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The Real Thing

The Real Thing celebrates unique Australian characters.

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#21: Love and courage in Wilcannia

#21: Love and courage in Wilcannia

Positively Wilcannia, part 6: stop recording, start feeling.Robert Clayton broke his leg three years ago. The injury set... Read more

13 Jul 2017

18mins

Ranked #2

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#25: Campsite Panorama

#25: Campsite Panorama

Ford vs Holden. Blue vs red. Mate vs mate.There's no sitting on the fence when it comes to motoring's great rivalry.But ... Read more

27 Sep 2017

27mins

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Ranked #3

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#10: Freedom is a goat

#10: Freedom is a goat

One man, one goat and a wide open road.Gary the goat is famous. Millions of fans have watched videos of the farm-animal-... Read more

12 Dec 2016

33mins

Ranked #4

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#29: Elvis town

#29: Elvis town

Improbable hairdos, gyrating hips, overstretched jumpsuits, way too many rhinestones, and a whole lot of community spiri... Read more

9 Jan 2018

23mins

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#2: Eastbound Anton

#2: Eastbound Anton

Anton McMillan is a role model for younger residents in a uniquely structured household called Boys from the Bush.During... Read more

29 Aug 2016

18mins

Ranked #6

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#28: Bruce Lee of the sea

#28: Bruce Lee of the sea

When Robbie Page discovered surfing it consumed him.The former Pipeline Master views the sport as a martial art.It led h... Read more

25 Dec 2017

20mins

Ranked #7

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#30: The woman who lived in a tree

#30: The woman who lived in a tree

Miranda Gibson was an unlikely candidate to break the record for Australia’s longest tree-sit.The shy Queenslander had n... Read more

23 Jan 2018

24mins

Ranked #8

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#10: Freedom is a goat (tribute to Gary)

#10: Freedom is a goat (tribute to Gary)

Gary the goat, an internet sensation, and friend of The Real Thing, has died on tour in Queensland.There's a reason Gary... Read more

17 Nov 2017

36mins

Ranked #9

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#13: A kangaroo has three ears

#13: A kangaroo has three ears

Mark Colvin like you've never heard him.In 1978 the ABC’s renegade youth broadcaster Double Jay premiered an audio exper... Read more

11 May 2017

52mins

Ranked #10

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#27: The nightmare before Christmas

#27: The nightmare before Christmas

Christmas; family, food, anticipation. The stakes are high.There's extra pressure for the Williams family, who are only ... Read more

11 Dec 2017

13mins

Ranked #11

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#9: Samantha and the secret

#9: Samantha and the secret

Samantha Beranic was 12 when her Mother told her a secret.This information quickly became a burden that would shadow Sam... Read more

5 Dec 2016

20mins

Ranked #12

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#16: Positively Wilcannia

#16: Positively Wilcannia

Positively Wilcannia, part 1: The Real Thing is helping put Wilcannia on the map.Wilcannia locals are fighting for the t... Read more

5 Jul 2017

13mins

Ranked #13

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#4: Backyard lion safari

#4: Backyard lion safari

After the closure of the African Lion Safari in Sydney’s far west, wildlife remained living inside its boundaries.The ex... Read more

19 Sep 2016

19mins

Ranked #14

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#8: Nineteen

#8: Nineteen

Redgum’s ‘I was only 19’ united the Vietnam veteran’s movement in Australia.The song tells the true story of an Australi... Read more

8 Nov 2016

36mins

Ranked #15

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#31: Picnic Tropicana

#31: Picnic Tropicana

It started as an idea in a Darlinghurst cafe and became the world’s largest short film festival.Tropfest has helped kick... Read more

9 Feb 2018

31mins

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