1 00:00:02,326 --> 00:00:06,766 (TAPE REWINDING) 2 00:00:12,046 --> 00:00:13,806 (TAPE STOPS) 3 00:00:18,566 --> 00:00:20,166 G'day. 4 00:00:20,166 --> 00:00:21,406 Now, it's come to my attention 5 00:00:21,406 --> 00:00:23,966 that some Americans still don't know where Australia is. 6 00:00:23,966 --> 00:00:27,166 MAN: Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented tourism boom, 7 00:00:27,166 --> 00:00:28,926 with Paul Hogan's US commercials 8 00:00:28,926 --> 00:00:31,886 tempting hundreds of thousands of Americans Down Under. 9 00:00:31,886 --> 00:00:33,726 Did he make you want to come to Australia? 10 00:00:33,726 --> 00:00:35,886 Oh, of course. (LAUGHS) He's very good-looking. 11 00:00:35,886 --> 00:00:37,926 And last night, to cap it off, 12 00:00:37,926 --> 00:00:40,766 the entertainer was officially named Australian of the Year. 13 00:00:40,766 --> 00:00:44,486 I'm really pleased that the committee picked me because 14 00:00:44,486 --> 00:00:46,966 I myself could never decide who to give it to 15 00:00:46,966 --> 00:00:48,806 between Allan Border and Jeff Fenech. 16 00:00:48,806 --> 00:00:51,046 But now at least... 17 00:00:51,046 --> 00:00:53,366 (TAPE WHINES AND CRACKLES) 18 00:00:56,166 --> 00:00:57,726 Murray... 19 00:00:57,726 --> 00:00:59,686 Shit! We've got another copy? 20 00:00:59,686 --> 00:01:01,286 Shit. Oh. 21 00:01:01,286 --> 00:01:03,126 There's another copy of that speech. 22 00:01:03,126 --> 00:01:05,446 Sorry, mate, I think we've lost that grab. 23 00:01:05,446 --> 00:01:07,446 That grab was the whole point of the story! 24 00:01:18,846 --> 00:01:19,966 Fuck! 25 00:01:20,966 --> 00:01:22,926 Hey! Hey! 26 00:01:22,926 --> 00:01:25,446 I need to shoot a stand-up right now. It's five to six. 27 00:01:25,446 --> 00:01:27,766 Can you to send a cameraman and soundo, whoever's available, 28 00:01:27,766 --> 00:01:30,166 tell them to meet me at the entrance in front of reception. 29 00:01:30,166 --> 00:01:32,486 Noelene, I need more Paul Hogan footage. 30 00:01:32,486 --> 00:01:34,126 Can you get some footage of him on a movie 31 00:01:34,126 --> 00:01:35,846 or behind the scenes wherever he's working? 32 00:01:35,846 --> 00:01:37,006 What movie? It doesn't matter. 33 00:01:37,006 --> 00:01:38,486 As long as it says Paul Hogan, movie star. 34 00:01:38,486 --> 00:01:39,686 On it. Thank you! 35 00:01:39,686 --> 00:01:41,886 Tim, Camera. Mike, downstairs now. Now! 36 00:01:41,886 --> 00:01:43,886 (NEWS THEME PLAYS) 37 00:01:43,886 --> 00:01:47,566 And we are on in six, five, four... 38 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:55,846 Good evening and welcome to News at Six. 39 00:01:57,606 --> 00:01:59,286 Hurry. Hurry up. 40 00:02:03,446 --> 00:02:05,726 The new Australian of the Year, the new Australian of the year. 41 00:02:05,726 --> 00:02:07,206 And, rolling. 42 00:02:07,206 --> 00:02:10,566 And the new Australian of the Year has an even bigger 1986 in store 43 00:02:10,566 --> 00:02:13,166 with the release of his very first fleature...feature, feature film. 44 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:16,286 It's alright. Just, like, try breathing. 45 00:02:16,286 --> 00:02:20,006 And the new Australian of the Year has an even bigger 1986 in... 46 00:02:20,006 --> 00:02:21,806 Sorry, that was a bit high. That's right. 47 00:02:21,806 --> 00:02:25,206 And the new Australian of the Year has an even bigger 1986 in store 48 00:02:25,206 --> 00:02:26,486 with the release of his very first... 49 00:02:26,486 --> 00:02:29,766 (TRUCK ROARS) Truck. Truck. Sorry. 50 00:02:29,766 --> 00:02:32,886 Well, as Australia Day approaches, communities across the nation 51 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:36,806 are preparing for parades, carnivals and backyard barbecues. 52 00:02:36,806 --> 00:02:39,766 The banks of the Yarra will host a week-long festival 53 00:02:39,766 --> 00:02:42,486 featuring everything from damper baking 54 00:02:42,486 --> 00:02:44,926 to the annual cooee competition. 55 00:02:44,926 --> 00:02:47,326 Noelene! Noelene! 56 00:02:49,126 --> 00:02:51,486 The only footage I could find was him at a movie premiere. 57 00:02:51,486 --> 00:02:53,606 He's in black tie, it's in the edit suite with Murray. 58 00:02:53,606 --> 00:02:54,646 Fine, fine, fine. 59 00:02:54,646 --> 00:02:56,566 MAN: ..the banks of the Yarra River, Australia Day cel... 60 00:03:02,526 --> 00:03:03,526 Open up! 61 00:03:03,526 --> 00:03:05,086 You lost the Hogan grab? I've got another grab. 62 00:03:05,086 --> 00:03:06,766 We can't do a story about the Australian of the Year 63 00:03:06,766 --> 00:03:08,326 without the bloody Australian of the Year, OK? 64 00:03:08,326 --> 00:03:09,326 This was all Dale's idea. 65 00:03:09,326 --> 00:03:12,966 Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented tourism boom 66 00:03:12,966 --> 00:03:14,766 with Paul Hogan's US commercials 67 00:03:14,766 --> 00:03:17,606 tempting hundreds of thousands of Americans Down Under. 68 00:03:17,606 --> 00:03:19,646 Did he make you want to come to Australia? 69 00:03:19,646 --> 00:03:22,326 Oh, of course. (LAUGHS) He's very good-looking. 70 00:03:22,326 --> 00:03:26,126 And the new Australian of the Year has an even bigger 1986 in store 71 00:03:26,126 --> 00:03:28,686 with the release of his very first feature film. 72 00:03:28,686 --> 00:03:31,966 Can the former Sydney Harbour Bridge rigger conquer Hollywood? 73 00:03:31,966 --> 00:03:34,766 Either way, it's shaping up to be Hogan's year. 74 00:03:34,766 --> 00:03:36,566 Fair suck of the sauce bottle, boys. 75 00:03:36,566 --> 00:03:38,926 Dale Jennings, News at Six. 76 00:03:38,926 --> 00:03:42,726 MAN: Scientists are calling it the Greenhouse Effect... 77 00:03:42,726 --> 00:03:44,406 I actually think that ending was better. 78 00:03:44,406 --> 00:03:46,566 Predictions are that the polar icecaps... 79 00:03:46,566 --> 00:03:48,086 Mmm. 80 00:03:48,086 --> 00:03:49,326 Yeah, good on you, Dale. 81 00:03:49,326 --> 00:03:51,046 Paul Greaves reports. 82 00:03:51,046 --> 00:03:53,206 Here we go. 83 00:03:53,206 --> 00:03:56,326 Hey, wasn't I... I thought I was reading the Thatcher story. 84 00:03:56,326 --> 00:03:57,686 That was a late change. 85 00:03:57,686 --> 00:03:59,286 And three... 86 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:03,526 To world news now 87 00:04:03,526 --> 00:04:06,726 and British PM Margaret Thatcher's integrity is under question 88 00:04:06,726 --> 00:04:09,046 in the wake of a damaging leaked letter, 89 00:04:09,046 --> 00:04:12,366 the latest polls showing that nearly half the country 90 00:04:12,366 --> 00:04:14,806 believe that Mrs Thatcher should resign. 91 00:04:14,806 --> 00:04:18,366 It's been described as the worst crisis faced by... 92 00:04:24,406 --> 00:04:26,326 You said it at the Christmas party. 93 00:04:26,326 --> 00:04:28,686 You said it four times in November. Christ, Helen! 94 00:04:28,686 --> 00:04:31,446 You can't go off anything a bloke says at a bloody Christmas party! 95 00:04:31,446 --> 00:04:33,286 You said that we could look at one story every week 96 00:04:33,286 --> 00:04:34,966 and we would call it a special report. 97 00:04:34,966 --> 00:04:36,046 Look at! Look at! 98 00:04:36,046 --> 00:04:38,206 A very deliberate use of words. Look at! 99 00:04:38,206 --> 00:04:41,806 You promised me that Thatcher story. instead I'm doing a puff piece... 100 00:04:41,806 --> 00:04:43,726 (ARGUMENT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) 101 00:04:43,726 --> 00:04:45,166 You had a sit-down with Andrew Peacock! 102 00:04:45,166 --> 00:04:46,286 What more do you bloody want?! 103 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:48,806 Did you even look at any of the ideas I submitted? 104 00:04:48,806 --> 00:04:50,486 Jean, hi. 105 00:04:50,486 --> 00:04:53,126 Uh, I was pencilled in for half past six with Lindsay. 106 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:54,846 I'd give it another quarter of an hour. 107 00:04:54,846 --> 00:04:58,206 Uh, yeah, but if now is not a good time, I'm happy to delay. 108 00:04:58,206 --> 00:04:59,806 You're never gonna get a good time. 109 00:04:59,806 --> 00:05:01,806 I mean, if he's not in a good frame of mind. 110 00:05:01,806 --> 00:05:03,566 You're never gonna get that either. 111 00:05:03,566 --> 00:05:05,206 Right. 112 00:05:05,206 --> 00:05:07,686 You are not up to it, Helen! I'll just...wait, I guess. 113 00:05:09,366 --> 00:05:11,886 You parade around this place like you're Barbara bloody Walters. 114 00:05:11,886 --> 00:05:13,086 But you're not! 115 00:05:13,086 --> 00:05:15,926 You're Helen Norville! And let me tell you something, Helen! 116 00:05:15,926 --> 00:05:18,846 I've got 20 girls just like you ready to go tomorrow! 117 00:05:21,446 --> 00:05:23,006 (DOOR OPENS) 118 00:05:23,006 --> 00:05:24,726 (DOOR SLAMS) 119 00:05:24,726 --> 00:05:26,566 Oh, Jesus wept. 120 00:05:32,446 --> 00:05:34,166 He's free. 121 00:05:35,246 --> 00:05:36,846 Great. 122 00:05:37,766 --> 00:05:38,806 Thanks. 