Word for Word

10 Nov 2018

Tony Ayres

TV

Australian show-runner, screenwriter and director in television and feature film, Tony Ayres joins Benjamin this week.  Most notable for his films, ‘Walking on Water’ and ‘The Home Song Stories,’ as well his work in television, including, ‘The Slap,’ ‘Glitch,’ ‘Barracuda’ and the teen adventure series ‘Nowhere Boys.’ We talk about his upbringing, his brilliant career and how a boy from China has made a huge name for himself creating stories about diversity and high drama.

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