WEBVTT 00:00:01.906 --> 00:00:03.706 In position, please. 00:00:04.826 --> 00:00:06.426 Stand by, control room. 00:00:08.226 --> 00:00:09.586 OK, on my cue. 00:00:11.226 --> 00:00:12.226 Rolling. 00:00:13.366 --> 00:00:16.442 And action. 00:00:16.466 --> 00:00:20.682 Well, after 75 years, Halley's comet is returning 00:00:20.706 --> 00:00:24.282 and Australia is being gripped by comet fever. 00:00:24.306 --> 00:00:28.402 So, join us Friday, 7:00pm for Once in a Lifetime. 00:00:28.426 --> 00:00:30.682 We look at the history, the myths, the legends... 00:00:30.706 --> 00:00:35.082 Sorry, actually, Geoff, it's proudly presented by Ansett. 00:00:35.106 --> 00:00:36.082 And then you... 00:00:36.106 --> 00:00:38.682 So, after you say "Once in a lifetime"... 00:00:38.706 --> 00:00:40.722 I know, I know. ..you go straight into the... 00:00:40.746 --> 00:00:43.106 It's right there. Thank you. 00:00:44.746 --> 00:00:48.082 Do you want to just use the autocue? No, no. No, I'm fine. 00:00:48.106 --> 00:00:49.826 Bloody sponsor. 00:00:50.826 --> 00:00:55.002 Well, after 75 years, Halley's comet is returning 00:00:55.026 --> 00:00:58.482 and Australia is being gripped by comet fever. 00:00:58.506 --> 00:01:02.642 So join us Friday, 7:00pm for Once in a Lifetime, 00:01:02.666 --> 00:01:04.442 proudly presented by Ansett. 00:01:04.466 --> 00:01:08.386 A look at the history, the legends, the... 00:01:09.746 --> 00:01:11.682 The science of this astronomical apparition. 00:01:11.706 --> 00:01:13.202 Do you wanna have a look? 00:01:13.226 --> 00:01:14.426 Damn it. 00:01:16.346 --> 00:01:20.482 Well, after 75 years, Halley's comet is returning 00:01:20.506 --> 00:01:23.882 and Australia is being gripped by comet fever. 00:01:23.906 --> 00:01:27.186 So, tune in Friday, 7:00pm for... 00:01:30.066 --> 00:01:32.402 Once in a Lifetime. 00:01:32.426 --> 00:01:34.626 Proudly brought to you by Ansett. 00:01:35.426 --> 00:01:38.622 A look at the myths, the history and the science 00:01:38.746 --> 00:01:40.942 of Halley's comet. 00:01:41.066 --> 00:01:42.786 Don't miss it. 00:01:46.106 --> 00:01:48.362 And what are your memories of 1910? 00:01:48.386 --> 00:01:50.802 I was seven and she was five. 00:01:50.826 --> 00:01:53.202 I remember it was so light, almost like daytime. 00:01:53.226 --> 00:01:56.642 All the dogs were barking. Yes, we had to lock them inside. 00:01:56.666 --> 00:01:59.522 Our border collie piddled on the rug. 00:01:59.546 --> 00:02:01.562 And what did the comet actually look like? 00:02:01.586 --> 00:02:04.162 Well, there were all these sorts of explosions coming out of it. 00:02:04.186 --> 00:02:06.242 Weren't there? Like fireworks. 00:02:06.266 --> 00:02:08.482 She was terrified. I don't remember that. 00:02:08.506 --> 00:02:10.802 You were, Ruth. You were crying louder than the dogs. 00:02:10.826 --> 00:02:13.122 I just remember it was so beautiful. 00:02:13.146 --> 00:02:14.922 Look, thank you so much, ladies. 00:02:14.946 --> 00:02:16.662 If you don't mind bearing with us, 00:02:16.686 --> 00:02:18.982 we're just going to get a couple of extra shots of my reaction. 00:02:19.006 --> 00:02:20.366 OK? 00:02:22.306 --> 00:02:25.802 So... you and Helen, hey? 00:02:25.826 --> 00:02:27.442 When did that happen? 00:02:27.466 --> 00:02:29.642 What? She bit of a goer? 00:02:29.666 --> 00:02:31.682 I reckon she would be for sure. 00:02:31.706 --> 00:02:33.442 There's nothing happening between Helen and I. 00:02:33.466 --> 00:02:35.122 Right. OK. 00:02:35.146 --> 00:02:36.202 There isn't. 00:02:36.226 --> 00:02:39.502 OK. Just need a couple of shots of you nodding, if you could just... 00:02:39.526 --> 00:02:40.806 Yeah. I know. 00:02:44.186 --> 00:02:45.626 Who made the first move? 00:02:46.826 --> 00:02:48.626 She big spoon or little spoon? 00:02:49.706 --> 00:02:51.682 Big spoon, I reckon. Big spoon, for sure. Definitely. 00:02:51.706 --> 00:02:54.786 Can we focus, please? Yeah, definitely. Sorry. 00:03:23.706 --> 00:03:24.962 Hi. 00:03:24.986 --> 00:03:26.322 Are you going out? 00:03:26.346 --> 00:03:28.026 I bought this for Saturday. 00:03:29.586 --> 00:03:31.226 What's Saturday? Geoff's 60th. 00:03:32.666 --> 00:03:34.962 Do you think this is a little bit too dressy for cocktail? 00:03:34.986 --> 00:03:36.442 Don't know. Don't think so. No? 00:03:36.466 --> 00:03:38.002 It's just Geoff's wife hates me 00:03:38.026 --> 00:03:41.002 and if I * up the dress code, then I'll never hear the end of it. 00:03:41.026 --> 00:03:43.762 But there's also this part of me that's just a little bit excited 00:03:43.786 --> 00:03:46.202 about the idea of her fixating on it, so... 00:03:46.226 --> 00:03:47.882 Can I show you option number two? 00:03:47.906 --> 00:03:49.442 You go and make yourself a drink. 00:03:49.466 --> 00:03:51.066 OK. 00:03:55.826 --> 00:03:58.002 Hey, Helen, um, 00:03:58.026 --> 00:04:01.482 have you been getting people making comments about us at work? 00:04:01.506 --> 00:04:02.882 No. 00:04:02.906 --> 00:04:04.242 Have you? 00:04:04.266 --> 00:04:06.122 All day. Who? 00:04:06.146 --> 00:04:08.762 Um, camera boys, mostly. 00:04:08.786 --> 00:04:10.242 What do they say? 00:04:10.266 --> 00:04:12.922 Just... lewd comments. 00:04:12.946 --> 00:04:15.706 Ignore them. I'm sure they're just bored. 00:04:18.786 --> 00:04:20.746 So, what do you think? It's confident, right? 00:04:22.706 --> 00:04:24.802 I like it. 00:04:24.826 --> 00:04:26.282 Do you have a cocktail suit? 00:04:26.306 --> 00:04:28.522 I'm not invited. But I've got a plus one. 00:04:28.546 --> 00:04:31.922 No, see, I actually think going as your plus one's gonna make it worse. 00:04:31.946 --> 00:04:34.562 I think we should keep some distance, really. 00:04:34.586 --> 00:04:35.802 Just for the next week or two. 00:04:35.826 --> 00:04:38.202 What the * are they saying? Calling me a slut? 00:04:38.226 --> 00:04:40.502 I don't care. They'd say that anyway. 00:04:40.526 --> 00:04:42.806 I just don't like people talking about me. 00:04:44.746 --> 00:04:46.242 Are you... 00:04:46.266 --> 00:04:48.506 Are you sure that this is just about the gossip? 00:04:50.186 --> 00:04:51.802 Is this your way of trying to tell me 00:04:51.826 --> 00:04:53.266 that I'm a little bit too much? 00:04:54.306 --> 00:04:55.522 Helen. 00:04:55.546 --> 00:04:59.202 We can still hang out after hours, just not at work things. 00:04:59.226 --> 00:05:00.226 OK. 00:05:03.106 --> 00:05:04.402 I'm sorry. 00:05:04.426 --> 00:05:05.946 It's OK. 00:05:07.066 --> 00:05:08.066 OK. 00:05:13.186 --> 00:05:15.146 Bye. Bye. 00:05:34.226 --> 00:05:36.042 The CEO says it is the duck's nuts. 00:05:36.066 --> 00:05:37.482 It is very, very flash. 