Virgin Australia Voyeur — May 2017

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Experience

Earworms

Learn the basics

of Arabic and

Cantonese

quickly and

easily by listening

to this musical

brain trainer.

You’ll be able

to introduce yourself, order food, count and more

with Earworm’s memory hooks.

SpaceTime

with Stuart

Gary

In this popular

podcast on

space science

and astronomy,

journalist Stuart

Gary talks about

the mysteries of space. In these episodes, he discusses

disappearing stars, new evidence of galaxy evolution

and the Earth’s ultimate fate.

No Filter

Presented

by Mamamia

Women’s

Network, listen

to interviews with

Mia Freedman

and Australia’s

most interesting

personalities. In these episodes Wil Anderson talks

stand-up and chronic pain, Jacqui Lambie explains

why she’s not your average politician and Lisa Oldfield

speaks of her conservative views.

Decoding

Genius

Is talent born

or made? Or is

it luck? In this

podcast the

Decoding Genius

team try to answer

these questions

by interviewing young people who are changing the

Monsieur Mayonnaise world with their exceptional minds.

(2017)

DOCUMENTARY Dominic

Mora, Mirka Mora. 01:28M

Director Trevor Graham follows

filmmaker-artist Philippe Mora

as he traces the tale of his late

father, Georges Mora. Along

the way they discover how

Georges’ friendship with the

mime Marcel Marceau led to the

pair saving thousands of Jewish

lives with a scheme involving

baguettes and mayonnaise.

A Monster Calls (2017)

KIDS Lewis MacDougall,

Sigourney Weaver. 01:48 PG

While dealing with his mother’s

terminal illness, 12-year-old

Conor finds an unlikely ally in

a tree monster that appears at

his bedroom window. Both wild

and gentle, the creature takes

him on a fantastical journey,

teaching him how to cope

with his bullying classmates, an

unsympathetic grandmother

and his mother’s failing health.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

PODCASTS  NEW EPISODES

Tanna (2016)

DRAMA Kapan Cook,

Mungau Dain. 01:40M

This Australia and Vanuatu

co-production was shot on

the South Pacific island of

Tanna, home to one of the

world’s last tribal societies. Set

against the dramatic backdrop

of a rainforest and an active

volcano, the Yakel tribe re-

enact a moving story of loyalty,

forbidden love and a promise

between the old and the new.

Pork Pie (2017)

COMEDY Dean O’Gorman,

James Rolleston. 01:45 M

Based on the 1980s classic

Kiwi film Goodbye Pork Pie,

this endearingly silly comedy

tracks the shenanigans of three

strangers who wind up taking

an impromptu road trip from

Auckland to Invercargill in

a yellow Mini Cooper. The

trio run from cops and media,

while resisting conformity and

searching for lost love.

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