Ivo Pogorelich shot to fame when he was dropped from the finals of the 1980 Warsaw Chopin Competition, amidst a controversy about his unsuitable dress and unconventional interpretation. A group of judges decided nevertheless to award him a special prize. He remained in demand on the concert platform and, alongside his rigorous discipline and total conviction of his own greatness, fuelled his reputation as an enfant terrible.
In this documentary from 1983 by Don Featherstone, Pogorelich is seen in the intimacy of his home – a baronial seat in Scotland with two lochs – learning and rehearsing Ravel’s „Gaspard de la nuit“, this piece being one of the most outstanding demonstrations of his virtuosity. He talks about his life and career, and also his wife and teacher Aliza Kezeradze, who died in 1996, gives insight in her life with the provocative genius. The film includes footage of the controversial competition in Warsaw, which first brought him international attention.

This two-part drama documentary tells the epic story of the Allies’ finest hour - and the invention of modern warfare. The first episode, The Spring Offensive, begins in early 1918, at a moment of maximum jeopardy for the Allies.
In the famous words of Field Marshal Haig, they had their "backs to the wall" as a great German attack swept westward in a final bid to win the bloodiest war of all. Standing in the German army’s path are British, Australian, Canadian and French forces, while the Americans are still arriving to join the fight.
The onslaught triggers a leadership crisis: Field Marshal Haig and Marshal Foch ask Australia’s General Monash and Canada’s General Currie to perfect a new way of waging war - one that will deliver ultimate victory.
Monash and Currie conclude that the only way to victory is to effectively achieve the ‘combined arms’ co-ordination of artillery, tanks, aircraft and infantry - on a massive scale. It’s the birth of modern warfare.
By August, they’re ready for what will become a major turning point in the War: The Battle of Amiens.
From the visceral experience of those serving on the battlefield to the crucial decision making of the generals, this drama documentary series brings the story of WWI’s remarkable multinational feat of arms vividly to life.

Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.