123 00:05:41,846 --> 00:05:44,846 (CLEARS THROAT) Uh, Lindsay. What do you want? 124 00:05:44,846 --> 00:05:47,966 Oh, mate, yes, uh...Dale. 125 00:05:47,966 --> 00:05:50,486 Listen, mate, you may have to walk with me. I'm running late. 126 00:05:50,486 --> 00:05:51,686 OK, sure. Yeah. 127 00:05:51,686 --> 00:05:53,406 I just thought we could have a chat 128 00:05:53,406 --> 00:05:55,526 about the rehearsal tape I filmed for the desk last year. 129 00:05:55,526 --> 00:05:57,086 Did I watch it? Yes, you did. 130 00:05:57,086 --> 00:05:59,006 And you said it went well 131 00:05:59,006 --> 00:06:01,886 and perhaps I might get a crack at some updates in the new year. 132 00:06:01,886 --> 00:06:03,606 Did I tell you this at the Christmas party? 133 00:06:03,606 --> 00:06:05,046 Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK. 134 00:06:05,046 --> 00:06:08,046 And you gave me some great feedback, which I have been working on. 135 00:06:08,046 --> 00:06:09,886 Yeah, I bet you have, mate. 136 00:06:09,886 --> 00:06:11,246 Night-night, Jean. Night-night. 137 00:06:11,246 --> 00:06:13,406 I've been really working on my presentation. 138 00:06:13,406 --> 00:06:15,046 I don't know if you saw my Paul Hogan yesterday. 139 00:06:15,046 --> 00:06:16,286 Yes, mate, I saw it. 140 00:06:16,286 --> 00:06:18,046 Look, the rosters are pretty full at the moment 141 00:06:18,046 --> 00:06:19,406 so why don't we say maybe Easter. 142 00:06:19,406 --> 00:06:21,246 Even if it was just one morning update. 143 00:06:21,246 --> 00:06:22,846 Just...just one update. 144 00:06:24,486 --> 00:06:26,646 Mate, newsreading - not for everyone. 145 00:06:26,646 --> 00:06:28,006 Right. It's nothing personal. 146 00:06:28,006 --> 00:06:30,486 It's just when the camera goes on a particular sort of person, 147 00:06:30,486 --> 00:06:32,566 the viewer feels very secure. 148 00:06:32,566 --> 00:06:34,326 Like, look at Helen. 149 00:06:34,326 --> 00:06:37,726 You put a lens on her, she connects. 150 00:06:39,326 --> 00:06:41,566 But other people - nothing. 151 00:06:42,566 --> 00:06:43,886 Is it a vocal thing? 152 00:06:45,286 --> 00:06:46,326 No. 153 00:06:46,326 --> 00:06:48,326 Because I have been working with a vocal coach all summer. 154 00:06:48,326 --> 00:06:51,286 He actually worked with Jack Thompson. 155 00:06:51,286 --> 00:06:53,606 You want to get your money back, Dale. 156 00:06:53,606 --> 00:06:55,766 You don't sound anything like Jack Thompson. 157 00:07:01,406 --> 00:07:03,166 Mate, how well do you know Helen? 158 00:07:03,166 --> 00:07:05,486 Um...we nod hello sometimes. 159 00:07:05,486 --> 00:07:08,606 Then you know she's very, very set on these special reports. 160 00:07:08,606 --> 00:07:10,726 Right. Yeah, so what I really need now 161 00:07:10,726 --> 00:07:13,646 is a bloke with some chops to go out with her, 162 00:07:13,646 --> 00:07:16,246 help her shoot, help her put the story together. 163 00:07:16,246 --> 00:07:17,606 You do this for me on Monday, 164 00:07:17,606 --> 00:07:21,126 then maybe I can give you a shot on an update on...Tuesday. 165 00:07:21,126 --> 00:07:22,806 Is that a deal? Deal. 166 00:07:22,806 --> 00:07:24,246 But you gotta watch yourself with her, OK? 167 00:07:24,246 --> 00:07:25,926 She's going to hit you with a lot of shitty ideas 168 00:07:25,926 --> 00:07:28,526 about cross-eyed single mothers and AIDS and Christ knows what else. 169 00:07:28,526 --> 00:07:31,806 Your job is to bat her away. 170 00:07:31,806 --> 00:07:33,846 OK. Heh! Great! 171 00:07:33,846 --> 00:07:36,206 Uh, thanks so much, Lindsay. 172 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:38,766 Um, should we meet again after the update to...? 173 00:07:38,766 --> 00:07:40,526 Goodnight. 174 00:08:10,046 --> 00:08:11,686 (PHONE RINGS) 175 00:08:14,126 --> 00:08:15,886 Hello. Jennings residence. 176 00:08:15,886 --> 00:08:17,926 Hi. It's me. Um... 177 00:08:19,606 --> 00:08:24,766 I just got my first update live on the desk next week. 178 00:08:24,766 --> 00:08:26,126 When next week? 179 00:08:26,126 --> 00:08:27,406 Tuesday morning. 180 00:08:27,406 --> 00:08:29,046 I mean, it's just Tuesday morning right now, 181 00:08:29,046 --> 00:08:30,446 but if it goes well, there will be more. 182 00:08:30,446 --> 00:08:33,406 Am I allowed to tell people? Yes. 183 00:08:33,406 --> 00:08:34,966 (LAUGHS) 184 00:08:34,966 --> 00:08:36,526 I gotta go. Bye. 185 00:08:40,526 --> 00:08:45,046 (ALONG WITH RADIO) # Kyrie Eleison, down the road that I must follow 186 00:08:46,086 --> 00:08:51,006 # Kyrie Eleison, through the darkness of the night... # 187 00:08:51,006 --> 00:08:56,646 # Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow? 188 00:08:56,646 --> 00:09:02,806 # Kyrie Eleison, on a highway in the light 189 00:09:02,806 --> 00:09:06,846 # Whoa-oh-oh-oh... # 190 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:09,486 (TAPE REWINDS) 191 00:09:09,486 --> 00:09:12,806 Dale, it's your Uncle Cliff here. 192 00:09:12,806 --> 00:09:15,926 Yeah, your mum just rang, and we're thrilled for you. 193 00:09:15,926 --> 00:09:19,006 Um, anyway... (BEEP) 194 00:09:19,006 --> 00:09:20,806 Love, it's Mum again. 195 00:09:20,806 --> 00:09:22,326 I know you told me, but, 196 00:09:22,326 --> 00:09:25,286 was it the morning update or the afternoon update? 197 00:09:25,286 --> 00:09:27,166 Give me a ring. (BEEP) 198 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:28,966 Hi, Dale. 199 00:09:28,966 --> 00:09:31,206 It's Adam here from school. 200 00:09:31,206 --> 00:09:36,206 I saw you on TV tonight, and, um, I got your number from Ron Allsop. 201 00:09:36,206 --> 00:09:39,406 I know I'm probably not someone you'd want to see, 202 00:09:39,406 --> 00:09:42,686 but even if I could just get an address to write to you. 203 00:09:42,686 --> 00:09:47,406 My number's 4361625. 204 00:09:47,406 --> 00:09:50,526 Hope to hear from you soon. Bye. 205 00:10:07,286 --> 00:10:09,886 Dale Jennings here with the morning update. 206 00:10:14,126 --> 00:10:17,086 Dale Jennings with the morning update. 207 00:10:20,566 --> 00:10:24,806 This has been Dale Jennings with the morning update. 208 00:10:31,206 --> 00:10:33,646 (ALARM BLARES) 209 00:11:00,646 --> 00:11:03,326 MAN: Ah. She graces us with her presence. 210 00:11:03,326 --> 00:11:05,566 You wanna be a reporter, you know what time reporters get here? 211 00:11:05,566 --> 00:11:06,646 About an hour and a half ago. 212 00:11:06,646 --> 00:11:08,766 Well, I just secured an interview. 213 00:11:08,766 --> 00:11:10,126 Uh-huh? Yeah. 214 00:11:10,126 --> 00:11:12,286 It's a woman - uh, mother of two... 215 00:11:12,286 --> 00:11:13,926 Right, well, you can tell Dale all this. 216 00:11:13,926 --> 00:11:15,606 He's got some options for you as well. 217 00:11:15,606 --> 00:11:17,886 I'm sorry? Dale Jennings. 218 00:11:17,886 --> 00:11:19,366 He'll be producing you. 219 00:11:24,086 --> 00:11:26,006 Lindsay said I could... It was Lindsay's idea. 220 00:11:26,006 --> 00:11:28,366 All reporters work under a producer. 221 00:11:30,286 --> 00:11:32,006 They also get here at 7:00am. 222 00:11:33,406 --> 00:11:35,166 Helen. Hi. 223 00:11:35,166 --> 00:11:36,966 So thrilled to be working with you. Mm-hm. 224 00:11:36,966 --> 00:11:39,286 Looks like it's gonna be a bit of a bumper day. 225 00:11:39,286 --> 00:11:42,646 So, I'm sorry, I was under the impression that this was gonna be 226 00:11:42,646 --> 00:11:44,926 a special report of my choosing. 227 00:11:44,926 --> 00:11:47,566 Absolutely. And I've got quite a few options I thought we could pick from. 228 00:11:47,566 --> 00:11:49,006 Well, I already have an interview. 229 00:11:49,006 --> 00:11:51,006 OK. An interview with who? 230 00:11:52,406 --> 00:11:53,886 Do you want to get a pen? 231 00:11:53,886 --> 00:11:55,566 Yep. 232 00:11:55,566 --> 00:11:56,846 (CLEARS THROAT) 233 00:12:02,446 --> 00:12:04,846 So, I have been in contact with a woman. 234 00:12:04,846 --> 00:12:06,326 Her name is Caroline Gibson. OK. 235 00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:09,566 She has two children and she is HIV positive. 236 00:12:09,566 --> 00:12:10,926 OK. 237 00:12:10,926 --> 00:12:12,886 I know Lindsay's thoughts on AIDS stories, 238 00:12:12,886 --> 00:12:15,726 but I see this as more of a family story. 239 00:12:15,726 --> 00:12:16,726 Mm-hm. 240 00:12:16,726 --> 00:12:19,566 So, Caroline contracted HIV through a blood transfusion 241 00:12:19,566 --> 00:12:22,406 and there's actually quite a few women in the same position. 242 00:12:22,406 --> 00:12:24,326 Except none of them have spoken to the media yet, so... 243 00:12:24,326 --> 00:12:25,526 Look, I... 244 00:12:26,566 --> 00:12:30,006 I think just for the first report... Oh, this isn't my first report. 245 00:12:30,006 --> 00:12:31,526 The first in this particular series, 246 00:12:31,526 --> 00:12:34,366 they were just hoping for something a little more upbeat. 247 00:12:34,366 --> 00:12:36,486 Still with substance, but... 248 00:12:37,846 --> 00:12:39,326 Like what? 249 00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:41,726 OK. Um... 250 00:12:44,366 --> 00:12:46,606 It's the first day of school, 251 00:12:46,606 --> 00:12:51,326 so I was thinking we could actually get you interviewing a prep class. 