''Dumb, Drunk and Racist'' is an Australian TV factual series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Productions and broadcast in 2012 on
ABC2
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.
The six-part series examines negative stereotypes about Australians, held by people overseas, particularly in
India
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. Journalist
Joe Hildebrand
Joe Hildebrand is an Australian journalist, television and radio presenter.
Hildebrand writes for Sydney's ''The Daily Telegraph'' and is also known to contribute to a number of other News Corp publications, including Melbourne's Herald Sun an ...
takes four Indians on a road trip around Australia to determine whether Australians really are
beer-swilling, stupid, racist bogans or whether they are simply misunderstood. The series is shot on location in India and across Australia and puts the Indian protagonists in the middle of passionate debates and immersive experiences that could change their opinion of Australia forever.
Cast
* Gurmeet Singh, an officer of Indian Information Service in Government of India. Previously he worked with some TV channels i.e. DD News, TV9 Bharatvarsh and PTC News as Anchor.
* Mahima Bhardwaj, Call centre worker
* Amer Singh, third year law student
* Radhika Budhwar advises Indian students where they should study overseas
See also
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Go Back To Where You Came From
''Go Back to Where You Came From'' is a Logie Award-winning Australian TV documentary series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Productions and broadcast in 2011 (Season 1), 2012 (Season 2), 2015 (Season 3) and 2018 (Season 4) on SBS.
The series fo ...
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Shitsville Express
''Shitsville Express'' is an Australian factual television series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Productions and broadcast in 2013 on ABC2.
The six-part series examines political issues such as the explosion of alcohol fuelled violence, the ...
References
External links
''Dumb, Drunk and Racist''– ABC site
Cordell Jigsaw ProductionsAmer Singh on Twitter
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
2010s Australian documentary television series
2012 Australian television series debuts
Racism in Australia