John Doyle is one of Australia's greatest comedy performers, as the Rampaging Roy Slaven half of 'Roy and HG'. On October 7th 2005 he delivered this Andrew Olle media lecture for the ABC, which was a wide ranging speech discussing sensationalism in news, opinion, War in Iraq, 9-11, journalistic integrity, the ABC and fistfights at the Walkleys. It's very funny in parts, serious in others, and all delivered with a little of that Rampaging Roy lilt, even though this was pure John Doyle.

John Doyle has a memoir out, written in lockdown, about being fifteen years of age in Lithgow. It's called 'Blessed: The Breakout Year of Rampaging Roy Slaven'

Podcasts mentioned on the show:

John Doyle on Conversations - The Dark Lithgow Childhood of Rampaging Roy Slaven

Tony on Conversations - The Speech Collector

Damian Callinan's The Bodgy Creek Community Podcast

Slate's Slow Burn S5, War in Iraq

Tony has a new website for the books he has written, including Players mentioned in this episode. Happy to sign and personalise.

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