252 00:12:56,486 --> 00:12:59,166 Alternatively... Actually, this is... 253 00:12:59,166 --> 00:13:02,166 Um, the new Melbourne Zoo butterfly house. 254 00:13:02,166 --> 00:13:06,366 It's really world-class, it's...it's, um, innovative 255 00:13:06,366 --> 00:13:10,366 and they're about to welcome their one millionth visitor. 256 00:13:13,206 --> 00:13:15,086 Have you been there? 257 00:13:15,086 --> 00:13:16,886 It's quite good. 258 00:13:16,886 --> 00:13:18,646 Lindsay very, very specifically said... 259 00:13:18,646 --> 00:13:20,366 Oh, God. Don't start having a whinge with me now, OK? 260 00:13:20,366 --> 00:13:22,366 ..that this was going to be a special report of my choosing. 261 00:13:22,366 --> 00:13:24,526 You are more than welcome to take it up with him when he gets here. 262 00:13:24,526 --> 00:13:25,686 This is a gripping family story... 263 00:13:25,686 --> 00:13:27,806 (BOTH TALK OVER EACH OTHER) I think I've got a good third option. 264 00:13:27,806 --> 00:13:31,246 Uh... It's about women and space. 265 00:13:32,286 --> 00:13:35,566 Just being able to, um, see the planet. 266 00:13:35,566 --> 00:13:37,126 I mean, you see it in pictures 267 00:13:37,126 --> 00:13:40,686 but to be able to see that in reality is gonna be wonderful. 268 00:13:42,126 --> 00:13:43,966 So, she's a schoolteacher and a mother of two, 269 00:13:43,966 --> 00:13:45,246 and she's been picked by NASA 270 00:13:45,246 --> 00:13:47,766 to be the first civilian ever sent into space. 271 00:13:47,766 --> 00:13:49,086 Great. I love it. 272 00:13:49,086 --> 00:13:50,366 It's a US story. 273 00:13:50,366 --> 00:13:52,846 Yeah. But I think we can get some good Australian angles. 274 00:13:52,846 --> 00:13:55,086 Can I speak to her? Um... 275 00:13:55,086 --> 00:13:57,166 Well, no, no, no. 276 00:13:57,166 --> 00:14:00,566 But we do have an excellent space scientist at the CSIRO 277 00:14:00,566 --> 00:14:01,966 who we've used before. 278 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:03,206 Plus, Hawke has made some comments 279 00:14:03,206 --> 00:14:05,086 about Australia getting its own space program, 280 00:14:05,086 --> 00:14:06,606 so we could cover that as well. 281 00:14:06,606 --> 00:14:08,126 Yep, I'd want to watch that. Well done. 282 00:14:08,126 --> 00:14:09,846 I want to talk to Lindsay. I want to pitch my story. 283 00:14:09,846 --> 00:14:11,126 I think it speaks for itself. 284 00:14:11,126 --> 00:14:13,086 I mean, if you go in there and tell him that right now, 285 00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:15,046 you can forget about these reports. 286 00:14:20,206 --> 00:14:23,046 Don't worry. I'll tell Lindsay you did your best. 287 00:14:25,726 --> 00:14:27,446 You know, I would just appreciate it, 288 00:14:27,446 --> 00:14:30,206 if you get the chance, to tell Lindsay that I did my best too. 289 00:14:30,206 --> 00:14:32,486 OK. It might not come up but, uh... 290 00:14:32,486 --> 00:14:34,046 ..just in case it does. 291 00:14:40,846 --> 00:14:42,726 You just do not know how to put a sock in it, do you? 292 00:14:42,726 --> 00:14:45,006 I have done a year and a half of doing regional. 293 00:14:45,006 --> 00:14:46,566 I spent two years as a senior reporter. 294 00:14:46,566 --> 00:14:48,566 I've got blokes here who've done 15 years. 295 00:14:48,566 --> 00:14:50,766 If you just look at the story... They go out, they do absolute shit. 296 00:14:50,766 --> 00:14:53,206 They don't mind because that's the job. 297 00:14:53,206 --> 00:14:56,206 60 Minutes are sending female reporters to war zones. 298 00:14:56,206 --> 00:14:57,846 (LAUGHS) 299 00:14:57,846 --> 00:15:01,966 Anywhere you go is a war zone, Helen. You're a war zone on two legs. 300 00:15:01,966 --> 00:15:04,286 So, yeah, try your luck there, see if they'll take you. 301 00:15:04,286 --> 00:15:05,486 I will. 302 00:15:05,486 --> 00:15:07,486 Well, let me tell you something, though, sweetheart. 303 00:15:07,486 --> 00:15:12,206 Other networks, they hear about the shit we have to put up with from you, 304 00:15:12,206 --> 00:15:14,686 they wouldn't touch you with a ten-foot bargepole. 305 00:15:16,366 --> 00:15:18,406 I'm not kidding, Helen. 306 00:15:18,406 --> 00:15:19,406 I am not kidding. 307 00:15:19,406 --> 00:15:21,566 Every day I have to back you up. 308 00:15:21,566 --> 00:15:23,166 Every day people come in here and they say, 309 00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:24,926 "Helen Norville, she's a nightmare. 310 00:15:24,926 --> 00:15:27,206 "She's got a face like a slapped arse." 311 00:15:27,206 --> 00:15:29,086 But I bat them all back. 312 00:15:29,086 --> 00:15:30,766 But, you know what, Helen? 313 00:15:30,766 --> 00:15:33,126 They are fucking right! 314 00:15:33,126 --> 00:15:36,526 Oh, you take one more step, Helen. One more step, you're gone. 315 00:15:36,526 --> 00:15:38,126 I'm not kidding! 316 00:15:38,126 --> 00:15:40,606 I won't just can your reports! 317 00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:42,086 You'll be gone! 318 00:15:42,086 --> 00:15:43,406 For good! 319 00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:50,766 You! Noelene! 320 00:15:50,766 --> 00:15:53,766 Amend the run-downs. Remove Helen Norville's name! 321 00:15:53,766 --> 00:15:55,806 You! Dale Jennings! 322 00:15:55,806 --> 00:15:58,526 You are going to take over Helen's space story 323 00:15:58,526 --> 00:16:02,406 and you are going to take over all her updates starting tomorrow. 324 00:16:54,646 --> 00:16:55,966 (SOBS) 325 00:16:55,966 --> 00:16:58,006 DALE: (ON TV) And the social studies teacher says 326 00:16:58,006 --> 00:17:01,606 she plans to conduct two lessons live from space. 327 00:17:01,606 --> 00:17:04,806 Just being able to, uh, see the planet in reality 328 00:17:04,806 --> 00:17:06,446 is gonna be wonderful. 329 00:17:06,446 --> 00:17:09,046 Dale Jennings, News at Six. 330 00:17:09,046 --> 00:17:13,446 To sport now. And, Rob, a difficult day for the Australian cricket team. 331 00:17:13,446 --> 00:17:15,486 Oh, that's right, Geoff. Dear, oh, dear. 332 00:17:15,486 --> 00:17:18,206 Captain Allan Border is again under pressure 333 00:17:18,206 --> 00:17:21,486 as Australia was bowled out for just 70 on a perfect batting pitch 334 00:17:21,486 --> 00:17:24,766 in today's World Series Cup match at the Adelaide Oval. 335 00:17:24,766 --> 00:17:26,926 (PHONE RINGS) 336 00:17:26,926 --> 00:17:28,806 Walters residence. 337 00:17:28,806 --> 00:17:30,166 You saw? 338 00:17:30,166 --> 00:17:32,606 Is she unwell again? No. 339 00:17:32,606 --> 00:17:35,526 It all came to a head this afternoon. She's gone. 340 00:17:35,526 --> 00:17:38,166 What? Permanently? Well, according to Lindsay. 341 00:17:38,166 --> 00:17:39,926 Apparently, they had another screaming match 342 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,806 and he finally drew a line in the sand. 343 00:17:41,806 --> 00:17:42,806 Ohh... 344 00:17:42,806 --> 00:17:45,806 When will the network announce it? I don't know. 345 00:17:45,806 --> 00:17:48,726 They need to say something quickly. She'll give interviews. 346 00:17:48,726 --> 00:17:50,766 She courts those women's magazines. 347 00:17:50,766 --> 00:17:51,846 Evie... 348 00:17:51,846 --> 00:17:53,766 Geoff, you need to speak to Lindsay. 349 00:17:53,766 --> 00:17:58,886 You need to make sure he abandons the whole idea of the second reader. 350 00:17:58,886 --> 00:18:00,606 No. I think I'll leave it tonight. 351 00:18:00,606 --> 00:18:02,406 I'll speak to him in the morning. 352 00:18:02,406 --> 00:18:04,646 He'll have another girl in the wings, 353 00:18:04,646 --> 00:18:06,926 some game show girl... 354 00:18:06,926 --> 00:18:09,726 Why don't you pick out a nice bottle of red? I'm leaving now. 355 00:18:09,726 --> 00:18:11,086 (SIGHS) 356 00:18:11,086 --> 00:18:13,646 I love you. I love you, too, darling. 357 00:18:57,006 --> 00:18:58,246 (RINGS DOORBELL) 358 00:19:05,846 --> 00:19:06,846 Helen! 359 00:19:10,046 --> 00:19:11,886 It's Dale Jennings from work. 360 00:19:11,886 --> 00:19:15,766 I've got your, um... your bag and your book. 361 00:19:15,766 --> 00:19:17,246 You left it behind. 362 00:19:21,166 --> 00:19:24,286 Sorry, Helen, I just wouldn't mind if you'd let me know you're alright. 363 00:19:33,686 --> 00:19:35,166 Hello? 364 00:19:38,766 --> 00:19:40,126 Helen? 365 00:19:54,206 --> 00:19:56,846 (CRACKLING) 366 00:20:11,206 --> 00:20:12,206 Hello? 367 00:20:15,366 --> 00:20:16,846 Helen? 368 00:20:16,846 --> 00:20:18,046 Helen. 369 00:20:21,326 --> 00:20:22,486 Helen? 370 00:20:22,486 --> 00:20:24,406 Can you hear me? 371 00:20:24,406 --> 00:20:25,726 Helen. 372 00:20:35,406 --> 00:20:37,126 Emergency. Police, fire or ambulance? 373 00:20:37,126 --> 00:20:38,286 Ambulance. 374 00:20:39,926 --> 00:20:41,686 Yeah. Emergency. 375 00:20:41,686 --> 00:20:43,126 (SIREN WAILS) 376 00:20:48,246 --> 00:20:50,286 OK. The ambulance is here. Alright? 