Cirrus@Austlit

'HealthPlay’s latest production, “Hear Me” deals with the aftermath of a young patient’s death from the perspective of the patient’s mother, the CEO, the supervising doctor and his colleague. This is followed by a discussion to examine the potential for improving the quality and safety of healthcare through communication, partnerships between patients, families and health professionals and staff culture. A powerful and innovative play that examines all the complex issues that arise when things go wrong in health care.

'AIPFCC in partnership with the Centre for Health Communication at UTS engaged renowned playwright, Alan Hopgood to write a play to engage people with the tricky issues that occur as part of incident disclosure. The play touches on the complex issues that arise when things go wrong in health care.

'“Hear Me” premiered in Sydney on October 4th 2012 at the 1st International Incident Disclosure Conference to much acclaim and subsequent discussion.

'Written by Alan Hopgood in collaboration with Dr Catherine Crock and Prof Rick Idema and others from the Australian Institute for Patient and Family Centred Care.

'Starring Lee Mason or Neil Pigot, Marcella Russo, Jenny Seedsman, and Alan Hopgood.' (Production summary)

A character-based television drama series about the lives of police officers in the fictitious Australian country town of Mt Thomas, this series began with the arrival of Constable Maggie Doyle (Lisa McCune) to the Mt Thomas station in the episode 'A Woman's Place'. Doyle and avuncular station boss Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon (John Wood) were the core characters of the series until the departure of Lisa McCune.

Immensely popular for a decade, Blue Heelers was cancelled in 2006 after thirteen seasons. The announcement was front-page news in Australia's major newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney's Daily Telegraph, The Herald Sun and The Age in Melbourne, and Brisbane's Courier Mail.

On June 8, 2006 Ross Warneke wrote in The Age:

'It's over and, to be perfectly blunt, there's no use lamenting the demise of Blue Heelers any more. When the final movie-length episode aired on Channel Seven on Sunday night, 1.5 million Australians tuned in, a figure that was big enough to give the show a win in its timeslot but nowhere near big enough to pay the sort of tribute that this writer believes Heelers deserved after more than 500 episodes. It is unlikely there will be anything like it again. At almost $500,000 an hour, shows such as Blue Heelers are quickly becoming the dinosaurs of Australian TV.'

'Peter Unwin George Wall, otherwise known as Pugwall, had a big dream — to be in a successful rock band. With the help of his mates Bazza, Orfo, Stringbean and Jenny, he created The Orange Organics. Now it's Summer and Pugwall has his own goals to achieve. He makes a list with his best friend Orfo and together they set about achieving them: making money, driving the school wardens wild, getting a suntan and working towards the release of a record with the band.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 6/6/2014)

'A group of young people get together to form a rock and roll band.'

Source: Screen Australia.

A daily television drama series set in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough, Neighbours chronicles the lives of the residents of Ramsay Street. The series initially revolved around three families: the Ramsays (at number 24 Ramsay Street), the Robinsons (at number 26), and the Clarkes (at number 28). The scope of the series has since broadened to include new Ramsay Street familes.

A story about two airline pilots flying for a small South Pacific airline. Both are attractive to women, but one has a problem sustaining his erections, while his friend is more successful with the beautiful women who cross their paths.