Grahame Bond began his career in entertainment at Sydney University in
the 60s as a founding student member of the Architecture Revue. These
shows also involved his University friends Geoffrey Atherden, Peter
Weir, Peter Best and Rory O'Donoghue.
In 1970, Bond wrote and performed Hamlet on Ice and in 1971, created
the Australian TV series Aunty Jack. This groundbreaking show was such
a success that others soon followed, including Flash Nick From
Jindavick, Wollongong The Brave and the Off Show. In 1997, Aunty Jack
appeared on British television in Not the Aunty Jack Show on LWT. In
1978, Bond and Jim Burnett wrote the musical Boys Own McBeth, which
toured Australia successfully for two years and also played in Los
Angeles.
In the 1980s, Bond wrote and produced the musical Captain Bloody for
The Elizabethan Theatre Trust. He worked extensively with his musical
partner Rory O'Donoghue, winning in 1981 the AFI music award for the
Fatty Finn soundtrack. A highlight of the 1980s was performing stand-up
comedy at the opening of Sanctuary Cove on the same bill as Frank
Sinatra. In 1990, Bond opened his own advertising agency, winning many
blue chip clients before selling it in 1996 for the chance to travel.
It was while overseas that Bond was asked to host Better Homes and
Gardens, Australia's triple Logie Award-winning lifestyle program.
In recent years, Bond has traveled to some remarkable places as an
adventurer. He spent time in Jordan with Australian archaeologists and
from this experience, produced a half-hour documentary The Volunteer.
He has trekked in Nepal, canoed in Kakadu, cycled from Hanoi to Saigon
and traveled to Papua, New Guinea to shoot another documentary.
