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The Oscar joke that turned into a real life drama

Production designer Colin Gibson on how a playful gift – a toast to his Oscar nomination for Mad Max: Fury Road – inadvertently led to a false bomb scare and a mass evacuation.

Australian production designer Colin Gibson remembers how a playful gift – a toast to his Oscar nomination for Mad Max: Fury Road – inadvertently led to a false bomb scare and a mass evacuation. (This episode was first broadcast in June 2022)

Presenter: Clayton Conn
Producer: Maryam Maruf

(Photo: Colin Gibson. Credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

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