The non-rating period on TV offers a great opportunity to explore other stations that Mr G and I don't always go to. Normally we only watch the ABC which usually has great programming on a Sunday night but now only re-runs. So we ventured to the multi-cultural station SBS for our evening's entertainment. Not very adventurous I can hear most of you say...but it turned out to be a very good decision.
We watched the Documentary "Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia". For once, without political or big corporation interference, the doco presented an apparent fair overview of the good and bad impact of mining - as well as the greed that drives it - on our culture, people and economy. Fascinating stuff. Last night was all about the first gold rush and how Melbourne, multiculturalism and later racism grew out of it. Here's the link if you're interested....How Mining Made Australia . You can see the first episode on line here from Australia but not sure if that's possible from elsewhere.
The second doco/film was "Freakonomics". I had never heard of the book - "Freakonomics - The Hidden Side of Everything"- that inspired this film. The film was made in sections by what a review called "a super group of contemporary documentary directors". Have a read of the review - Freakonomics review - Cult Book Makes for a Neat Film . Again you can catch it on line at the SBS site SBS.com.au
Apologies to my overseas friends if you can't access either of these.
Finally our thoughts and best wishes are with the people and animals and nature that have been tragically affected by the bush fires in Tasmania. The devastation is heartbreaking. With more extreme weather on the way tomorrow for New South Wales and Victoria this is really turning out to be a dangerous summer fire season. May everyone stay safe until this heat passes.
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