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1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min. 19 sec.) ; 334706750 bytes |
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*Coarse language, Sexual References and Nudity*The showgirl, the jazzman, the spy, the ventriloquist. Every family has a story, but not quite like this one.You Only Live Twice - The Incredibly True Story of the Hughes Family takes us on an intimate, whirlwind journey through the ages, revealing the complexities and duality inherent within this prodigiously talented and eccentric clan who've pursued their passions on the world stage. Along the way, a dazzling array of friends and colleagues weigh in on this remarkable story - Barry Humphries, and John Le Carre to name a few.Dick Hughes, the jazz man, is a devout acolyte of the Catholic faith and a musician obsessed with so-called 'devils music' - jazz. Christa Hughes, the showgirl, is both a respectful, shy and dutiful daughter about to be married in the Catholic Church and a scandalous, vulgar hedonist singer, formerly of shock rock band Machine Gun Fellatio. Richard Hughes, the spy, was a famous Australian foreign correspondent who abandoned his son to live in Hong Kong, and became an alleged double agent for MI6 and the KGB through his author friend Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. He went on to be fictionalised by both Fleming in You Only Live Twice and John le Carre in The Honourable Schoolboy. And finally, Richard Hughes senior, the ventriloquist, astounded audiences on vaudeville stages at the turn of last century with his ventriloqual doll, Tommy Squarehead.You Only Live Twice is a celebration of the artistic spirit in all its wildly outrageous splendour, and a generational odyssey full of exceptional talent, music and performance. The Hughes family tell a story where myth and reality become inseparable and where truth is often found in fiction. PRODUCTION DETAILS:A GoGo and Screen Australia production in association with ABC Televison |
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Broadcast 2010-02-18 at 21:25:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Genealogy.
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Hughes, Dick, 1931-.
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Hughes, Richard, 1900-1976.
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Jazz.
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Journalists -- Biography.
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Women entertainers -- Biography.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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