The ABC Of on ABC – Now 84, Germaine Greer is still a force to be reckoned with. Germaine shot to global prominence – and notoriety – in 1970 with the publication of The Female Eunuch.
But the The ABC Of uncovered vision from well before her fame, from 1959 of Germaine at 20, working behind the scenes on an Alan Hopgood play. In a uniquely reflective interview, Germaine talks about her troubled childhood and wild youth, remembers her good friend, the late Clive James, and shares her fears now she is living in aged care.
The ABC Of is an interview series, hosted by actor David Wenham, in which a range of prominent Australians revisit their pasts through moments drawn from the vast ABC archives.
The seven featured guests, all icons of one field or another, also include: former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, cricket legend Ian Chappell, performer and indigenous advocate Miranda Tapsell, actor Jack Thompson, comedian and broadcaster Wendy Harmer and one half of Australia’s best-loved comedy duo Greig Pickhaver.
Each episode is a one-on-one conversation in which the questions are based on archival video clips. Before they sit down, the guests are unaware of the clips that have been chosen. In many cases, those clips travel past the choices you’d expect, the obvious markers of the guest’s CV, wending their way down delightful and surprising paths to footage that has not seen the light of day for decades.
The ABC Of – Tuesday 27 June, 2023 at 8:00pm on ABC and ABC iview
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