116 - THE LAST WAVE

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.

Simon’s book, David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure in Television, is available from Ten Acre Books here.

Below are a viewable copy of the film, a short commentary by Peter Weir, a playlist of Charles Wain’s score and the story of David Burton in Doctor Who.