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Brilliant Creatures
Brilliant Creatures

Brilliant Creatures

— Sep 2014 1 Season 2 Episodes
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Documentary

Overview

Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson traces the footsteps of Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Clive James and Robert Hughes arguing these Australian giants didn't just join the cultural revolution in the 60s - they led it.

Created by Howard Jacobson
Serendipity Productions
🇦🇺 Australia · English

Cast

Robert Hughes

Robert Hughes

Self

Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer

Self

Howard Jacobson

Howard Jacobson

Self / Narrator

Clive James

Clive James

Self

Barry Humphries

Barry Humphries

Self

Key Crew

Paul Clarke

Paul Clarke

Director

Howard Jacobson

Howard Jacobson

Writer

E1

Episode 1

Howard Jacobson explores four cultural iconoclasts: satirist Barry Humphries, art critic Bob Hughes, feminist/academic Germaine Greer and writer/broadcaster Clive James, who left Australia to change the world.

Sep 16, 2014
E2

Episode 2

The Gang of Four are at their peak: Hughes becomes Time Magazine's art critic; Germaine writes The Female Eunuch; Clive is a junior member of the London literati; Barry makes a Barry MacKenzie movie.

Sep 23, 2014

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