A document of Australia's nuclear industrial history, from uranium mining and its toxic legacy to the nuclear weapons tests conducted at Maralinga in South Australia.
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Martin Vaughan as Narrator
Harry Bardwell Director
Australia 01 June 1981
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11 September 1981
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.
10 July 1981
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper.
10 December 1981
A schoolgirl and her older girlfriend seduce the teacher in order to improve their grades.
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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
26 December 1981
Anton and his family moved into a high-rise building. In order for the new neighbors to accept his trumpet music, he has to perform a little "miracle" with the instrument.
25 April 1981
An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander.
16 October 1981
Due to her parents' divorce, a young lady named Judy begins to doubt herself and love in general as her wedding day approaches.
01 January 1981
An interview with artist, playwright, and political activist Jean Genet.
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