List of episodes of the series «Something in the Air»

Movers and Shakers

• Episode number: 1
• Episode description:
  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. Julia Rutherford tries to organise a forthcoming ball but her committee members are more interested in the arrogant new arrival. It's Ryan and the ambitious Megan McGregor who finally put a name to the face and a voice to the man. It's Golden Tonsils himself, Tom Dooley.

Aftershock

• Episode number: 2

This Is The Thruth

• Episode number: 3

Puff of Smoke

• Episode number: 4
• Episode description:
  Harry sacks Tom, but the damage has been done. Doug thinks he has been exposed, but when it's revealed that the people of Emu Springs are none the wiser about his private life, he instructs Helen to get Tom back. He's good for business. Tom then wrongly identifies Helen as an ally and says he won't work without her. Helen accepts the challenge. 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.

Gettin' to Know You

• Episode number: 5

A Blot on the Landscape

• Episode number: 6

The Spiders and the Fly

• Episode number: 7
• Episode description:
  Unhappy with the direction his breakfast show is taking and fearing professional embarrassment, Tom reclaims his breakfast spot. As Stephanie and Jerry prepare to leave town, their attention is drawn to his voice on the radio. Driven by her scoop mentality, Stephanie heads over to 3ES for an exclusive interview with the banished king of radio.

Siege Radio

• Episode number: 8

The Best of Intensions

• Episode number: 9

Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs

• Episode number: 10

The Big Picture

• Episode number: 11
• Episode description:
  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.

Resistance is Futile

• Episode number: 12
• Episode description:
  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.

Great Expections

• Episode number: 13

Gold Fever

• Episode number: 14

Skeleton in the Closet

• Episode number: 15
• Episode description:
  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.

Gold in Them There Hills

• Episode number: 16

Cross Roads

• Episode number: 17
• Episode description:
  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?

Through the Hoops

• Episode number: 18
• Episode description:
  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.

Forces of Nature

• Episode number: 19
• Episode description:
  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.

Chalk It Up

• Episode number: 20
• Episode description:
  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.

Opportunity Knocks

• Episode number: 21

Can't Buy Me Love

• Episode number: 22
• Episode description:
  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.

Return to Sender

• Episode number: 23
• Episode description:
  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.

Wheelin' n' Dealin'

• Episode number: 24
• Episode description:
  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.

Salvation Jane

• Episode number: 25

Unexpected Proposal

• Episode number: 26

Flight of the Bumble Bee

• Episode number: 27

No Regrets

• Episode number: 28

The Last Straw

• Episode number: 29

Country Races

• Episode number: 30

Lateral Thoughts

• Episode number: 31

Rising to the Occasion

• Episode number: 32

Rotten Eggs

• Episode number: 33

Return of The Prodigal

• Episode number: 34
• Episode description:
  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.

The Big Match

• Episode number: 35
• Episode description:
  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.

We Will Remember Them

• Episode number: 36
• Episode description:
  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.

