Gordon Preston talks about his life, his love of the radio and the comfort it brings him. He shares key experiences from his life, like when he first arrived in Melbourne by ship and his vivid dreams and how his radio has followed him everywhere, sometimes illuminating the life he is missing out on, sometimes illuminating his memories and dreams.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001795
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio programs - Australia - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dreams
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan