Long Way to the Top
| Long Way to the Top | |
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| Genre | Rock 'n' roll documentary |
| Created by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Written by |
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| 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 – 12 September 2001 |
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. 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.