Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
to
to
Exclude
Only includes titles with the selected topics
to
In minutes
to
1-50 of 258
- A science show hosted by kids for kids, showing that science can be done at home in everyday life.
- Inspired by the 25th Anniversary of 'Shine (1996)', the mysterious world of musical genius of brilliant musicians is explored as well as transformational story-telling, the mystery of prodigy and the impact of music on the brain.
- Medivac, also known as Adrenalin Junkies, is the story of the emergency ward of Brisbane's Bethlehem West Hospital.
- The story of Australian Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose from his first amateur boxing matches up until his first title fight in Japan
- A woman doctor Dr. Kate Munro migrates to Gannet Island off South Australia in 1927. Conflict between traditional religious values and modern scientific medicine ensues as she forms a relationship with two men who are brothers, one a grazer and one a priest. This television mini-series is in the tradition of _"Thorn Birds, The" (1983) (mini)_ and was filmed on Kangaroo Island where December Boys (2007) was shot.
- Original real life footage of the Australian Nullabor cave dive and freak cyclone that dumps 6' of rain in 25 minutes and traps 15 cave divers underground. Filled by master diver in the actual cave in. Inspired James Cameron film "Sanctum"
- Secrets of Mary Magdalene strips away the veils of history to reveal the flesh and blood woman who served as Jesus' foremost apostle and possibly the love of his life. Based on the nonfiction book "Secrets of Mary Magdalene" by bestselling authors Dan Burstein and Arne De Keijzer, this documentary special uncovers the latest information on one of the world's most controversial religious figures.
- Reality show in which a former mistress helps current mistresses get out of relationships with married men.
- Open the lid to a fantasy world full of fun, music, learning and adventure! The bedroom door swings open and a toy box is spilled on its side in a jumble of shapes and colours. No-one is around...all is quiet...and then something magical happens - every child's dream comes true as the toys spring to life! Now we've become tiny', the bedroom is our place of play and the toys are our new best friends. There is a funky doll named Tina who is energetic and sporty. Her cheery friend Tom is an adventure doll that loves exploring and being creative. Patches, the cute rag doll, is shy and sensitive whilst Super Ned is a brave and excitable toy robot that loves rescuing! Lastly is the comical madness of the toy rabbits, Remy and Rici, with their cheeky and bickering antics. Aimed at children age 2 - 5 years, each episode has an overall story, interspersed with songs, drawings, spelling and number activities, as well as dance and movement sequences. Join the fun as the toys come alive and the adventures begin!
- A show dedicated to showcasing developments in science and technology.
- Canadian BBQ Pitmaster and BBQ Champion Danielle Dimovski, aka Diva Q, travels to compete on the American South's BBQ competition circuit and in between competitions visits various BBQ Joints.
- A symphonic concert spectacle featuring rock maestro Ben Folds with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, combining the power of orchestral grandeur with the intimacy of close contact with the musicians. Audience participation peaks as Folds achieves the extraordinary feat of inducing the crowd to sing a choral refrain in three-part harmony. Interwoven with Folds' personal narratives of the inspirations for his songs, the film transforms enthralling live performance into a unique portal revealing the creativity of the song writing process.
- A movie following a week in the lives of three young adults, Kit, Jack and "E", who share a house, who party, protest and dabble in most of the creative arts, but whose days and nights are far from perfect.
- Documentary based on the controversial theories of Dr. Barbara Thiering, who contends that the Dead Sea Scrolls reference Jesus and John the Baptist.
- A five hour television series in five parts examining China's People's Liberation Army.
