Peter Pockley on reporting WRESAT


 

Dr Peter Pockley

Science Broadcaster Dr. Peter Pockley was among the journalists in Woomera for the launch.

(He is at right in this image from the 1966 “Down Under Comes Up Live” broadcast from Carnarvon.)


In this excerpt from his 2010 interview, he speaks about the challenges of covering the Blue Streak and WRESAT launches from the outback.
Listen to a 10 minute excerpt from the interview
3.9 MB mp3 file.