The British comedian was determined to make a different kind of travel show, so he headed to Western Australia.
When Bill Bailey decided to film his first travel series in Australia, where he has toured for the best part of 30 years, he decided to turn away from the overexposed beaches and landmarks of the east coast, and go west. In, the British comedian’s adventures include doing burnouts in a tugboat, trying to start a secessionist movement, caving beneath a convict jail, and visiting a commune of gnomes.
In the four-part series, Bailey meets fascinating people, from Broome astronomer Greg Quicke, aka “Space Gandalf”, to the keeper of a replica Stonehenge, to passionate food producers and bush food experts. He jams with the Albany Shantymen and the Perth progressive metal band and Australia’s 2023 “That was something which I wanted to make a feature of because I think it seemed like the right thing to do,” says Bailey. “And something which perhaps has not been mentioned too much, certainly by overseas presenters.”
Although the series was made with the intention of broadening overseas perceptions of Australia, Bailey hopes there is much for Australians to learn about their country.
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