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365: Every Day Documentaries

Be Generous And Give

Season 1 | Episode 23 | SBS2 | July 11, 2016

Personal and social capability

Intercultural Understanding

7-8 9-10

This docobite features a story from Victoria about one of Montreal's oldest running coffee shops.

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This docobite features a story from Victoria about one of Montreal's oldest running coffee shops.

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Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins looks back over the most challenging year of her life and speaks exclusively about her health problems, marriage breakdown and plans for the future.

We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.

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Years 9-10, 11-12 Personal and social capability, Geography, Earth and environment

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We selected six Indigenous Canadian men and women from the city and had them spend six days out in the natural world, to relive history as their grandfathers and grandmothers experienced it.

Spark: Fire Up Your Future: Fraser Doherty - Entrepreneur

Years 5-6, 7-8 Personal and social capability, Intercultural understanding

8:46

Fraser Doherty founded his SuperJam brand at just 15 and now, in his early 20s, he's producing a million jars of popular sugar free jam every year. He's come a long way since making the jam in his mum and dad's kitchen.

Ben is a superfan of David Walliams because his books bring him so much joy. Ben gets the opportunity to not only meet and interview his hero, but also share one of his very own poems.

Superfan: David Walliams

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Ben is a superfan of David Walliams because his books bring him so much joy. Ben gets the opportunity to not only meet and interview his hero, but also share one of his very own poems.

Anh is joined by Australian screen legend Sigrid Thornton for an intimate chat about the people and moments that have shaped her life, world-view and career. Will Anh be able to capture her range and her warmth?

Anh's Brush with Fame: Sigrid Thornton

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27:26

Anh is joined by Australian screen legend Sigrid Thornton for an intimate chat about the people and moments that have shaped her life, world-view and career. Will Anh be able to capture her range and her warmth?

She was a wife, a mother, a sister and a daughter. Lyn Dawson had everything to live for, so why did she disappear without a trace 36 years ago?
Her husband Chris, a PE teacher, always insisted she abandoned him and their two young daughters to “sort things out”. Days later he moved his teenage lover into the family home. Two coroners concluded Chris Dawson murdered his wife but to this day, he has never been prosecuted.
The case has gripped audiences around the world since the release of a new podcast, The Teacher’s Pet, by investigative journalist Hedley Thomas.
Australian Story first covered the story 15 years ago. This next chapter features exclusive interviews with friends and family of Lyn Dawson and those charged with enacting justice, both then and now.

Australian Story: The Teacher's Wife

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She was a wife, a mother, a sister and a daughter. Lyn Dawson had everything to live for, so why did she disappear without a trace 36 years ago? Her husband Chris, a PE teacher, always insisted she abandoned him and their two young daughters to “sort things out”. Days later he moved his teenage lover into the family home. Two coroners concluded Chris Dawson murdered his wife but to this day, he has never been prosecuted. The case has gripped audiences around the world since the release of a new podcast, The Teacher’s Pet, by investigative journalist Hedley Thomas. Australian Story first covered the story 15 years ago. This next chapter features exclusive interviews with friends and family of Lyn Dawson and those charged with enacting justice, both then and now.

Thirty-one-year-old Aaron is rushed to St George's after overturning his car onto metal railings during a high speed collision. Aaron arrives in re-sus with a serious laceration to his face.

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Thirty-one-year-old Aaron is rushed to St George's after overturning his car onto metal railings during a high speed collision. Aaron arrives in re-sus with a serious laceration to his face.

How have survivors of institutional childhood abuse been able to pick up their lives and look to the future? Three inspirational people share their stories.

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27:16

How have survivors of institutional childhood abuse been able to pick up their lives and look to the future? Three inspirational people share their stories.

A moving and powerful portrait of a young woman trapped in a cycle of violence, hopelessness and despair. She meets a mystery mentor who could change everything.

Bluey

Years 11-12 Indigenous Australians, Personal and social capability

13:47

A moving and powerful portrait of a young woman trapped in a cycle of violence, hopelessness and despair. She meets a mystery mentor who could change everything.

