''Sportz Crazy'' is an eight part Australian documentary series about unusual sports events around Australia. It was meant to premiere in 1988 but did not air until December of that year.
It included pieces on the
Birdsville Races
The Birdsville Races are horse races held each year in September in the Queensland, Australia, town of Birdsville. Funds are raised in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. The population is swelled from about 100 to around 7,000 ...
and dwarf throwing.
Peter Luck
Peter Anthony Luck (5 January 1944 – 6 September 2017) was an Australian author, TV journalist, producer and presenter.
Career
As a television personality, among the shows he worked on were ''This Day Tonight'', ''Four Corners'', ''Sunday'', ...
called it "one of those programs that does its best to make Australians look like the greatest bunch of dickheads and drongos in the southern hemisphere." Robin Oliver called it "excellent holiday entertainment".
[Robin Oliver, "The Guide CAROLS, WAX AND MUTE", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 December 1988, p 11]
References
1980s Australian documentary television series
Documentary television series about sports
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