Tattoos

Australia, 1992

Film
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Episode of Series “Couchman over Australia”.
Peter Couchman hosts a studio discussion on tattoos and why people wear them. He leads a debate on whether tattoos should be recognised as a legitimate art form. The audience is shown a tattoo being applied during the debate.

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Credits

producer/director

Mark Bayly

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:40:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1992

Appears in

Couchman over Australia

Group of items

Couchman over Australia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303822

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Forums (Discussion and debate)

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Forums (Discussion and debate)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tattooing

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Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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