A Country Podcast

A Country Pals, We've loved making this podcast for you over the last two years, but this is our last episode for the foreseeable future. We hope you've loved it as much as we have. Joining Mel & Kim this week is our formidable Social Media Manager Chez Robbie, who is pretty much the world's foremost ACP expert. And, Great Podcast Talent, as you'll discover. Thank you for listening, we hope you love our chat about the series finale of ACP. ACP Finale Ep 1 & ACP Finale Ep 2 A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's here: the episodes we lose Shirley Gilroy in a plane crash. This is a brilliant episode from Season 12 - it shows the beginning of Tom and Anna's romance, Esme falls a little in love with Percy... and young journalist Max Blair comes to town, dying of HIV AIDS. The thing is - Mel and Kim aren't great on the later series and this ep is going to hurt for the purists. So, we've got Chez Robbie in as our fact checker, thank goodness. Watch A Kiss Before Dying Part 1 & A Kiss Before Dying Part 2 A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, it's the complete interview we did with the extremely lovely Shane Withington. You'll hear so much about the beginning of ACP, the friendships he made, being part of that scene, life after Molly, and life after ACP. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's 1985 in Wandin Valley and this is a big episode that many of you have suggested we talk about: it has both a trans storyline, and deals with childhood obesity. We meet Alice McKenna, a woman living in the Valley with a secret that comes out when she goes into hospital with diabetes. Alice is a trans woman. And, we gave her friend, Gavin, a little boy teased for being fat. How does Wandin Valley treat these people? Like the leftie Utopia we think it is? Or is it more complicated, and, well, 1980s? Kim finds some personal accounts of being trans in the 1980s, Melanie looks into the incredible life of Bunney Brooke. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie All It Takes Ep 1 & All It Takes Ep 2 https://medium.com/@allisawash/quora-asked-me-about-my-experience-during-the-trans-dark-ages-648f060fa458 https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/the-trans-fight-18765/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After getting to know A Country Practice a lot better, by watching it as adults, we're both mad for Maggie Sloan and Esme Watson. So, here we are watching the episode where Maggie Sloan comes to Wandin Valley. She's a bit of a punish, we don't see the softness in her that we come to love, but she's still a bit of legend. What has ACP got to say about being a middle aged woman? These eps seem to have a lot to say. In today's episode, Kim looks at the Dutch Reform Church and Melanie takes a peak into the life and career of the legendary Joan Sydney. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie A Woman's Place Ep 1 & A Woman's Place Ep 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel and Kim have a brand new podcast called Weepies. Just as A Country Practice gives us a reason to talk about social issues and nostalgia, Weepies gives us a reason to talk about what moves us. Not only the movies that movies us to tears but also the many different ways that people are moved and how that changes over the years. Have a listen then head over to Weepies on your favourite podcast platform to subscribe https://omny.fm/shows/weepies And if you want to keep the Weepies conversation going we have a Facebook Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5176475579053220 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the first ep of our last season! These eps offer an opportunity to look at how the national conversation has changed around autism when little Daniel is taken in to Lucy and Matt's house. And, there's also a look at what sexual harassment looked like in the early 1990s. We're joined by Australian actor and podcaster John Leary (The Newsreader, Glitch,The Letdown) to talk about his very first TV performance and what it taught him, going forward in his career which endures until today. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie Episodes: Ain't Misbehavin' Part 1 and Ain't Misbehavin' Part 2 Listen to John Leary's fab podcast THE SATURDAY QUIZ Far From The Tree by Andrew Solomon Ps. We have a new podcast coming out next week called WEEPIES! Keep your eyes out for it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's summer special looks at the 1982 Australian classic The Man From Snowy River. How does it hold up? Is it a feminist film? Are you team I love Jim Craig or team I love Clancy of the Overflow? Plus Melanie and Kim have some big news about A Country Podcast as we go into 2021. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1985. Brendan and Chloe are playing in the paddock with a kite, while Molly watches on from a lounge. The screen fades to black as Brendan yells 'Molly!'. And, just like that - after a 13 episode arc, Molly is dead of leukaemia. Over the years, the episode gathers legendary status in the history of Australian TV, with people wanting to talk about how they felt watching it, where they were and how they never got over it. What about the woman at the centre of it? The woman who played the beloved Molly? How did she feel watching it? Did she ever get over it? Anne Tenney is one of Australia's most respected actors, and has been in a string of iconic Australian TV and film roles from The Castle to Brides of Christ to Always Greener. Yet to many, she'll always be the tragic and eccentric Molly Jones from ACP. Is it a gift, or a burden? Kim and Melanie find out, finally, in this episode of A Country Podcast, as Anne chats to us from her home in Sydney. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie Episodes: Molly Part 1 and Molly Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all remember the moment - Molly's death scene. Do we really need to start revising it and remembering that it's also Brendan's grieving scene? He's the one who has the line ("Molllllllllly!"), remember? We're so excited to have Shane Withington on the show today, who played Brendan Jones for five years on A Country Practice - the way he talks about the show will have you wanting to jump into a time machine and audition to be part of the cast. We'll be watching the very first episodes of ACP for today's ep - Wednesday's Child Part 1 and 2, from Season 3. Guest: Shane Withington (Brendan 1981 - 1986) A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy 40th Birthday ACP! When Georgie Parker was cast in A Country Practice as Lucy Gardiner, she knew it was going to change her life. Georgie tell us all about it, and how it set her up for a life in Australian tv and theatre. We'll be watching the very first episodes of ACP for today's ep - The Pilot Ep 1 and The Pilot Ep 2, and talking about birth control in Australia and the extraordinary life of Arkie Whitely. Guest: Georgie Parker A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 14 is nothing if not controversial among die hard fans of A Country Practice. Some refuse to engage with it and pretend it never happened, that ACP ended with Terrence and Matron's wedding and everyone rode off into the sunset. The show got a lot of things wrong: for a start, it relocated to Victoria. It lost half its stars. It used a soft filter none of us can work out. Andrew Mercado is Australia's leading historian, and he watched it all unfold in real time in 1994. He's with us to talk about what the show wanted to be, why it didn't get there, and what TV was doing at the time. Guest: Andrew Mercado , tv historian and author of Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode: we meet Tim Pye, he started out as a stagehand on A Country Practice in the early eighties and has had a huge career in television since. We'll find out what A Country Practice taught him, And, we look at the From The Ashes episodes - there's been a fire in Wandin Valley - how will the town cope? A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. From the Ashes Part 1 From the Ashes Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warning: for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners, this episode contains the mention of, and naming of a First Nations actor who is dead. Hey A Country Friends, Something a bit different this week - MT has been a bit under the weather the last couple of weeks, so we decided to bring you the complete Kate Raison interview as we loved talking with her so much. We'll be back next fortnight with a brand new episode with some excellent tea on what ACP was like behind the scenes for creatives with someone who's now one of Australia's biggest TV makers. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're heading back to Wandin Valley in the early eighties: Molly's still alive and she and Brendan are having a visit from Brendan's parents. Something is up. How did ACP deal with dementia? We're joined by Dr Marita Long from Dementia in Practice is going to let us know whether their eighties interpretation of the illness is on the money. And, Melanie looks at the extraordinary career of the bloke who plays Brendan's Dad (who popped up before on this pod as Baker McKay!) - Ron Graham - whoo happens to be the actual dad of Australian TV royalty. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. LINKS Episodes Season 4 Episode 47 So Close Yet So Far Away Part 1 https://7plus.com.au/a-country-practice?episode-id=CNP-237&startAt=2822 Season 4 Episode 48 So Close Yet So Far Away Part 2 https://7plus.com.au/a-country-practice?episode-id=CNP-237&startAt=2823 DEMENTIA IN PRACTICE PODCAST See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who doesn't need a TV wedding right now? We're in Season 10, it's Matt and Lucy's wedding but we're kind of longing for a classic A Country Practice wedding mishap.Kim looks at Australia's weird hang ups with sectarianism and Melanie looks at the life of Jill Perryman. A COUNTRY PODCAST on FacebookHost/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. LINKS Episodes Season 10 Episode 67 When a Girl Marries Part 1 https://7plus.com.au/a-country-practice?episode-id=CNP-773&startAt=1414 Season 10 Episode 68 When a Girl Marries Part 2 https://7plus.com.au/a-country-practice?episode-id=CNP-774&startAt=2608 Kim's stuff A historical overview of Australian religious sectarianism accompanied by a survey of factors contributing to its dissolution by Stephen Blyth file:///Users/kimlester/Downloads/7-Article%20Text-7-3-10-20191205.pdf Marrying Out - Part 1 - Audio https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/hindsight/marrying-out----part-one-not-in-front-of-the-altar/3068558 Marrying Out Part 2 - Transcript Only https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1417&context=creartspapers Melanie's Stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uur5rTFXRPI - Jill Perryman sings 'People' https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/music-that-makes-me-dance-jill-perryman-kevan-johnston/id1373502710?i=1000465415664 - Stages Podcast with Jill Perryman and Kevin Johnston See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guess who's back for Season Three of A Country Podcast! We are! This week you'll hear from the delightful Kate Raison on what it was like playing the very capable Ranger Cathy Hayden. And we're heading to Season 8 and having all sorts of feelings about Alex and Terrence's relationship and when Cathy and Matron Sloane are in a plane crash. We're watching On A Wing and.A Prayer Part 1 and On A Wing and.A Prayer Part 2 Kim looks at farm accidents and Melanie looks at the life of Steve J Spears. A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Host/ Producer: Melanie Tait on Twitter Host/ Producer: Kim Lester on Twitter Social Media Editor: Chez Robbie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello A Country Pals! We're back for a red hot minute to tango with a screening of Strictly Ballroom. How has it aged over the years? Who's in it? Are there any A Country Practice connections? All will be revealed. Enjoy! We'll be back with Season 3 in early September. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

***language warning - Melanie was super tired and kept saying the 's' word where it was hard to edit out***A Country Pals! It's our last episode of the season, and we're joined by John Tarrant AKA Matt Tyler to tell his incredible post ACP story. You'll love it, promise. And, we're getting to the nitty-gritty of the complicated soul known as Toni Collette, who has her first appearance in the eps we're watching today - The Sting Part 1 and The Sting Part 2. A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

content warning - suicide and euthanasia Judy Loveday is in the house! And, she's (or, Wendy Strehlow, the actor who plays Judy Loveday) interviewed by fellow Rockhampton gal Kim Lester. Wendy takes us through how she got her job on the show and how she came to realise it was one of the most special sets she ever worked on. The episode we look at today is a tough one - it deals with two elderly characters attempting to take their lives and all that goes with that. Swan Song Part 1 Swan Song Part 2 A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorrae Desmond, who played Shirley Gilroy on ACP for 11 years, has died after a short illness. She was 91. Lorrae was an absolute force of nature: she had a career that took her all over the world as well as Wandin Valley. Mel & Kim look back on her incredible life (complete with a bunch of recordings of Lorrae's beautiful voice!) and talk with her long time colleague and friend Shane Porteous. * APOLOGIES FOR THE SOUND A COUNTRY PALS, Melanie's computer is ancient and it finally decided to die for this recording* A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*Content warning: suicideThis week, Mel & Kim look at Kim's favourite episode, with a very special guest - the playwright and screenwriter Tommy Murphy. Tommy adapted one of the most seminal texts of the 1980s HIV AIDS epidemic, Holding The Man, and he's also a rusted on ACP fan. MATES tells the story of the two men who own the local grocery store, and are outed as a gay couple when one of them becomes sick. Plus, we look at the long links between A Country Practice and Playschool. A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO TOUR Lifeline 13 11 14Beyond