00:05:37.506 --> 00:05:39.722 Sounds a bit extravagant. Come on. 00:05:39.746 --> 00:05:41.722 It's your 60th, mate. Live a little. 00:05:41.746 --> 00:05:44.882 This is an international luxury resort. 00:05:44.906 --> 00:05:46.522 Conrad Jupiters. 00:05:46.546 --> 00:05:49.122 I mean, Danny LaRue, he's doing a show there. 00:05:49.146 --> 00:05:50.942 Come on, mate. You'll love it. No, no, no, no. 00:05:50.966 --> 00:05:52.602 I gotta... I should be... Going? 00:05:52.626 --> 00:05:56.162 Yeah, alright, before you do, more questions from upstairs. 00:05:56.186 --> 00:05:58.242 They were just, you know, wondering 00:05:58.266 --> 00:06:00.166 how you're looking at the next few years. 00:06:01.386 --> 00:06:03.802 In what sense? Just generally, you know. 00:06:03.826 --> 00:06:05.266 I... 00:06:07.546 --> 00:06:09.522 I think I may have sold 'em on that idea 00:06:09.546 --> 00:06:11.866 of getting you back out into the field a bit more. 00:06:13.066 --> 00:06:14.922 Really? Yeah. I told them, mate. 00:06:14.946 --> 00:06:18.242 I said, "Listen, Geoff Walters, people forget about him. 00:06:18.266 --> 00:06:20.566 "He was a war correspondent, world class." 00:06:21.986 --> 00:06:24.386 And this is in addition to the desk? Yeah! 00:06:26.226 --> 00:06:27.786 But not necessarily. 00:06:29.706 --> 00:06:30.683 What? 00:06:30.707 --> 00:06:32.842 Listen, mate, if you really want to get out there, 00:06:32.866 --> 00:06:35.122 do some investigative stuff, some international stuff, 00:06:35.146 --> 00:06:37.562 the CEO will back you - your own show, your own crew... 00:06:37.586 --> 00:06:38.946 Am I being given a push? 00:06:39.746 --> 00:06:42.722 No, mate, but we both know that the numbers have... 00:06:42.746 --> 00:06:45.482 Now, you tell me exactly what was said. 00:06:45.506 --> 00:06:47.482 Nothing was said, nothing. I just did... 00:06:47.506 --> 00:06:50.682 I'm just aware of what happened to that bloke in Perth. 00:06:50.706 --> 00:06:53.282 That newsreader had been there for five years. 00:06:53.306 --> 00:06:55.802 I've been with the network for 30 years. 00:06:55.826 --> 00:06:57.442 I'm in your corner. 00:06:57.466 --> 00:06:59.362 Could I get you anything else? No, thanks, mate. 00:06:59.386 --> 00:07:00.786 We're alright. Thank you very much. 00:07:04.146 --> 00:07:07.826 Are you saying that I should consider my position? 00:07:09.546 --> 00:07:11.906 All I'm saying, old mate, is that... 00:07:13.186 --> 00:07:16.106 ...you've got a pretty great option now and... 00:07:17.946 --> 00:07:20.506 ...I couldn't tell you how long it's going to stay on the table. 00:07:30.226 --> 00:07:32.882 OK, so we start with the general introduction to the comet, 00:07:32.906 --> 00:07:35.002 then the piece on Edmund Halley. 00:07:35.026 --> 00:07:36.602 We got any more time in that? 00:07:36.626 --> 00:07:38.402 It's already pushed out to two and a half minutes. 00:07:38.426 --> 00:07:41.482 OK, well, then we're going to go to the BBC special 00:07:41.506 --> 00:07:45.242 on the 'Ghee-oto' space satellite. 00:07:45.266 --> 00:07:47.442 Giotto. Sorry? 00:07:47.466 --> 00:07:50.002 It's the Giotto space satellite. 00:07:50.026 --> 00:07:51.762 Thanks, Dale. 00:07:51.786 --> 00:07:55.322 Um, is there any more time in the story on comet tourism? 00:07:55.346 --> 00:07:57.762 There's a lot of footage of Japanese tourists, 00:07:57.786 --> 00:07:59.982 but then we'll need subtitles. 00:08:00.006 --> 00:08:01.926 Noelene, could you translate? 00:08:02.746 --> 00:08:04.266 I don't know Japanese. 00:08:05.546 --> 00:08:07.762 What about your parents? Do they know? 00:08:07.786 --> 00:08:09.746 They're Korean. 00:08:11.226 --> 00:08:13.462 I'll find a translator. Great. Thank you. 00:08:13.486 --> 00:08:15.962 Um, next, the National Boys Choir is going to perform... 00:08:15.986 --> 00:08:17.602 What about the Aboriginal mythology story? 00:08:17.626 --> 00:08:18.722 That's been dropped. Why? 00:08:18.746 --> 00:08:20.402 The interviews were too hard to understand. 00:08:20.426 --> 00:08:21.822 We'll just use subtitles. 00:08:21.846 --> 00:08:23.522 It's a family special. So? 00:08:23.546 --> 00:08:25.042 Kids won't read subtitles. 00:08:25.066 --> 00:08:27.622 The subtitles are OK for the Japanese tourist story, 00:08:27.646 --> 00:08:29.646 but not OK for the Aboriginal mythology story? 00:08:30.906 --> 00:08:34.162 Correct. Yes. Where was I? 00:08:34.186 --> 00:08:37.142 I don't know if a live cross is possible, 00:08:37.166 --> 00:08:40.202 but tonight, Melbourne Observatory is having a family event. 00:08:40.226 --> 00:08:42.362 You know, without the Aboriginal mythology story, 00:08:42.386 --> 00:08:44.962 this is basically just the BBC special repackaged. 00:08:44.986 --> 00:08:47.322 Well, Lindsay nixed the Aboriginal story, not me. 00:08:47.346 --> 00:08:49.522 So... What kind of event? 00:08:49.546 --> 00:08:51.802 They've invited families to come to the observ... 00:08:51.826 --> 00:08:54.082 If you've got a problem with that, you can go tell him yourself. 00:08:54.106 --> 00:08:55.922 You know, walk in there and say to him, "Look, Lindsay, 00:08:55.946 --> 00:08:59.282 "we are three minutes short on the comet special, but I've got an idea! 00:08:59.306 --> 00:09:01.782 "More Aboriginals!" See what he has to say about it. 00:09:01.806 --> 00:09:03.482 You're pathetic. Unbelievable! 00:09:03.506 --> 00:09:04.382 Un... un... unbelievable. 00:09:04.406 --> 00:09:06.742 She begs to be part of this stuff, 00:09:06.766 --> 00:09:08.122 gets here and acts like a * on wheels. 00:09:08.146 --> 00:09:09.662 The live cross idea is worth considering. 00:09:09.686 --> 00:09:11.442 They are expecting hundreds at the observatory. 00:09:11.466 --> 00:09:12.762 And who's gonna do it? 00:09:12.786 --> 00:09:14.906 You? I could, yeah. 00:09:17.026 --> 00:09:18.802 Any more ideas? 00:09:18.826 --> 00:09:20.322 No? Good. Thank you. 00:09:20.346 --> 00:09:23.562 I can get three minutes, maybe more, out of a live cross. 00:09:23.586 --> 00:09:26.322 Going live isn't your strong suit. 00:09:26.346 --> 00:09:29.122 I struggled with the updates, sure, but a live cross is different. 00:09:29.146 --> 00:09:30.402 God. 00:09:30.426 --> 00:09:32.542 So, my options are an on-air choke 00:09:32.566 --> 00:09:34.846 or a pack of blackfellas no-one understands. 00:09:35.826 --> 00:09:37.226 *' hell. 00:09:39.586 --> 00:09:42.226 Macca, do you know if the link truck is available? 00:09:43.346 --> 00:09:44.786 Yes. OK, good. Thank you. 00:09:48.586 --> 00:09:50.202 Noels, you're not... you're not 00:09:50.226 --> 00:09:52.146 making a trip to the canteen, are you? 00:09:53.226 --> 00:09:55.802 Is there any chance you could get us 00:09:55.826 --> 00:09:58.602 two choc milks, two pies and a sausage roll, please? 