A more lighthearted approach to the Games of the 27th Olympiad held in Sydney. Highlights from the television program ‘The Dream with Roy and HG’ (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) which ran nightly for the duration of the games. Includes highlights of events and interviews with popular Olympians - both past and present. Features Roy and HG’s special comments on Greco-Roman wrestling, gymnastics, weightlifting, synchronized swimming, diving, taekwondo, boxing and equestrian dressage. Newsbreak with Bardot, Marcia Hines, Billie Jean King, Yvonne Kenny, Sam Riley as well as special guest appearances by Matt Welsh, Hayley Lewis, Gary Hall Jnr, Natalie Cook, Kerrie Pottharst, Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodford and Tatiana Grigorieva.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313767
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Diving
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gymnastics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympic Games (27th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.)
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Professional sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Synchronized swimming
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Taekwondo
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Weight lifting
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Wrestling
Television → Television comedies
Television → Television comedies → Television comedies - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)