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Dec 2019
Costumed actors performing in the pantomime, Dick Whittington and His Cat

Christmas TV Pantomimes

Watch clips from three of the annual Christmas pantomimes produced for TV in the 1960s by NWS9 in Adelaide.

By Adam Blackshaw / 18 Dec 2019
Television
Cartoon of dog parents in a car with their dog children in the back.

2019 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2019?

By Adam Blackshaw / 11 Dec 2019
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
Radio
Sound
Television
A scene from Muriel's Wedding where the main character, Muriel (Toni Collette) is getting married. She's standing at the alter with her groom, his best man, her bridesmaid and a minister.

Muriel's Wedding: 25 Years

We head back down the aisle for a silver anniversary celebration of Muriel's Wedding.

By Mel Bondfield / 9 Dec 2019
Film
Musician Elton John sitting at a piano and singing into a microphone. He is wearing a black and red suit and dark glasses.

Elton John in Australia

To celebrate Sir Elton John's farewell tour, we've found some rare press conferences and interviews from previous visits to Australia in 1974, 1984 and 1988.

By Mel Bondfield / 3 Dec 2019
Television
Nov 2019
Album cover for mental As Anything's record 'Get Wet' with a hyper saturated colour photo of the band members.

Get Wet

In November 1979, Australian band Mental As Anything released their debut album 'Get Wet' and launched a long career.

By Sean O'Brien / 27 Nov 2019
Oral History
Posters
Sound
Television
Close up of a video game joystick circa 1980s and the edge of a computer screen and keyboard.

Retro Games and Game Masters

We've published a Retro Gaming curated collection online to complement Game Masters: The Exhibition, now showing at the NFSA in Canberra until 9 March 2020.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 26 Nov 2019
Television
A bank of TV screens showing diverse colourful images

World TV Day 2019: Ten Years of TV

For World Television Day on 21 November, curator Simon Smith shares bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage from a program marking the first 10 years of Australian television.

By Simon Smith / 18 Nov 2019
Television
An array of studio lights suspended from the ceiling of a TV studio

Welcome to Television: A Mystery

For World Television Day on 21 November, curator Simon Smith investigates the surviving footage of Australian television's opening night.

By Simon Smith / 18 Nov 2019
Television
A grassy field in rural Australia with gum trees and mountains in the background

Rural Bank Radio

Guest contributor Jennifer Bowen shares extracts from several rare regional radio programs in the NFSA collection funded by the Rural Bank of NSW.

By Jennifer Bowen / 13 Nov 2019
Radio
A set of three drawings of the cartoon character Felix the Cat in different poses.

Happy 100th Felix!

To celebrate 100 years of Felix the Cat, we’ve reached into our magic bag of tricks to bring you some excerpts from the original cartoons.

By Mel Bondfield / 5 Nov 2019
Film