Tony Wright - Bad Ground Inside the Beaconsfield Mine Rescue

Bad Ground is the real story of miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb and their deliverance from entombment in the depths of the Beaconsfield hard-rock mine. But the aftershock of the seismic event that trapped them affected the close knit mining community just as profoundly, family, friends, fellow miners and rescuers: This is also the story of those who worked separately against the clock and against all odds to reach the men below, of those who held vigil, of those who grieved, and of those who never stopped believing.

Tony Wright was there covering the story as it unfolded, and experienced firsthand the making of an Australia legend. Now Beaconsfield has shared with him its most personal memories and deepest secrets - woven by Wright into an enthralling narrative that reads like a psychological thriller. No-one will remain unmoved as Russell and Webb reveal the thoughts, the fears, the courage and the humanity to be found in the hearts and minds of men enduring the unendurable, down in the deepest dark.