Episodes
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1. Movers and Shakers
17 Jan 2000
A stranger arrives in Emu Springs. Who is he? Whoever he is, it's clear he's not impressed with the local radio station 3ES where Ryan is in the chair and station manager Helen Virtue is enchanted with the rhythms of the Tango.
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2. Aftershock
18 Jan 2000
Emu Springs is in a flurry after the collapse of the Poppet Head - the beloved and long-standing symbol of the district's mining past, throwing into doubt major planned events.
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3. This Is the Truth
19 Jan 2000
Stuart smooths things over with Julia while Harry discovers he has something of a soulmate in the old storekeeper, Len Taylor.
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4. A Puff of Smoke
20 Jan 2000
Helen sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug instructs Helen to get Tom back. He's good for business. When Harry learns that Len has 'spun a yarn' about early Oz Rock, he is not concerned. He's found a new friend in Emu Springs.
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5. Gettin' to Know You
24 Jan 2000
When Stephanie Bennett, a Melbourne journalist, visits Emu Springs, Tom Dooley fears she's out to get him. As Doug and the media-shy Julia prepare for an interview with Stephanie, Megan manages to gain an attachment to the crew.
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6. A Blot on the Landscape
25 Jan 2000
Tom Dooley decides that the radio station is no longer safe if he is to avoid Stephanie, and Megan discovers that journalists have their own brand of creative interpretations.
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7. The Spider and the Fly
26 Jan 2000
Tom Dooley returns to work only to be confronted by a rabidly determined Stephanie Bennett. Unhappy with the direction his breakfast show is taking and fearing professional embarrassment, Tom reclaims his breakfast spot.
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8. Siege Radio
27 Jan 2000
Tom shatters Stephanie's chances of success by inveigling his way into the hearts of the county-folk, but Stuart and Len soon bring him down to earth.
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9. The Best of Intentions
31 Jan 2000
Inspired by Tom's rhetoric, and with his father's blessing, Joe decides to take a risk on a new investment strategy for the farm by changing to fine wool production. The trouble is, he neglects to inform Sally of his grand plans.
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10. Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
1 Feb 2000
Sally and Joe's relationship is on a communication roller coaster ride with Sally's disillusionment over her husband's inability to confide in her and Joe's disappointment at his wife's lack of trust in his judgement.
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11. The Big Picture
2 Feb 2000
Len finds solace in the bottle as he struggles to cope with the news that he is dying. Mon seeks to mend the rift between Len and their absent son, Wayne. Stuart is being mysterious about plans for the pub. Tom digs his heels in about keeping the new announcers' chair which forces Helen's hand and she hatches a scheme to teach him a valuable lesson. There's war in the Sabatini household over Joe's decision to invest in fine wool sheep.
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12. Resistance Is Useless
3 Feb 2000
There are winners and losers when Stuart introduces the pokies to Emu Springs. It's payback time for the recalcitrant Tom over the chair issue. Len surrenders to Mon's gentle persuasion and agrees to co-operate in the treatment of his condition. Although the question of their son, Wayne, remains unresolved. Joe and Sally reconcile over the investment opportunity debacle. Harry and Jason further their advertising careers.
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13. Great Expectations
7 Feb 2000
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14. Gold Fever
8 Feb 2000
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15. Skeleton in the Closet
9 Feb 2000
Helen, Harry, Len and Mon each have a different perspective on the discovery of the gold and bones, and each has trouble keeping the find to themselves. It's not long before the news spreads and Dr Eva reveals the bones aren't human. The feud between Tom and Stuart hots up when Tom announces on air that he's been ripped off. Bonnie reveals her presence during Father Brian's show 'Fess Up' - and an intriguing conversation develops, culminating in her taking flight.
