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Clip from Coast Australia  |  Season 1  |  Episode 6  |  THE HISTORY CHANNEL  |  January 6, 2014

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Neil Oliver goes for a swim at Brighton and meets two of the owners of the colourful bathing boxes.

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Ten home potters from around the UK are throwing, trimming and decorating their way to being crowned top potter. Their every move is watched over by judges Kate Malone and Keith Brymer Jones.
Mother Nature - the ultimate design innovator. Host Chuck Pell sees how humpback whales are showing designers how to save millions in energy costs. In the Florida Keys scientists are using the birds and the bees to wipe out killer mosquitos.

Xploration Earth 2050: Nature Inspires the Future

Digital technologies, Design and technologies

Years 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Digital technologies, Design and technologies
21:04
Mother Nature - the ultimate design innovator. Host Chuck Pell sees how humpback whales are showing designers how to save millions in energy costs. In the Florida Keys scientists are using the birds and the bees to wipe out killer mosquitos.
Sophie Thomson gets a master class in pruning wisteria, Jane Edmanson pots up winter-flowering natives, Costa Georgiadis meets an urban farmer, Millie Ross plants a berry patch and Tino Carnevale makes a propagation unit.

Gardening Australia

Geography, Sustainability, Design and technologies

Years 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Geography, Sustainability, Design and technologies
57:00
Sophie Thomson gets a master class in pruning wisteria, Jane Edmanson pots up winter-flowering natives, Costa Georgiadis meets an urban farmer, Millie Ross plants a berry patch and Tino Carnevale makes a propagation unit.
Nick, Anna and their three children are ready to build their dream home, a sleek, modernist, '60s-inspired family home on a half-acre block. But as they're about to learn, mid-century building is very different to other styles.

Grand Designs Australia: Brighton Sixties House

Design and technologies

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies
48:42
Nick, Anna and their three children are ready to build their dream home, a sleek, modernist, '60s-inspired family home on a half-acre block. But as they're about to learn, mid-century building is very different to other styles.
Maeve O'Meara journeys into the top-end of Australia to seek out wild barramundi with local fisherman Billy Boustead and his chef friend, legendary Darwin and Alice Springs restaurateur Jimmy Shu (Hanuman), who moved from Melbourne when he tasted magnificent 'barra' over 25 years earlier.

Food Safari Water

Design and technologies

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies
25:29
Maeve O'Meara journeys into the top-end of Australia to seek out wild barramundi with local fisherman Billy Boustead and his chef friend, legendary Darwin and Alice Springs restaurateur Jimmy Shu (Hanuman), who moved from Melbourne when he tasted magnificent 'barra' over 25 years earlier.
Just four teams remain in the tournament with this round featuring two destruction-filled semifinals as they battle their way towards the championship.

BattleBots: Gr8 Expectations: The Quarterfinals

Design and technologies, Digital technologies

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies, Digital technologies
45:47
Just four teams remain in the tournament with this round featuring two destruction-filled semifinals as they battle their way towards the championship.
Can an award-winning musician and composer build a designer home with a built-in recording studio and performance stage, while also soundproofing the house as they await the arrival of their first child?

Grand Designs New Zealand: Music Box

Design and technologies

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies
45:18
Can an award-winning musician and composer build a designer home with a built-in recording studio and performance stage, while also soundproofing the house as they await the arrival of their first child?
Millie Ross and Costa Georgiadis learn how to read the plants in Kakadu, Jane Edmanson admires some winter magnolias, Josh Byrne shows how to keep your vegie patch productive, and Tino Carnevale gets some tips on grafting.

Gardening Australia: Kakadu Special

Geography, Sustainability, Design and technologies

Years 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Geography, Sustainability, Design and technologies
57:33
Millie Ross and Costa Georgiadis learn how to read the plants in Kakadu, Jane Edmanson admires some winter magnolias, Josh Byrne shows how to keep your vegie patch productive, and Tino Carnevale gets some tips on grafting.
Ian McDonald and Rob Wilhelm build a spectacular $1.8 million home overlooking Port Phillip Bay on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Grand Designs Australia: Indented Head House

Design and technologies

Years 9-10, 11-12 Design and technologies
49:33
Ian McDonald and Rob Wilhelm build a spectacular $1.8 million home overlooking Port Phillip Bay on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Having explored a truly exceptional part of the world, Peter culminates his journey in Margaret River by delving into the world of gourmet foods. He meets with a couple who have combined gourmet lamb production with an award-winning winery, visits the largest producers of black truffle in the world, and, finally, hosts a fabulous beach barbecue as part of the Gourmet Escape Food and Wine Festival.

Peter Kuruvita's Coastal Kitchen

Design and technologies, Intercultural understanding

Years 7-8, 9-10 Design and technologies, Intercultural understanding
22:34
Having explored a truly exceptional part of the world, Peter culminates his journey in Margaret River by delving into the world of gourmet foods. He meets with a couple who have combined gourmet lamb production with an award-winning winery, visits the largest producers of black truffle in the world, and, finally, hosts a fabulous beach barbecue as part of the Gourmet Escape Food and Wine Festival.

Teaching resources for the Australian Curriculum

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