On the ABC this Thursday night.It’s not often you find something decent about surfing on the idiot box. Or anything about surfing, come to think of it, which makes Bombora, premiering tomorrow night at 8:30pm on ABC1, well worth watching.If you need another reason, it features Tim Winton, Layne Beachley, Midget Farrelly, Bob McTavish, Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, and it’s written and written by ASL’s Nick Carroll.We were sent a press release about it from the ABC earlier today, and it seems even mainstream media is frothing out about it, as it included these unexpectedly hilarious quote. Ain’t nothing better than non-surf journalists trying to get their heads around the way Surfies speak. Hanging 10 on the couch? Cowabunga!“As addictive as a rising swell on an empty beach.”Sunday Telegraph, MUST SEE"A triumph of narrative and evocation, capturing not just the history of surfing but its soul, its wild elegance and the sense it gives you of having discovered a secret, dreamlike freedom."Sydney Morning Herald, SHOW OF THE WEEK“You’ll be hanging 10 on the couch in no time.”Sunday Examiner, PICK OF THE DAY“wonderfully entertaining and informative... and thanks to the abundance of fascinating anecdotes and cultural observations, you can enjoy it without having the faintest interest in surfing.”The Melbourne Age“delivers a fascinating exploration of our country’s development by looking at the growth of surfing over the years.”Canberra TimesOn the ABC this Thursday night.It’s not often you find something decent about surfing on the idiot box. Or anything about surfing, come to think of it, which makes Bombora, premiering tomorrow night at 8:30pm on ABC1, well worth watching.If you need another reason, it features Tim Winton, Layne Beachley, Midget Farrelly, Bob McTavish, Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew, Tom Carroll, Barton Lynch, and it’s written and written by ASL’s Nick Carroll.We were sent a press release about it from the ABC earlier today, and it seems even mainstream media is frothing out about it, as it included these unexpectedly hilarious quote. Ain’t nothing better than non-surf journalists trying to get their heads around the way Surfies speak. Hanging 10 on the couch? Cowabunga!“As addictive as a rising swell on an empty beach.”Sunday Telegraph, MUST SEE"A triumph of narrative and evocation, capturing not just the history of surfing but its soul, its wild elegance and the sense it gives you of having discovered a secret, dreamlike freedom."Sydney Morning Herald, SHOW OF THE WEEK“You’ll be hanging 10 on the couch in no time.”Sunday Examiner, PICK OF THE DAY“wonderfully entertaining and informative... and thanks to the abundance of fascinating anecdotes and cultural observations, you can enjoy it without having the faintest interest in surfing.”The Melbourne Age“delivers a fascinating exploration of our country’s development by looking at the growth of surfing over the years.”Canberra Times