- In this documentary, made for the 20th anniversary of the release of SHINE, director Scott Hicks recalls the long development of the project and the gradual assembly of a remarkable production team including actor Geoffrey Rush, producer Jane Scott and screenwriter Jan Sardi. Hicks recalls the complexities of shooting the film in Australia on a limited budget, contrasting with his subsequent experiences working in Hollywood on major studio productions. SHINE won a slate of national and international awards, culminating in the Oscar for Best Actor, and transformed Hicks's life as a filmmaker. His reflections on the doors that opened for him because of SHINE are rich with insights into the production industry. It is one of three short films documenting the making of SHINE - see also GEOFFREY RUSH: The Imp, the Spirit, the Hero, and DAVID HIRSCHFELDER: Drawing the Audience In. Each film is built around an informal interview conducted by film historian Andrew Pike (also the original theatrical distributor of SHINE through his company, Ronin Films), and is illustrated with archival material and clips from SHINE itself. The films were produced by Momentum Films, the company behind SHINE, and were directed by Andrew Pike, photographed by James Arneman, Mike Kenneally and Stuart Mannion, and edited by James Lane.
- Episode 8: "WHITE ROCK, BLUE ICE" GLACIERS AND CAVES OF ALASKA: South-East Alaska Explorers Andrew and Liz Wight venture underwater and underground to reveal a side of Alaska few have seen. Braving the freezing temperatures of marble caves, dangerous submerged tunnels and water-filled caverns with huge moving glaciers, the Wights tell the story of Alaska's extraordinarily violent geological past and present.
- In this documentary, made for the 20th anniversary of the release of SHINE, director Scott Hicks recalls the long development of the project and the gradual assembly of a remarkable production team including actor Geoffrey Rush, producer Jane Scott and screenwriter Jan Sardi. Hicks recalls the complexities of shooting the film in Australia on a limited budget, contrasting with his subsequent experiences working in Hollywood on major studio productions. SHINE won a slate of national and international awards, culminating in the Oscar for Best Actor, and transformed Hicks's life as a filmmaker. His reflections on the doors that opened for him because of SHINE are rich with insights into the production industry. It is one of three short films documenting the making of SHINE - see also GEOFFREY RUSH: The Imp, the Spirit, the Hero, and DAVID HIRSCHFELDER: Drawing the Audience In. Each film is built around an informal interview conducted by film historian Andrew Pike (also the original theatrical distributor of SHINE through his company, Ronin Films), and is illustrated with archival material and clips from SHINE itself. The films were produced by Momentum Films, the company behind SHINE, and were directed by Andrew Pike, photographed by James Arneman, Mike Kenneally and Stuart Mannion, and edited by James Lane.
- "PEARSON ISLAND - MICHIEF & MAYHEM" Producers - Andrew & Liz Wight Director - Liz Wight A remarkable film with magnificent footage of Australian Sea Lions and New Zealand Fur Seals on the wildly remote and beautiful Pearson Island a virtually unvisited offshore island of South Australia. Thirty-six hours of sea travel deposits Andrew and Liz and their two man camera and diving crew onto Pearson to experience this wildernes. This film is an honest, amusing and very watchable account of their extraordinary adventure.
- Documentary about a team of nine men and one woman who journey on an expedition to Antarctica to visit the decaying scientific hut of early 20th Century explorer Sir Douglas Mawson which was in desperate need of conservation and protection from the harsh ice environment elements which were threatening to destroy it.
- . Episode 7: "THE LONEY HUNTER" GREAT WHITE SHARKS OF AUSTRALIA South Australia & Victoria (Australia) The film is a chronicle of a journey that visits every known White Shark area on the Southern Australian coast to look for the Great Whites and evidence of it's declining numbers. Along the way the team visit with local experts from Australia, to hear their stories, of a fish that has captivated them and has been the source of a life long passion.
- "FLORIDA - WINDOW TO A HIDDEN WORLD" Producers - Andrew & Liz Wight A film on the ultimate cave diving adventure. Andrew and Liz go on a journey of discovery in the beautiful and dangerous Floridan aquifer - one of the planet's largest freshwater reserves. This intricate system of caves is now under increasing environmental threat from the population above.
- Episode 1 - "Swimming With Giants" Every year hundreds of Humpback Whales migrate south from the North Atlantic Ocean to spend winter in the warmer waters of Silver Bank, just to the north-east of the Dominican Republic. At the Silver Bank Marine Preserve, the Quest team have recorded courtship behaviour, parenting and territorial battles of Humpbacks gathered there for the calving season. Silver Bank presented a rare opportunity for the Quest team and scientists to interact at close range with these Humpback communities, revealing a spectacular array of unique behaviour. In this episode we have also documented the intimate bond between mother and calf and witnessed other rarely seen underwater behaviour.
