Streets of Your Town

All Episodes 2016

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  • 2016-11-08T09:30:00Z
  • 57m
  • 1h 54m (2 episodes)
  • Australia
  • English
  • Mint Pictures
  • Documentary
A look at the aesthetics of our suburbs. Tim Ross – comedian, broadcaster and aficionado of the Modernist era – is tour guide for this very personal journey exploring how and why our suburbs look the way they do. Travelling the country gaining unprecedented access to some of our most epic homes, meeting their owners, peeling back their history and revelling in their beauty Tim poses the question: from Modernism to McMansionism – how did we get here?

5 episodes

Special 1 Kevin McLeod

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A bonus extended 'Streets of Your Town' interview with British designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McLeod.

Special 2 Alain de Botton

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A bonus extended 'Streets of Your Town' interview with Swiss-born, British-based author, television presenter and architectural appreciator, Alain de Botton.

Special 3 Peter McIntyre

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A bonus extended 'Streets of Your Town' interview with Australian architect and educator, Peter McIntyre.

Series Premiere

2016-11-08T09:30:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2016-11-08T09:30:00Z57m

Travelling across Australia, comedian and broadcaster Tim Ross revels in our most iconic Modernist homes designed by the likes of Robin Boyd and Harry Seidler.Then the '80's changed everything.

2016-11-15T09:30:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2016-11-15T09:30:00Z57m

By the '80s Australia began turning its back on Modernism. And by the time 'Kath & Kim' hit our screens we were building the largest homes in the world, but Tim Ross believes there's a Modernist revival in the air.

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