Raw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. Raw FM was about an independent radio station of the same name and the young people that ran it. Many of the episode titles were a word-play on the word raw, such as "Raw 'n' Sore" and "A Raw Nerve".
The cast included Nadine Garner, Dominic Purcell, Matthew Dyktynski and Sophie Heathcote.
The series has since been repeated by the ABC and was also shown on Channel V.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "What You Can[1]" | Alison Tilson | Aleksi Vellis | November 18, 1997 |
| 2 | "Desperately Seeking Su Lin" | Chris Thompson | Meaghan Smith | November 25, 1997 |
| 3 | "Light My Flame" | Chris Thompson | Jacquelin Perske | December 2, 1997 |
| 4 | "Cara" | Sue Brooks | Glenda Hambly & Judi McCrossin | December 9, 1997 |
| 5 | "Playing with Fire" | Kate Woods | Alison Tilson | December 16, 1997 |
| 6 | "In Arcadia" | Aleksi Vellis | Kate Gillick | December 22, 1997 |
| 7 | "A Raw Nerve" | Ray Argall | Alison Tilson & Ray Argall | December 30, 1997 |
| 8 | "Raw N' Sore" | Moira Moss | Meaghan Smith | January 6, 1998 |
| 9 | "The Facts of Life" | Mick Connolly | Ranald Allan | January 13, 1998 |
| 10 | "B4 and After" | Ray Boseley | David Rapsey & Luke Devenish | January 17, 1998 |
| 11 | "A Raw Deal" | Gregor Jordan | Andrew O'Sullivan & David Rapsey | January 27, 1998 |
| 12 | "Exposure" | Kate Woods | Elise McCredie | February 3, 1998 |
| 13 | "One" | Moira Moss | Ranald Allen | February 10, 1998 |
Cast
- Dominic Purcell as Granger Hutton
- Nadine Garner as Zelda Lee
- Matthew Dyktynski as Robert Anderson
- Sophie Heathcote as Sam Kezerko
- Dan Spielman as Mark Mullholland
- Amanda Douge as Gerry Sano
- Elle Mandalis as Sarah Tomic
- Joelene Cmogorac as Cara Tomic
- Sudi de Winter as Curtis
- Nicholas Bell as Neil Mullholland
- Jane Harber as Susan Mulholland
- Kick Gurry as Toby
- Tania Lacy as Laetitia
- Amiel Daemion as Emma
Plot
Granger (Dominic Purcell), a DJ at commercial radio station Rock FM is fired from his job, so he and his long-time friends Robert (Matthew Dyktynski) and the blind Zelda (Nadine Garner) decide to start their own independent radio station. However, they are completely unprepared for the number of kids who show up wanting to be DJs — many of whom are quite lazy. They hire a staff from the group of volunteers, and have a launch party. In subsequent episodes, we find out more about each of the staff as different episodes focus on different characters.
Raw FM Dance Floor Radio
Raw FM is also an Australian narrowcast radio network unrelated to the Television series, with stations in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Queensland. The commissioning of this series was controversial as the ABC didn't seek input or approval from Raw FM owners at the time.
See also
References
External links
- Raw FM at IMDB
- Raw FM - ABC-TV official site (archived)
- Raw FM - Dance Floor Radio
- Raw FM - "What You Can" at Australian Screen Online