Streets of Your Town (TV series)

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Streets of Your Town is an Australian two-part factual television documentary that looks at Australian suburbs. The series began on the ABC on 15 November 2016. [1] Tim Ross is a comedian, broadcaster and architecture enthusiast who acts as a tour guide, exploring how and why Australian suburbs look the way they do. Interviewees include Peter McIntyre, Kevin McCloud and Alain de Botton. The series was repeated in May 2017. [2]


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References

  1. Streets of Your Town at ABC iview
  2. Streets of Your Town. ABC iview TV Guide