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1 3 form y separately published work icon The Power of the Dog Jane Campion , ( dir. Jane Campion ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See Saw Films , 2021 16508049 2021 single work film/TV

The relationship between two brothers working a large ranch in Montana is thrown into conflict when one secretly marries a local widow.

1 1 form y separately published work icon The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty ( dir. Jamie Roberts ) 2020 United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2020 20209651 2020 series - publisher film/TV

'A dramatic three-part series tells the incredible story of Rupert Murdoch's Empire, interweaving his behind-the-scenes influence on world events with the personal battle for power at the heart of his own family.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon 19 Weeks Emily Steel , Wales (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2019 16969871 2019 single work radio play
1 1 form y separately published work icon Kerblam! Pete McTighe , ( dir. Jennifer Perrott ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2018 15357940 2018 single work film/TV science fiction

The Doctor receives a mysterious note in a parcel from the galaxy's leading retailer, prompting her, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham to explore the warehouse moon orbiting the planet of Kandoka.

1 form y separately published work icon Requiem Kris Mrksa , Blake Ayshford , ( dir. Mahalia Belo ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2018 13538033 2018 series - publisher film/TV thriller horror fantasy

Twenty-four years after toddler Carys Howell goes missing in Wales, Matilda Grey's mother Janice commits suicide in front of her. Finding a box of clippings about Carys's disappearance, Matilda travels to the village of Penllynith, hoping to get to the bottom of the mysteries of the missing child and her mother's suicide. But the locals hostile, except Australian Nick Dean, who has inherited a mansion nearby, and dark forces are stirring.

1 form y separately published work icon Thin Ice Sarah Dollard , ( dir. Bill Anderson ) London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2017 11105689 2017 single work film/TV science fiction historical fiction

'London, 1814. The entire city has turned out for the biggest Frost Fair in decades. But beneath the frozen Thames, revellers are disappearing.'

Source: BBC.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Face the Raven Sarah Dollard , ( dir. Justin Molotnikov ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2015 9076528 2015 single work film/TV science fiction

'The Doctor and Clara, with their old friend Rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of London.'

Source: BBC synopsis.

1 form y separately published work icon The Ravens Alana Valentine , England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2014 8926802 2014 single work radio play

'Struggling to escape the world of prostitution, Kira has recently received a large sum of compensation money. Unsure what to do with it, and under pressure from an old friend, Kira meets Nina, a social worker in training, and an unlikely friendship develops.'

Source: BBC World Service (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/FJvJkgP6qYBzPHNMLmjzvS/alana-valentine). (Sighted: 28/9/2015)

1 form y separately published work icon The Lady Vanishes Fiona Seres , ( dir. Diarmuid Lawrence ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Masterpiece , 2013 Z1931243 2013 single work film/TV crime mystery

A young English socialite travelling across Europe by train is disturbed by the disappearance of a fellow traveller (an English governess), particularly as no one else seems to have noticed the lady before she vanished.

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Silence Fiona Seres , ( dir. Dearbhla Walsh ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Company Pictures , 2010 Z1744197 2010 series - publisher film/TV crime thriller

'Eighteen-year-old Amelia Edwards (introducing Genevieve Barr) has recently been fitted with a cochlear implant, enabling her to hear, but she struggles to accept that she has a place in the hearing world.

'Breaking free from her over-protective parents (Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville), she goes to stay with her party-loving cousins, homicide detective uncle, Jim (Douglas Henshall) and vibrant aunt, Maggie (Dervla Kirwan).

'But when Amelia witnesses the audacious murder of a policewoman, she is reluctantly propelled further into a loud and frightening world.

'Jim is assigned the case, and when Amelia identifies a police officer on the drugs squad as one of the killers, he urgently needs to protect his niece. If his colleagues find out what she has witnessed, she will be in extreme danger from the very people with whom he works. By keeping her a secret however, he will jeopardise his own position in the force and put his whole family at risk.

'The Silence is about an ordinary family thrust into extraordinary circumstances. The teenagers' partying lifestyles and casual drug-taking collide with Jim's investigation, and all their lives are hurled into a cacophony of police corruption, betrayal, drugs and murder.'

Source: ABC website (http://www.abc.net.au/) (Sighted: 23/11/2010)

1 form y separately published work icon The Twyborn Affair David Britton , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2009 8145637 2009 single work radio play

'As the London Blitz begins, a tangled tale of sexual identity unfolds in this first-ever dramatisation of Nobel Prize-winner Patrick White 's 1979 novel.'

Source:

Radio Times, 24 September 2009, p.120.

1 form y separately published work icon Supernova Harry Cripps , ( dir. Matt Lipsey et. al. )agent Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Fox World (Australia) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) UKTV Hartswood Films , 2005-2006 7292558 2005 series - publisher film/TV humour science fiction

Screen Australia offers the following synopses.

For series one:

A sitcom about a team of scientific geniuses unravelling the mysteries of the universe in the remote Australian desert. Paul, a repressed British astronomer, dreams of a more adventurous life. He abandons his dull research role in London and relocates to a 'front line' field position at the Royal Australian Observatory. Paul does his best to fit in with a dysfunctional group of strangers exploring the furthest reaches of the galaxy from the most far flung place on earth.

