Thread: malcolm douglas dead

As someone who watched his shows from day one,he is indeed a sad loss.

Vale and R.I.P to a great Australian.

GUTTED.........met him in Broome when I was a young fella (my Auntie owned the "cool spot", now she owns the open air cinema). He was the original and best.
And his shows with the Don Burrows music, used to come running in from ouside whenever I heard the music.
A sad, sad day...

Bummed to hear. Condolences to the family.

I remember one episode, he was demonstrating eating worms found in rotten timber in mangrove swamps. He held one up, dangling above his head, dropped it into his mouth and ate it, then said 'they taste disgusting, really woody.' (cut to next scene).
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then it returned to the worm eating scene & Malcolm was heard saying to his Aboriginal guide, 'Oh, so you suck them between your finger to squeeze all the stuff out of their guts first!'

Sound like his guide was fooling around with him, not telling him how they eat it till he'd eaten one the gross(er) way first.

He was a great man.

It is with profound sadness that I create this thread with the passing of one of our foremost National Icons. All flags should be at half mast for this unique Australian and humble human being. Anyone who ever came across Malcolm in person or through his UNRIVALLED documentaries will truly understand how remarkable his contribution was in helping the average Australian appreciate the wonders of our country, outback travel, and the Aboriginal people.

Although he was a Land Rover and Toyota man, if it were not for him, I would never have developed any kind of interest and enthusiasm to buy a 4WD with the purpose of heading west into the interior, tracing his tracks, which in turn covered the tracks of early explorers, and ultimately the Aborigines.

For this experience, I am most grateful to him ...

... he will be sorely missed.

His contribution should be celebrated and recognised at a National level.

May he rest in peace....

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Very sad news indeed.

I always enjoyed his documentaries, his enthusiasm for the Australian bush and especially the Kimberly was wonderful.

Ron.

I am gutted...

I saw the tv news last night and they showed his troopie on the back of a tilt tray and there was hardly any damage.

But this morning I have just read an article in the Australian saying that he was found crushed between his car and a tree and there is mystery surrounding his death. There is even talk that the vehicle may have "moved" on it's own.

Very freak accident by the sounds of it. Police are still investigating.

I wonder what happened to his blue County?