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51. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Family - Celebrations (1998)

28 min | Family

Making a pond with lily pads using a sheet and cushions. The set of wooden figures is grouped to from different families. The toys become babies. Trisha sings them to sleep. Fergus marries a pillow mouse and the toys celebrate the wedding.

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: Trisha Goddard, David James

52. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Bags and Shopping - Bags for Journeys (1999)

28 min | Family

Angela and David fill bags with pieces of cloth to make animals. Angela and David drive to a 'camping ground', unpack the car and go to sleep in sleeping bags.

Director: Susan Kerrigan | Stars: David James, Angela Moore

53. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Native Animals - Butterflies (1999)

28 min | Family

Angela and David cut paper butterflies, dip them in a container of water, then drip paint from a paintbrush onto them. Angela tie-dyes fabric. David shows the colours of the toys clothes. ... See full summary »

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: David James, Angela Moore, Don Spencer

54. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Native Animals - Bilbies (1999)

28 min | Family

Angela and David show white, black, yellow and red sand, then use the sand to make a stripey sand castle. They make a wavy stripey sand jar by pouring dry sand of each colour into a jar ... See full summary »

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: David James, Angela Moore

55. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Vehicles - Bikes (1999)

28 min | Family

Deborah and David show how a bike works. The presenters conduct a safety check on the bike before David has a ride. Deborah and David sing a silly song using Scrap the dog, Daisy the cow ... See full summary »

Director: Henrietta Clark | Stars: David James, Deborah Mailman

56. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Vehicles - Fire Engines (1999)

28 min | Family

Deborah and David build a house out of cardboard boxes for the toys then attach a garage. David uses a remote control to drive Diddle's car into the garage. David sends a letter to Deborah,... See full summary »

Director: Henrietta Clark | Stars: David James, Deborah Mailman

57. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Vehicles - Wagons (1999)

28 min | Family

The presenters use paint and paper circles to make a picture. David makes a traffic light sandwich and a pizza clock. Angela takes the toys for a ride in the wagon. Dramatic Play: The presenters go on a journey by train, aeroplane and bus.

Director: Henrietta Clark | Stars: David James, Angela Moore

58. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Trees - Babies (Thursday) (1999)

28 min | Family

Making babies with modelling clay. The clay babies are put to sleep in a box bed. Beds are made for Little Ted and Meeka. A variety of instruments made from parts of trees are used to accompany actions.

Director: Susan Kerrigan | Stars: David James, Angela Moore

59. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Trees - Fruit (Friday) (1999)

28 min | Family

The presenters make fruit salad. David mimes planting a tree. Angela pretends to be different kinds of fruit being mixed up in a fruit salad. Through the windows Colin visits the Botanical Gardens to look at trees.

Director: Susan Kerrigan | Stars: Colin Buchanan, David James, Angela Moore

60. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Toys - Dolls (1999)

28 min | Family

Angela and David make a dolly out of socks. Angela shows and talks about the Bruegal painting 'Children's Games'. Jemima and Little Ted are dressed in fancy clothes for rock and roll dancing.

Director: Susan Kerrigan | Stars: Jess Ciampa, David James, Angela Moore, Elliott Wilshier

61. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Food - From the Farm (1999)

28 min | Family

Aka ep105.1 David buys Jemima, Slush and Little Ted pretend green food from Benita's Green Grocer shop. Benita picks some fresh carrots, tomatoes and capsicum. David shows us how to make a ... See full summary »

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: Benita Collings, David James

62. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Food - In the Kitchen (1999)

28 min | Family

Glenn, David and Angela play a memory game with kitchen utensils (wooden spoon, measuring jug, saucepan lid, biscuit cutter, egg cup and tongs). The presenters make Banana Snow, which they ... See full summary »

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: Glenn Butcher, David James, Angela Moore

63. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Home - Doors (1999)

28 min | Family

Aka ep106.1 Benita and David complete a cardboard house and furnish it with things from the Useful Box. Benita places animals in the house for a surprise. David takes a wooden doll for a ... See full summary »

Director: Susan Kerrigan | Stars: Benita Collings, David James

64. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Time - Sounds (1996)

28 min | Family

Monica and David make a wood collage. Monica plays a guessing game with toys hidden in a tree. Monica and David play a hide and seek game.

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

65. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Celebrations - Community (1996)

28 min | Family

Aka ep77.1 Making a cracker out of a cardboard tube and crepe paper. Making a cardboard box 'Kokomo' bird with colourful crepe paper feathers Monica and David play peep hole game with the ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

66. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Celebrations - Babies and Decorations (1996)

28 min | Family

Hanging decorations: Paper chains and crepe paper streamers. Making paper lanterns and place mats. Printing lace flower patterns on fabric. Monica introduces visiting toy 'Baby Ling', ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

67. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Celebrations - Games (1996)

28 min | Family

The Play School guinea pigs Jack and Jill are given a box playground to explore. Bathing and drying Sophie, a visiting guinea pig. Playing a tail memory game. Fergus, Humpty and Jemima take part in the Play School Toy Olympic Games.

