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Slow television comes to Australia's outback

December 13, 2017

It makes sense that Australia, with its expanses of desert and ever-changing landscapes, would make a great place for slow television.

The Ghan: Australia’s Greatest Train Journey is the country’s first foray into the genre, which is set to air on SBS and online on Jan. 7.

For those unfamiliar, slow television aims to capture events that run over a long period of time, minus any editing. Norway’s Bergensbanen – minutt for minutt which captured a seven-hour journey in the country’s south, popularised the genre.

The Ghan is a train that operates between Darwin on Australia’s north coast, all the way down to Adelaide on the southern coast.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Slow television comes to Australia's outback

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