00:09:58.626 --> 00:10:01.546 Extra tomato sauce? Extra tomato sauce. Yes! 00:10:28.586 --> 00:10:29.922 Hip-hip! Hooray! 00:10:29.946 --> 00:10:31.082 Hip-hip! Hooray! 00:10:31.106 --> 00:10:32.482 Hip-hip! Hooray! 00:10:32.506 --> 00:10:34.186 Thank you. Thank you. 00:10:39.506 --> 00:10:40.882 How's Evelyn going? 00:10:40.906 --> 00:10:44.082 Well, she was just having an altercation with the caterers, 00:10:44.106 --> 00:10:46.185 so I evacuated quickly. 00:10:48.266 --> 00:10:49.962 Noelene... I'll be with you in just a minute... 00:10:49.986 --> 00:10:51.522 Before you go, would you... would you mind... 00:10:51.546 --> 00:10:55.122 ...would you mind just, um, typing something up for me? 00:10:55.146 --> 00:10:57.082 Of course. Yes. It's... 00:10:57.106 --> 00:10:58.602 It's my speech for tomorrow. 00:10:58.626 --> 00:11:00.162 It's quite sensitive. 00:11:00.186 --> 00:11:01.802 And I'd appreciate it if you didn't let anybody know 00:11:01.826 --> 00:11:03.402 the details in there. 00:11:03.426 --> 00:11:05.322 Of course. It's not quite finished. 00:11:05.346 --> 00:11:06.762 I just want to see it in print. 00:11:06.786 --> 00:11:08.242 I'll have it to you by the end of the day. 00:11:08.266 --> 00:11:10.402 Thank you. Thank you. Could you pop that in my office? 00:11:10.426 --> 00:11:11.786 Thank you, dear. 00:11:13.626 --> 00:11:17.122 Hey, Noels, could we add a Polly Waffle to that order, please? 00:11:17.146 --> 00:11:18.306 Yeah. 00:11:21.786 --> 00:11:25.202 Did the CEO mention if he was coming on Saturday? 00:11:25.226 --> 00:11:28.282 Well, I haven't spoken to him today, mate. 00:11:28.306 --> 00:11:30.122 Well, I've come to a decision. 00:11:30.146 --> 00:11:31.882 I'll be offering more on Saturday. 00:11:31.906 --> 00:11:33.402 Come on, mate. 00:11:33.426 --> 00:11:35.602 What decision would that be? 00:11:35.626 --> 00:11:37.962 The RSVP date was two weeks ago, 00:11:37.986 --> 00:11:41.066 but tell the CEO that we'll happily overlook that. 00:11:46.426 --> 00:11:49.802 Never seen it like that... life... 00:11:49.826 --> 00:11:53.202 All the cows and bullock... 00:11:53.226 --> 00:11:57.082 If we were making a documentary, fine, but we're not. It's too boring. 00:11:57.106 --> 00:11:59.562 Well, I mean, first you say it's too hard to understand, 00:11:59.586 --> 00:12:01.482 and now you say it's too boring. 00:12:01.506 --> 00:12:03.282 That's because both are true. 00:12:03.306 --> 00:12:06.002 She's... she's describing a biblical flood 00:12:06.026 --> 00:12:08.122 that... that... 00:12:08.146 --> 00:12:09.866 "That... that... that..." Spit it out! 00:12:14.346 --> 00:12:16.802 They believe that the comet is a bad omen. 00:12:16.826 --> 00:12:19.482 Settle in, kiddies! 00:12:19.506 --> 00:12:21.602 That magical moment we've been waiting for. 00:12:21.626 --> 00:12:23.465 It's gonna kill us all! 00:12:25.346 --> 00:12:27.202 We could try cutting the interview 00:12:27.226 --> 00:12:29.042 and just do it with Helen's voiceover. 00:12:29.066 --> 00:12:30.302 Do whatever you want. 00:12:30.326 --> 00:12:32.802 Spend the entire day on it. Show Lindsay a cut. 00:12:32.826 --> 00:12:34.542 I'll tell you exactly what'll happen. 00:12:34.566 --> 00:12:37.622 He will can the entire thing. And you know what won't happen?! 00:12:37.646 --> 00:12:39.722 Nobody will turn to me and say, "You know what, Dennis? 00:12:39.746 --> 00:12:41.022 "You were absolutely right! 00:12:41.046 --> 00:12:42.682 "We should have * listened to you!" 00:12:42.706 --> 00:12:44.466 That won't happen! 00:12:52.066 --> 00:12:54.306 What do you want me to do? Cut it or... 00:12:56.546 --> 00:12:58.066 You right? 00:13:20.346 --> 00:13:22.682 Dale Jennings. Can you come to my office, please? 00:13:22.706 --> 00:13:24.762 I'm sorry, I'm racing out to do the cross. 00:13:24.786 --> 00:13:26.882 Can you just please bring me a glass of water? 00:13:26.906 --> 00:13:29.506 I've gotta go. The boys are waiting. Sorry. 00:13:41.026 --> 00:13:42.706 Fresh from the market. 00:13:44.426 --> 00:13:46.002 No, no, no. 00:13:46.026 --> 00:13:47.802 I'm done. 00:13:47.826 --> 00:13:48.962 You right? Yeah. 00:13:48.986 --> 00:13:50.442 Can I just take a minute, please? 00:13:50.466 --> 00:13:51.826 Yeah, of course. 00:13:55.826 --> 00:13:57.066 Here we go again. 00:14:28.106 --> 00:14:29.402 Thanks, Helen. 00:14:29.426 --> 00:14:32.826 Thanks, Helen. I'm here at Melbourne Observatory. 00:14:36.306 --> 00:14:37.482 Thanks, Helen. 00:14:37.506 --> 00:14:38.962 I'm here at Melbourne Observatory, 00:14:38.986 --> 00:14:41.322 where observers have been lining up... 00:14:41.346 --> 00:14:43.922 Mate, every time you read it, you sound more stilted. 00:14:43.946 --> 00:14:45.306 Just so you know. 00:14:47.146 --> 00:14:48.802 I might just check on the astronomer. 00:14:48.826 --> 00:14:50.722 He said he's coming. Just relax. 00:14:50.746 --> 00:14:52.146 Think of something else, maybe. 00:14:53.706 --> 00:14:58.002 Hey, so, I noticed, um... you and Helen are keeping a low profile. 00:14:58.026 --> 00:15:00.282 Is it over or has it just kind of gone underground? 00:15:00.306 --> 00:15:02.762 Nothing ever happened. I heard she stayed at your place. 00:15:02.786 --> 00:15:04.542 And I heard you made out with her in Murray's... 00:15:04.566 --> 00:15:07.482 Stayed at my house on one occasion and we had a career discussion 00:15:07.506 --> 00:15:08.826 and that's it, it's... 00:15:09.706 --> 00:15:11.802 I don't know why you find it so fascinating. 00:15:11.826 --> 00:15:15.022 You know it's not just us, right? It's the talk of the entire office. 00:15:15.046 --> 00:15:16.366 Why? 00:15:17.026 --> 00:15:18.522 - I don't know. - Ladies and gentlemen. 00:15:18.546 --> 00:15:21.302 People like to gossip about Helen. I am so sorry. 00:15:21.326 --> 00:15:24.082 Cloud cover is not shifting any time soon, 00:15:24.106 --> 00:15:28.202 so there's not going to be any comet visible tonight. 00:15:28.226 --> 00:15:30.202 Are we still doing the live cross? Yes. 00:15:30.226 --> 00:15:32.562 Excuse me! Excuse me! Hi. 00:15:32.586 --> 00:15:35.426 He's here. 30 seconds. Look alive, people. 00:15:44.586 --> 00:15:46.042 You alright? 00:15:46.066 --> 00:15:48.962 'Cause if, for whatever reason, you're not feeling up to this, 00:15:48.986 --> 00:15:50.322 just say so. 00:15:50.346 --> 00:15:51.762 I'm fine. 00:15:51.786 --> 00:15:53.385 And 10 seconds. 00:15:56.946 --> 00:16:00.106 On my hand in five, four... 00:16:04.506 --> 00:16:05.842 Good evening. 00:16:05.866 --> 00:16:09.002 Well, right now, as we turn the calendar page to February, 00:16:09.026 --> 00:16:12.002 we are on the brink of a celestial sky show, 00:16:12.026 --> 00:16:15.082 the likes of which hasn't been seen in 75 years. 00:16:15.106 --> 00:16:17.002 Bloody hell. 00:16:17.026 --> 00:16:18.762 How does she do it? 00:16:18.786 --> 00:16:21.306 Nightmare off-screen, camera goes on her... 00:16:21.946 --> 00:16:23.162 ...bloody magic. 00:16:23.186 --> 00:16:25.962 Join us as we unlock the history, the hype and the science 00:16:25.986 --> 00:16:27.886 of Halley's Comet. 00:16:28.866 --> 00:16:30.186 And we're clear. 00:16:31.226 --> 00:16:32.802 Cheryl, Cheryl. 00:16:32.826 --> 00:16:34.282 10 seconds. Cheryl. 00:16:34.306 --> 00:16:36.202 What is it? Is my make-up running right there? 00:16:36.226 --> 00:16:37.842 I can feel it. No. No, no. 00:16:37.866 --> 00:16:42.306 On my hand in five, four, three... 00:16:47.586 --> 00:16:50.242 Well, our journey begins some 300 years ago 00:16:50.266 --> 00:16:53.442 when a British astronomer looked up the skies. 00:16:53.466 --> 00:16:56.682 Edmund Halley, a personal friend of King Charles, 00:16:56.706 --> 00:16:59.002 managed to not only identify the comet, 00:16:59.026 --> 00:17:02.722 but to compute its orbit and lend it his name. 00:17:02.746 --> 00:17:06.042 Francene Pulford takes us back to the 1600s, 00:17:06.066 --> 00:17:09.906 to a time of kings, courts and comets. 00:17:11.346 --> 00:17:12.666 And we're clear. 00:17:18.986 --> 00:17:21.986 And in 30 seconds. 00:17:29.266 --> 00:17:32.066 Get me Lindsay. Helen, 20 seconds. 00:17:33.546 --> 00:17:35.362 Helen! Now! 00:17:35.386 --> 00:17:37.882 Helen's in a bit of a state. 00:17:37.906 --> 00:17:39.282 OK, 15 seconds. 00:17:39.306 --> 00:17:40.922 OK? 00:17:40.946 --> 00:17:42.822 Just ask questions and listen to him. 00:17:42.846 --> 00:17:45.646 Forget about it being live. Just... just listen to his answers. 00:17:46.866 --> 00:17:48.586 And in 10 seconds... 00:17:50.426 --> 00:17:54.122 On my hand in five, four... 00:17:54.146 --> 00:17:57.146 Clear, please, Cheryl. Three. Thank you. Two. 00:17:59.946 --> 00:18:03.322 Well, amateur stargazers all over the country 00:18:03.346 --> 00:18:06.762 are preparing themselves for this once-in-a-lifetime event. 00:18:06.786 --> 00:18:09.762 Dale Jennings is at the Melbourne Observatory 00:18:09.786 --> 00:18:14.002 where families are already lining up for a first glimpse of the comet. 00:18:14.026 --> 00:18:16.666 What's the atmosphere there like, Dale? 00:18:18.346 --> 00:18:21.802 Well, Helen, comet watchers will have to wait just a bit longer 00:18:21.826 --> 00:18:24.422 with heavy cloud forecast for tonight. 00:18:24.446 --> 00:18:27.122 But I am here with astronomer Ian Lu. 00:18:27.146 --> 00:18:30.002 Now, Ian, when do you expect the comet to finally be revealed? 00:18:30.026 --> 00:18:32.642 Well, we're hoping for the cloud cover to clear 00:18:32.666 --> 00:18:34.802 tomorrow evening some time, 00:18:34.826 --> 00:18:38.002 and, fingers crossed, we'll be getting quite a space show. 00:18:38.026 --> 00:18:40.162 Fingers crossed indeed. 00:18:40.186 --> 00:18:42.042 Now, Ian, I've heard that 00:18:42.066 --> 00:18:45.362 astronomers sometimes refer to comets as apparitions... 00:18:45.386 --> 00:18:47.322 He could try blinking occasionally. 00:18:47.346 --> 00:18:49.962 Mate, he's doing alright. 00:18:49.986 --> 00:18:52.102 We use the term apparition 00:18:52.126 --> 00:18:54.002 because comets are, in, fact quite ghost-like. 00:18:54.026 --> 00:18:55.625 And we're clear. 00:18:59.386 --> 00:19:00.945 You right there, are you, Helen? 00:19:02.266 --> 00:19:05.362 I can do the next segment, if you need a moment. 00:19:05.386 --> 00:19:08.282 I'm fine. And we are back in 10... 00:19:08.306 --> 00:19:11.642 You and I, Helen, we're gonna have a little chat when you're done here. 00:19:11.666 --> 00:19:13.746 On my hand in five... 00:19:14.986 --> 00:19:16.562 And when that occurs, 00:19:16.586 --> 00:19:18.442 we'll be sure to broadcast those images 00:19:18.466 --> 00:19:20.202 straight into your living rooms. 00:19:20.226 --> 00:19:24.362 But for now, a picnic blanket and a pair of binoculars will have to do. 00:19:24.386 --> 00:19:26.962 I'm Dale Jennings from Melbourne Observatory, 00:19:26.986 --> 00:19:29.642 where the advice is to get a good night's sleep tonight 00:19:29.666 --> 00:19:33.122 because tomorrow, a once in a lifetime light show will begin. 00:19:33.146 --> 00:19:34.842 Back to you, Geoff. 00:19:34.866 --> 00:19:36.442 Thanks, Dale. 00:19:36.466 --> 00:19:38.402 Well, Tourism Australia is expecting... 00:19:38.426 --> 00:19:40.202 And we're out. 00:19:40.226 --> 00:19:42.202 Thank you. No, thank you. Yeah. 00:19:42.226 --> 00:19:44.122 Very good. Thank you. Thank you. 00:19:44.146 --> 00:19:46.202 Did it go alright? Yeah. That was good. 00:19:46.226 --> 00:19:48.842 Was great. Did I speak too fast? My eyes...? 00:19:48.866 --> 00:19:51.042 You eyes were normal openness. What about... what about my head? 00:19:51.066 --> 00:19:52.602 Was it *y or anything? 00:19:52.626 --> 00:19:54.642 Mate, you were good. You were good. Yeah? 00:19:54.666 --> 00:19:56.626 You were great. Yes! 00:19:59.506 --> 00:20:01.706 Good job. Good job. 00:20:04.546 --> 00:20:06.426 Holy moly! 00:20:07.786 --> 00:20:09.842 Matched in space by the heat of the sun, 00:20:09.866 --> 00:20:12.562 there's literally thousands and thousands of kilometres... 00:20:12.586 --> 00:20:14.242 Noels, you gotta watch! 00:20:14.266 --> 00:20:16.482 And yet, in what is a wonderful contradiction, 00:20:16.506 --> 00:20:18.082 it's really nothing at all. 00:20:18.106 --> 00:20:20.722 We'll be back with more after the break. 00:20:20.746 --> 00:20:22.162 You've almost missed the whole thing. 00:20:22.186 --> 00:20:24.962 I'm just finishing up. 00:20:24.986 --> 00:20:27.162 Writing a novel? No. Give it back. 00:20:27.186 --> 00:20:28.826 Rob! What is it? 00:20:30.026 --> 00:20:31.922 Um... I don't know. What is it? 00:20:31.946 --> 00:20:33.602 Just research notes or some... 00:20:33.626 --> 00:20:35.342 Are you gettin' another beer, Brett? Yeah. 00:20:35.366 --> 00:20:36.986 Can you grab me one? Noels, you want a beer? 00:20:39.086 --> 00:20:40.582 Forget you saw that, please. 00:20:40.606 --> 00:20:42.002 Geoff's leaving? 00:20:42.026 --> 00:20:43.522 Well, can I... No, can I see a bit more? 00:20:43.546 --> 00:20:44.642 No. Step away. 00:20:44.666 --> 00:20:46.522 What is he, um... Retiring? 00:20:46.546 --> 00:20:48.442 Or are they...? You never saw anything. 00:20:48.466 --> 00:20:49.722 Yeah, fine, but... 00:20:49.746 --> 00:20:52.242 ...does it say anything about who's replacing him? 00:20:52.266 --> 00:20:54.306 Please don't tell anyone. 00:21:13.186 --> 00:21:15.302 A couple of us are catching the comet tomorrow night, 00:21:15.326 --> 00:21:16.402 if you want to come. 00:21:16.426 --> 00:21:18.882 I got something on. 00:21:18.906 --> 00:21:20.682 Geoff's 60th. 00:21:20.706 --> 00:21:22.682 You goin' as Mr Helen Norville? 00:21:22.706 --> 00:21:25.226 Shut up. 00:21:26.826 --> 00:21:28.466 Hey, it's nothing to be ashamed of. 00:21:30.866 --> 00:21:32.362 Whereabouts? Where were you thinking? 00:21:32.386 --> 00:21:34.682 My building. We've got an amazing rooftop. 00:21:34.706 --> 00:21:36.146 It's stunning. 00:21:37.706 --> 00:21:39.762 I'll give you my number. It's super casual. 00:21:39.786 --> 00:21:42.266 Just, let me know. 00:21:46.146 --> 00:21:48.082 It's fine either way. 00:21:48.106 --> 00:21:50.506 Oi, you ready? Yep. 00:21:58.826 --> 00:22:01.682 We'll leave you tonight with a very special treat. 00:22:01.706 --> 00:22:05.522 The National Boys Choir joins us to perform Once in a Lifetime - 00:22:05.546 --> 00:22:07.882 an ode to the comet's return. 00:22:07.906 --> 00:22:10.242 Of course, the News at Six team will continue to bring you 00:22:10.266 --> 00:22:12.202 all the latest comet updates 00:22:12.226 --> 00:22:15.282 as we enjoy an autumn of celestial magic. 00:22:15.306 --> 00:22:17.842 This has been Geoff Walters. And Helen Norville. 00:22:17.866 --> 00:22:19.306 Goodnight. 00:23:24.786 --> 00:23:27.762 Helen? One moment. 00:23:27.786 --> 00:23:29.226 Open the door, please, Helen. 00:23:31.546 --> 00:23:33.866 There's a bottle of Valium in the bottom drawer of my desk. 00:23:35.466 --> 00:23:37.666 Come on, Helen. Come on now. 00:23:39.906 --> 00:23:41.482 Helen? Jesus Christ. 00:23:41.506 --> 00:23:43.426 Helen, open the door now. 00:23:50.746 --> 00:23:52.722 I think I was really dehydrated. 00:23:52.746 --> 00:23:54.506 I bet you were. 00:23:58.146 --> 00:24:00.602 What are they? They're Valium. 00:24:00.626 --> 00:24:02.482 They're not very strong. Go on. 00:24:02.506 --> 00:24:06.226 You get your things together, I'll give you a lift home. 00:24:17.946 --> 00:24:19.682 Hey, Dale. Hi. 00:24:19.706 --> 00:24:23.002 Hey. Are you seeing Helen tonight? 00:24:23.026 --> 00:24:25.282 Look, I don't know what people have told you, but we're not... 00:24:25.306 --> 00:24:28.402 I... I just think someone should give her a call. 00:24:28.426 --> 00:24:30.522 Why?... 00:24:30.546 --> 00:24:33.362 ...because she's just in a really bad way. 00:24:33.386 --> 00:24:35.426 Like, probably the worst I've ever seen. 00:24:36.746 --> 00:24:37.866 Thank you. 00:24:46.186 --> 00:24:49.242 How do you have it? With the mixer, or, neat? 00:24:49.266 --> 00:24:51.586 No, I'll take it neat. That's the girl. 00:24:54.986 --> 00:24:56.706 Helen, if I told you something... 00:24:57.866 --> 00:24:59.386 ...would you promise... 00:25:00.626 --> 00:25:02.106 ...to keep it a secret? 00:25:03.186 --> 00:25:04.746 Yes. You promise? 00:25:05.866 --> 00:25:07.226 I promise. 00:25:08.746 --> 00:25:11.306 Geoff's not going to be on the desk for much longer. 00:25:14.426 --> 00:25:15.922 How much longer? 00:25:15.946 --> 00:25:20.802 Well, if he's smart about it, he'll step down graciously tomorrow. 00:25:20.826 --> 00:25:21.986 But... 00:25:23.106 --> 00:25:24.682 ...if not... 00:25:24.706 --> 00:25:27.602 ...I can't see any of us cracking an invite 00:25:27.626 --> 00:25:29.842 to next year's birthday do. 00:25:29.866 --> 00:25:31.546 Who'd want that? 00:25:38.506 --> 00:25:41.786 Upstairs keeps on asking me... 00:25:43.106 --> 00:25:45.082 ...is Helen right to go? 00:25:45.106 --> 00:25:46.346 Is she ready? 00:25:48.266 --> 00:25:51.786 And I want to be able to say, "Yes, she is a superstar." 00:25:55.386 --> 00:25:57.146 But... 00:25:58.866 --> 00:26:01.386 ...then we have nights like tonight. 00:26:05.106 --> 00:26:06.985 I always come good when it counts. 00:26:11.426 --> 00:26:14.482 Now, while we're moving Geoff out and you in, 00:26:14.506 --> 00:26:16.506 we've gotta be a team. 00:26:18.026 --> 00:26:19.562 We are. 00:26:19.586 --> 00:26:20.826 Well... 00:26:23.306 --> 00:26:27.146 We used to be early on, but now all you do is scream at me. 00:26:32.546 --> 00:26:34.442 I think you can handle it. 00:26:34.466 --> 00:26:36.186 You want another one? 00:26:37.226 --> 00:26:38.426 Yes. 00:26:40.386 --> 00:26:42.082 Hey, um, Helen, 00:26:42.106 --> 00:26:45.786 did I ever tell you the story of how I sold you to the CEO? 00:26:50.026 --> 00:26:51.186 No. 00:26:53.026 --> 00:26:55.986 Well, he wasn't keen. 00:26:58.426 --> 00:27:00.602 He wanted a blonde. 00:27:00.626 --> 00:27:03.082 And I said, "Mate, now, come on, listen - 00:27:03.106 --> 00:27:07.002 "sometimes a darker woman, she's just... 00:27:07.026 --> 00:27:09.282 "so much more sophisticated. 00:27:09.306 --> 00:27:11.722 "Like Faye Dunaway." 00:27:11.746 --> 00:27:13.802 You know what he said? No. 00:27:13.826 --> 00:27:15.646 "Who's Faye Dunaway? What station's she on?" 00:27:16.546 --> 00:27:21.362 And I said, "Mate, Faye Dunaway is a knockout. 00:27:21.386 --> 00:27:22.666 "She looks... 00:27:25.906 --> 00:27:27.386 "just like Helen." 00:27:29.746 --> 00:27:32.866 Anyway, you get the job. 00:27:34.226 --> 00:27:37.322 And nine months or so later, a phone call. 00:27:37.346 --> 00:27:39.002 It's the CEO. 00:27:39.026 --> 00:27:42.682 And it turns out that old Faye Dunaway 00:27:42.706 --> 00:27:45.882 is a * blonde in Bonnie and Clyde. 00:27:45.906 --> 00:27:48.945 And the CEO goes, "I want that Faye Dunaway!" 00:28:01.226 --> 00:28:05.266 But it didn't matter, because you were on that desk. 00:28:07.186 --> 00:28:09.146 And you were already a superstar. 00:28:11.586 --> 00:28:12.866 That's right. 00:28:18.466 --> 00:28:21.586 You know, Helen, no-one... 00:28:23.506 --> 00:28:26.186 ...has gone in to bat harder for you than me. 00:28:30.106 --> 00:28:31.426 I know. 00:28:35.266 --> 00:28:36.586 Do you? 00:28:39.146 --> 00:28:41.866 Because sometimes, it seems you forget that. 00:28:45.666 --> 00:28:46.746 Helen? 00:28:53.666 --> 00:28:55.306 Lindsay drove me home. 00:28:56.906 --> 00:28:59.186 I just... wanted to see if you were alright. 00:29:07.506 --> 00:29:09.882 Well, don't leave on my account. 00:29:09.906 --> 00:29:11.646 Mate, I don't think I'd ever do that. 00:29:12.666 --> 00:29:14.746 Nah. I'm done here. 00:29:21.986 --> 00:29:23.546 Good luck. 00:29:31.946 --> 00:29:33.522 Is everything alright? 