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The Crown ridiculed: Bob Hawke did not call the Queen a pig, or a pom – he was better than that – The Guardian
Viewers say real Hawke outshines dramatised version, as footage of the former Australian prime minister highlights the show’s inaccuracies
Australians watching The Crown have ridiculed the British series depiction of former prime minister Bob Hawke, after the ABC posted real footage of an interview with Hawke before the 1983 royal tour of Australian and New Zealand.
Episode six of the Netflix series fourth season, titled Terra Nullius, follows Prince Charles and Princess Diana on the tour. It opens with Hawke, played by Australian actor Richard Roxburgh, appearing on the ABCs Four Corners program in February 1983.
Roxburgh has drawn…
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