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while trying to deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Napoleon Dynamite

Years 9-10, 11-12 Media arts, Personal and social capability

1:24:29

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while trying to deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Two galaxies collide as world famous scientist Professor Brian Cox gets to meet Kyce, his superfan.

Superfan: Brian Cox

Years 3-4, 5-6 Personal and social capability

8:09

Two galaxies collide as world famous scientist Professor Brian Cox gets to meet Kyce, his superfan.

Dr Karl shared his passion for life and science with Australians for decades. He shares the story that led him to broadcasting while Anh endeavours to capture his natural curiosity and enthusiasm on canvas.

Anh's Brush with Fame: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

Years 9-10, 11-12 Visual arts, Personal and social capability

26:52

Dr Karl shared his passion for life and science with Australians for decades. He shares the story that led him to broadcasting while Anh endeavours to capture his natural curiosity and enthusiasm on canvas.

See the love between patients and their nearest and dearest. Eighty-nine-year-old Sir John Cockburn arrives at St George's with acute abdominal pain. Medics think it could be a triple A, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can prove fatal. When test results come back, Sir John faces emergency surgery. Sir John's son, Jonathan, talks about his father's long and fascinating life, his eccentric approach to business as a wine merchant and growing up in a rambling manor house where the children lived a loving, carefree existence. Meanwhile 68-year-old Mick and wife Linda have been involved in a head-on car crash. Mick took the brunt of the impact and has multiple injuries from top to toe that could be life changing. The couple fell in love after leaving previous relationships, making a happy life together in their mobile home. And 10-year-old Niall is brought to Emergency after falling eight feet out of a tree during a family picnic. He's broken his arm so badly it looks like a banana and orthopaedic doctors need to work out how to get it back in place.

24 Hours in Emergency: To Sir, with Love

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47:31

See the love between patients and their nearest and dearest. Eighty-nine-year-old Sir John Cockburn arrives at St George's with acute abdominal pain. Medics think it could be a triple A, an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can prove fatal. When test results come back, Sir John faces emergency surgery. Sir John's son, Jonathan, talks about his father's long and fascinating life, his eccentric approach to business as a wine merchant and growing up in a rambling manor house where the children lived a loving, carefree existence. Meanwhile 68-year-old Mick and wife Linda have been involved in a head-on car crash. Mick took the brunt of the impact and has multiple injuries from top to toe that could be life changing. The couple fell in love after leaving previous relationships, making a happy life together in their mobile home. And 10-year-old Niall is brought to Emergency after falling eight feet out of a tree during a family picnic. He's broken his arm so badly it looks like a banana and orthopaedic doctors need to work out how to get it back in place.

Aspiring author Eddie Morra is suffering from chronic writer's block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him to NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. However, after taking it, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination and so begins the battle to save his life.

Limitless

Years 11-12 Media arts, Personal and social capability

1:34:49

Aspiring author Eddie Morra is suffering from chronic writer's block, but his life changes instantly when an old friend introduces him to NZT, a revolutionary new pharmaceutical that allows him to tap his full potential. However, after taking it, forces more corrupt than he can imagine mark him for assassination and so begins the battle to save his life.

Out of the Woods
From a homeless alcoholic living in the wild to academic success and a book deal, Out of the Woods tells the inspiring comeback story of forest-dweller Gregory Smith.
When he left school at 14, dogged by the crushing assessment that he was "functioning at the lower level of the dull range", Gregory Smith had already endured a violent upbringing and months in an orphanage after the break-up of his family.
At 35, struggling with a lifetime of trauma, he opted to escape into the wild with no desire to return to the society that had failed him so dismally.
Exhausted by years of living off the land and sleeping rough, Gregory emerged from the forest ready to change his life, and gained an undergraduate degree and then a PhD at Southern Cross University.
His story offers hope for the most damaged amongst us. "Gregory represents the capacity for transformation against all odds and a real triumph over adversity," says one of his students, Kerry Pritchard. "How to take the crap in life and grow beautiful things out of it."

