Revealed: The AussieTV show David Bowie absolutely lovedDavid Bowie had a great love for a varietyof
Revealed: The AussieTV show David Bowie absolutely lovedDavid Bowie had a great love for a varietyof books ranging from Arthur C. Danto’s art expose Beyond the Brillo Box to Nathaniel West’s dark comedy The Day Of The Locust. But it turns out the ‘Rebel, Rebel’ singer was also crazy about apopular Australian TV show.Iggy Pop says Bowie was obsessed with A Country Practice, Credit: Gettyvia ZimbioAccording to a 2010 interview published by Mojo magazine, the pop superstar wasobsessed with ‘80s medical soapie A CountryPractice.According to the interview, which resurfaced on social mediaon Thursday, Bowie was so committed to the soap that he would watch theprogram while holidaying with good friend Iggy Pop.“It was a big favourite of ours,” Pop told the publication. “We watched it all the time in Switzerland.“David loved that show,” he added.Video: Bowie apparently loved Aussie soapie A Country Practice, Source:YouTubeBowie enjoyed A Country Practice so much that he invited actorShane Porteous, who played lead character Dr Terrence Elliot, tomeet him backstage during a show on the Australian leg of his 1987 Glass SpiderTour.Talk about obsessed!The cover for the issue of Mojo which featured the interview with IggyPop, Credit: TwitterA Country Practiceis a multi-Logie award-winning program which followed the exploits of a ruralmedical practice. It ran for more than 1,000 episodes across 14 seasons between1981 and 1993.The show, which drew an average audience of 8-10million people per week from a population of around 15 million, was axedby Channel Seven in 1993, but briefly appeared on Network 10 in a re-worked format the same year.The new version, which only featured three of the show’s originally cast members, was later dumped following the premiere of Neighbours.Photo Credit: NewYork Times -- source link
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