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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 Bodyline
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Dramatisation of the 1932-1933 Ashes tour of Australia, otherwise known as the 'bodyline' series, after the controversial fast leg theory bowling ('bodyline') practised by the English cricket team in an attempt to counter Don Bradman's skill as a batsman.

Albert Moran, in his Guide to Australian TV Series, links the mini-series to the earlier Kennedy Miller production The Dismissal, arguing that 'Although ostensibly a change in subject matter (from politics to sport)', Bodyline is 'a further fascinating portrait in tyranny'. Moran also argues that the use of archival footage 'authenticated the series, augmenting its claims to truth, while the material shot for the series narrativised and dramatised the original footage'.

The series was shown over four successive weeks, and produced excellent ratings for Channel Ten.

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Bodyline Revisited in Time for Ashes Tony Squires , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 November 2013; (p. 39) The Age , 15 November 2013; (p. 33)

— Review of Bodyline Robert Caswell , Lex Marinos , Denny Lawrence , Terry Hayes , 1984 series - publisher film/TV
Bodyline Revisited in Time for Ashes Tony Squires , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 November 2013; (p. 39) The Age , 15 November 2013; (p. 33)

— Review of Bodyline Robert Caswell , Lex Marinos , Denny Lawrence , Terry Hayes , 1984 series - publisher film/TV
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