377 00:20:50,286 --> 00:20:51,886 They're coming now. 378 00:20:51,886 --> 00:20:54,006 Yes! Yes! 379 00:20:55,566 --> 00:20:57,086 I can't go to the... 380 00:20:58,726 --> 00:21:00,566 I can't go to the hospital. 381 00:21:04,926 --> 00:21:06,446 I can't... 382 00:21:09,206 --> 00:21:10,446 She's just this way. 383 00:21:10,446 --> 00:21:11,686 She's conscious? Yes. 384 00:21:18,366 --> 00:21:20,966 I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. 385 00:21:20,966 --> 00:21:23,686 We might just take a quick look at you. 386 00:21:23,686 --> 00:21:24,686 Mm-hm. 387 00:21:24,686 --> 00:21:26,286 Do you remember what happened? 388 00:21:29,326 --> 00:21:32,366 I just think that I took too many pills. 389 00:21:32,366 --> 00:21:34,246 You know, from before. 390 00:21:34,246 --> 00:21:36,806 You're boyfriend? Husband? Oh, no. 391 00:21:36,806 --> 00:21:38,526 A work colleague. 392 00:21:38,526 --> 00:21:40,926 If you could just focus on my finger, please. 393 00:21:50,206 --> 00:21:52,606 Anything like this has happened before? 394 00:21:52,606 --> 00:21:54,326 I wouldn't know, sorry. 395 00:21:54,326 --> 00:21:56,446 Any reason to think it was intentional? 396 00:21:58,806 --> 00:22:00,766 Oh, I'm not sure. 397 00:22:00,766 --> 00:22:02,926 I'd prefer it if she came into the hospital, 398 00:22:02,926 --> 00:22:04,966 but she's very resistant to that. 399 00:22:04,966 --> 00:22:07,686 She's a public figure. Yeah. 400 00:22:07,686 --> 00:22:10,366 Anywhere else she could stay? She's...uh, says there's no family. 401 00:22:10,366 --> 00:22:12,286 I'm sorry. I don't know. 402 00:22:12,286 --> 00:22:14,086 I mean, I could stay here for a while. 403 00:22:14,086 --> 00:22:15,806 We want to get her away from here, 404 00:22:15,806 --> 00:22:19,406 away from any medication she might have lying around. 405 00:22:19,406 --> 00:22:21,046 Can you think of anywhere else? 406 00:22:32,926 --> 00:22:35,006 (BIRDS TWITTER) 407 00:22:36,126 --> 00:22:37,766 (ALARM BEEPS) 408 00:22:41,366 --> 00:22:43,366 (CONTINUES BEEPING) 409 00:22:52,006 --> 00:22:53,326 Helen? 410 00:23:00,646 --> 00:23:01,926 Morning. 411 00:23:01,926 --> 00:23:03,806 How are you feeling? 412 00:23:05,006 --> 00:23:08,006 I'm fine. I'm just gonna do this and then I'm gonna get out of here. 413 00:23:08,006 --> 00:23:11,246 Oh, you're welcome to stay just for the day, for a bit of rest. 414 00:23:11,246 --> 00:23:13,886 I'm fine, Dale. I just had a mix-up with my pills. That was it. 415 00:23:13,886 --> 00:23:15,966 OK. But why don't you stay? 416 00:23:15,966 --> 00:23:18,326 You know, I've got tea, coffee. 417 00:23:18,326 --> 00:23:20,446 Um... Uh... 418 00:23:23,246 --> 00:23:25,766 Chicken loaf, bread, cheese. 419 00:23:27,446 --> 00:23:29,886 The tape player's set to record 420 00:23:29,886 --> 00:23:32,406 if you don't mind just watching the telly, but... 421 00:23:34,646 --> 00:23:36,966 The midday movie is The Music Man. 422 00:23:37,966 --> 00:23:39,886 Um... 423 00:23:39,886 --> 00:23:42,406 I'll call home during the day, if you promise me you'll answer. 424 00:23:42,406 --> 00:23:45,406 And then I will bring home some dinner 425 00:23:45,406 --> 00:23:47,726 and we can come up with a plan. 426 00:23:49,126 --> 00:23:50,686 What kind of plan? 427 00:23:50,686 --> 00:23:52,486 To get you home. 428 00:23:58,366 --> 00:23:59,366 OK. 429 00:23:59,366 --> 00:24:00,366 OK. 430 00:24:02,006 --> 00:24:04,006 Better get ready. 431 00:24:05,686 --> 00:24:08,446 Don't know why I did that. You're not a captain. (CHUCKLES) 432 00:24:09,726 --> 00:24:11,326 I kind of liked it. 433 00:24:14,486 --> 00:24:15,606 OK. 434 00:24:23,766 --> 00:24:26,806 Good morning. A very busy news day today. 435 00:24:26,806 --> 00:24:28,486 The News at Six. 436 00:24:28,486 --> 00:24:31,566 Fffffffff. 437 00:24:31,566 --> 00:24:32,566 Mmm. 438 00:24:32,566 --> 00:24:33,606 Ahh. 439 00:24:33,606 --> 00:24:35,406 Mmmmmmmm. 440 00:24:35,406 --> 00:24:37,886 De... (CLEARS THROAT) Dale. 441 00:24:37,886 --> 00:24:40,006 Dale Jennings. 442 00:24:40,006 --> 00:24:42,246 Dale Jennings. 443 00:24:42,246 --> 00:24:45,286 Dale Jennings, the News at Six. 444 00:24:51,686 --> 00:24:54,726 Is that future Gold Logie winner Dale Jennings? 445 00:24:54,726 --> 00:24:56,446 Yes! Look out! 446 00:24:56,446 --> 00:25:00,006 Making your big move, are you, mate? No. Just broadening experience. 447 00:25:00,006 --> 00:25:01,646 Ah, he is! Ahhh! 448 00:25:01,646 --> 00:25:03,406 Look at him - he's got a little spark in the eye. 449 00:25:03,406 --> 00:25:05,486 (LAUGHS) Don't hide it, mate. 450 00:25:05,486 --> 00:25:06,886 Don't listen to Robbo. 451 00:25:06,886 --> 00:25:08,446 He said 'expecially' instead of 'especially' 452 00:25:08,446 --> 00:25:09,726 for his first year on the desk. 453 00:25:09,726 --> 00:25:10,846 Right... 454 00:25:10,846 --> 00:25:13,486 Um, I'm imagining that Thatcher's going towards the lead? 455 00:25:13,486 --> 00:25:16,446 And we'll probably do, uh, Dire Straits arriving in Australia. 456 00:25:16,446 --> 00:25:17,446 OK. 457 00:25:18,926 --> 00:25:20,566 Are you right? Yeah. 458 00:25:20,566 --> 00:25:22,326 Sleep OK? Yep. 459 00:25:22,326 --> 00:25:25,406 Maybe, uh, give yourself a little bit of extra time in make-up, huh? 460 00:25:25,406 --> 00:25:27,726 Oh... fuck! 461 00:25:27,726 --> 00:25:29,286 Fuck! 462 00:25:29,286 --> 00:25:31,366 That's not about the update, is it? 463 00:25:31,366 --> 00:25:35,166 Nah. Last night's ratings - fell off a cliff without Helen. 464 00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:36,486 Right. 465 00:25:36,486 --> 00:25:37,806 Good luck. 466 00:25:43,846 --> 00:25:45,086 Make-up. 467 00:26:05,926 --> 00:26:12,966 (GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS) 468 00:26:57,486 --> 00:27:00,086 Can I just do a white balance check? 469 00:27:01,766 --> 00:27:04,006 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 470 00:27:05,886 --> 00:27:08,246 We're starting with Dire Straits. 471 00:27:23,206 --> 00:27:25,246 Can you read it all clearly? Uh-huh. 472 00:27:25,246 --> 00:27:27,486 There's water under the desk, if you get dry mouthed. 473 00:27:27,486 --> 00:27:28,966 Thanks. 474 00:27:28,966 --> 00:27:31,206 Just relax into it, mate. Yeah. 475 00:27:31,206 --> 00:27:33,246 And remember, there's only, what is it, 476 00:27:33,246 --> 00:27:36,246 three or four full MCGs watching. 477 00:27:36,246 --> 00:27:38,446 (CHUCKLES) Just hold still for me. 478 00:27:43,126 --> 00:27:45,406 Val! 479 00:27:45,406 --> 00:27:47,406 How is he? Have you spoken to him? 480 00:27:47,406 --> 00:27:50,366 No. I'm sure she's nervous enough without hearing from me. 481 00:27:50,366 --> 00:27:51,846 Come in. Come in. 482 00:27:53,606 --> 00:27:56,926 Might need to pump up the bass a bit for Jennings' voice. 483 00:27:56,926 --> 00:27:58,526 (LAUGHTER) 484 00:27:58,526 --> 00:28:01,446 (NEWS THEME PLAYS) And we are on in 15. 485 00:28:03,846 --> 00:28:05,686 Ten. 486 00:28:07,846 --> 00:28:09,166 On my hand... 487 00:28:09,166 --> 00:28:10,646 Five... 488 00:28:16,246 --> 00:28:18,446 (QUICKLY) Good morning. Dale Jennings here with the latest news. 489 00:28:18,446 --> 00:28:20,046 UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 490 00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:21,606 is steadfastly refusing to resign 491 00:28:21,606 --> 00:28:23,326 in the face of the Westland helicopter crisis. 492 00:28:23,326 --> 00:28:26,966 The embattled PM poses an emergency debate in the House of Commons. 493 00:28:26,966 --> 00:28:29,366 THATCHER: (ON TV) Truth is often stranger than fiction... 494 00:28:29,366 --> 00:28:30,926 Yeah. You need to slow down, fella. 495 00:28:30,926 --> 00:28:33,926 Ask me these questions of course I will reply them. 496 00:28:33,926 --> 00:28:34,926 He's so handsome. 497 00:28:34,926 --> 00:28:37,166 They must reply to them, first to members of parliament... 498 00:28:37,166 --> 00:28:38,166 We are back in... 499 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:39,886 ..and to the House of Commons. Three... 500 00:28:39,886 --> 00:28:43,366 I will do my best to get precise answers to them. 501 00:28:43,366 --> 00:28:45,086 The biggest rock band in the world, Dire Straits 502 00:28:45,086 --> 00:28:47,806 have commenced their Australian tour amidst a ticket scalping controversy. 503 00:28:47,806 --> 00:28:50,126 with $27 seats fetching up to $400. 504 00:28:50,126 --> 00:28:51,206 Come on. Slow it down. 505 00:28:51,206 --> 00:28:54,446 Lead singer Mark Knopfler advises fans not to spend that kind of money. 506 00:28:55,806 --> 00:28:58,326 MARK KNOPFLER: Just don't do it. The other thing that I'll say is that... 507 00:28:58,326 --> 00:29:01,006 You need to slow down or there'll be dead air at the end. 508 00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:02,846 I'll try to move the autocue a little slower. 509 00:29:02,846 --> 00:29:04,206 Try and follow me. Sorry. 510 00:29:05,686 --> 00:29:08,486 ..is...is that... We are back... in... 511 00:29:08,486 --> 00:29:11,886 ..we're gonna make a limited amount of tickets available. 512 00:29:13,406 --> 00:29:17,326 (SLOWLY) To sport now, and Australian cricket captain, Allan Broader... 