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'Bodyline' is the most emotive word in the history of test cricket. The events that transpired during the 1932-33 test series between Australia and England spread far beyond the cricket field. The furore created by 'Bodyline' soured Anglo Australian relations and caused diplomatic shock waves that were felt in the corridors of Canberra and Whitehall. The documentary draws on archival film footage, photographs and interviews with historians, writers and family members of the principal characters in the 'Bodyline' saga.
The life and times of Sir Donald Bradman - the cricketer, the man, the myth, the hero, the icon and the legend - is independently scrutinised. Thirty people from all corners of the cricketing world paint a picture of what the man was really like, his determined nature, the quirks of his complex personality, offering opinions as to why he has been such an important figure in Australia's social, cultural and sporting history for the greater part of the 20th century.
CALYPSO SUMMER is a documentary series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1960-61 West Indies Tour of Australia.
In the 1950s, Australian cricket went through many trials and tribulations. There were issues of captaincy, losses in three consecutive ‘Ashes’ series, allegations of ‘doctored’ pitches, controversy over illegal bowling actions and the advent of television coverage. The 1950s was the decade when Australian cricket ventured beyond its traditional boundaries for the first time, making visits to the West Indies (1955), then India and Pakistan (1956 and 1959/60). By the end of the decade, Australia had played official matches in every corner of the cricket world.
The 1960s saw a shift in the axis of power in world cricket. For the first time, in the space of a few years, the traditional powerhouses of the game Australia and England were both defeated by the West Indies and South Africa. The tragedy of the ‘D’Oliveira Affair’ and world opposition to the policy of apartheid would see South Africa banished from the international stage for nearly a quarter of a century. Sport and politics became a volatile instrument for change.
The 1970s turned out to be the most tumultuous period in the history of Test Cricket. In a short space of time, the game of cricket was catapulted from its genteel 19th century origins and transformed into the mass marketed super-sport. CRICKET IN THE 70'S - THE CHAPPELL ERA is a rollicking jaunt down memory lane for those that can remember and for those wanting to learn more about a remarkable period that changed the way cricket was played.
During the 1980s, tremors of varying intensity shook cricket's foundations to its core. The program looks at everything from the schism caused by the world series cricket revolution to the defection of many top players to play cricket in isolated apartheid South Africa. The program reveals how Australian cricket coped with this adversity, slowly recovered and eventually triumphed by the end of the decade - primarily through the character and resolve of two men, Allan Border and Bob Simpson.
A documentary of the 1948 Australian/England cricket tour for the 'Ashes'. Through stories told by the surviving members of the teams, the tour is relived both for the cricket played and the aftermath of living in a post war England. Extensive use of archival footage.
This is the story of the remarkable tied test match played between India and Australia in Madras (Chennai) in September 1986. It is one of only two tied test matches since test cricket began in 1877. The Madras tie was played over five consecutive days in temperatures that hovered around 40 degrees celsius and 80 per cent humidity. Legends like Border, Boon, Jones, Waugh, Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Shastri and Maninder Singh reflect on what is regarded as possibly the greatest test match ever played!
S.A. FEDERATION AND THE 20TH CENTURY explores the status and effect of Federation in South Australia from 1901 to the present day.
In June 1964 the Beatles made their only tour 'Down Under' and turned the southern hemisphere on its head. The social turmoil caused by scenes of mass hysteria and the loss of control of public space was new and very unsettling for conservative authority figures. This was a time when the ‘baby boomer’ generation was just starting to find its voice and unwittingly flex its muscles. This is both the known and unknown story of what really happened on tour!
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