Shine
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Oct 16, 2026
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
I like that.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
Now, the other thing Caroline said I should ask you about is Shine.
Samela HarrisGUEST
Salute to Caroline.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
She's disappeared for the moment.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
But Shine and David Helfgott, a gifted pianist.
Jeremy CordeauxHOST
What's all that about? Why are you angry about that?
Samela HarrisGUEST
Oh, I just was hurt because Scott... rang me the day that we got a whisper from Perth that this guy was coming to Adelaide and he was quite a phenomenon, extraordinary, brilliant pianist who had had a difficult past and was just not like anybody.
Samela HarrisGUEST
And Scott rang me the morning that was in print and said, is that guy for real? And I said, yes, it's amazing.
Gary HardgraveHOST
CEO of Cattle Australia, Will Evans, lifted the lid on whether or not the cattle industry is truly responsible for destroying the Great Barrier Reef.
Gary HardgraveHOST
And acclaimed director Scott Hinks revealed the 10-year battle behind his Oscar-winning classic Shine and how it completely transformed his life.
Gary HardgraveHOST
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Gary HardgraveHOST
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Gary HardgraveHOST
It was a 10-year struggle to get it made.
Gary HardgraveHOST
And, of course, it ended up with an Academy Award for the great Geoffrey Rush, Brisbane's own.
Gary HardgraveHOST
We're talking about the movie Shine, the story of David Helfgott.
Gary HardgraveHOST
This bloke and his ability at the keyboard was extraordinary.
Gary HardgraveHOST
It was an amazing movie.
Gary HardgraveHOST
Shine was the name of it and still is.
Gary HardgraveHOST
A deeply moving story in so many ways.
Gary HardgraveHOST
Pianist David Helfcott.
Gary HardgraveHOST
And I guess it also changed the life of the star, Geoffrey Rush.
Gary HardgraveHOST
But before 1996, our next guest was making films for smaller audiences.
Gary HardgraveHOST
At the age of 43, Shine suddenly catapulted him into Hollywood stardom, dividing his life really in so many ways forever into a sort of before and after.
Gary HardgraveHOST
So the 30th anniversary of the film is now.
Leith ForrestHOST
You can get those ready for two thirty this afternoon.
Leith ForrestHOST
The great Scott Hicks is gonna join us today as we celebrate thirty years of Shine.
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Leith ForrestHOST
What an extraordinary piece of work at Stellios, where you watch the performance of Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott.
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Leith ForrestHOST
He has this incredible new coffee table book that he's put together with Michael Dwyer, who's a great music journalist, has written for the likes of Rolling Stone.
Leith ForrestHOST
It's all about Split Enz music and design, so we'll speak to Noel about that in the last half hour of this hour.
Leith ForrestHOST
And I'm so delighted to welcome the first legend of this hour, South Australia's very own, you know him, you love him, the great Scott Hicks is here because it's hard to believe, but Shine is 30 years old.
Leith ForrestHOST
And as part of the 2026 Adelaide Film Festival, which is on from the 14th of October, this coming Wednesday, until the 25th of October, right across cinemas of Adelaide, you'll be able to see a number of great films, including the 30th anniversary.
Leith ForrestHOST
And I'm so delighted to welcome the first legend of this hour, South Australia's very own, you know him, you love him, the great Scott Hicks is here because it's hard to believe, but Shine is 30 years old.
Leith ForrestHOST
And as part of the 2026 Adelaide Film Festival, which is on from the 14th of October, this coming Wednesday, until the 25th of October, right across cinemas of Adelaide, you'll be able to see a number of great films, including the 30th anniversary.
Leith ForrestHOST
Scott Hicks, lovely to see you.
Leith ForrestHOST
Mm
Scott HicksGUEST
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Scott HicksGUEST
when, um, Shine was just emerging and, uh, Steven Spielberg had, uh, made arrangements to meet with me and Kerry and to sort of set up a deal with DreamWorks.
Leith ForrestHOST
Yes.
Scott HicksGUEST
And invited us to come, uh, to dinner with his family.