Blue 1300 224 636See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our glorious listener Kathleen suggested we do an ASK US ANYTHING podcast, and she couldn't have timed her suggestion any better, as you'll find out. Inside this ep: find out which characters Mel & Kim don't like, which characters they relate to, who they'd like to be on the show and... which genius came up with the idea for A Country Podcast. This is a pod for the die-hards. It's pretty indulgent, but also super fun. Promise. A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter Diabetes Australia THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO TOUR See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you're around forty years old in 2021, there's a big chance that when you were little you wanted to be Josephine Mitchell. Or, Josephine Loveday, the character Josephine Mitchell played on A Country Practice. She had it all: smarts, Shirley as 'mum', cute clothes and an even cuter boyfriend. This week, Mel and Kim fangirl/interview Josephine Mitchell and find out what life was like for her on set. Links: On the Threshold Part 1 On the Threshold Part 2 A COUNTRY PODCAST on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter Diabetes Australia THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO TOUR See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Once upon a time, Australia had a Prime Minister who gave a speech on a popular weekly TV show called A Country Practice. His name was Bob Hawke, and we've got the full story on how it all happened. Mel & Kim are joined by Leon Saunders, who wrote over 50 ACP eps, including the one where Bob Hawke appeared. What was Bob Hawke like? Did he learn his lines? Listen to the Children Part 1Listen to the Children Part 2 A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait Twitter Kim Lester Facebook The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Tour dates and locations Mum, How Do You Spell Gorbatrof?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mates. Mel and Kim have had loads of work on (sorry!), and so are releasing the full interview with the wonderful Grant Dodwell. Next fortnight: it's all Bob Hawke and Josephine Mitchell. Love youse x Seriously Social podcast The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race TourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily Leiding Weight spent some formative years of her childhood on the ACP set - in fact, she counted Jo Mitchell as her best friend as she played the cute and precocious Penny. Emily takes us through what it was like for her on set, how she got the job, and what life's been like since she's been out in the real world. This ep we look at the duck shooting of Licence to Kill Parts 1-4, Brooke Mikey Anderson and the beginnings of two ACP romances... as well as Mel & Kim's sex education and expertise in Friendzoning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Content warning - this episode contains the discussion of sexual assault, with language used in 1983 We're calling it: Season Two of A Country Podcast is going to be obsessed with Dr Simon Bowen and his journey from preppy city snob to Wandin Valley's most progressive citizen. This ep, we're talking to the actor who brought him to life - Grant Dodwell. And this week we're looking at one of the most sophisticated episodes ACP broadcast A Lady's Choice Part 1 and Part 2. Links: Links: A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've all had ideas for TV shows, haven't we? Sure we have. Some people actually make them. Who's idea was A Country Practice? James Davern's. Mel and Kim have heard so much about James Davern and the happy workplace he provided for the cast and crew of ACP. He joins us on the podcast to tell us all about ACP from its humble beginnings to its cancellation to the possibility of new life for the 40 year old show. Also this week: we look at the extraordinary life of Penny Cook. Links: A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There wasn't enough Shane Porteous in our last episode of Season 1. We know that. So, here's the full interview where the man formerly known as Dr Terence Elliot where he generously shared everything from how he got the job, to how he started writing, to how much ACP characters got paid! If you have a second, please 'rate and review' us, so we can introduce more people to the joys of Wandin Valley and Dr Terence's excellent hair. A Country Podcast on Facebook Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the A Country Podcast Christmas Special! And, we thought we'd mix it up a bit and look at the greatest Australian mini-series Brides Of Christ, which shares a lot of ACP DNA. Joining us to chat about it is the host of The Week On Wednesday podcast, playwright and Guardian Columnist Van Badham. Links: Brides