513 00:29:18,806 --> 00:29:21,886 ..Border, has threatened to resign 514 00:29:21,886 --> 00:29:25,166 in the wake of Australia's worse...worst ever 515 00:29:25,166 --> 00:29:27,766 World Cricket score...Series score. 516 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:30,206 BORDER: ..put it to the blokes... 517 00:29:30,206 --> 00:29:32,686 He's finding his rhythm, I think. 518 00:29:32,686 --> 00:29:36,326 ..should have a better performance level... 519 00:29:36,326 --> 00:29:38,446 OK. You're gonna need to pad out to the wrap up 520 00:29:38,446 --> 00:29:40,286 because you're still 10 seconds ahead. 521 00:29:40,286 --> 00:29:42,726 ..good performances, not necessarily winning... 522 00:29:42,726 --> 00:29:44,366 We're back, in... 523 00:29:44,366 --> 00:29:46,806 ..just the performances have been very, very poor. 524 00:29:46,806 --> 00:29:48,166 And I've just had enough 525 00:29:48,166 --> 00:29:49,686 To weather now. 526 00:29:49,686 --> 00:29:51,846 Fine today with a top of 28. 527 00:29:55,406 --> 00:29:57,806 This has been Dale Jennings from the newsroom. 528 00:29:59,366 --> 00:30:01,046 We'll have more updates... Poor bugger. 529 00:30:01,046 --> 00:30:02,446 ..for you throughout the day. 530 00:30:05,806 --> 00:30:06,926 Thank you. 531 00:30:11,086 --> 00:30:12,126 We're out. 532 00:30:20,006 --> 00:30:21,006 Tea? 533 00:30:27,126 --> 00:30:30,246 Perhaps tomorrow it might be worth coming in a little early? 534 00:30:30,246 --> 00:30:32,006 We can do another practice. 535 00:30:32,006 --> 00:30:33,006 Great. 536 00:30:35,006 --> 00:30:36,366 Good. 537 00:30:53,406 --> 00:30:54,606 Fuck! 538 00:31:00,886 --> 00:31:02,046 (DOOR OPENS) 539 00:31:07,366 --> 00:31:14,646 (NEWSROOM CHATTER) 540 00:31:18,486 --> 00:31:21,766 Mate, if it's any consolation... 541 00:31:22,966 --> 00:31:25,646 ..you could really have a future 542 00:31:25,646 --> 00:31:27,206 ..calling horse races. 543 00:31:27,206 --> 00:31:30,006 Huh. (CHUCKLES) Chin up. 544 00:31:36,566 --> 00:31:40,406 Just so you know, Lindsay didn't see it. He was in some meeting. 545 00:31:40,406 --> 00:31:41,406 Oh. 546 00:31:42,966 --> 00:31:45,206 I don't know what happened. The rehearsal tape was fine. 547 00:31:47,206 --> 00:31:49,286 It's different live. 548 00:31:49,286 --> 00:31:51,046 You'll get there. 549 00:31:55,806 --> 00:31:57,006 Anyone else? 550 00:32:09,006 --> 00:32:11,006 ANSWERING MACHINE: Hello. You've reached Dale Jennings. 551 00:32:11,006 --> 00:32:12,406 I can't take your call right now, 552 00:32:12,406 --> 00:32:14,606 but if you leave me a message with your details, 553 00:32:14,606 --> 00:32:16,406 I'll get back to you. (BEEP!) 554 00:32:16,406 --> 00:32:18,526 Helen, if you're there, can you pick up the phone? 555 00:32:20,006 --> 00:32:21,926 Helen, you promised. Just pick up. 556 00:32:23,606 --> 00:32:24,806 Please? 557 00:32:34,046 --> 00:32:37,486 (SONG PLAYS LOUDLY INSIDE) # Come said the boy 558 00:32:37,486 --> 00:32:40,006 # Let's go down to the sand 559 00:32:41,526 --> 00:32:43,726 # Let's do what we wanna do... # 560 00:32:43,726 --> 00:32:45,406 Helen? 561 00:32:45,406 --> 00:32:47,366 Hi! I'm so sorry. 562 00:32:47,366 --> 00:32:49,126 I've taken over your kitchen. 563 00:32:49,126 --> 00:32:52,326 Hey, I called the girls on reception and they told me about the ratings. 564 00:32:52,326 --> 00:32:54,726 They said that they had about a hundred phone calls. 565 00:32:54,726 --> 00:32:57,206 (MUSIC STOPS) Did Lindsay say anything? 566 00:32:57,206 --> 00:32:59,166 You promised me you'd answer the phone. 567 00:32:59,166 --> 00:33:02,846 Yeah, but I...I wanted to make dinner just to say thank you. 568 00:33:05,086 --> 00:33:06,566 I rang four times. 569 00:33:06,566 --> 00:33:08,526 Yeah, I was only at the shop for an hour. 570 00:33:10,846 --> 00:33:12,206 Right. 571 00:33:12,206 --> 00:33:13,646 What's wrong? 572 00:33:13,646 --> 00:33:15,446 Oh... 573 00:33:15,446 --> 00:33:17,646 Did my first update on the desk today. 574 00:33:17,646 --> 00:33:19,406 It just didn't go very well, that's all. 575 00:33:19,406 --> 00:33:20,606 You... What? 576 00:33:33,766 --> 00:33:35,726 (PLAYS TAPE) 577 00:33:35,726 --> 00:33:37,886 Good morning. Dale Jennings here with the latest... 578 00:33:39,166 --> 00:33:41,406 I said don't, um, touch the VCR! 579 00:33:41,406 --> 00:33:43,566 Why didn't you tell me that you were on the desk today? 580 00:33:43,566 --> 00:33:45,926 You weren't in any fit state to tell you that. 581 00:33:48,566 --> 00:33:49,806 Can I watch it? 582 00:33:49,806 --> 00:33:50,846 No. 583 00:33:52,646 --> 00:33:54,726 The first time that I ever read, 584 00:33:54,726 --> 00:33:57,166 I froze for like a solid ten seconds, 585 00:33:57,166 --> 00:33:58,766 and then the second time I kept stumbling 586 00:33:58,766 --> 00:34:00,406 over the word 'phenomenon'. 587 00:34:00,406 --> 00:34:02,126 Took me three goes at it. 588 00:34:04,166 --> 00:34:05,486 Let me watch it. 589 00:34:08,566 --> 00:34:09,726 It's really bad. 590 00:34:10,766 --> 00:34:12,966 The biggest rock band in the world, Dire Straits, 591 00:34:12,966 --> 00:34:16,286 have commenced their Australian tour amidst a ticket scalping controversy 592 00:34:16,286 --> 00:34:19,126 with $27 seats fetching up for $400. 593 00:34:19,126 --> 00:34:21,166 (STIFLES A LAUGH) Lead singer Mark Knopfler 594 00:34:21,166 --> 00:34:23,446 advises fans not to spend that kind of money. 595 00:34:23,446 --> 00:34:25,206 (LAUGHS) Just don't do it. 596 00:34:25,206 --> 00:34:26,886 The other thing that I'd say is that, 597 00:34:26,886 --> 00:34:30,086 quite apart from the fact that our shows are not worth $400... 598 00:34:30,086 --> 00:34:32,806 It's a little bit fast, but we can work on that. 599 00:34:32,806 --> 00:34:34,166 ..is that... 600 00:34:34,166 --> 00:34:35,526 (TELEPHONE RINGS) 601 00:34:35,526 --> 00:34:36,646 GEOFF: Is he in? 602 00:34:36,646 --> 00:34:38,086 Oh, Christ. 603 00:34:38,086 --> 00:34:42,206 Lindsay, I need a quick word about the numbers. 604 00:34:42,206 --> 00:34:43,726 Uh... 605 00:34:43,726 --> 00:34:46,766 I am on my way out. Are upstairs worried? 606 00:34:46,766 --> 00:34:48,286 Mate... 607 00:34:49,966 --> 00:34:51,846 Mate, they're not thrilled. 608 00:34:51,846 --> 00:34:54,366 Well, they were always going to dip, but they will go up again. 609 00:34:54,366 --> 00:34:56,966 Yeah, mate... Now, we used to have a huge audience. 610 00:34:56,966 --> 00:34:59,526 We still do. A serious news audience. 611 00:34:59,526 --> 00:35:01,566 And we lost them because, at a certain point, 612 00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:03,326 and I'm certainly not blaming you... Big of you. 613 00:35:03,326 --> 00:35:05,606 ..we started serving them glamour instead. 614 00:35:05,606 --> 00:35:06,606 Oh... 615 00:35:06,606 --> 00:35:09,166 Now, we can get those viewers back, Lindsay. 616 00:35:09,166 --> 00:35:11,246 Let's get me back into the field. Yeah. 617 00:35:11,246 --> 00:35:13,166 When I was a reporter in Vietnam, Lindsay, 618 00:35:13,166 --> 00:35:14,886 people were riveted, riveted! 619 00:35:14,886 --> 00:35:16,926 No, yeah, Vietnam was terrific for telly. 620 00:35:16,926 --> 00:35:21,966 But, mate, you and I both know the numbers, they go up, they go down. 621 00:35:22,486 --> 00:35:24,286 Probably all change tomorrow. 622 00:35:24,286 --> 00:35:25,646 Right. 623 00:35:25,646 --> 00:35:27,326 OK. 624 00:35:27,326 --> 00:35:30,566 Whatever happens, you and I must stay the course. 625 00:35:31,566 --> 00:35:32,806 Agreed? 626 00:35:34,606 --> 00:35:36,246 Mm. Of course. 627 00:35:38,006 --> 00:35:39,166 Good. 628 00:35:39,166 --> 00:35:41,686 JEAN: Just taking some time out. Hi, Jean. 629 00:35:41,686 --> 00:35:43,886 She's perfectly well, 630 00:35:43,886 --> 00:35:45,286 she's just having some time. 631 00:35:45,286 --> 00:35:46,286 (PHONES RINGING) 632 00:35:46,286 --> 00:35:48,686 I can promise you, Helen will be back on your screen very soon. 633 00:35:48,686 --> 00:35:51,446 She's absolutely still part of the News at Six team. 634 00:35:52,566 --> 00:35:54,126 Thank you. Thank you for calling. 635 00:35:54,126 --> 00:35:56,366 (PHONES RINGING) 636 00:35:56,366 --> 00:35:58,166 Uh, newsroom. Noelene speaking. 637 00:36:00,086 --> 00:36:02,366 DALE: (LOW VOICE) After two decades of rule, Philippines... 638 00:36:02,366 --> 00:36:04,966 (GRUMBLES) You're doing something to your voice. 639 00:36:04,966 --> 00:36:07,966 I speed up if I don't try and control the sound. 640 00:36:07,966 --> 00:36:10,926 OK, well, just try one just in your normal voice. 641 00:36:10,926 --> 00:36:12,166 After two decades of rule, 642 00:36:12,166 --> 00:36:14,646 Philippine strongman Phil...Ferdinand Marcos... 643 00:36:14,646 --> 00:36:16,406 Yeah, but you've got to talk to me. Sorry. 644 00:36:16,406 --> 00:36:18,246 You've got to impart the information to me. 645 00:36:18,246 --> 00:36:19,966 I'm the audience. 646 00:36:19,966 --> 00:36:21,246 After two decades of rule, 647 00:36:21,246 --> 00:36:23,326 Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos 648 00:36:23,326 --> 00:36:26,286 is facing an election challenge... Take a little sip of your drink. 