Australian Story: Out of the Woods: Homeless

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29:39

Out of the Woods From a homeless alcoholic living in the wild to academic success and a book deal, Out of the Woods tells the inspiring comeback story of forest-dweller Gregory Smith. When he left school at 14, dogged by the crushing assessment that he was "functioning at the lower level of the dull range", Gregory Smith had already endured a violent upbringing and months in an orphanage after the break-up of his family. At 35, struggling with a lifetime of trauma, he opted to escape into the wild with no desire to return to the society that had failed him so dismally. Exhausted by years of living off the land and sleeping rough, Gregory emerged from the forest ready to change his life, and gained an undergraduate degree and then a PhD at Southern Cross University. His story offers hope for the most damaged amongst us. "Gregory represents the capacity for transformation against all odds and a real triumph over adversity," says one of his students, Kerry Pritchard. "How to take the crap in life and grow beautiful things out of it."

With exclusive access to the collection at the Sydney Jewish Museum, this episode spends time with Holocaust survivors who are passionate about sharing the stories behind their precious belongings.

Compass: Precious Objects

Years 11-12 Critical thinking, Religious studies, Personal and social capability

27:49

With exclusive access to the collection at the Sydney Jewish Museum, this episode spends time with Holocaust survivors who are passionate about sharing the stories behind their precious belongings.

Bridget Jones is a busy journalist and singleton lost amid a sea of smug-marrieds in London. After vowing to abandon her many vices, Bridget turns over a new page by channelling her opinions and insecurities in a journal that becomes a hilarious chronicle of her misadventures. Soon, Bridget finds herself stuck in the sights of not one, but two men: her dashing boss Daniel, who thrives on bad behaviour; and the brooding Mark, who she despises but somehow can't get away from.

Bridget Jones's Diary

Years 11-12 Media arts, English, Personal and social capability

1:34:56

Bridget Jones is a busy journalist and singleton lost amid a sea of smug-marrieds in London. After vowing to abandon her many vices, Bridget turns over a new page by channelling her opinions and insecurities in a journal that becomes a hilarious chronicle of her misadventures. Soon, Bridget finds herself stuck in the sights of not one, but two men: her dashing boss Daniel, who thrives on bad behaviour; and the brooding Mark, who she despises but somehow can't get away from.

Superstar basketballer Lauren Jackson was born to play the game. She joins Anh to talk about the realities of life as an elite athlete with an international career. Anh hopes to capture her strong persona and femininity.

Anh's Brush with Fame: Lauren Jackson

Years 9-10, 11-12 Visual arts, Personal and social capability

27:40

Superstar basketballer Lauren Jackson was born to play the game. She joins Anh to talk about the realities of life as an elite athlete with an international career. Anh hopes to capture her strong persona and femininity.

This program opens up the confessional to priests. Representing various denominations, eight priests talk about doubting their beliefs, whether or not they have a sex life and drinking holy wine.

You Can't Ask That: Priests

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding

29:36

This program opens up the confessional to priests. Representing various denominations, eight priests talk about doubting their beliefs, whether or not they have a sex life and drinking holy wine.

A group of 16 kids from around Australia face their final few weeks of primary school with heightened emotions as they prepare to leave their old lives behind.

My Year 7 Life

Years 5-6, 7-8 Personal and social capability, Critical thinking, Health and PE

24:31

A group of 16 kids from around Australia face their final few weeks of primary school with heightened emotions as they prepare to leave their old lives behind.

Meet You in Paris
In June last year, Mark and Julie Wallace were forced to face every parent’s worst fear when their 21-year-old daughter Sara Zelenak went missing after a terror attack in London.
For three days, their desperate calls and messages to the young nanny went unanswered as they found themselves caught up in the world of international terrorism, dealing with Scotland Yard, phoning hospitals and navigating the news media from their Redland Bay home.
They were en route to London when they received the news that Sara had died.
A year after their daughter’s death, Sara’s parents are making sense of the senseless act of terror by focussing on building a fitting legacy to Sara.
They’re working towards building "Sarz Sanctuary", a healing retreat to help others facing unimaginable grief and trauma.

