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Ep 34 - Chopper: In His Own Words (BAD AUDIO)


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(PSA: we had some technical issues this week, so the audio isn't great. Jamie has been fired. Sincere apologies for this xx)

As a country that was colonised by convicts, Australia's always had a soft spot for the anti-hero. It doesn’t get more anti-hero than a bloke who chopped his own ears off: Mark “Chopper” Read.

This week on OTAT, we give ‘Chopper: In His Own Words’ a watch (streaming on 9NOW). Australia’s most infamous hitman takes the small screen by storm in this doco, with multiple interviews detailing his life and what made him so renowned.

The episode goes a bit like this:

1.Jacob needs a new nick name for his new job.
2.Recap of last week’s episode
3.A couple of reviews from fans
4.Chopper’s story
5.Becoming Australia’s best selling author
6.The biopic on his life
7.Ronnie John’s Half Hour
8.Becoming a family man
9.Dying
10.Channel 9: The cream of the doco crop
11.Our ratings for the week

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On the Air TonightBy Jacob Puryer and Tom Farrelly