For series two:

Series one followed English astronomer Professor Paul Hamilton after he swapped his dull research job in London for field work at the Royal Australian Observatory, joining a team of scientific geniuses as they attempted to unravel the mysteries of the universe while located in the remote Australian desert. In Series Two, Paul is no longer the new boy and begins to assert himself in ways that can only lead to more heated intellectual debate, awkward romantic moments and bizarre outback encounters.

1 form y separately published work icon Lucinda Brayford Elspeth Sandys , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2005 8158699 2005 series - publisher radio play historical fiction

A three-part radio adaptation of Lucinda Brayford, adapted for radio by Elspeth Sandys.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Noah and Saskia Chris Anastassiades , Sam Carroll , Patricia Edgar , Chris Anastassiades , Paul Nichola , ( dir. Pino Amenta ) Fitzroy United Kingdom (UK) : Australian Children's Television Foundation Australian Broadcasting Corporation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2004 Z1839807 2004 series - publisher film/TV young adult science fiction fantasy

Saskia (living in Australia) has on online friendship with Noah (living in the UK). Each 'deceives' the other with their online personas, Indy (for Saskia) and Max Hammer (for Noah): Indy and Max allow Saskia and Noah to be the people they hope to be, without any of their own anxieties and uncertainties. Despite this element of deceit, the friendship between the two is presented as genuine and strong. The program received much praise when it first aired for offering a counter-argument to the anxiety that often marks debates about online friendships.

According to Patricia Edgar's account of the creation of this program,

To take such an abstract philosophical concept and create involving stories with appealing characters was a difficult task for any writer. Elaine and I needed smart observers of people and situations who understood the world Noah and Saskia inhabit, who had a flair for sharp, witty dialogue for a modern, pacy story. With the different components in the United Kingdom, Australia and cyberspace, it could be structurally confusing. Chris Anastassiades, who had written the Yolngu Boy script and worked for several other ACTF projects, was the answer, along with Sam Carroll, a young woman who had not yet been spoiled by the demands of writing formulaic drama. She brought her youth and vitality to Saskia; Chris would write Noah.

(Source: Patricia Edgar, Bloodbath: A Memoir of Australian Television, Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2006, p.401.)

Further Reference:

'Interview with Paul Nichola'. The Making of Noah and Saskia. ABC.(http://www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/noahandsaskia/behind_the_scenes/making_of/paul_interview.htm). (Sighted: 12/9/2012).

'Interview with Pino Amenta'. The Making of Noah and Saskia. ABC. (http://www.abc.net.au/rollercoaster/noahandsaskia/behind_the_scenes/making_of/pino_interview.htm). (Sighted: 12/9/2012).

1 form y separately published work icon Mary Poppins Hazel Marshall , London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2004 9279754 2004 single work radio play children's fantasy

A radio adaptation of P.L. Travers's Mary Poppins stories.

1 form y separately published work icon Extra Spicy Sam Carroll , ( dir. Pino Amenta ) Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Australian Broadcasting Corporation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Australian Children's Television Foundation , 2004 6043365 2004 single work film/TV

'Saskia finds her spunky co-worker Ernesto playing guitar, and seizes the opportunity to put a band together. She bribes her ten-year old guitar teacher with chocolate, organises a jam for the next day and logs on to update Max. But her imagination takes over when she catches Ernesto with his arms around Renee. She calls the band off, instantly regretting it. But later, nobody is more surprised than Saskia when her first kiss comes out of nowhere…'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 12/6/2013)

2 The Half Pair A. Bertram Chandler , 1957 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: New Worlds Science Fiction , November vol. 22 no. 65 1957; (p. 89-93) Amazing Stories , July vol. 32 no. 7 1958; (p. 32-35) Penguin Science Fiction : An Anthology 1961; John O'London's Weekly , November no. 109 1961; Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus 1974; (p. 102-106) Science Fiction 1978;
1 form y separately published work icon The Lives of Animals Tanika Gupta , ( dir. Alex Harvey ) United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2002 8035810 2002 single work film/TV

'Based on the writings of Booker Prize winner JM Coetzee, this powerful dramatisation is directed by Alexander Harvey. It follows Elizabeth Costello , to whom the idea of human cruelty to animals is so abhorrent that she can no longer look another person in the eye. Her compassion leads her to believe that humans - and especially meat-eaters - are conspiring in a crime on an appalling scale.'

Source:

[Television guide], Radio Times, 18 July 2002, p.103.

1 form y separately published work icon Kangaroo David Britton , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2000 8145728 2000 single work radio play

'Set in Australia in 1922, Kangaroo tells the story of English writer Lovat and his wife, who arrive in Sydney in search of a new life.'

Source:

Radio Times, 2 March 2000, p.124.

1 form y separately published work icon The Currs Kate Clanchy , United Kingdom (UK) : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , 2000 8141471 2000 single work radio play historical fiction

'Tasmania, 1832. Edward Curr, master of the Van Diemen's Land Company, tries to gain control of his wife, his convict stonemason and the wild landscape in this harsh outpost of the Empire.'

Source:

Radio Times, 6 July 2000, p.115.

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