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16. Gold in Them There Hills
10 Feb 2000
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17. Cross Roads
14 Feb 2000
After Tom narrowly avoids colliding with Dr Eva's rail trolley, he uses the airways to vent his road rage. He challenges her right to use the line and her professional approach as a doctor. Dr Eva comes to the station to confront him over this. Instead of the apology he's expecting, Tom gets an insult. The war is on. Tom goes out of his way to check up on her professional credentials. And what he finds out surprises him. She doesn't seem to have any. When he broadcasts this fact to Emu Springs, the small town becomes divided. Meanwhile things in Helen's home life are also pressing; Harry is evasive of work at school and Joe is obsessed with his new stud ram who refuses to mate with his ewes. Just what is the problem?
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18. Through the Hoops
15 Feb 2000
Emu Springs is a pressure cooker. Joe is frustrated by the non-performing ram who won't reproduce. Harry has been asked to write an essay on his life but nothing's coming. After the death of his dad, his life seems empty. He looks to inspiration from Helen , but she is too busy dealing with the war between Tom and Dr Eva. He goes to Len for help and inadvertently becomes party to an act of betrayal. The footy team has decided, because of Len's ill health, to drop him as coach. Outwardly Len takes the news with courage and anger but he is devastated. Harry tries to cheer him up with some of Dr Eva's healing oils. Despite the writ Dr Eva has issued against Tom, he continues informing his listeners about Eva's absence of qualifications. Dr Eva is concerned her patients will lose confidence in her. But when Len collapses it is Dr Eva who Mon turns to for help.
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19. Forces of Nature
16 Feb 2000
Tom continues his persecution of Dr Eva. Mon takes matters into her own hands by trying to enforce his pedestrian mode of transport. Dr Eva finally comes clean and shows Helen her registration papers. Joe and Sally try alternative methods to inspire Gary the ram, but to no avail. Julia is forced by public attention to swap the rams. Harry is caught up with the problems of life and goal umpiring, whilst Stuart and Ryan are sheepish about their involvement in getting Len sent to hospital with an attack.
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20. Chalk It Up
17 Feb 2000
Tom apologizes on air to Dr Eva sporting a rooster peck. He has to swallow his pride and present himself to her for an injection before lockjaw sets in. Joe and Sally are delighted, the new ram's a beauty. They share with Julia a drunken long celebratory lunch. Helen has a visit from Harry's teacher about his inspired cartoon work, and Harry ends up doing the dance of his father with his mother - the tango.
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21. Opportunity Knocks
21 Feb 2000
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22. Can't Buy Me Love
22 Feb 2000
When Doug announces the sales of 3ES to the staff, they are divided, leaving Helen to take some drastic action in a last ditch effort to impede the sale. Meanwhile, Megan commences her late night music show, adopting much of Tom's 'intimate' style, and is flattered when she attracts the attention of Sean, one of her listeners.
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23. Return to Sender
23 Feb 2000
As a last ditch effort to avoid the sales of 3ES, Helen takes some drastic action. Julia also voices her disapproval and Doug is left between a rock and a hard place. Sean's pestering continues but Megan devises her own creative solution. Joe is out of action due to a football injury, which increases Sally's workload, while Julia offers her assitance in running the general store, which allows Mon to visit Len without losing business.
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24. Wheelin' 'n Dealin'
24 Feb 2000
The football team are rocked by Len's strange behaviour, and like the rest of the town are further devastated by his latest announcement. Sean confronts Megan about her 'public and private face', while Sally makes a small confession to Joe.
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25. Salvation Jane
28 Feb 2000
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26. Unexpected Proposal
29 Feb 2000
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27. Flight of the Bumble Bee
1 Mar 2000
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28. No Regrets
2 Mar 2000
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29. The Last Straw
6 Mar 2000
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30. Country Races
7 Mar 2000
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31. Lateral Thoughts
8 Mar 2000
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32. Rising to the Occasion
9 Mar 2000
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33. Rotten Eggs
13 Mar 2000
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34. Return of the Prodigal
14 Mar 2000
Mon and Len's son Wayne returns home to a less than enthusiastic welcome from his father. However, after Wayne stands his ground, Len finally relents and allows him to train with the Emus, where he reveals his awesome prowess as a footballer - impressing everyone, especially Megan.
