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Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob: Part One (BBC 2 Sunday 28 May 2023)
Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob: Part One airs Sunday 28 May 2023 on BBC 2.
Barry Humphries is on his farewell tour with Dame Edna and Sir Les, Robert Hughes has passed away, Clive James is nearing the end of his life, and Germaine Greer is still upsetting the proverbial applecart. The time is right to consider the enormous impact those four Aussies had on the cultural landscapes of London and New York. With this goal in mind, Man Booker Prize winner and unabashed Australia admirer Howard Jacobson, who has met all four, embarks on a journey of discovery into how these brash ‘Wizards of Oz’ left the backwater of Australia and became towering forces in the cultural epicentres of London and New York.
Howard devotes the first episode to establishing the characters of the four insurgents. He maintains that it was their separation from Europe, which they viewed as the true home of culture, that allowed them to develop their formidable intellects and extraordinary cultural knowledge. He talks to Clive, Germaine, and Barry about their time in Sydney’s ‘Push’ movement, the influence of their fathers, and their desire to leave what they saw as a vulgar and cultureless place.
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Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry and Bob: Part One airs Sunday 28 May 2023 at 10.00pm on BBC 2
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