Great Australian Albums Explained

Creator:Toby Creswell
Director:Larry Meltzer
Presenter:Toby Creswell
Starring:
Country:Australia
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:8
Executive Producer:Martin Fabinyi
Runtime:52 min
Company:Mushroom Pictures
Network:SBS-TV

Great Australian Albums was an Australian TV documentary series, which was broadcast on SBS-TV for two seasons (2007 and 2008) of four episodes each. The first season commenced on 28 July 2007 and was written by Toby Creswell with Larry Meltzer directing, while Creswell and Meltzer were co-producers for Mushroom Pictures.[1] Each 52-minute episode was presented by Creswell and dealt with a separate Australian album.[1] It received funding from Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC).[2] Season two, which was broadcast from 6 September 2008,[3] followed the same format with Creswell and Meltzer reprising their roles except it was co-produced by Creswell with Danielle Kelly.

Season one episodes were: Silverchair's Diorama (2002) broadcast on 28 July 2007,[4] Crowded House's Woodface (1991) on 4 August,[5] The Triffid's Born Sandy Devotional (1986) on 11 August,[6] and finished on 18 August,[7] with the Saints' (I'm) Stranded (1976).[8] [9] [10] The episodes were issued on DVDs by SBS and distributed by Madman Entertainment in late 2007. Season two described the Go-Betweens' 16 Lovers Lane (1988), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads (1996),[11] Hunters & Collectors' Human Frailty (1986),[12] and Powderfinger's Odyssey Number Five (2000).[13] Season two episodes were released on DVDs in late 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Australian Albums (2007 - 2008) – The Screen Guide . . 11 November 2022 .
  2. Web site: FFC Triggers $57.5 Million of Australian Production . Screen Australia . July 2006 . 11 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720215639/http://www.ffc.gov.au/news/archive/ffc_int_fund_0607.asp . 20 July 2008 .
  3. News: ABC . Torres News . 827 . Queensland, Australia . 3 September 2008 . 11 November 2022 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Grand Hotel TV Guide . . 769 . Queensland, Australia . 25 July 2007 . 11 November 2022 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Grand Hotel TV Guide . Torres News . 770 . Queensland, Australia . 1 August 2007 . 11 November 2022 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Grand Hotel TV Guide . Torres News . 771 . Queensland, Australia . 8 August 2007 . 11 November 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Grand Hotel TV Guide . Torres News . 772 . Queensland, Australia . 15 August 2007 . 11 November 2022 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: Great Australian Albums series 1 (2007) – The Screen Guide . Screen Australia . 11 November 2022 .
  9. Web site: Documentary: Great Australian Albums – The Songs Remain the Same . Louise . M/C Reviews . 6 August 2007 . . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070902122102/http://www.reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2160 . 2 September 2007 . 11 November 2022 . live .
  10. Web site: Great Australian Albums . Studio . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130501142533/http://www.studiotv.com.au/highlights/great-australian-albums/ . 1 May 2013 . 11 November 2022 . live .
  11. Web site: The Word on DVDs DVDevotee Great Australia Albums: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads (Madmen/SBS) . Hook, Justin . BMA Magazine . 16 October 2008 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110126181905/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/115061/20110127-0220/www.bmamag.com/articles/dvd-reviews/20081016-dvdevotee-great-australia-albums-nick-ca/index.html . 26 January 2011 . 11 November 2022 . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: DVD: Great Australian Albums – Hunters and Collectors: Human Frailty . Howlett, Leisa . M/C Reviews . 11 November 2008 . National Library of Australia . http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081210063625/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/79701/20081210-0000/reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules6c6a.html . 10 December 2008 . 11 November 2022 . live .
  13. Web site: Great Australian Albums series 2 (2008) – The Screen Guide . Screen Australia . 11 November 2022 .

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