- Episode 9: "ALASKA: THE COLD SEA" ENDANGERED MARINE WILDLIFE OF ALASKA South-East Alaska The western world first risked the harshness of Alaska to reap its natural resources. Whale oil, seal and otter furs. The Quest's journey investigates Alaska's wilderness and it's magnificent but endangered wildlife. They work with whale and seal scientists, encounter bears and spawning salmon, coming to realise that is the cold sea, Alaska is one of the richest marine environments in the world.
- A profile of Phil Nuytten one of the world's foremost undersea explorers and inventor of the most advanced deep sea technology the world has seen.
- "CUBA - BENEATH THE SURFACE" Producers - Andrew & Liz Wight Director - Liz Wight This documentary explores the role water has played throughout time in the history of Cuba. It reveals some of the many beautiful aspects of this magical Caribbean island, explores the bizarre subterranean caverns and provides unexpected contrasts with images of Cuba's turbulent history. This is an expose of the Cuba we all think we know.
- Episode 2 - "Reptiles and Relics" In this episode, Andrew Wight and the Quest team entered the domain of the American Crocodile; growing up to 23 feet long, it is a fearsome predator. Using the Quest's helicopter the team airlifted a boat to a remote lake in the Dominican Republic on the boarder with Haiti. Using their small vessel they helped capture, tag and monitor several crocs. During a night-time capture, Andrew Wight is bitten and the Quest's rubber boat is punctured by a croc - all in the adventurous pursuit of science. The Quest team also explored an underwater cave system in search of ancient Taino Indian artifacts. As they dived deeper into what was once a sacred cave, they were rewarded with archaeological finds such as sacrificial bowls, baskets and pottery, all perfectly preserved underwater for perhaps the past 1,000 years.
- Episode 2: "THE HIDDEN DEEP" Producers: Andrew & Liz Wight MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP: East Coast of Australia and Tasmania (Australia) The deep ocean guards its secrets well, allowing only the most highly adapted species to roam its dark corners. Utilising Quest's technologically advanced marine exploration craft, the Wight's uncover a remarkable array of weird and wonderful creatures, remote and mysterious places, such as the unexplained deep Blue Holes of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
- The Quest team take the director of Costa Rican Parks to search for the un-filmed Costa Rican spinner dolphins, to inspire Costa Ricans to protect these waters from nets. Guided by a local diver and naturalist, the team finds and swims with a spinner dolphin super-pod in the deep blue offshore pelagic ecosystem and sees a lot more marine life that needs protecting.
- Episode 4: "SILENT WARRIORS" THE ELITE NAVY DIVERS: Sydney & Shoalwater Bay (Australia) Struggling through miles of knee deep mud, abseiling down sheer precipices, being awakened at midnight and ordered to swim four miles in near freezing waters, disarming underwater explosive devices in little or no visibility. These are just a few of the tasks any young man must endure if he wants to become a member of the navy's elite corps of clearance divers. Andrew and Liz Wight document the progress of 14 Royal Australian Navy recruits subjected to a grueling regime that only the toughest are capable of withstanding.
- "MEXICO - WATER OF THE GODS" Producers - Andrew & Liz Wight Director - Liz Wight An exploration of ancient Mayan ruins and underwater caves in the Yucatan Peninsula which uncovers their beauty and mystery and provides a link to the past and surprising anthropological discoveries.
- "PAPUA NEW GUINEA - WINGED GHOSTS OF THE PACIFIC" Producers - Andrew & Liz Wight Made just prior to the eruption of Vulcan volcano in Rabaul, this is a very special Deep Probe adventure. It explores the underwater wrecks from World War II in the pristine waters of Papua New Guinea. This film is a tribute to the Australian airmen who played such an important, but little known role, protecting Australia from Japanese invasion.
