The Adventures of Sam

The Adventures of Sam
Genre	Children's TV Drama/Action/Adventure
Format	Cartoon series
Directed by	Craig Handley George Whaley
Starring	Justin Rosniak
Theme music composer	Nerida Tyson-Chew
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ron Saunders Claire Henderson
Producer(s)	Noel Price Peter Jackson
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Australian Film Finance Corporation Southern Star Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC1
Picture format	PAL (576i)
Original run	1997 – 1997
External links
The Adventures of Sam Website

The Adventures of Sam is an animated Australian children's TV series that aired in 1997. Set in the 1850s, it followed a boy named Sam Donahue as he had adventures around the world while trying to find his brother.

The show is well known for its theme music by Nerida Tyson-Chew which was nominated for several awards.

Episode Listing

Episode 1 - Escape

Episode 2 - Moon Daughter

Episode 3 - The Forbidden City

Episode 4 - Fire On The Water

Episode 5 - Sea Raiders

Episode 6 - Jungle Ghost

Episode 7 - The Sultan's Palace

Episode 8 - The Queen's Move

Episode 9 - Castaway

Episode 10 - A Strange Reunion

Episode 11 - Not Quite Paradise - This episode was nominated for Best Children's Television Program at the AFI awards in 1999.

Episode 12 - My Brother's Keeper

Episode 13 - Begin Again

Home Media

Video releases

Australia

Release name	Release date	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Adventures of Sam Vol 01	17th February 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4
Adventures of Sam Vol 02	17th March 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8
Adventures of Sam Vol 03	16th April 1999	G	Polygram Video	PAL	English	None	Includes episodes 9 - 12

DVD releases

Italy

Release name	Release date	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
Le Avventure Di Sam	1st December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 1 - 4 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 2	1st December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 5 - 8 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.
Le Avventure Di Sam 3	1st December 2008	Digivision	PAL	English, Italian	None	Includes episodes 9 - 13 combined, with only a single opening and ending sequence.

External links

• The Adventures Of Sam on YouTube (Theme Song)
• The Adventures of Sam - the Official Website
• The Adventures of Sam at the Internet Movie Database
• The Adventures of Sam at the National Film and Sound Archive