Australian EncountersEpisode 9 Lionel Rose and Elvis Presley 1968
Twenty-year-old boxer Lionel Rose was in Los Angeles to defend his world bantamweight title. When he received the message that Elvis wanted to meet him, he jumped under the shower and drove straight to the MGM lot.
Australian Encounters was broadcast on ABC at Tuesday 22 October 2013, 19:55.
Catch up TV on Australian Encounters. Watch the latest and all other episodes of Australian Encounters now online, broadcast on ABC1. Catch up on your favorite ABC1 TV show: Australian Encounters. Replay tv on its best! Based on the popular column in The Monthly magazine, Australian Encounters is a witty and insightful animated history series about moments when renowned Australians collided with global figures of their time.
Rating:3.0 of 5Total number of episodes:25Last broadcast:01/06/2017 at 18:00
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