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Bbc four acquires uk rights to australian miniseries. Packer took upon the task of signing up the worlds greatest cricket players and setting up a world competition to determine the best teams. Kerry packers war soundtrack from 2012, composed by stephen rae. In 1976 australian businessman kerry packer, miffed at not having been granted tv broadcasting rights by the australian cricket board, threw the cricket world into turmoil by secretly signing up 50 of the world s best cricketers and establishing world series cricket, a highlysuccessful rebel tour which clashed headon with test matches under the auspices of the cricket authorities.

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Kerry packers war tells the story of the bitter twoyear cricket war between packer, with his highlypaid elite professionals and the cricket establishment doing its best to protect the hundredyear legacy of pride in the traditional nature of the poorly paid game. There are few redeeming character traits to packer, whose bossy and stubborn demeanour remain a constant throughout both episodes. In 1976 australian businessman kerry packer, infuriated that his network had been denied the tv broadcasting rights by the australian cricket board and fearing the game was dying, declared war on the cricket establishment. Kerry okeefe 2 episodes, kerry packers war channel nine. This dvd will play on standard dvd players in australia, new zealand, argentina, brazil. Kerry packers war season 1 episode 2 kerry packers war. Similar content browse content similar to episode 1. With lachy hulme, abe forsythe, damon gameau, brendan cowell. Kerry packers war, john edwards, mimi butler, nine network. Kerry packers war bbc4, a twopart drama, bought in from australia, about how the aussie tv magnate took the game away from the suits at lords and melbourne and gave it back to the players in. Back in the eighties, australian tv brought us bodyline, retelling with some extravagant exaggeration how douglas jardines 1932 england side caused an international rumpus by zapping australia with leg theory bowling. Kerry packer s war wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Water under the bridge lowdown amanda brotchie, adam zwar and trudy hellier for season 2, episode 3. His rebel games clashed headon with official test matches, and the war was on.

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