| Uniform Title |
Australia in colour (Television program) |
| Title |
Australia in colour. Series two. |
| Published |
Australia : SBS Television : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, [2023]. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (198 minutes) : sound, colour, with black and white sequences ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMTV0147. |
| Originally broadcast on SBS over four weeks on Wednesdays at 8.30pm from 10 March 2021. Episodes will be available after broadcast on SBS On Demand. |
| "Bringing the past to life" -- back cover. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Performers |
Narrated by Hugo Weaving. |
| Summary |
Narrated by Hugo Weaving and available as a complete collection for the first time, this groundbreaking 4-part second series relives modern Australia's history, for the very first time in stunning colour. Via a unique collection of cinematic moments Australia in Colour tells the story of how Australia came to be the nation it is today. It's a reflection on Australia's character, its attitudes, its politics, and its struggle to value its Indigenous and multicultural past. Among the aspects of Australian life and history revealed on film are: early surf lifesaving on Bondi Beach; the arrival of migrants after the Second World War; campaigning for women's rights in the workforce; the launch of iconic brands like Myer, Bushells and Vegemite; and our biggest sporting heroes and national superstars. The NFSA's Senior Digital Colourist Craig Dingwall scanned 400 different titles for the project, and had to complete the grading of some titles from home during the COVID-19 shutdown in the first half of 2020. The new series features scenes of the 1918 Spanish flu and 1930s polio pandemics which, now seen in colour, will seem eerily familiar to audiences in 2021. |
| Target audience note |
E. Exempt from classification. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Historical films -- Australia |
| Black and white films -- Colouring |
| Television series -- Australia |
| Television programs, Australian |
| Australia -- History -- 20th century |
| Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century |
| Genre |
Documentary television programs |
| Nonfiction television programs |
| Television series |
| Other Names |
Weaving, Hugo, 1960- nararator. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia) presenter. |
| National Film and Sound Archive (Australia) |
| Stranger Than Fiction production company. |
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