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

68. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Celebrations - Eggs (1996)

28 min | Family

Decorating hard boiled eggs with food colouring. Exploring a collection of decorative eggs. Making a paper basket for the dyed eggs Monica looks at some children's art work. Play 'What can ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

69. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Light - Entertainment (1996)

28 min | Family

Aka ep76.1 Playing a peek-a-boo game. Exploring what materials light can travel through. Tracing shadows. It is nine o'clock on the rocket clock, and behind the clock an owl sitting in a ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Angela Moore

70. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Light - Shops (1996)

28 min | Family

David hangs paper lanterns with lights inside. Benita makes cardboard cylinder candles and David makes paper lanterns. Dramatic play: The rainbow light shop has lights for all occasions. Benita and David play a dreydl game.

Stars: Benita Collings, David James

71. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Pigs and Feet - Shoes (1996)

28 min | Family

Benita sets up a toy shoe shop. David and Meeka are her customers. Benita creates a finger show dance. Dramatic play: David cares for the feet for various animals. Piglet visit Play School. The visiting piglets are fed.

Stars: Benita Collings, David James

72. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Underneath - House (1996)

28 min | Family

Aka ep73.1 Furnishing the Play School dolls' house with milk carton furniture. Building a water storage tank (ice cream container) for the dolls' house and installing water pipes (cardboard... See full summary »

Stars: Colin Buchanan, Trisha Goddard, David James

73. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Underneath - City (1996)

28 min | Family

Building a city and an underground car park with ramps using boxes, planks and cardboard tubes. A mixed up dress up game. Dramatic play: a butcher's shop. Playing a hiding game 'Doggie, ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

74. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Underneath - Bush (1996)

28 min | Family

A bush land scene is created and clay bush creatures are included. Painting on clear perspex to music. Making road signs for a singing game. Dramatic play: the wombat who couldn't sleep. ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Pauline McLeod, Monica Trapaga

75. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Paper - Collage and Paper Hats (1995)

28 min | Family

Aka ep63.1 Painting an outline Scrap on a perspex screen, printing it, then making a scrap paper collage. Making the calendar for the week from paper towel. Hat shop play. Dancing the Mexican Hat Dance. Making maracas from paper bags.

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

76. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Paper - Gift and Monster (1995)

28 min | Family

Making a skirt from newspaper, then using it as a cape and a collar. David plays with kitten visitor. They make a 'monster' from a cardboard box and feed it paper balls. Making a ... See full summary »

Stars: David James, Monica Trapaga

77. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Paper - Flotation and Absorbency of Paper (1995)

28 min | Family

Squirting coloured water onto paper towel and greaseproof paper to observe their water resistance. Making paper boats from paper towel and greaseproof paper and observing their floatability. Making paper bag puffer fish.

Stars: David James, Angela Moore

78. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Environment - Trees (1994)

28 min | Family

Monica and David use a special tree with opening doors to chant the verse 'This is the tree where owl lives' and discover different animals co-existing in the tree. Monica, David and Max ... See full summary »

Stars: Colin Buchanan, David James, Max Lambert, Monica Trapaga

79. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Environment - Energy (1994)

28 min | Family

Monica and David fill a paddling pool. The make a snail boat from balsa wood, a chop-stick and an old piece of wrapping paper and a row boat from milk carton cut in half with straws for the... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Bradshaw, Colin Buchanan, David James, Monica Trapaga

80. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Travel - Far Away Places (1994)

28 min | Family

A spinning wheel is used for two games: 'How do we get there?' (plane, train, boat) and 'Where does this animal live?' (mountains, desert, jungle) Noni flies a cardboard box plane, which ... See full summary »

Stars: Noni Hazlehurst, David James

81. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Travel - Imaginative Journeys (1994)

28 min | Family

Making a cardboard bus with cut out windows for the toys to travel to 3 different 'lands', spottyland, strip land and swirly land. Taking turns to help create a modelling clay monster. ... See full summary »

Stars: Noni Hazlehurst, David James

82. Very Small Business (2008– )
Episode: Export Fluctuations (2008)

26 min | Comedy

After he asks his estranged daughter to do the graphic design for the Dog Wash, Ray tells Don why they stopped speaking six years ago.

Director: Daina Reid | Stars: Kim Gyngell, Wayne Hope, Sally Cooper, David James

Votes: 13

83. Very Small Business (2008– )
Episode: Obligations Under the Taxation Act (2008)

26 min | Comedy

As the Australian Tax Office launches an investigation into World Wide Group's shady tax management, Ray attempts to consolidate his relationship with his ex-wife and daughter.

