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Streets of Your Town

Streets of Your Town

G2016•57m
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?

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Production

Mint Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 8, 2016

Last Aired

November 15, 2016

Networks

ABC TV

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2016-11-08
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.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2016-11-15
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.

Cast

Tim Ross

Himself - Presenter

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