Nearly two years after it first went to air, The Sounds of Aus is back on ABC 1 this Wednesday at 11AM. Take the morning off, I reckon. And ask the master to pass the banana.
It’s back on ABC TV
September 21, 2009 by icycreekThe Sounds of Aus screening tonight on The Lifestyle Channel
March 1, 2009 by icycreekI’m very chuffed that they’ve programmed this at 8:30 on a Sunday night straight after “Wife Swap”. Full details here
University of Missouri screening
February 11, 2009 by icycreekThe Sounds of Aus had its first on-campus US screening on January 27 when it was shown to students and staff of the University of Missouri’s Journalism school in Columbia, which is the world’s oldest journalism education institution. Amongst the audience were students from Russia, Romania, China, Korea, and generated a lively discussion on what was the coldest day I’ve ever experienced.
Chilling out in Missouri on the day of The Sounds of Aus screening
The Sounds of Aus New Zealand premiere
January 4, 2009 by icycreekWhat will they think of us over the other side of the Tasman? We’ll know soon enough. The Sounds of Aus premiere’s on the New Zealand Documentary Channel at 8:30 pm this Saturday night (10th Jan). Full details here.
The Sounds of Aus at the Journalism Education Australia conference
November 25, 2008 by icycreekNext week I’m heading to Wollongong to attend the annual Journalism Education Association conference, where I’ll also be discussing the origins of the Sounds of Aus project at a session on Wednesday called “Creative Work, Creative Storytelling”.
Regional variation in the Australian accent
November 14, 2008 by icycreekWelcome to The Sounds of Aus blog
November 13, 2008 by icycreekThe Sounds of Aus is a 55-minute documentary that tells the story of the Australian accent. Produced by Princess Pictures in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the program went to air for the first time on November 7, 2007. The Sounds of Aus is presented by John Clarke and was written by Lawrie Zion, who came up with original concept for the documentary. Yael Bergman produced the program, and it was directed by David Swann.
Over the next few weeks we will update details of the repeat screening on ABC TV, and lots of other stuff too.
Lifestyle Channel screening
October 4, 2009 by icycreekJust found out that The Sounds of Aus is screening tonight (Sunday 4 October 2009) on The Lifestyle Channel. Full details here.
