Four hours of one man roasting capitalism while wearing $30,000 suits. Icon behavior.
Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestPart Four charts the politically risky ride of the Keating Prime Ministership-- building the road to an Australian Republic, repointing the continent to Asia, delivering the Redfern Speech, embracing Mabo, introducing compulsory superannuation and blowing budget surpluses to climb out of recession. Keating wins the unwinnable election and sees off two Opposition Leaders, Hewson and Downer, only to be brought down by a third.
Candid interview series with Kerry O'Brien revealing the forces that shaped Paul Keating's ambitions, and some of the inside stories from Australian political history
Acting
Keating's theatrical sneers and dramatic pauses—pure performance art.
Writing
O'Brien's questions that somehow survive Keating's verbal avalanches.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
These interviews cemented Keating's post-political reputation as a kind of prophet-poet of Australian public life, inspiring endless 'Keating!' memes and a hit musical.
The series was filmed over four years, with Keating's wardrobe budget reportedly exceeding some Australian film productions—each Italian suit a deliberate statement of working-class-boy-made-good ambition.
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