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Dec 2016

2016 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2016?

By Adam Blackshaw / 23 Dec 2016
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Photographs
Radio
Sound
Television
Sep 2016

Dennis Cometti

An insight into Dennis Cometti's 40-year career in sports broadcasting.

By Adam Blackshaw / 27 Sep 2016
Oral History
Colin Friels as Malcolm demonstrates how his getaway car splits in two.

Malcolm

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Australian comedy Malcolm.

By Adam Blackshaw / 19 Sep 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
1950s image of a woman turning on a television set in her living room.

Welcome to TV

In September 1956, one sentence – ‘Good evening and welcome to television' – marked the commencement of regular television transmission in Australia.

By Helen Tully / 16 Sep 2016
Documents
Oral History
Television
Jun 2016
Brian Nankervis

Brian Nankervis

In his Oral History interview, the multi-talented Brian Nankervis talks about his time in radio and on the SBS program, RocKwiz.

By Bronwyn Murphy / 2 Jun 2016
Oral History
Radio
Sound
Television
Apr 2016
Paul Hogan as Mick Dundee and Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton in a cocktail party scene from Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee

It was back in 1986 that Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee first charmed audiences worldwide with his laconic humour.

By Beth Taylor / 18 Apr 2016
Documents
Film
Oral History
Mar 2016

International Women's Day

Highlighting the achievements of nine Australian leaders for International Women's Day on 8 March.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 7 Mar 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Radio
Television
Feb 2016
Anne Louise Lambert as Miranda, peering over a rock and looking into the distance in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Return to Hanging Rock

Clips from a Q&A with actress Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda), plus more outtakes from our 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' online exhibition, '40 Years of Mystery'.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Feb 2016
Film
Oral History
Sep 2015

Damon Herriman

From a child actor in 'The Sullivans' to playing Dewey Crowe in 'Justified', Damon Herriman's oral history covers his long and varied acting career from the 1970s to 2015.

By Bronwyn Murphy / 23 Sep 2015
Oral History

Express celebrity interviews

Lisa Wilkinson, Don Walker, Steve Liebmann and Chris Haywood recently visited the NFSA. Watch the interviews here.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 21 Sep 2015
Oral History
Television