Of Christ on iView The Week On Wednesday Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the beginning of A Country Podcast, there's been one guest who's been the star of each episode, like he was the star of each episode of A Country Practice: Shane Porteous. Dr Terence Elliot was the nucleus of the ACP world, and today Shane Porteous joins Mel and Kim to talk about his time on the show as an actor and writer. Mel and Kim dig into six of the most wrenching episodes of Dr Terence's time in Wandin Valley: the Bethany stories. Links: Leigh Spence Obituary by Andrew Mercado A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter Let The Sun Shine In - Part 1Let The Sun Shine In - Part 2Let The Sun Shine In - Part 3Let The Sun Shine In - Part 4Let The Sun Shine In - Part 5Let The Sun Shine In - Part 6See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We loved talking to Di Smith so much about her time on ACP, how Alex Fraser came about and what she's been doing since... that we thought it wasn't enough what we gave you last week! Hope you enjoy this extended interview with Di Smith. Links: Ep 7 of A Country Podcast 'Diane Smith on the politics and romance of Dr Alex Fraser' Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Alex Fraser was not only one of Wandin Valley's most beloved characters, but also became red headed representation on mainstream television for gingers everywhere. This week, she takes us inside her time on A Country Practice, the politics of Dr Fraser, and the famous romance with the much older Dr Elliot. Mel and Kim discuss an episode where Shirley Links: Indigenous Healthhttps://www.naccho.org.au/about/aboriginal-health-history/history/https://ctgreport.niaa.gov.au/overviewGary Foleyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Foleyhttp://www.kooriweb.org/foley/whoisgf/who_is_he.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150601154357/http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/postcolonial-blog/2015/may/29/book-opens-pandoras-box-of-sad-tales-but-true-of-indigenous-experience A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter Last of the Wine Part 1 Last of the Wine Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She killed Molly. She killed Sophie. She killed Alex and Terrence's baby. This week, we meet Judith Colquhoun, known in ACP circles as someone who can 'do a good death'. Jude wrote more episodes than anyone else of A Country Practice, so if you love ACP, you'll love her. She shares with us what it was like to kill off beloved characters, how Esme Watson became the character she was and what it took to get her to kill Alex's baby. Mel and Kim are looking at Sophie Part 1-4, where Terrence's daughter Sophie succumbs to heroin addiction and HIV/AIDS. Links: A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter Sophie Part 1Sophie Part 2Sophie Part 3Sophie Part 4Standing Up To The Grim Reaper: The Early Days of AIDS by Dr Alex Wodak AMTony Morphett's Bottom Drawer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shirley Gilroy was the warm, beating heart of Wandin Valley, and today we're going to hear from Lorrae Desmond, the star who played her. Lorrae takes us inside the show, who she loved working with and how David Bowie came to be a fan of the show. Kim takes us inside the complicated history of adoption in Australia, Melanie does a deep dive on the Buchanan siblings. Links: Little Voices Part 1 on 7 Plus Little Voices Part 2 on 7 Plus Buchanan Siblings Fan Page A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Australia's most famous TV theme, isn't it? So exactly how did the composer of the A Country Practice theme, Mike Perjanik, come up with those magic bars of music that every kid who learned the piano in the 80s knows off by heart? Mike joins Mel & Kim to take them through it. This week: it's a look at a controversial storyline from the beginning of the series, and the life of an Australian acting legend you might not have heard of. Links: A Town Tragedy Part 1 on 7 Plus A Town Tragedy Part 2 on 7 Plus Colleen Clifford Life Story A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel and Kim love doing the fortnightly episode of A Country Practice, but we missed talking about it this week, so thought we'd make an October surprise we could all enjoy! This is an actual recap episode of A Country Practice where we look at Season 8, Eps 65 & 66. Conveniently for us, called 'Ethics'. Big things go down in Wandin Valley: Terrence has cleared out in grief over losing the second of his three kids... and sexual harassment and euthanasia visits the town. How does it all hold up in 2020? How is the sexual harassment dealt with? Is dear old Polly being taken advantage of by handsome Scott? Links: A Country Podcast Facebook Page A Country Practice on 7Plus - Ethics Part 1A Country Practice on 7Plus - Ethics Part 2 The Monthly - The Right To Die Or The Right To Kill? Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of course, the most famous death on A Country Practice was Molly's, there's no denying it. But was the most shocking the death that came out of nowhere: Donna Manning's? For Melanie, it's the most memorable episode of ACP from her childhood. In this podcast, Kim looks at how beautifully, storytelling-wise, Donna's death reflected the social issue being focused on. Special Guest: Caroline Johansson (Donna Manning 1986-1987) Links: Mozart Rules Part 1Mozart Rules Part 2 A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter ________________________________________________________________________ A Country Podcast is a fortnightly look at one of Australia's most beloved television shows A Country Practice - and what stories it told about Australian society in the 1980s and 1990s. We'll be joined by all sorts of guests who worked on the show to find out what the show meant to them, and to the Australian television and film industry: actors, writers, producers, script editors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've jumped ahead to Season 10 to discuss 'My Sister's Keeper' parts 1 and 2 in which Dr Elliot is held hostage, a visitor to Wandin Valley nearly drowns and Bob and Cookie get up to shenanigans. We find out how Joyce Jacobs turned her gig as an extra into the Valley's most memorable resident, and we discover the story behind this episode's mysterious writer. Special Guest: Margaret Morgan (writer 1989-1993) Links: My Sister's Keeper Parts 1 & 2 A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the first episode of A Country Podcast! We're visiting Season 4 and a week that not only showcased Nicole Kidman's hair, but a huge social problem for young people at the time of filming - sniffing, which Kim will delve into. Melanie introduces another character who worked on ACP who went on to create another iconic television show of the 1990s. And, we'll save the best to last by chatting with an actor who's been everywhere from Wandin Valley to Porpoise Spit to Parliament House in his career... the lovely dreamboat Matt Day. Special Guest: Matt Day (Julian 'Luke Ross' 1989-1993) Links: Repairing The Damage Part 1Repairing The Damage Part 2 A Country Podcast Facebook Page Melanie Tait on Twitter Kim Lester on Twitter ________________________________________________________________________ A Country Podcast is a fortnightly look at one of Australia's most beloved television shows A Country Practice - and what stories it told about Australian society in the 1980s and 1990s. We'll be joined by all sorts of guests who worked on the show to find out what the show meant to them, and to the Australian television and film industry: actors, writers, producers, script editors. Get caught up on A Country Practice on 7PLUS and tell us your fave episodes! Hosts: Melanie Tait & Kim Lester Music by: Nate Edmondson (after Mike Perjanik's legendary ACP theme)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're a week away from launching A Country Podcast, and we've been working hard to get some incredible guests and have some great chat. If you're interested in watching the episodes we talk about (you don't need to, but we reckon it'll make your listening experience a little more fun), click on the link to Repairing The Damage 1 and Repairing The Damage 2. Mel and Kim would love to hear your A Country Practice memories, so please, if you want to message us or send us a voice memo - go to our facebook page! Can't wait to be in your feeds Friday, September 4th with an actual episode! Hosts/Producers: Melanie Tait and Kim Lester Technical Producer: Kim Lester Music: Nate Edmondson (after Mike Perjanik) Graphics: Cameron Emerson Elliot Thanks: A Country Practice Fans, Kathy Campbell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Molly's death burned on your brain like it happened to you? Do you wonder if Dr Terrence Eliot was as decent/dreamy as you remember? Did you learn about Big Important Things like HIV-AIDS and cancer on a Monday and Tuesday night 7.30pm throughout the eighties? A Country Podcast is a fortnightly look at one of Australia's most beloved television shows A Country Practice - and what stories it told about Australian society in the 1980s and 1990s. We'll be joined by all sorts of guests who worked on the show to find out what the show meant to them, and to the Australian television and film industry: actors, writers, producers, script editors. Coming into your podcast feed from September, with much better theme music! Until then, get caught up on A Country Practice on 7PLUS and tell us your fave episodes! Hosts: Melanie Tait & Kim Lester See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.