SBS Viceland to run 17 hour un-cut version of The Ghan this weekend
SBS Viceland will run a 17 hour program on The Ghan this weekend, following high demand from viewers of the three hour documentary which aired on Sunday.
The Ghan – a “slow TV train journey”, put viewers in the passenger seat of the train as it travelled from Adelaide to Darwin.
Finally.
A train for NSW that at least has some Constance … but stays on track and goes somewhere.
Let’s get some ads in that puppy, think of the money
My wife and I were considering spend our next Holliday on the Ghan. After seeing Viceland The Ghan (the most boring travel movie we ever seen, we will definitely NOT go on the Ghan for a holiday. to watch this must be the same than watching paint dry. If the intention was to scare people away I believe you succeeded.
Your filming of the Ghan trip was a missed opportunity. Having the helicopter only for the first and final 400kms was a mistake. It should flown the entire journey at whatever the cost of the logistics. The camera in the helicopter could have shown more scenery than it did. It seems the camera operator was not familiar with the outback. Alice Springs and Katherine could have been shown better for instance. I am sure the aboriginal elders would have allowed this. It is unfortunate that the overnight travel through Coober Pedy, Woomera (Spuds Road House), Lake Hart etc cannot be filmed, and the next night Barrow Creek, The Devils Marbles, Tennant Creek. Done properly the film footage could have done a lot for tourism in SA and the NT.