Stories

Radio highlights from the NFSA's collection written, directed, produced and performed by women from Australia's radio history.

Graham Shirley and Meg Labrum share their memories of Australian screen industry legend Patricia 'Pat' Lovell.

Hear the 'Messages to Australia' recorded by late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck for radio in 1962.

Interview highlights and an exploration of the legacy of the Once Upon A Wireless Oral History Project: an audio history of radio in Australia.

Graham Shirley's tribute to Albie Thoms (28 Jul 1941 - 28 Nov 2012), filmmaker and advocate for an independent Australian cinema.

Simon Smith sheds light on The Australians in Toronto, a rare film of Sir Donald Bradman in action in Canada 80 years ago.

Film curators Jennifer Coombes and Tenille Hands recently accepted a collection of props and costumes from Fred Schepisi's 'The Eye of the Storm' (2011). How did they make their selection?

The team from the NFSA’s Motion Picture Laboratory describe the lessons learned from tinting the Corrick Collection films.

The NFSA’s collection includes early coloured films, many of which are tinted and have been restored by the team from the NFSA's Motion Picture Laboratory.

The team from the NFSA's Motion Picture Laboratory share their research about using traditional dyes and techniques to restore tinted films.