- Episode 5 - "Visiting the Vampire" The jungles of Belize harbor one of the greatest diversities of bat species in the Americas. Belize is also home to the infamous, blood-sucking Vampire Bat. While the rest of the Quest crew were investigating the local dolphin population offshore, one of the cabin crew was given the opportunity of a lifetime, to confront her greatest fear - Bats! While Mayan ruins, howler monkeys and a thick jungle canopy made tracking the Vampire Bats a challenge, the ingenuity of the Quest team came to the fore and their helicopter was deployed to help decipher the mystery of the Belizean Vampire Bats.
- Episode 4 - "Predator Island" Across from Miami, Florida lies Bimini Lagoon where a unique shark nursery provides the charismatic and eccentric Dr. Sam Gruber with an ideal environment to study the behavior of immature Lemon Sharks. Dr. Gruber's methods are somewhat unorthodox as he hosts the annual Lemon Shark tagging program. Although more like a shark rodeo-round-up, it afforded both scientists and the Quest team plenty of action in the pursuit of science. Other species of the shark family (elasmobranch - sharks, skates and rays) were also studied at close quarters here and enabled the Quest team to get up close and personal with some very feisty and dangerous Eagle Rays. The Bimini backdrop also permitted the "Shark Doc" to introduce his students to his very practical, hands-on way of teaching; the entire class went shark diving without a cage!
- Episode 6: "BEYOND THE GLASS" INSIDE, OUT OF THE WORLDS LARGEST AQUARIUM: Sydney and Lord Howe Island (Australia) The Quest team join experts from one of the world's largest aquariums and together they embark upon a fascinating expedition to collect some of the ocean's more unusual creatures. Andrew and Liz become integral players in the capture of a mature female shark, which develops into a race against time to release this awesome creature from the specialised tank aboard their vessel to the safety of the aquarium some seven hours away.
- Episode 9 - "Guardians of the Deep" Once a lair for pirates and sailors, the islands of Cocos are a mid-ocean oasis that stand alone in the Eastern Pacific. Luxuriant, interwoven rainforest makes for a breathtaking kaleidoscope of green. Spectacular waterfalls crash and tumble into an aqua ocean - this is the landscape that inspired the film 'Jurassic Park'. This lonely outpost is the largest uninhabited island on earth and is home to an extraordinary abundance of marine creatures that some say is unrivalled on earth. The Quest was drawn to Cocos not by the rumoured riches of buried treasure, but for the islands natural, aquatic treasures. Massive schools of Hammerhead Sharks are Cocos' formidable guardians and these hammerheads host a bizarre dinner party - and willingly place themselves on the menu. They allow themselves to be 'cleaned' or fed upon by smaller feeder fish. This symbiotic relationship helps the hammerheads rid themselves of parasites and provides the smaller fish with a ready meal. Scientists here are studying the island and its sharks to see if the burgeoning tourism industry is having an adverse affect on the schooling behaviour of these guardians of the deep.
- Episode 5: "CAPE CROCODILE" AN ENCOUNTER WITH SALT & FRESH WATER CROCODILES: Cape York Peninsula (Australia) Andrew and Liz journey to Cape York Peninsula where they embark upon two very different but equally exciting adventures. Andrew and his crew, along with a crocodile expert, venture off into the far reaches of the Jardine River where they capture on film one of the largest saltwater crocodiles ever to be encountered underwater in the wild. Meanwhile, Liz joins a group of scientists pursuing the task of capturing and tagging hundreds of freshwater crocodiles as part of an important ongoing study into the movements and habits of this prehistoric species.
- : "MIRRORWORLD" A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAINFOREST & REEF: Cape Tribulation, North Queensland (Australia) In a visual celebration and comparison of terrestrial and aquatic creatures, Andrew and Liz venture into the lush rainforest and thriving reef environs surrounding Cape Tribulation. White water rafting her way down the Tully River, Liz delves into the heart of the tropical rainforest whilst Andrew, joined by an internationally renowned marine biologist, explores the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef. The similarities found between these two environs are astounding.