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An Aussie Goes Bolly
''An Aussie Goes Bolly'' is an Australian reality television series which aired on the pay TV channel FOX8 in 2008. The six-part series featured Australian cricket fan Gus Worland following the Australia national cricket team, Australian cricket team during their Australian cricket team in India in 2007-08, 2007 tour of India. The series was a sequel to Worland's 2006 series ''An Aussie Goes Barmy'', and was narrated and produced by Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, who had been "best Mate (colloquialism), mates" with Worland since they attended the same kindergarten in Australia. During a match in Mumbai, Worland stood up to 47,000 Indian fans who were making racial taunts against Australian player Andrew Symonds.Walshaw, NickHow Gus took on India over monkey chants ''The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Daily Telegraph''. 6 January 2008. The series won the Astra Award for best Sports Program on Australian Pay Television References External links * Fox8 original programming A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
