Long Way to the Top

For the AC/DC song, see It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll).
For other uses, see Long way to the top (disambiguation).

Long Way to the Top
GenreRock 'n' roll documentary
Created byAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Written by
  • Clinton Walker
  • Tony Barrell
  • Sandy Webster
  • James Cockington
  • Laurie Zion
Narrated byChris Winter
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerPaul Clarke
ProducersGreg Appel, Bruce Kane
EditorAndrew Glover
Production companyAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release8 August (2001-08-08) –
12 September 2001 (2001-09-12)
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Long Way to the Top was a six-part weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) documentary film series on the history of Australian rock and roll, from 1956 to the modern era, it was initially broadcast from 8 August to 12 September 2001.[1] One of its writers, James Cockington, provided a book tie-in, Long Way to the Top: Stories of Australian Rock & Roll (2001). Another series writer, and interviewer, Clinton Walker, compiled a 2-disc CD soundtrack album, Long Way to the Top: Original Soundtrack from the ABC-TV Series (13 August 2001), by Various Artists, which featured in the show. It peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart. A year later a related national concert tour followed.

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