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- When Charles Dickens created the character of Fagin in Oliver Twist, he gave birth to one of the most infamous personas in English literature. Few people know that Dickens' portrait of Fagin was possibly based on the Jewish receiver and fencer of stolen goods, Ikey Solomon. Much as been written about Ikey's exploits, his amazing and daring prison escapes capturing people's imaginations through the generations. The First Fagin recreates the fantastical life of Ikey Solomon, the most famous criminal of his age. From London's dens of vice, to Newgate jail to Australia's prison shores, Ikey takes us on a journey into crime, punishment, adventure and love whilst struggling against the transportation system of 19th century England.
- Explore how Australia's geographic isolation has resulted in the creation of some of the planets strangest and most unique creatures.
- The inside story of Australian comic book creators, Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden, and their battle to penetrate the US market by traveling to the heart of the comic book industry, San Diego Comic-Con International.
- The wild world of some of Australia's biggest and best Bar and Bat Mitzvah parties, uncovering a spectacular new aspect of contemporary Jewish life.
- The human voice has evolved over 200,000 years. Not even the most advanced computer synthesizers and talking robots ever devised can begin to reproduce its extraordinary complexity and emotional power. But recently, scientists have made a remarkable discovery with disturbing implications - we respond to even the most artificial voices as though they are real, using the same parts of our brains to interact with machines as we do with other humans.
- A group of Indigenous trainees are about to take part in one of the most impressive roadwork construction efforts in Australian history, but first they will have to overcome their personal struggles - not only to complete their construction certificate but to achieve long-term employment; a hurdle they have faced all their lives. Now, these participants are taking part in a unique training program that aims to take long term unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders into ongoing secure work. The first of its kind in Australia, this culturally sensitive course has been specifically developed to meet the needs of modern Indigenous people in an attempt to close the gap of employment disadvantage. Along with the standard Certificate II in Civil Construction, the flexible course includes training in literacy, numeracy, life skills and personal development. Through observational footage and intimate interviews the film will follow the trainees' journeys from recruitment to graduation. Looking at these courageous people attempting to overcome immense personal burdens, Constructive Mob is a film about succeeding despite the odds. Ultimately, it is a story about mateship, teamwork and healing value of humour even in the direst of circumstances while offering an honest look at modern urban Indigenous life.
- This series follows the amazing adventures of four young Australian Irish dancers as they dance their way to the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin.
- In a surprising twist to the legacy of the Stolen Generation, an Aboriginal Elder re-buries his long-deceased uncle in 'country'. This is the story of one Indigenous family's search for reconnection - a generation after it was torn apart by an Australian government policy of forcibly removing Aboriginal children from their parents. We follow the journey of ailing Norm Brown who is embarking on a quest to right a wrong and return his Uncle Kitchener to 'Country' and the place from where he was stolen.
- This 1-hour HD blue-chip wildlife documentary reveals the usually hidden social and sex lives of koalas and showcases never before-seen animal behavior and new science. For the first time we witness the amazing social dynamics within one extended family of koalas, as seen through the eyes of a baby koala and the scientists that are tracking their well-being as their bush home is encroached upon by urbanization. Four koala biologists present the latest science and reveal how human encroachment is impacting the intricate workings of a koala colony. The film explores if koalas can live side by side with people in today's increasingly urbanized Australia. We follow an extended family of Brisbane koalas to capture their day-to-day dramas as their natural bush home becomes encroaching by humans. On top of social pressures from within their colony, these urban koalas have to contend with the external stresses of habitat loss, cars, dogs, and disease. This unique film is a testament to how this iconic Australian animal is coping in today's world.
- In Crack Up, we witness the transformative power of comedy. Comedian David Granirer, a veteran stand-up comedy teacher has a niche market for his comedy classes - people with mental illness, and he's coming to Australia to transform the lives of 10 comedy hopefuls. They'll be pushed beyond their limit over 12 weeks to deliver an outstanding comedy show to a sold-out audience at Edge Theatre in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. We follow 3 hopefuls on the journey to comedic greatness.
- The dramatic story of one of Australia's greatest nomads. With its enormous beak and undignified waddle, the pelican is one of the most appealing and best-known birds in the world. These comical characters face the greatest challenges as they fly thousands of kilometers to the ghost lakes of the arid center where, in a race against time, they raise their young before the water evaporates in the sweltering heat. Some birds are lucky and raise their families in time, for thousands of others, death threatens.
- The most mysterious area of Australia is perhaps the tropical north, a mostly concealed realm home to tree climbing Kangaroos and swamp dwelling 'Salties', some of the largest crocodiles on Earth. Deep in the jungles live curious birds of paradise such as the Cassowary, a huge bird with a strong beak and clawed feet, reminiscent of prehistoric dinosaurs.
- In the theatrical southern plains of Australia, the biggest challenge for all creatures is the environment, and the harshest season is summer. Here lives the Wombat, a species with a curious survival strategy; conserve energy and cool down by sleeping. Their survival is threatened by an invading species of Rabbits and toxic plants, as well as native Bulldogs and marauding Dingoes.
- In the heart of the Outback lives the largest marsupial on Earth, the Red Kangaroo. Living in such an inhospitable environment with drought, blistering heat and little food, requires bizarre survival strategies and from the energy-efficient Honeypot Ants to Budgerigars, bright green mini-parrots, all life is expertly adapted.
- The eucalyptus forests of Eastern Australia are famously home to Koalas, but there is more to the lush woodland than meets the eye. In the undergrowth, strange birds build elaborate nests and emulate each other's calls. From the egg-laying Platypus to the spiny Echidna, Australia's strangest creatures make the forest their home.
- Follow individual koalas from a small social group on an Australian island to learn just how a koala manages to survive and thrive on a diet poisonous to almost all other herbivorous mammals. From the miracle of marsupial birth to tender moments of discovery between mother and newborn joey, encounters with threatening forest creatures, battles between rival males and the complex chorus of bellows and grunts that have become so important to science -- join leading scientists as they unravel just what a forest needs to support a healthy population of koalas by listening to these marsupials themselves and cracking the koala code.
- The hostile dry plains of southern Australia are home to extraordinary plants and animals that have adapted to the heat, from colourful parrots to deadly ants, dangerous dingoes to killer bunnies and of course the specialist of the plains, the lovable wombat.