The Dish
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The Dish is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11
Theatrical release poster
Specially constructed 'control console' as used on the set of the film. As on public display at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory visitors' centre, March 2020.
The Parkes 64-metre radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales, Australia (the bigger of the two)
Rob Sitch
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Robert Ian Sitch is an Australian filmmaker, actor and comedian. He directed and co-wrote the comedy films The Castle and The Dish; the former of which is often considered one of the greatest Australi
The Dish
…amazement at seeing the set; they said it was like stepping through a time warp. The Dish was written by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy and Rob Sitch, and directed by Sitch. Apart from the radio telescope scenes, the majority of the movie was actually filmed in the small town of Forbes, 33 km (21 mi…
Sitch at the AACTA Awards, January 2012
Tom Gleisner (left), Rob Sitch (middle) and Michael Hirsh at the 2012 Sydney premiere of Any Questions for Ben?