australia’s sweetheart. Aged just 15, Newton-John won a local tv talent contest which propelled her to London on her first recording contract. She went on to become her country’s most successful singer, selling an astounding 100 million albums internationally. She became loved the world over in the role of the innocent Sandy in the 1978 global smash-hit movie, Grease. She was a major part of one of the best-selling soundtracks in movie history. Then in 1992 the singer bravely announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. After her recovery, Newton-John become an inspiring advocate for further research into breast cancer and helped set up The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre in Melbourne. This highly affecting drama underscores that above all else Newton-John is not only a fighter and survivor, but a tireless campaigner who continues to give back and make a difference. By the end, viewers of this absorbing life-story will doubtless be “Hopelessly Devoted to Olivia”.
A tender and passionate portrayal of intertwined love stories, set in two timeframes in the river-town of Swanreach. Having survived the freak accident that killed her parents, Stephanie is raised by her caring but life-worn guardian. On Steph’s birthday her life is changed in two ways: she starts work in the peach cannery under the watchful eyes of Alan; and she is given her late mother's diary.
After finding strange Latin inscriptions on a cave wall in the hills, three high school students from a north Queenland coastal town seek the help of their Latin teacher to discover their meaning. When an authentic Roman boat is found, the news leaks out and the quiet town is transformed into a tourist centre. Translating the inscriptions, the kids find that the boat is 'cursed' and desperately devise a plan to rid the town of it and at the same time liberate a young Roman boy, Pompey.
In 1870 a parrot is captured by a pirate in the Amazon jungle and taken aboard his ship along with priceless treasure. The ship is sunk in the South Pacific and the parrot watches as the wounded pirate buries the treasure and dies beside it. In 1996 the same parrot, Mac, is now 140-years-old and living with an eccentric inventor, who is very close to his 12-year-old grandson, Sam. Their world is shattered when Sam's father discovers Grandpa is in serious debt and organises to sell his home and move him into a pet-free retirement centre. The prospect of being separated from Grandpa is too much for Mac who reveals to Sam that he can talk! Mac also remembers where the treasure is buried and the adventure begins.
The video camera can be a tool of expression, exploration and communication. But it can also be an instrument of manipulation, secrecy and lies. SHORT CUTS depicts a group of young people facing the normal challenges of growing up, in and out of school, using a camera in all its functions to learn about their lives.
Mike, Veronica and Maggie are scientists' children who live with their families in Tidbinbilla, a space tracking station in the heart of an Australian wilderness park. The stories in this children's series revolve around two families, the life of this tight knit community, the station's links to the international science community and the discovery of the universe and self. This is a rich blend of drama, science, action and fun.
Forty-year-old Stan still lives at home with his Mum and Dad and works in his Dad's barber shop. As with many 40-year-old males, Stan decides he needs a change of life - he is manipulated into taking a job at the weather bureau where he meets George and falls in love. Underlying this tender romance is an unusual conspiracy which Stan and George uncover together.
The loves, disappointments, families, schools and rivalries of these talented young athletes are in sharp contrast to the tremendous pressures and unique demands of the international sporting world.
The Royal Society, more au fait with the theatrical world than the outback of Australia, add spice and visual interest to their outback expedition with 28 camels and lavish catering. This is the untold story...
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