ABC to feature sports docos in November

In November ABC will screen sports documentaries across four Tuesday nights, featuring sporting legends Peter Brock, Steve Waugh and Wayne Gardner, plus the little-known story of the first all Indigenous cricket team to tour the UK.

Brock: Over the Top Tuesday, November 3, 8.30pm
On Tuesday, November 3, 8.30pm the first across the line is Brock: Over the Top. This feature film chronicles the extraordinary life of Australia’s greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, peeling away the surface to reveal the complicated human story behind the legend. Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with the key characters in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this film tells the epic story of Brock’s early obsession with cars, his hard won ascension to the top in an incredible run of record-breaking victories at Bathurst, and how his success played out against the backdrop of professional and personal controversies until his ultimate, tragic death on the race track in 2006. A Wildbear Entertainment production. Developed with support from Screen Australia. Developed and Produced with investment from Screen Queensland. Writer & Director: Kriv Stenders. Producer: Veronica Fury. Executive Producer: Alan Erson. ABC Executive: Producer Rachel Robinson. ABC Manager, Screen: Jo Chichester.

Walkabout Wickets Tuesday, November 10, 8.30pm 
The Australian summer has long been synonymous with cricket. We all grew up knowing the legendary stories of Bradman, Border, Warne and Waugh – but next to those are some little-known stories. In 1868, a group of Aboriginal cricketers made a three-month journey from Australia to the UK by sea. They arrived in the UK to play 47 matches at some of the most sacred grounds in the world of cricket. On Tuesday, November 10, 8.30pm Walkabout Wickets follows the 2018 National Indigenous Cricket Team on their tour of the UK, delving into the deep connection these young Australians have to the game, and the group of Aboriginal cricketers who blazed a trail 150 years earlier. Director: Ben Carpenter-Nwanyanwu. Writers: Joel Buncle and Ben Carpenter-Nwanyanwu. Producer: Joel Buncle. Executive Producer: Cricket Australia.

Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India  Tuesday, November 17, 8.30pm
On Tuesday, November 17, 8.30pm the ‘Iceman’ cometh in Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India. Steve Waugh, the mastermind behind Australia’s golden age of cricket, has never forgotten his first international tour: India, 1986. Over 30 years and hundreds of cricket tours later, Steve is heading back to take on a new challenge. Flanked by a mentor, Magnum photographer Trent Parke, and good friend Jason Brooks, Steve trails the country with his camera in hand, hoping to capture India’s love of cricket. Crafted from candid, observational footage from the trip and with additional interviews – including Indian cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, Australian cricket legends Adam Gilchrist and Lisa Sthalekar, plus former AFL footballer Adam Goodes – Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India explores Steve’s relationship with cricket and uncovers why India means so much to one of the world’s most revered cricketers. Original Concept by Steve Waugh. Writer & Director: Nel Minchin. Writer: Mithila Gupta ABC Executive Producer: Rachel Robinson. ABC Manager, Screen: Jo Chichester.

Wayne  Tuesday, November 24, 8.30pm.
From Wollongong to Phillip Island via Monte Carlo, Wayne Gardner – The Wollongong Whiz – conquered the world of motorcycle racing and came home a hero. In a film that charts his humble start in the 1960s with a $5 motorbike, to becoming the 1987 Motorcycle World Champion, WAYNE explores the life of a fearless racing competitor who helped define motorcycle racing both at home and abroad. This is also the story of the woman by his side; childhood sweetheart Donna and the life they carved out together. A GFC/Fightertown Australia production. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the New Zealand Film Commission. Director: Jeremy Sims. Producers: Matthew Metcalfe and Fraser Brown. Writers: Jeremy Sims, Matthew Metcalfe and Tim Woodhouse.