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Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore

on BBC Two England

The first of a new six-part documentary series in which cultural commentator Robert Hughes returns to Australia to assess the state of the country ahead of the Olympics. Body and Soul. In the first programme Hughes asks whether Australia is truly a hedonistic nation or if its outward appearance belies a deep puritanical streak.
Contains some nudity and strong language. See Choice. Director Richard Curson Smith : Series producer Christopher Spencer
(S) (W) Polly Toynbee : page 16

Contributors

Commentator:
Robert Hughes
Director:
Richard Curson Smith
Producer:
Christopher Spencer
Unknown:
Polly Toynbee

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