Exclusive: Last month, Michael Sheen’s appearance on new BBC interview series The Assembly popped on social media, and now Australia’s biggest and brightest names will get the chance of a similar experience.
We can reveal public broadcaster the ABC has ordered an Australian version of The Assembly (aka The A Talks), with Mark Fennessy’s Helium Pictures attached to produce a six-part series. The production was announced at the ABC’s upfront today in Sydney.
The Assembly is being adapted from French hit Les Rencontres du Papotin, which launched two years ago on France 2. Helium began production yesterday, and will continue for six weeks with a potential network premiere date in Q3.
The Australian show will follow a group of autistic student journalists, as they prepare to interview six of the nation’s biggest names, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The other stars are under wraps, but...
We can reveal public broadcaster the ABC has ordered an Australian version of The Assembly (aka The A Talks), with Mark Fennessy’s Helium Pictures attached to produce a six-part series. The production was announced at the ABC’s upfront today in Sydney.
The Assembly is being adapted from French hit Les Rencontres du Papotin, which launched two years ago on France 2. Helium began production yesterday, and will continue for six weeks with a potential network premiere date in Q3.
The Australian show will follow a group of autistic student journalists, as they prepare to interview six of the nation’s biggest names, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The other stars are under wraps, but...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Australia’s ABC network has bid farewell to one of its most popular presenters with Leigh Sales signing off after 12 years at the helm of its flagship news programme 7.30.
A former Washington correspondent and host of Lateline, Sales has been working 12-hour days in that time and told Guardian Australia she was looking forward to having a six-month break while she considered her next move.
7.30 broadcasts nightly on ABC and ABC News at 7:30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday. While happy to step off the spinning news wheel after so long, Sales is understood to be looking at other options within the BBC with no wish to move to a commercial rival.
Her job on 7.30 has seen her interview everyone from the late cricketing great Shane Warne to Paul McCartney the Dalai Lama.
ABC executives turned out to wish her farewell on an evening that coincided with celebrations for the ABC’s 90th birthday.
A former Washington correspondent and host of Lateline, Sales has been working 12-hour days in that time and told Guardian Australia she was looking forward to having a six-month break while she considered her next move.
7.30 broadcasts nightly on ABC and ABC News at 7:30 p.m. from Monday to Thursday. While happy to step off the spinning news wheel after so long, Sales is understood to be looking at other options within the BBC with no wish to move to a commercial rival.
Her job on 7.30 has seen her interview everyone from the late cricketing great Shane Warne to Paul McCartney the Dalai Lama.
ABC executives turned out to wish her farewell on an evening that coincided with celebrations for the ABC’s 90th birthday.
- 7/1/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The third season of Australia’s no. 1 children’s program, Ludo Studio’s Bluey, premieres on November 22 on ABC Kids and ABC iview.
Bluey, the loveable and inexhaustible little six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, Mum Chilli, Dad Bandit, and little sister Bingo are back with more endearing and elaborate games and adventures that are set to take Australian families by storm.
Lending their voices to characters this series are Myf Warhurst, Megan Washington, Leigh Sales, Sam Simmons, Sean Choolburra, and singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon, as well as returning cast Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack.
Bluey is created by showrunner Joe Brumm, executive produced by Ludo’s Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson and produced by Sam Moor. Supervising director is Richard Jeffrey. ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty and BBC Studios director of children’s content Henrietta Hurford-Jones also executive produce.
Principal production investment from BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia.
Bluey, the loveable and inexhaustible little six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, Mum Chilli, Dad Bandit, and little sister Bingo are back with more endearing and elaborate games and adventures that are set to take Australian families by storm.
Lending their voices to characters this series are Myf Warhurst, Megan Washington, Leigh Sales, Sam Simmons, Sean Choolburra, and singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon, as well as returning cast Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack.
Bluey is created by showrunner Joe Brumm, executive produced by Ludo’s Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson and produced by Sam Moor. Supervising director is Richard Jeffrey. ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty and BBC Studios director of children’s content Henrietta Hurford-Jones also executive produce.
Principal production investment from BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia.
- 10/24/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Justin Milne.
ABC chairman Justin Milne has resigned following mounting public and internal pressure.
On Monday, ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie was sacked by the ABC’s board, who stated it had decided it was not in the public broadcaster’s best interest that she continue to lead the organisation. David Anderson, director, entertainment and specialist, was appointed acting MD, while Guthrie announced she would consider legal options.
In the days since, Fairfax Media reported that Milne – a friend of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who was appointed chairman last year – had pressured Guthrie to “get rid of” ABC senior journalist Emma Alberci because she was disliked by the Federal Government.
The news of this prompted ABC staff in Sydney and Melbourne hold meetings in which they voted for Milne’s resignation, and staff in Brisbane called on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the reports were true, and if so to resign.