00:29:33.546 --> 00:29:34.866 No. 00:29:35.986 --> 00:29:38.962 Mate. You serious about that bow tie? 00:29:38.986 --> 00:29:40.802 Yeah! Yeah, wardrobe lent it to me. 00:29:40.826 --> 00:29:42.482 Were they serious? Yeah. 00:29:42.506 --> 00:29:44.402 They reckon pink is the big colour at the moment. 00:29:44.426 --> 00:29:45.942 Yeah? Yeah. Don Johnson. 00:29:45.966 --> 00:29:48.182 Miami Vice. Always in pink. 00:29:48.206 --> 00:29:49.682 You seen Liberace? What about him? 00:29:49.706 --> 00:29:52.162 Hey. Can I speak to you, please? 00:29:52.186 --> 00:29:53.682 Yeah. 00:29:53.706 --> 00:29:55.066 I'll catch ya. 00:29:58.026 --> 00:29:59.306 You alright? 00:30:00.466 --> 00:30:02.186 You already told someone. 00:30:03.546 --> 00:30:06.882 No. Jean just came up to me and she knew. 00:30:06.906 --> 00:30:09.002 You only found out a few hours ago! 00:30:09.026 --> 00:30:10.682 Maybe... maybe she knew from Geoff. 00:30:10.706 --> 00:30:12.842 She specifically mentioned the speech. 00:30:12.866 --> 00:30:16.162 Well, maybe she overheard... maybe someone overheard us talking. 00:30:16.186 --> 00:30:17.882 No. 00:30:17.906 --> 00:30:21.082 You told someone right after I said not to. 00:30:21.106 --> 00:30:22.202 Noels. 00:30:22.226 --> 00:30:25.162 Everyone was going to find out tomorrow, anyway. 00:30:25.186 --> 00:30:28.082 And, you know, if there's any problems, 00:30:28.106 --> 00:30:31.402 I'll just tell them that I was horsing around, being a *head, 00:30:31.426 --> 00:30:33.026 and, you know, you'll be right. 00:30:34.946 --> 00:30:36.502 I almost got the sack once 00:30:36.526 --> 00:30:39.242 because Geoff stumbled over a couple of words and blamed autocue. 00:30:39.266 --> 00:30:44.146 I almost lost my whole career over two words Geoff stuffed up. 00:30:45.866 --> 00:30:49.082 Alright, I'll call around and tell people that I got my wires crossed. 00:30:49.106 --> 00:30:50.786 Just leave it. 00:30:53.706 --> 00:30:55.546 Are you going? Tomorrow night? 00:30:57.146 --> 00:31:00.386 'Cause my invite was Rob and guest. 00:31:04.666 --> 00:31:06.242 No, thank you. 00:31:06.266 --> 00:31:07.562 You sure? 00:31:07.586 --> 00:31:09.802 You know, just so I can make it up to you. 00:31:09.826 --> 00:31:12.562 That wouldn't be making it up to me. 00:31:12.586 --> 00:31:14.362 It'd be fun, though. 00:31:14.386 --> 00:31:16.786 And what do you think that would do to my career? 00:31:18.586 --> 00:31:19.706 Nothing? 00:31:20.746 --> 00:31:22.066 H... Help it. 00:31:40.306 --> 00:31:43.066 Morning. Good morning. 00:31:44.346 --> 00:31:45.842 You want me to make you a coffee? 00:31:45.866 --> 00:31:47.386 No, thanks. 00:31:49.506 --> 00:31:51.626 Are you sure that you can't come with me tonight? 00:31:53.586 --> 00:31:55.402 You're not still going, are you? 00:31:55.426 --> 00:31:56.866 Yeah. 00:31:58.386 --> 00:32:00.946 Don't you think you should take a couple of days off work? 00:32:02.346 --> 00:32:04.826 I mean, I was worried about you last night. 00:32:05.946 --> 00:32:07.266 Geoff's stepping down. 00:32:08.866 --> 00:32:12.122 And Lindsay said he's going to make the announcement at the party, 00:32:12.146 --> 00:32:14.106 so I really want to be there. 00:32:16.546 --> 00:32:18.026 I should go. 00:32:19.146 --> 00:32:22.602 Are sure you can't just come, just maybe until the speeches? 00:32:22.626 --> 00:32:24.906 No, I actually have a thing. 00:32:26.386 --> 00:32:28.522 What, like a... like a date? 00:32:28.546 --> 00:32:29.882 No, no. 00:32:29.906 --> 00:32:33.122 Tim from camera's having a thing for the comet. 00:32:33.146 --> 00:32:34.282 What, just the two of you? 00:32:34.306 --> 00:32:36.442 No, I think it's all the camera boys. 00:32:36.466 --> 00:32:38.402 Are you sure about that? Yeah. 00:32:38.426 --> 00:32:41.042 Are you sure he's not just testing the waters? 00:32:41.066 --> 00:32:43.802 I'm talking about Tim Ahern, the cameraman. 00:32:43.826 --> 00:32:46.122 Yeah, I know. * Tim from camera. 00:32:46.146 --> 00:32:47.682 Tim's not a *. 00:32:47.706 --> 00:32:51.122 All I'm saying is that every other guy in that camera department's 00:32:51.146 --> 00:32:53.186 checked me out, except Tim. 00:32:55.026 --> 00:32:58.322 Listen, um, if you change your mind, 00:32:58.346 --> 00:33:01.506 I'm usually an hour and a half late to everything. 00:33:02.666 --> 00:33:03.666 Bye. 00:33:12.026 --> 00:33:14.786 And what a privilege it has been. 00:33:15.786 --> 00:33:17.722 As I look to the next chapter, 00:33:17.746 --> 00:33:21.066 it's clear that my first love will always be chasing the story. 00:33:22.426 --> 00:33:24.066 Being out in the field. 00:33:25.306 --> 00:33:27.482 So, my friends, 00:33:27.506 --> 00:33:30.346 I think the time has come to get my hands dirty again, to... 00:33:31.746 --> 00:33:33.666 ...step away from the desk. 00:33:34.426 --> 00:33:35.922 I'm sorry... 00:33:35.946 --> 00:33:37.866 When was this decided? 00:33:43.586 --> 00:33:47.826 I've been... weighing it up for some time now. 00:33:48.906 --> 00:33:50.602 I see. 00:33:50.626 --> 00:33:53.722 You know, I've been itching to get back in the field. 00:33:53.746 --> 00:33:56.522 For the occasional story, perhaps. 00:33:56.546 --> 00:33:58.706 Was this Lindsey's idea? No. 00:34:00.026 --> 00:34:03.802 No, your first love is not being in the field. 00:34:03.826 --> 00:34:05.562 It's breaking news. 00:34:05.586 --> 00:34:08.882 And if you think you'd get that from a bit of field reporting... 00:34:08.906 --> 00:34:12.642 The desk just doesn't interest me as much these days. 00:34:12.666 --> 00:34:15.882 Every year, there's more and more faff. Celebrity interviews... 00:34:15.906 --> 00:34:19.042 But, you know, as soon as you step down, something will happen - 00:34:19.066 --> 00:34:22.642 some crisis, some global event - 00:34:22.666 --> 00:34:26.882 and you'll have to sit at home and watch Rob and Helen butcher it, 00:34:26.906 --> 00:34:28.182 and it will kill you! 00:34:28.306 --> 00:34:30.882 Wouldn't be Rob. Of course it'll be Rob. 00:34:30.906 --> 00:34:33.602 They've been grooming him for years! 00:34:33.626 --> 00:34:36.426 Building him up while they diminish you. 00:34:37.826 --> 00:34:40.586 I hadn't realised they'd been so successful. 00:34:48.986 --> 00:34:50.602 And the Carlisles. 00:34:50.626 --> 00:34:52.282 They rang before it had even finished. 00:34:52.306 --> 00:34:54.162 They said it was fascinating. 00:34:54.186 --> 00:34:56.682 It was just filler, Mum. It wasn't. 00:34:56.706 --> 00:34:58.842 You could see Geoff Walters was impressed. 00:34:58.866 --> 00:35:01.522 He very pointedly said, "Thanks, Dale." 00:35:01.546 --> 00:35:03.582 Well, he always says that. It's in the script. 00:35:03.606 --> 00:35:05.166 This was different. 00:35:06.226 --> 00:35:09.202 Elaine Carlisle mentioned something else on the phone. 