Biology:Message Stick
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Short description: Australian television series
| Message Stick | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | 1999 – July 2012 |
Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.
History
The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.[5]
Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.[4]
Selected episodes
- "Bill's Wake" (2001) – About the wake held by Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, while he was still alive[7]
- "Wayne’s World" (2005) – focusing on actor/director Wayne Blair[8]
- "Stephen Hagan" (Sunday 29 January 2006, 1.30 pm) – Aboriginal activist and former diplomat Stephen Hagan is interviewed about his campaign to have an offensive word removed from a Toowoomba sports stadium.[9]
- "Giving Voice" (Sunday 8 November 2009, 1:30pm) – about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, featuring Bob Randall.[10]
- "Spinifex Man" (2009), featuring actor, writer, director, dancer and musician Trevor Jamieson, interviewed by cinematographer Allan Collins[11]
References
- ↑ ABC About Message Stick, December 2008
- ↑ "ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit – The Screen Guide". https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/c/abc-tv-indigenous-programs-unit/68/. (latest Message Stick entry for 2009
- ↑ "Message Stick". https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C465653.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Message Stick". NFSA. https://aso.gov.au/titles/series/message-stick/.
- ↑ "Message Stick". 2012. http://www.abc.net.au:80/tv/messagestick.
- ↑ Kalina., Paul (6 July 2006). "Present politics". https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/present-politics-20060706-ge2nhb.html.
- ↑ "Bill's Wake (2001)" (Video + text). NFSA. https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/message-stick-bills-wake/.
- ↑ "Wayne's World (2005)" (Video + text). NFSA. https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/message-stick-waynes-world/.
- ↑ "ABC Message Stick, Past Episodes, Summer Series 9: 'Stephen Hagan'". http://www.abc.net.au/tv/messagestick/stories/s1548337.htm.
- ↑ Message Stick, Giving Voice
- ↑ "Spinifex Man (2009) - The Screen Guide". 16 March 2018. https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/spinifex-man-2009/28135/.
External links
- Message Stick on IMDb
- "Message Stick". https://www.abccommercial.com/subject-list/message-stick. (Episodes available to purchase)
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