Article relating to the main character of a television drama that was to be made for the bicentenary of Australia about the experience of Vivian Bullwinkel [Statham] during WWII. Article quotes her on her current feelings towards the country that held her captive as a POW.Newspaper clipping with two embedded close up head shots in black and white of the same woman. One photograph shows her looking serious with her hand to her chin, in the other she is smiling. There are three columns of text between the photographs.vivian bullwinkel, vivian statham, japan, bangka island, willesee's australians

'Bullwinkel', an episode of 'Mike Willesee's Australians' stars Rachel Ward as Vivian Bullwinkel, a volunteer nurse in WWII. Vivian, while being evacuated after serving in Singapore in 1942, had her ship sunk by the Japanese. She and a handful of survivors were captured, ordered back into the water where they were machine gunned. Vivian feigned death before creeping into the jungle. There she met Private Kingsley, who was barely alive, suffering horrific bayonet wounds. After ten days of nursing Kingsley in the jungle, they gave themselves up. This is where the episode ends. The real Kingsley eventually dies from lack of treatment and Vivian was to spend three years of incredible hardship as a Japanese prisoner of war. Rachel describes Vivian as one of the true heroes of our recent past.A newspaper clipping consisting of a title, four columns of text and two black and white photos. The first photo depicts a man in military uniform standing near a young woman. The second photo depicts the same young woman with a different man's head on her shoulder.ww2, wwii, world war two, south east asia, network ten, vyner brooke, banka island

This story explains Vivian Stratham's ongoing mistrust of the Japanese people and her concerns that the television drama being made about her her war service and time as a POW may be sensationalist as the production company making the film was not of her choosing.A newspaper clipping from a larger page with three columns of text with a black and white photo of the same woman on either side. In the left photo the woman has her hand on her chin and looks concerned, while in the right photo she is smiling.ww2, wwll, vivien stratham, vivian bullwinkel, banka island, singapore, roadshow, mike willesee, rachel ward, hector crawford productions, bicentenary

This story explains Vivian Bullwinkel's concerns around the television drama being made about her her war service and time as a Japanese POW. Vivian had promised her story to another production company, and is worried the company now working on the drama may be sensationalise the story and destroy the meaning and truth of one of the worst atrocities of the war. Matt Carroll, the executive producer of the production company, Roadshow, Coote and Carroll, was unaware Vivian had signed an exclusive contract with Crawford Production, after research by his company on the story had been completed. Newspaper clipping from a larger page with a black and white photo of a smiling older woman and four columns of textww2, wwll, mike willesee, vivian statham, royal adelaide hospital, adelaide, banka island, singapore, japanese, sumatra