00:35:09.226 --> 00:35:12.226 Yeah? About Adam Lindell. 00:35:14.146 --> 00:35:16.886 Apparently, Adam's living in the city now with a friend. 00:35:17.826 --> 00:35:19.042 A man. 00:35:19.066 --> 00:35:20.882 How would Elaine Carlisle know that? 00:35:20.906 --> 00:35:22.882 Adam's not discreet about it at all. 00:35:22.906 --> 00:35:25.082 She said he just rang Shane up and told him. 00:35:25.106 --> 00:35:27.682 He hasn't tried to be in contact with you, has he? 00:35:27.706 --> 00:35:29.042 No. 00:35:29.066 --> 00:35:30.866 Everyone agrees. 00:35:31.866 --> 00:35:34.466 They owe you an apology. The whole Lindell family. 00:35:36.026 --> 00:35:38.882 Chops are in the fridge. That should be enough for Monday and Tuesday. 00:35:38.906 --> 00:35:40.922 The casserole's in the freezer. That'll keep. 00:35:40.946 --> 00:35:44.066 Have you got any washing? Are you using that basket I gave you? 00:36:22.466 --> 00:36:25.426 Hello? Hi, it's Dale. Jennings. 00:36:27.946 --> 00:36:29.042 G'day. Um, so... 00:36:29.066 --> 00:36:30.562 They said it was... So, just... 00:36:30.586 --> 00:36:31.946 You go. 00:36:33.346 --> 00:36:35.282 The others have pulled out, because of the cloud, 00:36:35.306 --> 00:36:37.122 but, they said it was going to clear on the radio, 00:36:37.146 --> 00:36:40.642 so if you wanted to come around, I'll still be here. 00:36:40.666 --> 00:36:42.506 We don't need the rest of 'em. 00:36:44.506 --> 00:36:47.362 I'm actually going to go to the party. Geoff's. 00:36:47.386 --> 00:36:48.962 With Helen. 00:36:48.986 --> 00:36:51.425 So... make your joke. 00:36:52.986 --> 00:36:55.442 No worries. No worries. We'll do it next time? 00:36:55.466 --> 00:36:57.602 In 2061? 00:36:57.626 --> 00:36:58.802 Sorry? 00:36:58.826 --> 00:37:00.642 When the comet comes back. 00:37:00.666 --> 00:37:02.946 Right. 00:37:05.786 --> 00:37:09.042 I will see you on Monday. Have fun at the party. 00:37:09.066 --> 00:37:10.186 OK. 00:37:32.066 --> 00:37:34.026 Party started an hour ago. 00:37:35.346 --> 00:37:37.282 I've still got half an hour worth of dressing to do. 00:37:37.306 --> 00:37:38.802 OK. 00:37:38.826 --> 00:37:41.146 You look great. You too. 00:37:43.226 --> 00:37:45.242 Rob! Rob! 00:37:45.266 --> 00:37:47.162 Hi! Hello! 00:37:47.186 --> 00:37:49.122 How does it feel to be here tonight? 00:37:49.146 --> 00:37:51.362 Donna, one second. It feels great. 00:37:51.386 --> 00:37:53.242 It's always such an honour, isn't it, 00:37:53.266 --> 00:37:55.402 to raise the glass to a legend, 00:37:55.426 --> 00:37:57.062 and, fingers crossed, the clouds will stay away. 00:37:57.086 --> 00:37:59.862 We might even catch a glimpse of that comet. 00:37:59.886 --> 00:38:01.362 Hope so. Now, which way's the bar? 00:38:01.386 --> 00:38:02.562 Behind me. Over here. Right. 00:38:02.586 --> 00:38:04.482 Trust you. See you soon. 00:38:04.506 --> 00:38:06.242 Talk to you soon, Trish. Nice to see you. 00:38:06.266 --> 00:38:08.345 Hey, Rob. Hey. Hey. 00:38:09.986 --> 00:38:11.402 What's with the bow tie? 00:38:11.426 --> 00:38:13.642 Hey? wardrobe gave it to me. 00:38:13.666 --> 00:38:15.682 April Fools? No. It's for tonight. 00:38:15.706 --> 00:38:16.882 They said it looked great. 00:38:16.906 --> 00:38:19.126 What were their faces doing when they said that? 00:38:20.186 --> 00:38:21.642 Hey, hey, hey. 00:38:21.666 --> 00:38:24.186 Did you, um, hear about Geoffo's speech? 00:38:25.946 --> 00:38:27.842 No. What about it? I heard he's, um... 00:38:27.866 --> 00:38:30.482 I heard he's stepping down. 00:38:30.506 --> 00:38:32.002 Well, that's bullshit. 00:38:32.026 --> 00:38:33.842 I've heard from three people now. 00:38:33.866 --> 00:38:35.442 Wants to be some kind of roving reporter, 00:38:35.466 --> 00:38:36.962 but apparently he's had a wobble. 00:38:36.986 --> 00:38:39.362 Well, you shouldn't be spreading that kind of crap, Dennis. 00:38:39.386 --> 00:38:40.642 What? Your mate Brett told me. 00:38:40.666 --> 00:38:42.042 Well... Brett? Yeah. 00:38:42.066 --> 00:38:43.482 Brett spins a whole heap of bullshit. 00:38:43.506 --> 00:38:45.582 And you're the biggest gossip in the entire building. 00:38:45.606 --> 00:38:46.483 *... 00:38:46.507 --> 00:38:49.042 And don't lecture me about gossip when you're a gossip. 00:38:49.066 --> 00:38:50.362 OK, listen. Shh, shh. Come here, come here. 00:38:50.386 --> 00:38:53.666 50 bucks... says he'll step down today. 00:38:55.626 --> 00:38:57.202 I'm gettin' a beer. 00:38:57.226 --> 00:38:59.066 Hey, Rob, Rob, Rob... 00:39:01.526 --> 00:39:04.002 I thought we agreed just Donna from The Sun. 00:39:04.026 --> 00:39:06.322 Yes, but we can't play favourites 00:39:06.346 --> 00:39:08.465 and exclude the Fairfax press. 00:39:09.866 --> 00:39:11.562 Donna! Hello. 00:39:11.586 --> 00:39:14.042 Look at you! Gorgeous. 00:39:14.066 --> 00:39:16.202 And Mr Walters. 00:39:16.226 --> 00:39:17.882 Geoff. Geoff, happy birthday. 00:39:17.906 --> 00:39:19.282 How are you feeling? 00:39:19.306 --> 00:39:21.762 Well, it's wonderful to have so many friends here, 00:39:21.786 --> 00:39:25.322 and, very honoured to... to have Premier Cain here. 00:39:25.346 --> 00:39:27.762 Now, are we expecting your co-host to be joining you this evening? 00:39:27.786 --> 00:39:29.882 Well, I... Yes. 00:39:29.906 --> 00:39:34.042 Well, the whole News at Six team is family, so, yes. 00:39:34.066 --> 00:39:36.162 So, help yourself to some bubbles. 00:39:36.186 --> 00:39:38.826 I will. Hello, Anne! 00:39:40.306 --> 00:39:44.122 Hey! Hey, good to see you. Happy birthday, mate. 00:39:44.146 --> 00:39:45.522 Hey! Evelyn. 00:39:45.546 --> 00:39:47.286 You've outdone yourself. It's top shelf. 00:39:47.366 --> 00:39:49.302 Any word on the CEO? I don't see him. 00:39:49.326 --> 00:39:50.966 Dunno, mate. 00:39:51.446 --> 00:39:54.422 And how did things wind up last night with Helen? 00:39:54.446 --> 00:39:56.582 I heard there was quite a scene. 00:39:56.606 --> 00:39:58.086 You know... 00:39:59.206 --> 00:40:00.342 ...par for the course. 00:40:00.366 --> 00:40:02.902 Well, you're all very patient with her. 00:40:02.926 --> 00:40:04.722 No, you are. 00:40:04.746 --> 00:40:06.502 It's a credit to you both. 00:40:06.526 --> 00:40:08.805 I don't think she'd last five minutes anywhere else. 00:40:10.126 --> 00:40:11.846 Sir Robert. 00:40:14.006 --> 00:40:15.646 Thank you. 00:40:47.486 --> 00:40:49.302 Helen? Hello! 00:40:49.326 --> 00:40:52.102 Look at that. Beautiful. 00:40:52.126 --> 00:40:53.782 He told me it was all rumours. 