Sunday, 16 January 2011

David Tennant to narrate The Father of Australia on BBC2


David Tennant is narrating a drama-documentary called The Father of Australia which has the tentative air date of Wednesday 26th January on BBC2.

Click here to read more about the programme and to watch a video-clip (with David's voice). It is described as:

"Lachlan Macquarie, born into poverty on a small Hebridean island, rose to become Governor - absolute ruler - of the British colony that would become Australia.

He and his wife, Elizabeth - Australia's first Power Couple - set a notorious penal colony on course to become a modern nation.

Macquarie was brought down by powerful enemies in the colony. Yet, two and a half centuries after his birth, he's an Australian hero."

Drama-documentary starring Clive Russell as Lachlan Macquarie, and Julie Wilson Nimmo Elizabeth.

Click here for some more info about this drama-documentary.

Many thanks to Jody for finding the link.