“Live It Up: The Mental As Anything Story” will make its Australian free-to-air television debut on Seven and 7plus on Tuesday, November 24, bringing the documentary about the Sydney band to a wider audience after its cinema release earlier this year.

The schedule was reported by Variety and The Music. The latter points readers to TV Tonight’s listing and embeds a Seven trailer.

When to watch the Mental As Anything documentary

The film is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. local time on Seven and its streaming service 7plus. Its November broadcast follows the documentary’s Australian theatrical release in March, making the television premiere the next public release window for viewers who missed its cinema run.

A film about the band’s five-decade story

Directed by Matthew Walker, the feature traces Mental As Anything from its formation in Sydney in 1977 through the group’s rise in Australian pop. The documentary uses archival footage and interviews with surviving original members Reg Mombassa, Peter O’Doherty, Martin Plaza and David Twohill, according to the published reports. It also reflects on Andrew “Greedy” Smith, who died in 2019.

The broadcast arrives during the band’s 50th-anniversary year. The anniversary context and the move from cinemas to a free-to-air television slot give the November date added significance beyond a routine schedule change.

Sources: Variety; The Music.

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