The Things We Do

• Episode number: 37

The Best Man

• Episode number: 38

Different Drums

• Episode number: 39

It's Over

• Episode number: 40

Fishers of Men

• Episode number: 41

End of Season Blues

• Episode number: 42

Dropping The Line

• Episode number: 43

A Tide In The Affairs of Women

• Episode number: 44

Man and Superman

• Episode number: 45

Acts of Faith

• Episode number: 46

Omens and Portents

• Episode number: 47

Analyze This

• Episode number: 48

Covetous Acts

• Episode number: 49

Pyramids, Profits And Puberty

• Episode number: 50

No Worries

• Episode number: 51

Sweet Smell Of Success

• Episode number: 52

Fools And Amateurs

• Episode number: 53

Rats and Drains

• Episode number: 54

Time of Reckoning

• Episode number: 55

Commitment Is a Many-Lettered Word

• Episode number: 56

Comfort Zones

• Episode number: 57

Clash of The Titans

• Episode number: 58

We'll Talk About It In The Morning

• Episode number: 59

Forgiveness And Ratings

• Episode number: 60

Summer Madness

• Episode number: 61

Friday Night Fever

• Episode number: 62

Heatwave

• Episode number: 63

Cool Change

• Episode number: 64

Spirit Matters

• Episode number: 65

Going For It

• Episode number: 66

Demanding Times

• Episode number: 67

Natural Outcomes

• Episode number: 68

Corporate Ways

• Episode number: 69

Soul Food

• Episode number: 70

Role Changes

• Episode number: 71

Back on the Horses

• Episode number: 72

Away From It All

• Episode number: 73

Many Shades Of Red

• Episode number: 74

Confessions Of A Bull Artist

• Episode number: 75

La Dolce Vita

• Episode number: 76

The False Prophet

• Episode number: 77

Rumours

• Episode number: 78

Looking For Signs

• Episode number: 79

A Disturbance In The Cosmos

• Episode number: 80

Secrets And Lies

• Episode number: 81

Alternative Arrangements

• Episode number: 82

Detours

• Episode number: 83

Deviations

• Episode number: 84

Learning To Breathe

• Episode number: 85

The Anchovy

• Episode number: 86

Wandering In The Wilderness

• Episode number: 87

The Gift

• Episode number: 88

Private Lies

• Episode number: 89

Only The Lonely

• Episode number: 90

Extenuating Circumstances

• Episode number: 91

Lust

• Episode number: 92

Revisiting My Fair Lady

• Episode number: 93

It's a Boy! It's a Boy!

• Episode number: 94

Love and Taxes

• Episode number: 95

No!

• Episode number: 96

The Absence Of Lies

• Episode number: 97

Wish You Were Here

• Episode number: 98

Is That The Best You Can Do ?

• Episode number: 99

Radical Solutions

• Episode number: 100

Shaky Foundation

• Episode number: 101

Motherhood

• Episode number: 102

The Envelope

• Episode number: 103

Navelectomy

• Episode number: 104

The African Gumboot Fly

• Episode number: 105

Dooley's Gooley's

• Episode number: 106

A Hard Mate

• Episode number: 107

Everything Old Is New Again

• Episode number: 108

Home Brew

• Episode number: 109

Hidden Truths

• Episode number: 110

Give Me The Story And I'll Give You The War

• Episode number: 111

Carrying Torches

• Episode number: 112

My Way

• Episode number: 113

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet

• Episode number: 114

I've Got A Crush On You

• Episode number: 115

Bitter Sweet Harves

• Episode number: 116

Good Omen

• Episode number: 117

The Bush Strikes Back

• Episode number: 118

Debt To Society

• Episode number: 119

And Emus Can Fly

• Episode number: 120

Why Am I Here?

• Episode number: 121

Jumping The Tracks

• Episode number: 122

Not Quite Living, But Kicking

• Episode number: 123

Up Close And Dangerous

• Episode number: 124

Day Of Reckoning

• Episode number: 125

Old School Ties

• Episode number: 126

The Art Of Politics

• Episode number: 127

Noughts And Cross Dressers

• Episode number: 128

The Young And The Breathless

• Episode number: 129

Songbirds And Drains

• Episode number: 130

The Magic Of Radio

• Episode number: 131

The Man Who Sconed Liberty Mon

• Episode number: 132

Feeling Snakey

• Episode number: 133

Renaissance Man

• Episode number: 134

You Left Me Crying In The Kennel

• Episode number: 135

Stand By Your Dog

• Episode number: 136

Aliens

• Episode number: 137

Sirens And The Seer

• Episode number: 138

Winds Of Change

• Episode number: 139

The Toughest Opposition

• Episode number: 140

Message In A Bottle

• Episode number: 141

Undercurrents

• Episode number: 142

Mysteries Of The Deep

• Episode number: 143

Chairman Of The Board

• Episode number: 144

Knowing When To Go

• Episode number: 145

Digging Up The Past

• Episode number: 146

Sign Language

• Episode number: 147

Secrets And Dreams

• Episode number: 148

Love And War

• Episode number: 149

The Children's Crusade

• Episode number: 150

A Long Way From Home

• Episode number: 151

Football And Other Religions

• Episode number: 152

Phantoms And Ghosts

• Episode number: 153

Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

• Episode number: 154

The Ghost Of Post Offices Past

• Episode number: 155

Things That Go Away In The Dark

• Episode number: 156

Housekeeping

• Episode number: 157

A Cat Called Guiness

• Episode number: 158

The Grapes Of Hope

• Episode number: 159

From Little Things, Big Things Grow

• Episode number: 160