Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye on SBS and SBS on Demand – Statistically speaking, Australia’s beloved journalist and 5-time Logie winner, Ray Martin, will be dead in 4 years.
Actually, because he is male, take another 2 years off. That leaves a short window to plan his funeral and yet- has he done so? Alas, no. In fact, like most Australians, he’s barely given it much thought.
Returning to SBS with his new series Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye, Ray takes an investigative deep dive into one of the nation’s last taboos – and life’s only absolute certainty – death.
As he sets about planning his own funeral in this series, Ray discovers the trends, rituals, practicalities, and emerging tech around the way we lay ourselves to eternal rest. Meeting with morticians, medical students, undertakers and death deniers, Ray seeks to understand Australia’s relationship with death.
What choices must be made along each stage of the dying act? Why do we choose certain ceremonies, songs and resting places? How do religions and cultures negotiate death differently? What options will open up to us in the future? And how much is it all going to cost us?
Episode One:
After realising he hasn’t made any funeral plans with his family, acclaimed journalist Ray Martin meets morticians, medical students, undertakers and death deniers to understand our relationship with death as he undertakes planning his own funeral.
Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye on SBS and SBS on Demand – SBS Original Series Premiere/Wednesday, 14 August at 8.30pm (3 Parts)
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Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye on SBS and SBS on Demand
