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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
Curator Amy Butterfield seated near a window, smiling
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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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Radio 100: Spirits in the Material World

When radio took off 100 years ago so did the belief that airwaves offered a chance to commune with spirits.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  / 
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

Category

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Subject

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  • 1970s
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  • television
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May 2023

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Two On The Aisle
Two On The Aisle: Australian TV's first movie review duo

A recent videotape discovery shines a spotlight on Australian TV's first movie review duo and their program, Two on the Aisle, which debuted in May 1973.

BY
 Simon Smith
4 May 2023
Television

Apr 2023

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Kim Williams on Why We Bother
Kim Williams AM delivers the Rod Wallace Memorial Lecture 2022

The Friends of the NFSA present the inaugural Rod Wallace Lecture, delivered by Kim Williams AM.

26 April 2023

Apr 2023

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New Funding for the NFSA
New Funding for the NFSA

The NFSA is delighted by the announcement of new funding for the National Collecting Institutions announced by Minister for the Arts Tony Burke.

5 April 2023

Mar 2023

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April at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for April 2023

A wide range of films and a special school holiday program await you this month at the NFSA.

BY
 Katie Maling
16 March 2023
Film

Jul 2022

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Farewell to Neighbours?
Farewell to Neighbours: A Writer's Perspective

Screenwriter Wendy Hanna reflects on the legacy of Australia's most iconic soap.

BY
 Wendy Hanna
26 July 2022
Television

Jun 2022

Leah Purcell as a pregrant bushwoman, standing outside in a rocky bush landscape in her film of The Drover's Wife
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July at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for July 2022

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in July?

BY
 Imogen Boyd
16 June 2022
Film

May 2022

A river passing through a spectacular Grand Canyon landscape during the dark blue of night
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June at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for June 2022

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in June?

BY
 Imogen Boyd
26 May 2022
Film

Apr 2022

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Regional TV in Australia
Regional TV in Australia

People living in regional areas on the east coast of Australia began receiving television for the first time in late 1961 and throughout 1962.

BY
 Bronwyn Barnett
27 April 2022
Television

Apr 2022

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May at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at the NFSA – May 2022

What's on at the NFSA's Arc cinema in Canberra in May?

BY
 Matt Kemp
21 April 2022
Film
Sound

Mar 2022

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Vale Shane Warne
Vale Shane Warne

Commemorating the passing of Shane Warne, Australian cricketing legend, with some highlights from his career.

BY
 Jeff Wray
30 March 2022
Television

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WINHANGANHA
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Golden age of 1990s kids' TV
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Australian invention
The Fairlight sampler
The first digital synthesiser and sampler.
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Test your Kylie knowledge.

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