Podcast: John Doyle on the Life and Career of the Man Behind Rampaging Roy Slaven

Podcast: John Doyle on the Life and Career of the Man Behind Rampaging Roy Slaven

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Screenwriter, comedian, radio presenter, and author John Doyle talks to Cheryl about his fascinating career, from Triple J to commentating at the Sydney Olympics. His memoir, Blessed, is out now.

About the author:

John Doyle is one of Australia’s finest writers for stage and screen. His work spans the theatrical success of The Pig Iron People for the Sydney Theatre Company and Vere (Faith) for the State Theatre Company of South Australia, to the small screen acclaim of series such as ChangiMarking Time and Two Men and a Tinnie for the ABC. He created the character of Roy Slaven in 1985, for ABC radio station Triple J. Since 1986, Roy has appeared alongside H.G. Nelson on various television series, including Club BuggeryThe Channel Nine ShowWin Roy and H G’s MoneyThe DreamThe Monday DumpThe Ice DreamThe CreamThe Dream in Athens and The Memphis Trousers and the long-running Sunday afternoon radio sports program This Sporting Life on Triple J. In 2010, John was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to entertainment and as a supporter of charitable organisations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund in Australia. John is Patron and a life governor of Autism Spectrum Australia.

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Publisher details

Blessed
Author
John Doyle
Publisher
Hachette
Genre
Non Fiction
Released
28 July, 2021
ISBN
9780733647352

Synopsis

Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? John Doyle, the man who knows him best, delves into the early years of the master of midfield mayhem. Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether training Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory, commentating the Olympics or hobnobbing with the country's upper crust, Rampaging Roy Slaven has lived an extraordinary life. But even some of the greatest men come from humble beginnings. Before he shot to fame as Australia's most talented sportsman, he was just another kid in Lithgow, trying to avoid Brother Connor's strap and garner the attention of Susan Morgan from the local Catholic girls school. Blessed follows one year in the life of the boy who would become Rampaging Roy Slaven, a boy who, even at the age of fifteen, knew he was destined for greatness - but had to get through high school first.
John Doyle
About the author

John Doyle

John Doyle is one of Australia's finest writers for stage and screen. His work spans the theatrical success of The Pig Iron People for the Sydney Theatre Company and Vere (Faith) for the State Theatre Company of South Australia, to the small screen acclaim of series such as ChangiMarking Time and Two Men and a Tinnie for the ABC. He created the character of Roy Slaven in 1985, for ABC radio station Triple J. Since 1986, Roy has appeared alongside H G Nelson on various television series, including Club BuggeryThe Channel Nine ShowWin Roy and H G's MoneyThe DreamThe Monday DumpThe Ice DreamThe CreamThe Dream in Athens and The Memphis Trousers and the long-running Sunday afternoon radio sports program This Sporting Life on Triple J. In 2010, John was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to entertainment and as a supporter of charitable organisations such as the United Nations Children's Fund in Australia. John is Patron and a life governor of Autism Spectrum Australia.

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