00:40:53.806 --> 00:40:55.582 He was at her place last night. Was he? 00:40:55.606 --> 00:40:57.422 Yeah. Helen, can you just turn...? 00:40:57.446 --> 00:40:59.042 I always thought he was a poof. 00:40:59.066 --> 00:41:00.142 Yeah. 00:41:00.166 --> 00:41:04.262 So, Helen, would you say that Geoff has really helped shape your career? 00:41:04.286 --> 00:41:05.622 Absolutely. 00:41:05.646 --> 00:41:07.142 But, I mean, more than that - 00:41:07.166 --> 00:41:10.142 when I was a child, if something happened in the world, 00:41:10.166 --> 00:41:12.582 I'd want to hear it from... from Geoff Walters. 00:41:12.606 --> 00:41:14.022 And, sorry, your name is... 00:41:14.046 --> 00:41:16.622 This is Dale Jennings, senior reporter. 00:41:16.646 --> 00:41:18.902 Dale. Anything you'd like to add, Dale? 00:41:18.926 --> 00:41:20.382 I'm just happy to be here. 00:41:20.406 --> 00:41:21.702 Great. Fantastic. 00:41:21.726 --> 00:41:23.822 Well, the party's in full swing. OK. 00:41:23.846 --> 00:41:25.782 Yeah, enjoy. Nice to meet you. 00:41:25.806 --> 00:41:26.846 Thanks. 00:41:27.846 --> 00:41:29.302 You did good. Did I? 00:41:29.326 --> 00:41:31.286 I'm not sure of that. 00:41:32.326 --> 00:41:33.622 Happy birthday, Geoff. 00:41:33.646 --> 00:41:36.166 Stunning... party. Thank you. 00:41:37.726 --> 00:41:40.102 How are you, Helen? 00:41:40.126 --> 00:41:41.606 Wonderful. 00:41:42.846 --> 00:41:46.246 And the garden looks more beautiful than... than last time. 00:41:48.486 --> 00:41:50.742 And your... I love your outfit. 00:41:50.766 --> 00:41:53.542 And I don't think we've officially met. 00:41:53.566 --> 00:41:55.582 I'm Evelyn. Dale Jennings. 00:41:55.606 --> 00:41:59.462 Mr Jennings is a wonderful young reporter. 00:41:59.486 --> 00:42:01.062 Yes, I've seen. 00:42:01.086 --> 00:42:02.822 Thrilled to have you here, Dale. 00:42:02.846 --> 00:42:06.006 It's an honour to be here, sir. 00:42:09.046 --> 00:42:10.726 I can't watch. 00:42:12.526 --> 00:42:14.246 Um... drinks? 00:42:15.486 --> 00:42:18.222 Thank you. Let's just get a drink from the bar. 00:42:18.246 --> 00:42:19.766 OK. 00:42:20.766 --> 00:42:23.606 That dress - could it be any tighter? 00:42:32.326 --> 00:42:34.022 Thank you all for coming. 00:42:34.046 --> 00:42:38.662 Tonight marks not only a significant birthday, 00:42:38.686 --> 00:42:43.205 but also the 30th anniversary of my very first bulletin. 00:42:45.526 --> 00:42:48.582 He's *' doin' it. He's *' doin' it. 00:42:48.606 --> 00:42:50.702 Which was, as Lindsay well knows, 00:42:50.726 --> 00:42:54.942 in fact, THE first bulletin. 00:42:54.966 --> 00:42:57.982 We covered the Melbourne Olympics, 00:42:58.006 --> 00:43:00.246 man's first steps on the moon. 00:43:01.286 --> 00:43:04.222 We went from black and white to colour. 00:43:04.246 --> 00:43:07.582 I reported from war-torn South Vietnam. 00:43:07.606 --> 00:43:10.062 Darwin for Cyclone Tracy 00:43:10.086 --> 00:43:12.526 and again for the Chamberlain trial. 00:43:13.606 --> 00:43:17.502 And now... this... anniversary, 00:43:17.526 --> 00:43:22.742 gently, very gently, prodded by my darling wife 00:43:22.766 --> 00:43:25.542 into this spot of reflection, 00:43:25.566 --> 00:43:28.182 I realised that, together, 00:43:28.206 --> 00:43:33.342 all of us have been writing the history of this remarkable century 00:43:33.366 --> 00:43:35.102 in real time. 00:43:35.126 --> 00:43:37.862 And what a privilege it has been. 00:43:37.886 --> 00:43:40.662 Thank you. Thank you, all. 00:43:40.686 --> 00:43:42.222 Take your 50 now? 00:43:42.246 --> 00:43:46.222 We have less than 15 years left of this century, 00:43:46.246 --> 00:43:50.502 at which point I'll turn 75, 00:43:50.526 --> 00:43:54.966 which is also the life cycle of the comet that we'll see tonight. 00:43:56.486 --> 00:43:58.246 Could it be a sign? 00:44:01.566 --> 00:44:05.262 But it's been enough to convince me 00:44:05.286 --> 00:44:08.245 that I must stay on the desk... 00:44:09.566 --> 00:44:12.622 ...at the heart of this remarkable bulletin, 00:44:12.646 --> 00:44:14.782 to see out this century. 00:44:14.806 --> 00:44:16.406 Yes! 00:44:17.486 --> 00:44:22.302 So, now, my friends... now, let's all salute the next 15 years 00:44:22.326 --> 00:44:24.142 we will share together 00:44:24.166 --> 00:44:27.262 as we complete the story of this century 00:44:27.286 --> 00:44:28.942 as only we can do. 00:44:28.966 --> 00:44:32.126 Thank you. 00:44:33.246 --> 00:44:34.902 I'm gonna say something. 00:44:34.926 --> 00:44:36.902 Listen, mate, do you want to pay it up front 00:44:36.926 --> 00:44:38.622 or do you want to pay me in instalments? 00:44:38.646 --> 00:44:40.502 You walked away from the bet. 00:44:40.526 --> 00:44:42.142 Geoff. 00:44:42.166 --> 00:44:44.182 Excuse me. 00:44:44.206 --> 00:44:47.502 Um, I know that you see yourself as a newsman, 00:44:47.526 --> 00:44:50.582 but you are so much more than that. 00:44:50.606 --> 00:44:52.822 The phrase gets thrown around a lot, 00:44:52.846 --> 00:44:57.022 but you truly are a national treasure. 00:44:57.046 --> 00:44:58.622 To Geoff. 00:44:58.646 --> 00:44:59.885 Yeah, skip. 00:45:06.446 --> 00:45:09.702 You know, you're a savvy woman, Evelyn. 00:45:09.726 --> 00:45:12.862 But, 15 years... 00:45:12.886 --> 00:45:14.342 ...it's a long time. 00:45:14.366 --> 00:45:17.102 Not compared with the 30 years of service 00:45:17.126 --> 00:45:18.846 he's already given the network. 00:45:20.406 --> 00:45:21.886 Yeah, well... 00:45:23.006 --> 00:45:25.262 ...the way his numbers are, at the moment, 00:45:25.286 --> 00:45:27.102 he'll be lucky if he makes one, 00:45:27.126 --> 00:45:28.846 let alone 15. 00:45:29.726 --> 00:45:32.302 When was the last time you walked down a street 00:45:32.326 --> 00:45:33.782 with my husband, Lindsay? 00:45:33.806 --> 00:45:37.062 I'd say it must be over five years 00:45:37.086 --> 00:45:39.005 because he avoids open streets now. 00:45:40.206 --> 00:45:43.142 The public love for Geoff is so fierce, 00:45:43.166 --> 00:45:45.486 they simply won't leave him alone, so... 00:45:46.846 --> 00:45:51.582 ...if you or the network mistreat my husband in any way, 00:45:51.606 --> 00:45:53.182 I can assure you, 00:45:53.206 --> 00:45:56.286 the public response will be utterly devastating. 00:45:58.326 --> 00:46:00.965 Melanie, would you like some champagne? 00:46:08.226 --> 00:46:10.786 Hey, the cloud's gone. 00:46:13.506 --> 00:46:15.882 Where's it supposed to be? 00:46:15.906 --> 00:46:17.602 It's there. 00:46:17.626 --> 00:46:20.202 Isn't that just a star? 00:46:20.226 --> 00:46:22.306 No, that's definitely it. 00:46:24.826 --> 00:46:26.402 It's definitely a star. 00:46:26.426 --> 00:46:28.066 It has a tail, see? 00:46:30.106 --> 00:46:32.682 That's it? 00:46:32.706 --> 00:46:34.266 Yeah. 00:46:38.066 --> 00:46:39.706 That's it.