Ask The Leyland Brothers - Vol 2 (DVD) All Regions

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EPISODE 1: Port Alhert in Victoria is the scene for an unusual wildlife story. A story with a difference for here the playful ond graceful wild sends come in from the sen to get ar hand out of fish from the local fish monger. The seals have laken up temporary residence on the giant sleepers of the whoil. The South Island of New Zeoland is visited on the west const to find the answer te a question about the famous New Zealand fade et greenstone. We see how this plain bush rock is turned into valuable jewellery. A step into the past history of the early convict days in the final segment of the episode as we travel by lour wheel drive jeep along the disused part of the Old Great North Road which used to run from Sydney lo the Hunter Valley in liS. The Leylands dig up some lascinating history along the route with the help of local bushman Selby Alley who accomponies them on the journey.

EPISODE 2; Al Portland in Victoria the Leylands seek out a retired man who makes magnificent violins in his small workshop. He fashions beautiful instruments from single blocks of wood which are held in very high regard by the top musicians in the country.

In Tasmania an elderly person who seems to thrive on hard work. Af Of a spinster in the bush lands of eastern Tasmania runs a farm on her own and breeds ponies. North into the tropics of Western Australia where the energy from the sun is put to work to extract salt from the ocean water at Dampler. The entire lascinating process is shown in thi

multi million dollar project that makes such good use of solar energy. The Leylands film for the first tim some significant Aboriginal carvings and old camp site excavations which were discovered by the salt miners in the west.

EPISODE 3: Widife is one of the most popular subjects of the series and in this episode the Leylands show the fascinating Echidna or Spiny Ant Eater. This unusual creature Is one of the rarest species in the world sharing the family of monotremes with only one other the Platypus. Most people have heard of the flying Nun, well in this episode the

Leylands film the flying Padre as they take their cameras to the air with Rev. Catford in the north west of Western Australia. Rev. Catford has the largest parish in the world and gets around by plane. The spectacular mountain scenery of New Zealand's south island comes to the screen as Mal Leyland answers a query on Glaciers. He films a dimb over the slippery and treacherous face of Franz

Joseph Glacier and takes a breathtaking helicopter flight that has been described as the most thrilling ride in the world.

EPISODE 4: Is the Tasmanian tiger extinct? This question sends the Leyland Brothers to Tasmania to find out. They speak with people who claim to have seen them and look af the creatures distinguishing features with an expert. In New Zealand an incredible boat can skim through a few centimetres of water at 60 kilometres an hour. The Leylands show how the Hamilton Jet boat can tackle the rugged rapids of the west coast of the South Island. Australi's early history of shipping is the subject of a segment filmed on the famous south coast of Victoria. The tragic wreck of the Loch Ard which went down 90 years ago with the loss of 50 lives is told in graphic detail along with a look at the past by visiting the

Warrambool Flagstaff Hill Port of Warrnambool township.

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