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while watching this show i have seen a few interesting quotes in 2nd last body line episode be thrown out and i am wondering if they were added for drama or where actually legitly said during the real bodyline series. so far i have been unable to find solid evidence to say yes or no. i also apologise for the below names always escape me when I stop watching things. quotes in question:

after an australian batsman was knocked from a hit to the head and the Austrlian fans "rioted" burning a flag (i know this part did not happen). the person who said there are 2 teams out there and only 1 is playing cricket said a new quote "this isn't cricket it is war". did he really say this new quote?

also on field during a match prior to the one listed above Jardine luckily avoided being bowled and caught. when that happened an australian fielder commented he is a lucky bastard to which another said no he is just a bastard. after the innings Jardine demmanded an apology to his honor which the Aussie captian agreed was fair and called out "oy Bastards, which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard" while i can picture an Australian saying this as a light hearted comment i really can not see it ever being used in a match let alone when someone is complaining that they were insulted.

if anyone knows if these 2 events really occured or not would appreciate it. 152.91.9.153 (talk) 21:22, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yes Woodful did say something along the lines of "there's two teams out there etc etc". See the article on the Adelaide Leak for a full account. I think the second quote is possibly more apocryphal than an exact quote. Tigerman2005 (talk) 01:10, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dramatisation[edit]

"...it was regarded by those still alive who took part in the 1932-33 series or remembered it as a ludicrous travesty of the real events." Where did this information come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.99.59.43 (talk) 00:10, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

From someone's imagination... Yes there are elements/incidents in the series which are fabricated or exaggerated but to dismiss the whole thing as a "ludicrous travesty of the real events" is just not true. That implies a level of deviation from reality which isn't the case. Possibly it warrants a chapter on the differences between film and real events but gee I've seen worse treatment of history than this. Oh I'm going to delete that sentence too. The original author has had long enough to come up with a citation. Tigerman2005 (talk) 01:04, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BBC2 Aspect ratio[edit]

Why is this mentioned? In 1984 when the series was broadcast 4:3 was the UK standard for TV. 16:9 wouldn't be introduced for another 15 years. There is no mention anywhere else in the article that it was filmed in any other aspect ratio (eg for cinematic release) 82.34.199.173 (talk) 23:18, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]