ABC chairman Justin Milne has resigned following mounting public and internal pressure.
On Monday, ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie was sacked by the ABC’s board, who stated it had decided it was not in the public broadcaster’s best interest that she continue to lead the organisation. David Anderson, director, entertainment and specialist, was appointed acting MD, while Guthrie announced she would consider legal options.
In the days since, Fairfax Media reported that Milne – a friend of former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who was appointed chairman last year – had pressured Guthrie to “get rid of” ABC senior journalist Emma Alberci because she was disliked by the Federal Government.
The news of this prompted ABC staff in Sydney and Melbourne hold meetings in which they voted for Milne’s resignation, and staff in Brisbane called on the chairman to publicly acknowledge if the reports were true, and if so to resign.
- 9/27/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
John Clarke..
Renowned satirist, writer and actor John Clarke, died Sunday, aged 68..
New Zealand-born Clarke and comedy partner Bryan Dawe sent up Aussie politics in mock interviews on the ABC.s 7.30 Report.and before that on Nine.s A Current Affair.
Clarke created and starred in mockumentary series The Games. His screenwriting credits include Lonely Hearts with Paul Cox, the original screenplay Billy Connolly's.The Man Who Sued God, and mini-series Anzacs.
As an actor he appeared in features such as.Death of Brunswick opposite Sam Neill, and more recently in Matthew Saville.s A Month of Sundays and the ABC.s The Ex-pm..
He died of natural causes while on a hike in the Grampians National Park, Victoria. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Lorin and Lucia and grandchildren Claudia and Charles.
A statement from his family said: .John died doing one of the things he...
Renowned satirist, writer and actor John Clarke, died Sunday, aged 68..
New Zealand-born Clarke and comedy partner Bryan Dawe sent up Aussie politics in mock interviews on the ABC.s 7.30 Report.and before that on Nine.s A Current Affair.
Clarke created and starred in mockumentary series The Games. His screenwriting credits include Lonely Hearts with Paul Cox, the original screenplay Billy Connolly's.The Man Who Sued God, and mini-series Anzacs.
As an actor he appeared in features such as.Death of Brunswick opposite Sam Neill, and more recently in Matthew Saville.s A Month of Sundays and the ABC.s The Ex-pm..
He died of natural causes while on a hike in the Grampians National Park, Victoria. He is survived by his wife Helen, daughters Lorin and Lucia and grandchildren Claudia and Charles.
A statement from his family said: .John died doing one of the things he...
- 4/10/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
This year, Australia.s longest running children.s series, Play School, celebrates 50 years on air. To mark the occasion, ABC Kids has enlisted some famous faces to join with Big Ted and Humpty Dumpty to host a special series. Entitled Play School Celebrity Covers, the mini-episodes will feature a lineup of popular Australian personalities, actors and musicians turning their hand to being a Play School presenter, either performing a song or reading a story. Daily episodes will air from July 4 on ABC Kids, as well as on iview. Featuring in Play School Celebrity Covers are: Adam Goodes, Annabel Crabb with Leigh Sales, Architecture in Helsinki, Benita Collings with Don Spencer, Bernard Fanning, Carrie Bickmore, Costa Georgiadis, Dami Im, Dan Sultan, Delta Goodrem, Emma Wiggle, Guy Sebastian, Hamish and Andy, Jeremy Fernandez, John Hamblin, Josh Thomas, Kate Ceberano with her daughter Gypsy, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Kurt Fearnley with Rachael Coopes,...
- 6/23/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Leigh Sales (7.30) and Annabel Crabb (Kitchen Cabinet) will team up onscreen in When I Get A Minute..
Airing on the ABC's iView every Friday for 8 weeks, When I Get A Minute is described as "a review series for the very busy, hosted by two of Australia.s most time-poor media personalities".
On the face of it the show looks very much like a filmed version of the pair's podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, in which they chat about books, TV, movies, cooking and "whatever else they feel like".
When I Get A Minute joins other iView Presents programs Dafuq? and Crabb's own.Canberra al Desko.
The series begins tomorrow, March 11.
facebook.com/whenigetaminute.
iview.abc.net.au...
Airing on the ABC's iView every Friday for 8 weeks, When I Get A Minute is described as "a review series for the very busy, hosted by two of Australia.s most time-poor media personalities".
On the face of it the show looks very much like a filmed version of the pair's podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, in which they chat about books, TV, movies, cooking and "whatever else they feel like".
When I Get A Minute joins other iView Presents programs Dafuq? and Crabb's own.Canberra al Desko.
The series begins tomorrow, March 11.
facebook.com/whenigetaminute.
iview.abc.net.au...
- 3/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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