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Title Bodyline / Director: Permezel, Bruce
Published Australia : ABC, 2013
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Summary This is the story of one of the most well known but perhaps least understood moments of conflict and controversy in the history of sport: the infamous Bodyline test cricket series of 1932 and 1933. Self-confessed cricket tragic and comedian Adam Zwar will try to discover what happened at the crease and chart the wider social and cultural implications of the controversy by enlisting historians, sports scientists, and cricket stars to simulate the actual events.Is there more to the legend of Bodyline than we think?"I always wondered what Bodyline was really like. As a school boy batsman who once dreamed of wearing the baggy green, could I face what those guys faced? Could I stand where the Don stood?" - Adam ZwarAdam is going back in time to live out a childhood fantasy or two. He is going to use machines, fancy cameras, and the latest in computer graphics. Modern day players will help him prepare. Adam will witness the real damage a high speed cricket ball can do.In the end, Adam will be on his own - with no helmet, no modern padding, and just a bat for protection. How will he handle this ultimate test?BODYLINE, THE ULTIMATE TEST is an engaging and informative investigation into a pivotal moment in our nation's sporting history, using the newest advances in sports science and analysis by Australia's leading experts.PRODUCTION DETAILS:An ABC Television production in association with Serendipity West, Screen Australia, Film Victoria Australia. Directed by Bruce Permezel. Writer: Charlotte Wheaton. Producers: Charlotte Wheaton, Kate Pappas Executive Producers: Alex West, Margie Bryant ABC Head of Factual: Phil Craig
Event Broadcast 2013-11-17 at 19:30:00
Notes Classification: PG
Subject Bowlers.
Bowling -- Technique.
Cricket -- Batting.
Test matches (Cricket) -- Evaluation.
Larwood, Harold, 1904-1995.
Cricket injuries.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Permezel, Bruce, director
Zwar, Adam, cast
Buszard, Neil, contributor
Davis, Ken, contributor
Green, Jeff, contributor
Haigh, Gideon, contributor
Hastings, John, contributor
Hayden, Matthew, contributor
Rosenfeld, Jeffrey, contributor
Spratford, Wayne, contributor
Wright, Clare, contributor