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Bodyline : Season 1
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Air date: 19 Mar '84 - 7 episodesDramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
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List of Episodes (7)
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Bodyline (1984)
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1. Empire
19 Mar '84Set at a time when 40 million English ruled a third of the World's population and when to be born British was to win first prize in the lottery of life episode 1 introduces Harold Larwood, son of a coal miner born into poverty, Donald Bradman born and raised in the Australian bush and Douglas Jardine, child of the Raj born in India educated in England surrounded by affluence and power. The first episode focuses on Australia, a yound nation, emerging from the shadow of England. Douglas Jardine
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Bodyline (1984)
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2. On Debut
Clive 'Chuck' Cooper reports on the first test between England and Australia from Brisbane Oval on November 30th 1928 in which Don Bradman makes his test debut. England bat first and destroy the Australian bowling, Douglas Jardine makes his test debut scoring a creditable 35 out of an England total of 521. Australia are then demolished by the England bowling attack with Bradman making 18. Australia are all out for 122 resulting in England scoring a resounding victory. Australia lose the second
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Bodyline (1984)
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3. Episode 3
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with
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Bodyline (1984)
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4. Episode 4
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with
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Bodyline (1984)
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5. Episode 5
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with
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Bodyline (1984)
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6. Episode 6
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with
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Bodyline (1984)
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7. Episode 7
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