| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr.) ; 305604085 bytes |
| Series |
Who Do You Think You Are? ; Series 2, Episode 1 |
| Summary |
New Australian SeasonSix more prominent Australians trace their family trees in a new series of the hit TV genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are? AFL legend Ron Barassi, actors Sigrid Thornton and Ben Mendelsohn, cook Maggie Beer, singer Christine Anu and musician John Butler all look into their ancestry in the second Australian series of the program.Episode One: RON BARASSIFooty legend and latter day 'Knight in Shining Armour' Ron Barassi has always believed that actions speak louder than words. In WDYTYA? he embarks on a journey into his ancestry tracing the Barassi family line back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Victorian Gold Rush. Along the way he learns of his father's dying moments on the battlefields of WW2 and investigates the origins of a rift which tore the family apart.He also rattles some skeletons in the family closet uncovering a heart-rending tale of violence, tragedy and redemption. (Commissioned by SBS in English) (Documentary Series) PG CC WS |
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Broadcast 2009-09-27 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: NC |
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Barassi, Ron, 1936-.
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Families -- Information services.
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Football players -- Conduct of life.
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Football players -- Family relationships.
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Genealogy.
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Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Marciniak, Catherine, director
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Mellick, Richard, cast
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