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Off country.

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OFF COUNTRY follows the lives of seven Indigenous students as they leave home to spend a year boarding at one of the oldest and most elite boarding schools in the country, Geelong Grammar. From inside the boarding house, on the sports field and in the...

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Off country.

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OFF COUNTRY follows the lives of seven Indigenous students as they leave home to spend a year boarding at one of the oldest and most elite boarding schools in the country, Geelong Grammar. From inside the boarding house, on the sports field and in the...

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Tutankhamun

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Tutankhamun. The Last Exhibition offers spectators, for the first time ever, an extraordinary opportunity to meet the Pharaoh, and relive those unique moments on the big screen following exclusive coverage of how 150 items from among his treasures, were moved...

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Facing monsters.

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Facing Monsters is a tense feature-length documentary on the life of West Australian 'slab wave' surfer Kerby Brown and his family. It's a film about fear, adictions, and family bonds that explores Kerby's obsession with surfing some of the most dangerous...

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Munch

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There is no painter in the world both more famous and less known than Edvard Munch. The debt contemporary culture has towards Munch is impressive, from Andy Warhol to Ingmar Bergman, from Marina Abramovich to Jasper Johnes. If his painting has become a symbol...

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Building Ireland. Seasons 1-3 collection.

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Building Ireland explores and explains how Ireland's great building and engineering achievements came to be and their impact on the development of Ireland's towns and cities. In the company of an enthusiastic team of experts, the series marries local heritage...

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Hemingway.

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Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of...

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Embrace kids.

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Filled with fun and joy, this vital documentary shows kids how to move, nourish, respect and embrace their bodies. Taryn is talking to school-aged kids and famous friends about body image, bullying, gender identity, advocacy, representation and more. Featuring...

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The velvet queen.

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Nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson go on a quest to document the elusive snow leopard in the Tibetan highlands.

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Mister Organ.

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"In 2013 a colleague of journalist David Farrier entered the office in tears after a nasty run in with a car towing company working for Ponsonby store Bashford Antiques. In 2016 a TV3 exposé about the shop's aggressive actions spurred Farrier to dig deeper....

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The Beatles

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Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the bands intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the...

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The Beatles

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Directed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, this is a three-part documentary series that takes audiences back in time to the bands intimate recording sessions. The documentary showcases the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of the...

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Lancaster, above and beyond.

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From the team behind SPITFIRE comes LANCASTER, the story of the iconic WW2 bomber told through the words of the last surviving crew members, re-mastered archive material and extraordinary aerial footage of the RAF's last airworthy Lancaster aircraft.

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