Warren Brown on Wide Open Road ABC tv

Jan Thompson · #1 13-10-11, 11:32

We haven't heard much from Warren Brown lately. Looks like he has been busy with the ABC tv on a program called Wide Open Road. Watch ABC 1 on Sunday night at 7.30pm

Keith Webb · #2 13-10-11, 23:33

I'll be watching - the promos look good.

Mike Kelly · #3 14-10-11, 02:01

Yes looks good . I'll tell my neighbour about it ,he is a car nut big time . No doubt they will release a DVD box set of the series.

Howard · #4 14-10-11, 02:07

Well the ratings should be at least four, then. Good luck with it, Warren!!

When is the Blitz episode?

Jan Thompson · #5 14-10-11, 08:40

I've just spoken to Warren and he will be adding to this thread when he has a spare minute or two. It sounds like Warren came to the rescue....

warren brown · #6 14-10-11, 19:51

Thanks everyone! It's a really interesting series - there's some footage of Tom Kruse in it from 'Back of Beyond' showing the Blitz and Leyland Badger in it too. It's on at the same time on sunday as the World Cup - Wallabies vs Allblacks - so they're screening it on monday on abc2 as well.
cheers warren

Keith Webb · #7 14-10-11, 20:24

Be interesting to see the relative viewer numbers - 3 million for your program and perhaps a few hundred watching the Wallabies vs Allblacks do you think?

Howard · #8 15-10-11, 00:17

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Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Be interesting to see the relative viewer numbers - 3 million for your program and perhaps a few hundred watching the Wallabies vs Allblacks do you think?

Well, Warren, there'll be at least two watching the ABC tomorrow night. Both Keith and I have little interest in the Wallabies Vs All Blacks cricket match.
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Ryan · #9 15-10-11, 03:41

I've marked it in my bible ( tv guide ).

Phil Waterman · #10 16-10-11, 00:28

Was wondering if anyone has found a web link to watch your ABC on the web, I have found some news programing but have not found regular programing online.

Cheers Phil

Richard Farrant · #11 16-10-11, 00:36

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Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Was wondering if anyone has found a web link to watch your ABC on the web, I have found some news programing but have not found regular programing online.

Cheers Phil

Phil,

I don't think the ABC programmes can be seen outside of Aus, tried it before, news is OK though.

Ryan · #12 16-10-11, 03:09

What about this page?

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

here's the wide open road page:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/wideopenroad/

Richard Farrant · #13 16-10-11, 09:54

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Originally Posted by Ryan

What about this page?

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

here's the wide open road page:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/wideopenroad/

I tried accessing "catch up on iview" with another programme to test and it will not allow ABC programmes to be seen outside of the country due to cpyright reasons. but they are showing a dvd available on the programme website.

The video clips on the website are good, especially Bush Mechanics !

Keith Webb · #14 16-10-11, 10:01

I was rather intrigued by the timeline on the show's website... It looks like the Japanese were using Avro Lancasters to bomb Darwin. You learn something every day. Very crafty of them!

Keith Webb · #15 16-10-11, 10:19

...is the 1941 entry where it shows we built Winjeels way back then!

Keith Webb · #16 16-10-11, 10:23

First Ford ute????!!!

Think I'd better stop looking.

Richard Farrant · #17 16-10-11, 10:31

Keith,

It seems they did not have access to a very comprehensive photo library

Jan Thompson · #18 16-10-11, 11:29

Well done Warren. We are all waiting to hear about your next adventure.

Keith Webb · #19 16-10-11, 11:58

Yes, the Birtles story was without doubt the best part of the show. It would have been a lot poorer without it. Well done Warren.

The producers got their value out of the Back of Beyond footage, doubling for all sorts of things. Even the Jack the Dogger character from Back of Beyond stood in for Birtles at one stage.

But overall the stories were absorbing and interesting and well told I thought. It has a cab 12 CMP in it and any doco with a CMP just has to be good!

Jan Thompson · #20 16-10-11, 12:47

I liked how they portrayed 'Women' especially their involvement as mechanics.
Interesting to see Paul Keating there as well. Warren has had contact with a number of ex Prime Ministers. With his involvement with the ANZAC Centenary he works alongside Malcom Frazer and Bob Hawke.

hrpearce · #21 16-10-11, 12:59

I'll be back next week

Jan Thompson · #22 16-10-11, 13:05

If you go into the following you should be able to view the episode:
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/program/839823

Marc van Aalderen · #23 16-10-11, 13:32

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Originally Posted by Jan Thompson

If you go into the following you should be able to view the episode:
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/program/839823

Hi Jan,

Tried it but it gets you to a copyright window telling viewing only possible in Australia.

Cheers,

Phil Waterman · #24 16-10-11, 16:17

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Originally Posted by Ryan

What about this page?

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

here's the wide open road page:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/wideopenroad/

Hi Ryan

Thanks that link actually does work here in the US and I just watch part of the first episode and it look very interesting. Wife was watching over my shoulder her comment have you bookmarked it.

Better than anything on right now on the US feeds. We've got satellite feed which means we get 200+ channels of which 190 seem to have more advertisement than program.

Now all I have to figure out is how to hitch the TV up to the computer.

Cheers and Thanks Phil

Marc van Aalderen · #25 16-10-11, 16:40

Hi Ryan,

That link also works here in the Netherlands. Thank you, enjoying the show now.

Cheers,

Richard Farrant · #26 16-10-11, 18:30

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Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Hi Ryan,

That link also works here in the Netherlands. Thank you, enjoying the show now.

Cheers,

Marc,

You will have to tell me the secret, because I am still getting the copyright statement

Even programmes the BBC have sold to ABC are blocked !

Ryan · #27 17-10-11, 12:45

Missed it on sunday but just caught it tonight on abc2.
Terrific show, the stories of the early car pioneers/explorers were very interesting. It was great to see Caldwell Vale mentioned. I've thought for many years now his 1913 tourer could have been a big success.
One criticism, it did seem a little Holden biased. But then again I am blue blooded.

Howard · #28 17-10-11, 12:58

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Originally Posted by Ryan

...One criticism, it did seem a little Holden biased. But then again I am blue blooded.

I was waiting for someone else to make that observation. But I thought I might have been allowing my blue blood that flows in my oval arteries to blurr things...
I started to get on my high horse before I remembered that all of our media is Holden biased. I could pick that part of the show to pieces but I don't want to put a negative swing on to what was, on the whole, a good yarn.
I will however generalise and point out the way that the fact that the "Australian Car" (48/215) was designed in, and the prototypes built in the US was said without ever really being stated.

I am looking forward to the coming installments.

Marc van Aalderen · #29 17-10-11, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Marc,

You will have to tell me the secret, because I am still getting the copyright statement

Even programmes the BBC have sold to ABC are blocked !

Ok Richard, but promiss me you will not be telling to everyone

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/wideopenroad/episodes/

And just click "play"...

It is really an interesting program. I watched it all in one view.

Cheers,

Richard Farrant · #30 17-10-11, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Ok Richard, but promiss me you will not be telling to everyone

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/wideopenroad/episodes/

And just click "play"...

It is really an interesting program. I watched it all in one view.

Cheers,

Hi Marc,

Thank you and it now works for me, just watched first 10 mins so far, a great programme from what I have seen so far.

I know Warren and he travelled to Normandy with me in the QL in 2004, hence my interest.

regards, Richard