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Everlasting Summer 02 | Synthetic cricket
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After the tumultuous Bodyline series, Australia toured England in 1934 and 1938. The technology of the day wasn't up to live direct broadcasts from the other side of the world, so a different method of bringing cricket to Australian audiences was developed. Make believe was involved!
Cables were sent from the match venue on the other side of the world to the ABC. From this brief information, commentators in the Sydney studio elaborated a description of the play. They added their own sound effects of the ball being hit, and crowd noise was played off a gramophone recording.
It was ingenious but what did listeners at the time think they were hearing? Did they know it was largely made up?
Cables were sent from the match venue on the other side of the world to the ABC. From this brief information, commentators in the Sydney studio elaborated a description of the play. They added their own sound effects of the ball being hit, and crowd noise was played off a gramophone recording.
It was ingenious but what did listeners at the time think they were hearing? Did they know it was largely made up?
Released:
Nov 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (7)
INTRODUCING Everlasting Summer: Everyone's got their own memories of hearing cricket on the ABC: on holidays at the beach, driving trucks or tractors, or lying in bed late at night. The very first live national sports broadcast by the ABC was the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33. Over 90 years cricket commentary has become the soundtrack to summer. Meet the characters behind the microphone, get insights into the art of commentary and hear tall tales and true from the commentary box. by Everlasting Summer