649 00:36:32,206 --> 00:36:33,326 OK. 650 00:36:37,926 --> 00:36:38,926 (LAUGHS) 651 00:36:38,926 --> 00:36:41,366 After two decades of rule, Philippine strongman... 652 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:42,886 Now you sound like you're attacked. 653 00:36:42,886 --> 00:36:45,086 Well, I actually feel a little bit like I'm under attack. 654 00:36:45,086 --> 00:36:46,366 Where did you grow up? 655 00:36:46,366 --> 00:36:47,566 Bendigo. 656 00:36:47,566 --> 00:36:50,926 So imagine that you're there and you're talking to your parents. 657 00:36:50,926 --> 00:36:52,206 It's just my mum. 658 00:36:52,206 --> 00:36:54,126 OK, so imagine that you're talking to your mother 659 00:36:54,126 --> 00:36:56,406 just calmly and clearly. 660 00:36:57,526 --> 00:37:00,806 You're imparting the information. You want her to understand it. 661 00:37:00,806 --> 00:37:03,326 And she loves you. 662 00:37:03,326 --> 00:37:05,926 And she wants to understand the story too. 663 00:37:07,126 --> 00:37:08,326 OK. 664 00:37:09,326 --> 00:37:10,446 (CLEARS THROAT) 665 00:37:13,446 --> 00:37:15,006 After two decades of rule, 666 00:37:15,006 --> 00:37:17,486 Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos 667 00:37:17,486 --> 00:37:20,366 is facing a fierce election challenge 668 00:37:20,366 --> 00:37:22,806 from a political novice, Corazon Aquino. 669 00:37:22,806 --> 00:37:23,966 Keep going. 670 00:37:23,966 --> 00:37:26,846 Ms Aquino, the first woman to run for president, has accused Marcos 671 00:37:26,846 --> 00:37:29,286 of being merely a front man for his wife, Imelda, 672 00:37:29,286 --> 00:37:33,326 declaring, "May the better woman win the election." 673 00:37:33,326 --> 00:37:34,486 Keep going? 674 00:37:36,446 --> 00:37:38,886 I'd really like to get my hands on your hair. 675 00:37:40,086 --> 00:37:44,486 Like, just...just just to kind of shape it a little bit. 676 00:37:45,606 --> 00:37:48,606 OK. OK, so subtle, nothing too much. 677 00:37:48,606 --> 00:37:51,526 You know, 80% of what people actually see is your hair. 678 00:37:51,526 --> 00:37:53,126 What kind of statistic is that? 679 00:37:53,126 --> 00:37:54,806 They've done studies. What studies? 680 00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:58,006 You know, um, Geoff actually spends more time in the make-up chair 681 00:37:58,006 --> 00:37:59,366 than he does behind the actual desk. 682 00:37:59,366 --> 00:38:01,806 And I gotta get a two hour dye job once a fortnight. 683 00:38:01,806 --> 00:38:03,126 Really? Yeah. 684 00:38:03,126 --> 00:38:05,166 See? Go take a look. 685 00:38:05,166 --> 00:38:06,326 OK. 686 00:38:06,326 --> 00:38:08,886 I think at least 15% more attractive. 687 00:38:08,886 --> 00:38:11,686 I'm getting very suspicious of your statistics. 688 00:38:24,966 --> 00:38:26,646 Actually, more like 20%. 689 00:38:45,006 --> 00:38:47,606 (MELLOW POP MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO) 690 00:39:01,606 --> 00:39:05,006 NEWSREADER: This is ABC News for Wednesday, 29 January. 691 00:39:05,006 --> 00:39:09,166 The highly publicised NASA mission Challenger has ended in disaster. 692 00:39:09,166 --> 00:39:12,606 At approximately 3:30 Australian time, the Challenger Shuttle... 693 00:39:12,606 --> 00:39:14,566 Shh! ..exploded soon after take-off, 694 00:39:14,566 --> 00:39:16,806 killing everyone on board. 695 00:39:16,806 --> 00:39:19,566 It was the first space mission to carry a civilian - 696 00:39:19,566 --> 00:39:22,606 school teacher and mother of two, Christa McAuliffe... 697 00:39:24,086 --> 00:39:25,646 (PHONE RINGS) 698 00:39:29,286 --> 00:39:30,406 Hello? 699 00:39:30,406 --> 00:39:32,326 Oh. Is this...? 700 00:39:32,326 --> 00:39:33,766 I was after Dale. 701 00:39:33,766 --> 00:39:35,846 Uh, he's still asleep. 702 00:39:35,846 --> 00:39:38,806 Um, can you tell him that it's Noelene from work? 703 00:39:38,806 --> 00:39:41,726 Tell him to turn on the ABC Radio right now. 704 00:39:41,726 --> 00:39:43,446 The Shuttle, with the teacher... Who is it? 705 00:39:43,446 --> 00:39:45,526 ..exploded. Can you turn the radio on? 706 00:39:45,526 --> 00:39:47,846 Uh, OK, we're doing it. Thanks, Noelene. 707 00:39:47,846 --> 00:39:49,166 Helen? 708 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:51,246 (HANGS UP) (DIAL TONE SOUNDS) 709 00:39:51,246 --> 00:39:54,566 NEWSREADER: The disaster was watched live by millions of Americans 710 00:39:54,566 --> 00:39:56,126 and the families of the mission crew 711 00:39:56,126 --> 00:39:58,006 who had assembled at the Kennedy Space Center... 712 00:39:58,006 --> 00:39:59,686 You still on the updates? Uh, I think so. 713 00:39:59,686 --> 00:40:01,326 Yeah, so you should go! Right. 714 00:40:01,326 --> 00:40:03,366 (NEWSREADER CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) 715 00:40:03,366 --> 00:40:04,406 (DOOR CLOSES) 716 00:40:09,046 --> 00:40:11,566 Is the comms in yet? Comms feed will be in any minute. 717 00:40:11,566 --> 00:40:13,366 I reckon I've got four good library stories. 718 00:40:13,366 --> 00:40:15,726 I've got the NASA training videos, the interviews with the family... 719 00:40:15,726 --> 00:40:16,966 Have you done something to your hair? 720 00:40:16,966 --> 00:40:17,966 Jesus. Gel? 721 00:40:17,966 --> 00:40:19,166 Are you doing the updates? Yes, I am. 722 00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:21,126 And I'm very well across the story... Rob! Where you going? 723 00:40:21,126 --> 00:40:22,766 Uh, VFL Morning Show. No, you're not, mate. 724 00:40:22,766 --> 00:40:24,726 Get yourself into make-up - you're doing the first update. 725 00:40:24,726 --> 00:40:26,126 I understand I struggled the other day... 726 00:40:26,126 --> 00:40:27,286 Dale, I saw it. It was a train wreck. 727 00:40:27,286 --> 00:40:29,366 You are a very good producer. You're an OK reporter. 728 00:40:29,366 --> 00:40:32,286 You're not a newsreader. It's just not you, alright? 729 00:40:32,286 --> 00:40:33,846 Comms feed is in! 730 00:40:40,886 --> 00:40:44,606 REPORTER: (ON VIDEO) Lift-off of the 25th Space Shuttle mission, 731 00:40:44,606 --> 00:40:47,046 and it has cleared the tower. 732 00:40:47,046 --> 00:40:50,166 MAN 1: (OVER RADIO) Houston, Challenger - roll program. 733 00:40:50,166 --> 00:40:51,766 MAN 2: Roger - roll, Challenger. 734 00:40:53,966 --> 00:40:56,646 MAN 3: Good roll program confirmed. 735 00:40:56,646 --> 00:40:59,886 Challenger now heading down range. 94%. 736 00:41:01,086 --> 00:41:03,646 Engines throttling up. Three engines now at 104%. 737 00:41:03,646 --> 00:41:05,846 Challenger, go at throttle up. 738 00:41:05,846 --> 00:41:07,486 Roger - go at throttle up. 739 00:41:12,606 --> 00:41:13,766 (SCREAMING) 740 00:41:13,766 --> 00:41:15,526 Look at that. They're the parents. 741 00:41:15,526 --> 00:41:17,806 Oh, bugger me. Jesus Christ. 742 00:41:17,806 --> 00:41:20,926 Flight controllers here looking very carefully at the situation. 743 00:41:20,926 --> 00:41:22,366 Major malfunction. 744 00:41:22,366 --> 00:41:23,606 (BUTTON CLICKS) 745 00:41:23,606 --> 00:41:25,046 What else you got there, Murray? 746 00:41:25,046 --> 00:41:28,926 There's...profiles with the astronauts, and...some other stuff. 747 00:41:28,926 --> 00:41:30,526 Alright. Uh, look, I'm... 748 00:41:30,526 --> 00:41:32,446 (CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY) ..I'm a sports reporter. 749 00:41:32,446 --> 00:41:34,126 I've never done breaking news. 750 00:41:34,126 --> 00:41:38,686 I know this story. I've reported on it. I know it inside out. 751 00:41:38,686 --> 00:41:39,766 (SNIFFS) 752 00:41:39,766 --> 00:41:41,446 (PHONE RINGS) 753 00:41:45,606 --> 00:41:46,926 Walters Residence. 754 00:41:46,926 --> 00:41:49,246 Yeah, I'm just wondering if, uh...if Geoff is there. 755 00:41:49,246 --> 00:41:51,166 No. It's his golf morning. 756 00:41:51,166 --> 00:41:52,646 Can I assist in any way? 757 00:41:52,646 --> 00:41:55,926 Well, um...we've got some breaking news, Evelyn, 758 00:41:55,926 --> 00:41:57,806 and we need to extend the updates. 759 00:41:57,806 --> 00:42:00,686 Well, I could get the club to dispatch a groundsman - 760 00:42:00,686 --> 00:42:02,046 they're usually very efficient. 761 00:42:02,046 --> 00:42:03,446 Well, how long will that take? 762 00:42:03,446 --> 00:42:05,886 He'd...be with you before midday. 763 00:42:05,886 --> 00:42:08,526 Well, that'd be great. Thanks very much, Evelyn. 764 00:42:09,406 --> 00:42:10,406 Fuck! 765 00:42:12,566 --> 00:42:13,646 Dale! 766 00:42:16,086 --> 00:42:17,846 You know this story inside out? 767 00:42:17,846 --> 00:42:19,166 Yes. 768 00:42:22,566 --> 00:42:24,206 Noelene... 769 00:42:24,206 --> 00:42:26,046 ..get me Helen's home number. 770 00:42:26,046 --> 00:42:27,406 B-but she's... 771 00:42:28,446 --> 00:42:30,286 ..at your place, isn't she? 772 00:42:32,646 --> 00:42:34,046 Yeah. Um... 773 00:42:34,046 --> 00:42:36,086 I'll call her. I'll get her in. 774 00:42:36,086 --> 00:42:37,086 What? 775 00:42:38,366 --> 00:42:40,566 (PICKS UP PHONE, DIALS NUMBER) 776 00:42:41,566 --> 00:42:42,726 (CLEARS THROAT) 777 00:42:43,526 --> 00:42:45,766 Hi. Uh, Noelene will be on the autocue. 778 00:42:45,766 --> 00:42:47,126 I'll be on the floor beside you. 779 00:42:47,126 --> 00:42:48,686 We've got three minutes of the launch footage, 780 00:42:48,686 --> 00:42:50,406 we've got the US story about the astronauts, 781 00:42:50,406 --> 00:42:52,646 we've got the story from the other day about the teacher. 782 00:42:52,646 --> 00:42:54,766 Do you wanna see the footage? No, no, no. I'll watch it on air. 783 00:42:54,766 --> 00:42:57,006 I wanna react the same time as the audience does. 784 00:42:57,006 --> 00:42:58,526 Good on you for coming in, Helen. 785 00:42:58,526 --> 00:43:00,486 We really appreciate it, don't we? It's fantastic. 786 00:43:00,486 --> 00:43:02,566 OK, so, I think that this should be more than an update - 787 00:43:02,566 --> 00:43:04,366 I think that we should stay with it for the hour. 788 00:43:04,366 --> 00:43:05,686 Uh, we don't have the footage. 789 00:43:05,686 --> 00:43:07,166 No, we just rotate the same footage. 790 00:43:07,166 --> 00:43:09,326 People have been listening to the radio, calling their friends - 791 00:43:09,326 --> 00:43:10,966 they're gonna to be heading to their televisions 792 00:43:10,966 --> 00:43:12,286 and we need to be the ones playing it. 793 00:43:12,286 --> 00:43:13,766 We will be, Helen. 794 00:43:13,766 --> 00:43:17,246 There's a report coming in - apparently, Reagan's made a speech. 795 00:43:17,246 --> 00:43:18,766 OK. So... 796 00:43:18,766 --> 00:43:20,926 ..would it be safe to call this the... 797 00:43:20,926 --> 00:43:22,966 ..the worst disaster in space history? 798 00:43:22,966 --> 00:43:24,286 Uh... We're on in 15. 799 00:43:24,286 --> 00:43:26,126 How many died in the Apollo explosion? 800 00:43:26,126 --> 00:43:27,366 Uh, I think only three? 801 00:43:27,366 --> 00:43:28,606 So, yes, it's the worst. 802 00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:29,726 In ten. 803 00:43:31,046 --> 00:43:33,446 Thanks, Cheryl. (CLEARS THROAT) (NEWS THEME PLAYS) 804 00:43:33,446 --> 00:43:34,926 (UNDER BREATH) Okey-dokey. 805 00:43:34,926 --> 00:43:36,966 And five, four... 806 00:43:36,966 --> 00:43:39,966 (THEME ENDS) 807 00:43:41,126 --> 00:43:43,766 Good morning. I'm Helen Norville. 808 00:43:43,766 --> 00:43:45,326 We interrupt our programming 809 00:43:45,326 --> 00:43:47,926 to bring you breaking news from the United States, 810 00:43:47,926 --> 00:43:51,606 which has just seen the worst accident in space history - 811 00:43:51,606 --> 00:43:54,766 the tragic explosion of the Shuttle Challenger 812 00:43:54,766 --> 00:43:57,446 just a minute after launch. 813 00:43:57,446 --> 00:43:59,566 All seven astronauts aboard the Shuttle 814 00:43:59,566 --> 00:44:03,006 are believed to have perished in the disaster. 815 00:44:03,006 --> 00:44:04,806 The mission attracted special attention 816 00:44:04,806 --> 00:44:07,966 because it involved the first civilian sent to space - 817 00:44:07,966 --> 00:44:13,166 schoolteacher and mother of two Christa McAuliffe. 818 00:44:13,166 --> 00:44:15,686 (ON VIDEO) Lift-off of the 25th... (CLEARS THROAT) 819 00:44:15,686 --> 00:44:17,766 Uh, the next story's gonna be about Christa. 820 00:44:17,766 --> 00:44:19,166 ..cleared the tower. 821 00:44:19,166 --> 00:44:21,526 Houston, Challenger - roll program. 822 00:44:21,526 --> 00:44:23,006 Roger - roll, Challenger. 823 00:44:24,366 --> 00:44:26,966 Engines throttling up. Three engines now at 104%. 824 00:44:26,966 --> 00:44:29,366 Challenger, go at throttle up. 825 00:44:29,366 --> 00:44:31,326 Roger - go at throttle up. 826 00:44:31,326 --> 00:44:32,966 (VIEWERS EXCLAIM) 827 00:44:34,366 --> 00:44:36,366 (SCREAMING ON VIDEO) 828 00:44:38,926 --> 00:44:42,366 We are back in five.... 829 00:44:42,366 --> 00:44:44,846 What are her parents' names? Um... Uh... 830 00:44:46,166 --> 00:44:48,326 Grace and Ed. Grace and Ed Corrigan. 831 00:44:49,286 --> 00:44:50,766 Watching there... 832 00:44:51,806 --> 00:44:55,486 ..Grace and Ed Corrigan, Christa McAuliffe's parents. 833 00:44:55,486 --> 00:44:59,246 Just months earlier, the McAuliffe family were jubilant 834 00:44:59,246 --> 00:45:02,726 when Christa was selected from over 11,000 teachers 835 00:45:02,726 --> 00:45:06,446 for an opportunity that seemed like a dream come true. 836 00:45:06,446 --> 00:45:09,046 And we're...again in 30 seconds. OK. 837 00:45:09,046 --> 00:45:10,726 Can I grab some water, Noelene, or...? 838 00:45:10,726 --> 00:45:12,966 Noels, can we get some water? Thank you. 839 00:45:12,966 --> 00:45:16,406 So, the next story's...uh, story's about the six astronauts. 840 00:45:16,406 --> 00:45:17,886 Thank you. No, no, no, no. 841 00:45:17,886 --> 00:45:20,046 We...we wanna show the... the footage of the explosion again. 842 00:45:20,046 --> 00:45:22,686 We don't wanna ever go more than a few minutes without showing it. 843 00:45:22,686 --> 00:45:24,806 Can you give me something...? Give me another intro. 844 00:45:24,806 --> 00:45:26,806 Like, something about the, uh... Uh...uh...I think the... 845 00:45:26,806 --> 00:45:28,326 ..explosion? ..the main fuel tank exploded. 846 00:45:28,326 --> 00:45:29,486 In five... Uh, yep, yep. 847 00:45:29,486 --> 00:45:31,606 The-the flames coming from a defect in the booster. 848 00:45:31,606 --> 00:45:33,886 The flames couldn't be seen from the observers on the ground, 849 00:45:33,886 --> 00:45:37,286 but they were picked up by slow-motion footage from the launch. 850 00:45:37,286 --> 00:45:38,846 OK, thank you. 851 00:45:38,846 --> 00:45:41,326 Official sources have now confirmed 852 00:45:41,326 --> 00:45:46,086 there is no hope the Shuttle's crew survived the fireball explosion. 853 00:45:46,086 --> 00:45:48,806 It was the main fuel tank that exploded, 854 00:45:48,806 --> 00:45:53,286 with the flames appearing to come from a defect in the booster. 855 00:45:53,286 --> 00:45:56,966 The flames couldn't be seen by observers on the ground, 856 00:45:56,966 --> 00:46:00,246 but they were picked up by slow-motion footage. 857 00:46:00,246 --> 00:46:03,446 Aboard the shuttle were Mission Commander Dick Scobee... 858 00:46:03,446 --> 00:46:06,726 Breaking children's television to show the deaths of seven people. 859 00:46:06,726 --> 00:46:09,966 Well, we have, uh, broken into children's programming before, 860 00:46:09,966 --> 00:46:13,006 when there's been a bushfire or... Yes. Yes. For public a service. 861 00:46:13,006 --> 00:46:14,086 CFA warnings. 862 00:46:14,086 --> 00:46:17,406 But we would never, ever show footage of people dying, Lindsay. 863 00:46:17,406 --> 00:46:19,326 Yeah, the kiddies wouldn't really understand it. 864 00:46:19,326 --> 00:46:22,886 Well, you've got her out there explaining it in very basic terms. 865 00:46:22,886 --> 00:46:24,486 ..excitement for Christa McAuliffe... 866 00:46:24,486 --> 00:46:26,246 Does just means she's reinstated? 867 00:46:26,246 --> 00:46:28,086 ..and parishioner, who had become... 868 00:46:28,086 --> 00:46:29,926 I don't know, mate. I don't know. 869 00:46:31,126 --> 00:46:32,206 It's, um... 870 00:46:32,206 --> 00:46:33,606 We dropped again last night. 871 00:46:33,606 --> 00:46:36,046 A social studies teacher at Concord High School, 872 00:46:36,046 --> 00:46:37,726 Mrs McAuliffe taught... Badly. 873 00:46:37,726 --> 00:46:40,006 ..American history, law, economics, 874 00:46:40,006 --> 00:46:44,006 and a course that she designed herself - The American Woman. 875 00:46:44,006 --> 00:46:47,366 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has sent a telegram of condolence 876 00:46:47,366 --> 00:46:49,726 to the United States President, Ronald Reagan. 877 00:46:49,726 --> 00:46:50,766 OK. 878 00:46:50,766 --> 00:46:53,286 The telegram read, "We partake of your grief..." 879 00:46:53,286 --> 00:46:55,326 Uh, so, Reagan made a speech. 880 00:46:55,326 --> 00:46:58,286 He spoke directly to schoolchildren, saying that the tragedy was... 881 00:46:58,286 --> 00:47:01,166 ..part of the process of exploration, 882 00:47:01,166 --> 00:47:06,166 and he pledged that the Shuttle program will absolutely continue. 883 00:47:06,166 --> 00:47:07,966 RONALD REAGAN: I've always had great faith in 884 00:47:07,966 --> 00:47:09,646 and respect for our space program. 885 00:47:09,646 --> 00:47:11,046 ..cut out for 30 seconds. Cut out for 30. 886 00:47:11,046 --> 00:47:12,846 What happened today does nothing to diminish it. 887 00:47:12,846 --> 00:47:15,046 OK. (LAUGHS) OK. We don't hide our space programs. 888 00:47:15,046 --> 00:47:16,686 We don't keep secrets... And, back in five... 889 00:47:16,686 --> 00:47:17,846 ..and cover things up. 890 00:47:17,846 --> 00:47:20,366 United States President Ronald Reagan there 891 00:47:20,366 --> 00:47:24,166 putting into words some of the horror that we all feel. 892 00:47:24,166 --> 00:47:28,326 The impact of this tragedy will be felt for months, years. 893 00:47:28,326 --> 00:47:32,526 But right now, our thoughts must be with those children tonight, 894 00:47:32,526 --> 00:47:36,846 going to bed, having tragically lost a parent. 