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35. The Big Match
15 Mar 2000
When Mon tells Wayne that Len has emphysema, the need to make up with his father is brought into sharp focus, but made difficult by the fact that these two men are peas in a pod. Eventually, in their own way, they reconcile.
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36. We Will Remember Them
16 Mar 2000
The town is in mourning for Len on this, the day of the funeral. Wayne is trying to shepherd his mother through her grieving, but Mon is very much in denial, even to the extent that she determinedly opens the store. Finally, after an outburst with Father Brian, she and Wayne have an authentic conversation about Wayne's relationship with his Dad. Harry and Helen, too, begin to face Warwick's death; Helen for the first time acknowledging the positives of her relationship with Warwick. Tom and Megan hold the fort at the station during the wake, and Tom bluffs his way through a detailed agricultural conversation - by the skin of his teeth. At Len's wake, Harry surprises everyone by playing a tape that Len made just before his death, while Helen slips home and makes her own, private peace with Warwick. Finally, Mon is alone, and it finally hits her. The morning finds her still sitting on the porch, wrapped in a blanket, wondering how on earth she's going to face the day.
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37. The Things We Do
20 Mar 2000
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38. The Best Man
21 Mar 2000
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39. Different Drums
22 Mar 2000
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40. It's Over
23 Mar 2000
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41. Fishers of Men
27 Mar 2000
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42. End of Season Blues
28 Mar 2000
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43. Dropping the Line
29 Mar 2000
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44. A Tide in the Affairs of Women
30 Mar 2000
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45. Man and Superman
3 Apr 2000
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46. Acts of Faith
4 Apr 2000
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47. Omens and Portents
5 Apr 2000
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48. Analyse This
6 Apr 2000
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49. Covetous Acts
10 Apr 2000
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50. Pyramids, Profits and Puberty
11 Apr 2000
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51. No Worries
12 Apr 2000
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52. Sweet Smell of Success
13 Apr 2000
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53. Fools and Amateurs
17 Apr 2000
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54. Rats and Drains
18 Apr 2000
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55. Time of Reckoning
19 Apr 2000
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56. Commitment Is a Many Lettered Word
20 Apr 2000
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57. Comfort Zones
24 Apr 2000
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58. Clash of the Titans
25 Apr 2000
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59. We'll Talk About It in the Morning
26 Apr 2000
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60. Forgiveness and Ratings
27 Apr 2000
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61. Summer Madness
1 May 2000
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62. Friday Night Fever
2 May 2000
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63. Heatwave
3 May 2000
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64. Cool Change
4 May 2000
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65. Spirit Matters
8 May 2000
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66. Going for It
9 May 2000
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67. Demanding Times
10 May 2000
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68. Natural Outcomes
11 May 2000
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69. Corporate Ways
15 May 2000
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70. Soul Food
16 May 2000
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71. Role Changes
17 May 2000
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72. Back on the Horse
18 May 2000
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73. Away from It All
22 May 2000
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74. Many Shades of Red
23 May 2000
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75. Confessions of a Bull Artist
24 May 2000
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76. La Dolce Vita
25 May 2000
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77. The False Prophet
29 May 2000
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78. Rumours
30 May 2000
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79. Looking for Signs
31 May 2000
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80. A Disturbance in the Cosmos
1 Jun 2000
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81. Secrets and Lies
5 Jun 2000
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82. Alternative Arrangements
6 Jun 2000
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83. Detours
7 Jun 2000
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84. Deviations
8 Jun 2000
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85. Learning to Breathe
12 Jun 2000
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86. What's a Man Gotta Do?
13 Jun 2000
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87. Wandering in the Wilderness
14 Jun 2000
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88. The Gift
15 Jun 2000
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89. Private Lives
19 Jun 2000
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90. Only the Lonely
20 Jun 2000
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91. Extenuating Circumstances
21 Jun 2000
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92. Lust and Consequence
22 Jun 2000
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93. Revisiting My Fair Lady
26 Jun 2000
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94. It's a Boy! It's a Boy!
