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New BBC series with Oliver and friends
but why is it only 50 minutes long? All they're doing is playing 10 mins of repeats to pad out the hour
but why is it only 50 minutes long? All they're doing is playing 10 mins of repeats to pad out the hour
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My guess is that it was actually made for Australian TV
Yes, that's right. The format was sold to Australia and now the BBC have bought it back: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/171213coast
Don't mind the short repeats as long as they feature Dr Alice. ;-) (or Professor as she is now)
So in reality, only some parts are 50 000 years old....
yeah the parts under fresh paint
I presume that the Aborigines had been touching up the paint for countless generations. If they had left such exposed artwork alone then it would have faded away thousands of years ago.
That's what my hubby and I both said
Exactly. The originality of the images isn't what's important. It's all about the story they tell, and about each generation maintaining the tradition and culture. Judging the images as "art" according to western values is ridiculous.
Amazing how they found another rock formation to spell out the full name of the series! :):)
I'd be happy to see more overseas series. It's a format which is easily transportable to almost anywhere in the world (apart from maybe Switzerland!).
I keep getting confused between the two woman presenters who both have short blonde hair. I think one's Australian/Kiwi and one isn't? I'm too busy being stunned by the scenery to get the humans in proper focus.