Australian Story: Meet You in Paris

Years 9-10, 11-12 Personal and social capability, News and current affairs

29:51

Meet You in Paris In June last year, Mark and Julie Wallace were forced to face every parent’s worst fear when their 21-year-old daughter Sara Zelenak went missing after a terror attack in London. For three days, their desperate calls and messages to the young nanny went unanswered as they found themselves caught up in the world of international terrorism, dealing with Scotland Yard, phoning hospitals and navigating the news media from their Redland Bay home. They were en route to London when they received the news that Sara had died. A year after their daughter’s death, Sara’s parents are making sense of the senseless act of terror by focussing on building a fitting legacy to Sara. They’re working towards building "Sarz Sanctuary", a healing retreat to help others facing unimaginable grief and trauma.

Kumi meets Zoe, who uses animals to help people experiencing social isolation, Melissa who was pregnant at 16 and now mentors teen mums, and Debbie who trains teachers how to connect with traumatised children.

Compass: Pitch Up: Brisbane (Part 3)

Years 11-12 Critical thinking, Religious studies, Personal and social capability

28:04

Kumi meets Zoe, who uses animals to help people experiencing social isolation, Melissa who was pregnant at 16 and now mentors teen mums, and Debbie who trains teachers how to connect with traumatised children.

This episode defrocks the world of drag: drag queens, drag kings and drag in-betweens. Featuring eight unique drag performers, the show explores gender, sexuality, dressing up and living life fabulously.

You Can't Ask That: Drag

Years 9-10, 11-12 Critical thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding

29:06

This episode defrocks the world of drag: drag queens, drag kings and drag in-betweens. Featuring eight unique drag performers, the show explores gender, sexuality, dressing up and living life fabulously.

John Williamson joins Anh to share his journey from farm to fame as a songwriter and performer with a passion for everything Australian. Anh wants to capture the wisdom and warmth of this quintessential Aussie bloke.

Anh's Brush with Fame: John Williamson

Years 9-10, 11-12 Visual arts, Personal and social capability

27:47

John Williamson joins Anh to share his journey from farm to fame as a songwriter and performer with a passion for everything Australian. Anh wants to capture the wisdom and warmth of this quintessential Aussie bloke.

Leading The Way
Graham Long’s decision to retire presented a real challenge for Sydney's Wayside Chapel. How best to replace a visionary pastor who had served the city's homeless and vulnerable for 14 years?
When Graham took over as pastor in 2004, the iconic Sydney institution had gone to wrack and ruin. Under his leadership, it grew from a crumbling drop-in centre for the homeless to a vibrant community offering a range of services for those in need.
Graham always remembered a young social worker-turned-pastor he had met in Western Sydney. Jon Owen had thrown in a comfortable middle-class existence in Melbourne to move his family to Sydney's Mt Druitt and run a mini version of the Wayside from his lounge room.
Jon joined Wayside Chapel as assistant Pastor in 2016, and after a robust international search, he successfully won the role as CEO and Pastor in 2018.
Now installed as the new pastor, Jon is proving a popular choice, bringing generational change and continuing the same unconditional love that the Wayside is famous for.

Australian Story: Leading the Way

Years 9-10, 11-12 Personal and social capability, News and current affairs

29:58

Leading The Way Graham Long’s decision to retire presented a real challenge for Sydney's Wayside Chapel. How best to replace a visionary pastor who had served the city's homeless and vulnerable for 14 years? When Graham took over as pastor in 2004, the iconic Sydney institution had gone to wrack and ruin. Under his leadership, it grew from a crumbling drop-in centre for the homeless to a vibrant community offering a range of services for those in need. Graham always remembered a young social worker-turned-pastor he had met in Western Sydney. Jon Owen had thrown in a comfortable middle-class existence in Melbourne to move his family to Sydney's Mt Druitt and run a mini version of the Wayside from his lounge room. Jon joined Wayside Chapel as assistant Pastor in 2016, and after a robust international search, he successfully won the role as CEO and Pastor in 2018. Now installed as the new pastor, Jon is proving a popular choice, bringing generational change and continuing the same unconditional love that the Wayside is famous for.

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