The Howard Years

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The Howard Years
Narrated by Fran Kelly
ComposerGuy Gross
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerSue Spencer
ProducerDeborah Masters
CinematographyPaul Ree
Original release
Network ABC1
Release17 November (2008-11-17) 
8 December 2008 (2008-12-08)

The Howard Years was a documentary series about the prime ministership of John Howard produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was divided into four one-hour episodes - one episode for each term Howard served as Prime Minister of Australia - and originally broadcast on ABC1 from 17 November to 8 December 2008.

Contents

Ratings

EpisodeNameProducer and DirectorEditorScriptOriginal air dateRef
1Change the Government, Change the CountryDeborah MastersJohn PlefferMark Bannerman a 17 November 2008 [1]
2Whatever It TakesGes D'SouzaLile Judickas24 November 2008 [2]
3Commander-in-Chief1 December 2008 [3]
4Walking on WaterGillian Bradford and Deborah MastersJohn PlefferGillian Bradford b 8 December 2008 [4]

Notes

^a Script editor
^b Writer

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References

  1. "Change the Government, Change the Country". IMDb . Amazon . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. "Whatever It Takes". IMDb . Amazon . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. "Commander-in-Chief". IMDb . Amazon . Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. "Walking on Water". IMDb . Amazon . Retrieved 7 February 2024.