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Title Bush Slam: Stanley - Ep 2 of 6 / Director: Thorburn, Chris
Published Australia : ABC, 2010
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Summary This week Bush Slam, with H.G. Nelson at the helm, drops anchor in the fishing town of Stanley on the northwest coast of Tasmania. H.G.'s guests - blue-collar poet, Geoff Goodfellow, and country musician, James Blundell, step ashore to capture this charming town's character in verse in just three days.H.G. and James kick off proceedings with a trip to the top of 'The Nut', an old volcano that towers above the town. Meanwhile, Geoff, who has recently recovered from throat cancer, is drawn toward the local fishing industry that has reinvented itself to remain viable. He is inspired by the people who make their living from the sea and takes a trip out to a seal colony on board a tourist charter boat. The big success story in town is the farmed octopus industry and Geoff visits the processing plant and gives an impromptu performance of his poems to the workers. But Geoff is also taken with the weatherboard cottages, stone buildings and tin roofs that dominate the town's architecture. He remains cagey about his poem right up to the time of performing it to the townsfolk.James takes a different path and talks to the parents of Patrick Hursey, a young man who was lost in a tragic accident at sea, hoping it may provide the basis of a poetic tribute to their family and the town. But there is also the seductive tale of Juliana's ghost that inhabits the stately Highfield House. James offers a fascinating insight into the song-writing process and demonstrates how his poem takes on a different hue when put to music.This picturesque profile of one of Australia's prettiest towns culminates in a lively 'Slam' of the two poems to the enthusiastic crowd at the Stanley pub.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Bush Slam is produced by Freehand Productions in association with ABC TV. Series Producer: Matt Scully; Director: Chris Thorburn; ABC TV Head of Arts & Entertainment: Amanda Duthie; Executive Producer: Debbie Lee
Event Broadcast 2010-01-05 at 20:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Australian poetry -- Themes, motives.
Composers.
Fisheries.
Poets -- Psychology.
Tasmania.
Form Streaming video
Author Blundell, James, contributor
Goodfellow, Geoff, contributor
Nelson, H.G., host
Stafford, Darryl, contributor
Thorburn, Chris, director