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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
Detail from a painting of the mascot terrier Nipper listening to a gramophone
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What does radio mean to you?

Industry insiders and radio fans answer the question, 'What does radio mean to you?'
5 December 2023
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Interview with a Radio 100 curator

Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100.
Amy Butterfield  / 
23 November 2023
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New waves: The birth of radio in Australia

A look at the early days of radio, from crystal sets to first broadcasts and advertisements.
23 November 2023

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Oct 2023

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Ken Garrahy home movies
Ken Garrahy home movies: documenting gay social life in 1960s Sydney

Curator Nick Henderson shares excerpts from the home movies of Ken Garrahy, which are unique for documenting gay social life in Sydney in the 1960s.

BY
 Nick Henderson
20 October 2023
Film

Jul 2023

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Giorgio Mangiamele Restorations
Giorgio Mangiamele: landmark films restored by the NFSA

The NFSA has restored four landmark films by Italian-Australian filmmaker Giorgio Mangiamele – Il Contratto (1953), The Spag (1962), Ninety Nine Per Cent (1963) and Clay (1965).

BY
 Graham Shirley
14 July 2023
Film

Oct 2022

Jazz musician and singer Louis Armstrong standing in front of a microphone in a TV studio, smiling. Another musician is pictured beside him holding an instrument. Circa 1964.
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Louis Armstrong in Australia
Rare footage of Louis Armstrong (Satchmo) in Australia

The NFSA has released rare footage of the ATN-7 Louis Armstrong television special ‘Riggio Presents Satchmo’, unseen since 1965.

BY
 Johanna McMahon
19 October 2022
Photographs
Radio
Sound
Television

Mar 2022

Cinematographer Ari Wegner standing next to director Jane Campion, seated at a monitor, on a grassy mountain location in New Zealand for the movie The Power of the Dog
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Jane Campion: a portrait
Director Jane Campion

Jane Campion's bold and unconventional work has been acclaimed around the world. 

BY
 Richard Kuipers
22 March 2022
Film
Photographs
Television

Feb 2022

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Women's and Children's Programs
The Women Who Made Australian Television 4 – Women's and Children's Programs

In the fourth of a 5-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker reveals some of the women who shaped and redefined television content for women and children.

BY
 Jeannine Baker
28 February 2022
Oral History
Photographs
Television

Dec 2021

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Mr Squiggle's Christmas cards

This collection of hand-illustrated greeting cards from Mr Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington to Pat Lovell is representative of a wonderful working friendship.

BY
 Jessica Bolton
14 December 2021
Documents
Television

Nov 2021

David Gulpilil on the set of Satellite Boy with a film camera beside him. He is looking directly at the camera.
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David Gulpilil: A Portrait
David Gulpilil: A Portrait

A look at David Gulpilil's 50-year career and his profound impact on Australian cinema.

BY
 Liz McNiven
30 November 2021
Film
Photographs

Nov 2021

Four people are in a studio setting. Three of them sit behind a desk and the fourth stands. They are all looking at her. There is a film camera pointed at them that says ABC TV on the side.
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Calling the shots
The Women Who Made Australian Television 3 – Calling the Shots

In the third of a five-part series, Dr Jeannine Baker celebrates some of the female producers and directors working in Australian television in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

BY
 Jeannine Baker
29 November 2021
Oral History
Photographs
Television

Nov 2021

Looking down on all five members of The Easybeats
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Easybeats on Top of the Pops
Easybeats Perform 'Friday on My Mind' on Top of the Pops

A clip of the Easybeats performing 'Friday on My Mind' on British television's Top of the Pops in 1966 has been rediscovered.

BY
 Simon Smith
23 November 2021
Film
Television

Oct 2021

Close up of actor Rachel Maza looking to her left with her hands to her face in a scene from Radiance. The ocean and a cloudy sky can be seen in the background.
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NFSA Restores: Radiance
NFSA Restores: Radiance

The NFSA has completed a full digital restoration of Rachel Perkins' acclaimed directorial debut, Radiance (1998).

BY
 Elena Guest
21 October 2021
Film

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