Director: Daina Reid | Stars: Kim Gyngell, Wayne Hope, Ian Bliss, Sally Cooper

Votes: 13

84. All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode: That Window in Time (2008)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama

Steve and Jack clash over the treatment of an injured couple but is it really because Steve is jealous of Jack's friendship with Gabrielle? Dan's brother Luke is uncomfortable about disrupting Dan's life.

Director: Peter Fisk | Stars: John Howard, Tammy Macintosh, Judith McGrath, Mark Priestley

85. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Fat Chance (2008)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Central Policy Unit must come up with a meaningful plan to combat obesity in schools in order to keep the Prime Minister's momentum rolling after he is caught out on talk back radio..

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 60

86. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: The Ambassador (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

A troublesome Senator agrees to leave politics behind if he gets a nice diplomatic posting. The Central Policy Unit learn of a plan commissioned by the PM announcing restrictions.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 54

87. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: A Time for Talk (2008)

26 min | Comedy, Drama

When conflict breaks out overseas, the Central Policy Unit must find a way to intervene without hurting the international relationships. Murph quickly finds that there is a lot of talk, but not much action.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 51

88. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Rear Vision (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

The budget lacks an eye-catching "centrepiece" and Tony asks Murph to come up with a last minute policy which will give the PM the visionary public image he wants.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 54

89. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Military Matters (2008)

26 min | Comedy, Drama

After an embarrassing incident at an air force base brings military recruitment into the headlines, the Central Policy Unit must make life in the uniform appealing to Generation Y.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 53

90. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: A Housing Crisis (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

A report into the cost of maintaining Kirribilli House comes back to bite Ian. With Phillip in charge, the report looks set to embarrass the PM right before another interest rate rise.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 53

91. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Edifice Complex (2008)

28 min | Comedy, Drama

The PM has recently opened several buildings commissioned by his predecessors, which starts him thinking about his own legacy. Unfortunately for Murph, legacy translates to a massive building somewhere in the parliamentary triangle.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 51

92. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Shared Interests (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

A scandal with a Junior Minister and poor fashion sense leads to a "blippy dip" in the PM's public image. Murph handles a government crackdown whilst Tony tackles pin-stripes and French cuffs.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 50

93. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Vulnerable to Attack (2008)

28 min | Comedy, Drama

The PM's plans to increase spending on national security run into trouble when the Department starts talking about cost-cutting. Meanwhile the Unit ends up exploiting some eager High School students who have won a trip to Canberra.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 53

94. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: A Waste of Energy (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

Global warming is hot on the agenda with the Unit taking up the government's new 'carbon challenge'. But a blindsighted promise to raise emission standards with China may cause some serious problems for international relations.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 58

95. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: A Quiet January (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

The group tries to find a solution for their January time line, while also prepping for a trip to the arctic.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 61

96. The Hollowmen (2008)
Episode: Wonder Drug (2008)

27 min | Comedy, Drama

Pressure mounts on the Government to fund an expensive new pill, despite evidence that it may not be worth funding at all.

Director: Rob Sitch | Stars: Lachy Hulme, David James, Neil Melville, Rob Sitch

Votes: 57

97. Chandon Pictures (2007–2009)
Episode: The Lifestyle (2009)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

'Docuementeur' Tom and team are asked to film a wedding video with a twist. Dion and Kelly are renewing their vows to include a 'swingers' clause.

Directors: Rob Carlton, Alex Weinress | Stars: Rob Carlton, Rebecca Massey, Darren Gilshenan, Charlie Garber

98. Why Are You Like This (2018– )
Episode: The Pressures of Late Capitalism (2021)

Comedy

Penny decides to empower the women at a misogynistic client's office. Mia forces Austin to help her tackle a menstrual cup situation.

Directors: Adam Murfet, Jessie Oldfield | Stars: Naomi Higgins, Olivia Junkeer, Wil King, Lawrence Leung

Votes: 74

99. Discover Indie Film (2019– )
Episode: First Person, Your Call Is Important To Us & Beach Day (2020)

Short

First Person (3:53) Don narrates a day in the life of Don. Don loves himself some Don, but doesn't care much for anyone else. Your Call Is Important To Us (14:35). Our fears about what ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Lang, T.J. Power, Max Silver | Stars: Ashley Armstrong, Steve Bethers, Mickey Bloom, Wade Briggs

100. Play School (1966– )
Episode: Australian Animal Stories and Songs (2000)

28 min | Family

One hour VHS video special. Join Angela, David and Glenn and their Play School friends in this delightful mix of traditional and contemporary songs about our native animals and the ... See full summary »

Director: Karen Vlakhoudis | Stars: Angela Moore, David James, Glenn Butcher, Colin Buchanan