For the AC/DC song, see It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll).
For other uses, see Long way to the top (disambiguation).
Long Way to the Top
Genre
Rock 'n' roll documentary
Created by
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Written by
Clinton Walker
Tony Barrell
Sandy Webster
James Cockington
Laurie Zion
Narrated by
Chris Winter
No. of episodes
6
Production
Executive producer
Paul Clarke
Producers
Greg Appel, Bruce Kane
Editor
Andrew Glover
Production company
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network
ABC Television
Release
8 August (2001-08-08) – 12 September 2001 (2001-09-12)
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Long Way to the Top was a six-part weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) documentary film series on the history of Australian rock and roll, from 1956 to the modern era, it was initially broadcast from 8 August to 12 September 2001.[1]
One of its writers, James Cockington, provided a book tie-in, Long Way to the Top: Stories of Australian Rock & Roll (2001). Another series writer, and interviewer, Clinton Walker, compiled a 2-disc CD soundtrack album, Long Way to the Top: Original Soundtrack from the ABC-TV Series (13 August 2001), by Various Artists, which featured in the show. It peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart. A year later a related national concert tour followed.
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