27 Jun 2000
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95. Love and Taxes
28 Jun 2000
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96. No!
29 Jun 2000
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97. The Absence of Lies
3 Jul 2000
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98. Wish You Were Here
4 Jul 2000
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99. Is That the Best You Can Do?
5 Jul 2000
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100. Radical Solutions
6 Jul 2000
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101. Shaky Foundations
10 Jul 2000
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102. Motherhood
11 Jul 2000
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103. The Envelope
12 Jul 2000
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104. Navelectomy
13 Jul 2000
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105. The African Gumboot Fly
17 Jul 2000
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106. Dooley's Gooley's
18 Jul 2000
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107. A Hard Mate
19 Jul 2000
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108. Everything Old Is New Again
20 Jul 2000
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109. Home Brew
24 Jul 2000
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110. Hidden Truths
25 Jul 2000
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111. Give Me the Story and I'll Give You the War
26 Jul 2000
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112. Carrying Torches
27 Jul 2000
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113. My Way
31 Jul 2000
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114. The Taste of Love Is Sweet
1 Aug 2000
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115. I've Got a Crush on You
2 Aug 2000
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116. Bitter Sweet Harvest
3 Aug 2000
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117. Good Omen
7 Aug 2000
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118. The Bush Strikes Back
8 Aug 2000
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119. Debt to Society
9 Aug 2000
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120. And Emus Can Fly
10 Aug 2000
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121. Why Am I Here?
14 Aug 2000
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122. Jumping the Tracks
15 Aug 2000
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123. Not Quite Live, But Kicking
16 Aug 2000
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124. Up Close and Dangerous
17 Aug 2000
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125. Day of Reckoning
21 Aug 2000
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126. Old School Ties
22 Aug 2000
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127. The Art of Politics
23 Aug 2000
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128. Noughts and Cross Dressers
24 Aug 2000
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129. The Young and the Breathless
28 Aug 2000
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130. Songbirds and Drains
29 Aug 2000
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131. The Magic of Radio
30 Aug 2000
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132. The Man Who Sconed Liberty Mon
31 Aug 2000
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133. Feeling Snakey
4 Sept 2000
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134. Renaissance Man
5 Sept 2000
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135. You Left Me Crying in the Kennel
6 Sept 2000
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136. Stand By Your Dog
7 Sept 2000
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137. Aliens
11 Sept 2000
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138. Sirens and the Seer
12 Sept 2000
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139. Winds of Change
13 Sept 2000
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140. The Toughest Opposition
14 Sept 2000
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141. Message in a Bottle
18 Sept 2000
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142. Undercurrents
19 Sept 2000
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143. Mysteries of the Deep
20 Sept 2000
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144. Chairman of the Board
21 Sept 2000
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145. Knowing When to Go
25 Sept 2000
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146. Digging Up the Past
26 Sept 2000
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147. Sign Language
27 Sept 2000
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148. Secrets and Dreams
28 Sept 2000
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149. Love and War
2 Oct 2000
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150. The Children's Crusade
3 Oct 2000
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151. A Long Way from Home
4 Oct 2000
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152. Football and Other Religions
5 Oct 2000
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153. Phantoms and Ghosts
9 Oct 2000
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154. Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
10 Oct 2000
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155. The Ghosts of Post Offices Past
11 Oct 2000
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156. Things That Go Away in the Night
12 Oct 2000
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157. Housekeeping
16 Oct 2000
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158. A Cat Called Guinness
17 Oct 2000
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159. The Grapes of Hope
18 Oct 2000
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160. From Little Things, Big Things Grow
19 Oct 2000
Something in the Air Series 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in Something in the Air Series 1?
Series 1 of Something in the Air has 160 episodes.
When did Something in the Air Series 1 come out?
Series 1 premiered on 17 Jan 2000.