Bibliograph

The Peter Allen collection

Type

Label

The Peter Allen collection

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: G

Main title

The Peter Allen collection

Runtime

226

Summary

The boy from Oz: Australian-born Peter Allen had one of the all-time classic international showbusiness careers making a name for himself with songs such as I go to Rio, I still call Australia home and the Academy Award-winning Best that you can do (Arthur's theme). Always remembered for his exuberant and energetic style, his life also brings into focus some of the broader social issues of the agePeter Allen: a celebration: The original Boy from Oz and international superstar Peter Allen captured the imagination of audiences from an early age. Singing alongside Chris Bell in the early 1960s as one half of the popular duo The Allen Brothers, Peter was a born performer ready to take on the world. This entertaining program captures some of those formative years on Bandstand and tracks the singer's remarkable career on Australian television, including interviews, spanning some thirty years of appearances on GTV9

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor