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With his turntable time machine spinning at a rate of 78 RPM, Barry Humphries once again refreshes parts other programmes cannot, or dare not, reach!
In this particular programme, Barry serves up an intriguing selection of Australian long-forgotten musical masterpieces. Song topics range from penal folk ballads to those celebrating the country's top attractions, legendary cricketers and explorers...

BARRY SAYS:
"I’ve only really fallen in love with Australia later in life. When I was young, it seemed, anything of any great worth lay overseas. I blame my parents, who often said things like, 'you’ll like the new school, Barry, there’s quite a lot of teachers there who have been overseas…' Back then, Australia seemed a very boring place. I was constantly hankering after something else. I didn’t know what, but I thought that it might be in this mysterious place which people called ‘overseas’".

Featured tracks include:
The Bridge We've Been Waiting For - written to commemorate the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, Our Don Bradman - written about Australia's best known Cricketer and Let's Take A Trip to Melbourne...