895 00:47:36,846 --> 00:47:38,726 For the McAuliffe family, 896 00:47:38,726 --> 00:47:44,006 their beloved daughter, wife, mother - Christa. 897 00:47:44,006 --> 00:47:46,606 When that Shuttle goes, there might be one body... 898 00:47:49,966 --> 00:47:52,446 ..but there's gonna be 10 souls that I'm taking with me. 899 00:47:52,446 --> 00:47:53,526 Thank you. 900 00:47:53,526 --> 00:47:55,446 (APPLAUSE) 901 00:47:56,446 --> 00:47:57,646 This has been Helen Norville. 902 00:47:57,646 --> 00:48:00,126 We'll return now to our regular programming. 903 00:48:00,126 --> 00:48:03,846 Geoff Walters will be back with the next update, on the hour. 904 00:48:03,846 --> 00:48:06,446 (NEWS THEME PLAYS) 905 00:48:06,446 --> 00:48:07,806 And we're out. (CHUCKLES) 906 00:48:07,806 --> 00:48:10,206 (APPLAUSE) Whoo! Whoooo! 907 00:48:11,206 --> 00:48:12,726 You're incredible. Thanks. 908 00:48:12,726 --> 00:48:13,886 (LAUGHS) 909 00:48:13,886 --> 00:48:15,526 You're incredible! 910 00:48:15,526 --> 00:48:16,886 (INHALES DEEPLY) 911 00:48:16,886 --> 00:48:19,166 I just... Oh! (LAUGHS) 912 00:48:19,166 --> 00:48:20,166 Thank you. 913 00:48:20,166 --> 00:48:21,366 GEOFF: Helen. 914 00:48:22,806 --> 00:48:26,206 Well done, pulling all that together so quickly. Quite a feat. 915 00:48:26,206 --> 00:48:28,326 Oh, well, I mean, it wasn't just me. 916 00:48:28,326 --> 00:48:31,446 But, um...working up emotion like that. 917 00:48:33,046 --> 00:48:34,566 I wasn't working up anything. 918 00:48:34,566 --> 00:48:37,286 Oh, we both know you were. 919 00:48:37,286 --> 00:48:39,646 Look, some people will probably applaud you for it, 920 00:48:39,646 --> 00:48:40,926 but I think, uh... 921 00:48:40,926 --> 00:48:44,286 ..most would prefer that that sort of thing is preserved for... 922 00:48:44,286 --> 00:48:47,006 ..soap operas, not the news bulletin. 923 00:48:50,686 --> 00:48:52,166 We'll see. 924 00:48:56,526 --> 00:48:58,526 Thank you, guys. Thank you. 925 00:48:58,526 --> 00:49:02,046 Brilliant, Helen. Brilliant. (APPLAUSE) 926 00:49:03,686 --> 00:49:06,006 (APPLAUSE) 927 00:49:10,606 --> 00:49:12,606 LINDSAY: Absolutely. Absolutely. 928 00:49:12,606 --> 00:49:15,966 Well done, you. Well done, Helen. (CHUCKLES) 929 00:49:15,966 --> 00:49:19,646 Uh, would you, uh, consider staying for the evening bulletin? 930 00:49:19,646 --> 00:49:22,446 I'm sacked. Aren't I? 931 00:49:22,446 --> 00:49:24,526 (LAUGHS) Oh, well, you know - 932 00:49:24,526 --> 00:49:26,726 you did...walk out on us. 933 00:49:26,726 --> 00:49:28,006 (CHUCKLES) 934 00:49:30,046 --> 00:49:32,006 I'll consider it. Hm? 935 00:49:32,006 --> 00:49:35,966 If you let me do an extended update at 5:30, solo. 936 00:49:35,966 --> 00:49:39,286 And then I'd like to read the lead at the 6:00pm bulletin. 937 00:49:39,286 --> 00:49:43,126 And I'd like to alternate the lead story every other day. 938 00:49:43,126 --> 00:49:44,846 And then, every Monday, I'd like to do 939 00:49:44,846 --> 00:49:46,486 the special report of my choosing - 940 00:49:46,486 --> 00:49:48,086 with Dale. 941 00:49:48,086 --> 00:49:49,166 (CHUCKLES) 942 00:49:50,406 --> 00:49:52,086 So, you put that in writing, and, yeah... 943 00:49:53,166 --> 00:49:54,646 ..I'll consider it. 944 00:49:59,846 --> 00:50:01,526 (SNIFFS, CLEARS THROAT) 945 00:50:01,526 --> 00:50:02,646 (DOOR OPENS) 946 00:50:04,286 --> 00:50:05,486 (DOOR CLOSES) 947 00:50:05,486 --> 00:50:07,166 What's going on there, do you reckon? 948 00:50:08,206 --> 00:50:09,846 Dale Jennings? 949 00:50:09,846 --> 00:50:11,726 Who knew he had it in him? 950 00:50:31,926 --> 00:50:34,766 God, Helen - did I forget to lock your door? 951 00:50:34,766 --> 00:50:36,286 It... I don't care. I'm so sorry. 952 00:50:36,286 --> 00:50:37,926 It must've been in the rush of everything, 953 00:50:37,926 --> 00:50:39,366 and I just... No, it doesn't matter. 954 00:50:39,366 --> 00:50:41,686 Do you want to make sure that your jewellery and your electronics...? 955 00:50:41,686 --> 00:50:43,006 Dale, I don't care. 956 00:50:44,006 --> 00:50:45,246 Sorry. Ugh. 957 00:50:45,246 --> 00:50:47,806 You're apologising for... for leaving my door unlocked 958 00:50:47,806 --> 00:50:50,086 after you saved my life. 959 00:50:50,086 --> 00:50:51,446 Thank you. 960 00:50:51,446 --> 00:50:52,606 Oh... 961 00:50:54,046 --> 00:50:55,366 (CLEARS THROAT) 962 00:50:56,766 --> 00:50:58,246 (GLASSES CLINK) 963 00:51:04,246 --> 00:51:06,086 Why DID you take those pills? 964 00:51:13,326 --> 00:51:15,446 It wasn't like I... No, I know. 965 00:51:17,326 --> 00:51:18,966 (OPENS DRAWER) 966 00:51:21,926 --> 00:51:23,526 (CORKSCREW RATTLES) 967 00:51:27,406 --> 00:51:30,246 You know those nights when everything horrible 968 00:51:30,246 --> 00:51:33,326 that anybody's ever said to you, or about you, 969 00:51:33,326 --> 00:51:36,926 and all the, you know, awful things that you've ever done, 970 00:51:36,926 --> 00:51:38,966 just keep playing... 971 00:51:38,966 --> 00:51:40,446 ..over and over in your head? 972 00:51:45,446 --> 00:51:46,926 And I just wanted silence. 973 00:51:55,726 --> 00:51:57,206 You know, you're incredible? 974 00:51:57,206 --> 00:51:58,406 (SNORTS) 975 00:51:58,406 --> 00:52:00,726 Wait till you get to know me. No, I mean it. 976 00:52:00,726 --> 00:52:03,166 And I could never do what you do. 977 00:52:05,206 --> 00:52:06,486 Yeah, you could. 978 00:52:06,486 --> 00:52:08,286 (CHUCKLES) 979 00:52:08,286 --> 00:52:10,406 I think that ship has sailed. 980 00:52:12,686 --> 00:52:14,406 (CORK POPS) (SIGHS) 981 00:52:17,806 --> 00:52:21,246 You know, I am a fucking disaster. (CHUCKLES) 982 00:52:21,246 --> 00:52:23,166 But I'm also relentless. 983 00:52:24,166 --> 00:52:25,646 And I'm loyal. 984 00:52:26,806 --> 00:52:28,766 I think we can make you a newsreader. 985 00:52:28,766 --> 00:52:30,286 (LAUGHS) 986 00:52:30,286 --> 00:52:32,966 So, come on, pick a story. No. 987 00:52:32,966 --> 00:52:34,766 Yeah. Pick a story - read it. 988 00:52:34,766 --> 00:52:37,406 Ugh, Helen, I have been up for 17 hours. 989 00:52:37,406 --> 00:52:40,006 Well, it's breaking news. You're on. Go! 990 00:52:40,006 --> 00:52:41,926 (UNDER BREATH) Oh, God. 991 00:52:41,926 --> 00:52:44,086 What story would you like? Any one. Just pick any one. 992 00:52:47,206 --> 00:52:48,686 Yeah? Yeah. 993 00:52:50,286 --> 00:52:53,206 "It's the toy line that's sold out all over the country - 994 00:52:53,206 --> 00:52:54,926 "the Cabbage Patch Kids are..." 995 00:52:54,926 --> 00:52:56,726 OK, so... 996 00:52:56,726 --> 00:52:57,966 ..you sound dead. 997 00:52:59,406 --> 00:53:02,206 Well, I feel dead. (CHUCKLES) Just go again. 998 00:53:02,206 --> 00:53:04,686 "It's the toy line that's sold out all over the country - 999 00:53:04,686 --> 00:53:06,166 "the Cabbage Patch Kids are..." 1000 00:53:06,166 --> 00:53:07,566 And now there's judgement in your voice. 1001 00:53:07,566 --> 00:53:09,926 (LAUGHS) 1002 00:53:09,926 --> 00:53:12,446 OK. Should I try it again? Yeah. 1003 00:53:12,446 --> 00:53:15,166 "It's the toy line that's sold out all over the country - 1004 00:53:15,166 --> 00:53:17,086 "the Cabbage Patch Kids..." 1005 00:53:17,086 --> 00:53:19,046 (CHUCKLES) "..the Cabbage Patch..." 1006 00:53:19,046 --> 00:53:20,046 Yes! 1007 00:53:21,446 --> 00:53:22,966 That was it. That was good. Yeah, OK. 1008 00:53:22,966 --> 00:53:25,686 Well, let me try that again. I'm not quite sure what I did. 1009 00:53:25,686 --> 00:53:27,446 Just relax. 1010 00:53:29,046 --> 00:53:31,726 "It's the toy line that's sold out all over the country - 1011 00:53:31,726 --> 00:53:33,806 "the Cabbage Patch Kids..." 1012 00:53:47,206 --> 00:53:49,246 So... 1013 00:53:49,246 --> 00:53:51,046 You and Helen, eh? 1014 00:53:51,046 --> 00:53:52,726 Have you been getting people 1015 00:53:52,726 --> 00:53:55,086 making comments about us at work? 1016 00:53:55,086 --> 00:53:56,566 People like to gossip about Helen. 1017 00:53:56,566 --> 00:53:58,726 I just don't like people talking about me. 1018 00:53:58,726 --> 00:54:00,886 HELEN: Are you sure that this is just about the gossip? 1019 00:54:00,886 --> 00:54:04,686 Is this your way of trying to tell me that I'm a little bit too much? 1020 00:54:04,686 --> 00:54:07,446 Geoff's 60th. You going as Mr Helen Norville? 1021 00:54:07,446 --> 00:54:10,726 Are you going? 'Cause my invite was "Rob and guest". 1022 00:54:11,846 --> 00:54:13,606 Halley's Comet is returning, 1023 00:54:13,606 --> 00:54:16,446 and Australia is being gripped by comet fever. 1024 00:54:16,446 --> 00:54:18,966 Geoff's not gonna be on the desk for much longer. 1025 00:54:18,966 --> 00:54:23,246 Are you saying that I should consider my position? 1026 00:54:23,246 --> 00:54:27,646 EVELYN: If you or the network mistreat my husband in any way, 1027 00:54:27,646 --> 00:54:33,686 I can assure you, the public response will be utterly devastating. 1028 00:54:33,686 --> 00:54:35,166 Captions by Red Bee Media 1029 00:54:35,166 --> 00:54:36,966 Copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation