TV RELOAD

Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato are the founders of 'World Wonder'. Both of these men are just as inspiring as you could have ever imagined. I personally have followed their work for years, they are award winning! They are Emmy winners who most would know are behind the global phenomenon RuPaul's drag race….. but at their core they are storytellers who have been giving voices to those who need a...

This is a really fun chat with Marley, he is our 2021 winner of Big Brother. I got to spend the morning with him and he was beyond delightful. So calm, so cool and far more honest than you would expect. I ask him about the new house being built for the next season. We discuss his interesting relationship dynamics with fellow contestants like Ari and Daniel and I ask him about his thoughts on the m...

Today’s guest is Melissa Maclean, the executive producer of Travel Guides Australia on Channel Nine. Melissa is a woman who knows her stuff. With a passion for storytelling and a wealth of experience on shows like Gogglebox and Common Sense. Todays guest knows how to work with cast and crew on shows that gives a voice to the everyday person.  We talk about casting, producing, how covid has impacte...

Today’s guest is Vanessa Gazy! Series creator, executive producer and writer of the new series Eden. Vanessa might have started with some humble beginnings in Canberra but dreaming of writing and storytelling has led her to the front line, as one of Australia’s brightest and smartest players in Television. With a journalistic mind at times and a thirst for the human condition - on this podcast we...

Todays guest is smoking hot, I have the talented actor Joel Jackson. You may have heard me swooning over him a few weeks back after attending a screening of the new series Ms Fishers Modern Murder Mystery... which launches on Acorn TV on the 7th of June… he plays Mrs Fishers partner in more ways than one but today he talks about his career and how he carved an authentic back catalogue of character...

This weeks guest is a cracker, I have Aaron Saidman. He is is an American creator-developer, documentary filmmaker and television producer. He is known for a number of non-fiction television series and documentary feature films. You would have seen a fair chunk of his work over the years, l very much remembered his work on the Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath series, which was brilliant....

Todays episode is a BONUS mid week special to coincide with the launch of Mr Inbetween series 3. Which premieres on May 26th at 8:30 on Foxtel. The final series of one Australia’s most original characters - Ray Shoesmith.  He is a hit man but the twist really lies in the characters likability.  I saw the characters first incarnation as a short film called The Magician at the St Kilda Film Festival...

ALISTAIR MCKINNON is the Matchbox Productions Managing Director. He has a very interesting story which led him to some great experience at ABC Australia and now he is at the helm of Matchbox. From a young boy in regional Victoria to one of the countries most powerful content creators. We talk about everything from 'Stateless' with Cate Blanchett, the upcoming series, 'Things I know to be true,' wi...

On todays episode I am chatting with Angourie Rice an Australian Actress who is know for her rolls in, 'The Nice Guys', With Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, 'Spiderman' with Tom Holland but at the moment - Angourie is playing Kate Winslet's Daughter in 'Mare of Easttown.' This show is currently available on HBO MAX and if you are in Australia… it is on Binge. The show centres around a detective in...

On todays episode I will be chatting with Brian Walsh, the Executive Director at Foxtel. Brian Walsh  was part of the management team that launched  Foxtel and through the years he has overseen acquisitions and the launch of entertainment channels. He is an amazing Executive Director of Australian Television. With an amazing body of work.  Foxtel has been a huge player in Australian television ind...

On todays episode I will be chatting with Co CEO’s at Eureka Production.  These guys have taken their incredible knowledge producing shows on Channel’s Nine, Ten, Seven, SBS and Foxtel! The unstoppable duo are now taking on the world.  In 2016 both Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin co-founded Eureka and with their position as Co CEO they have lead the company to be a world leader in unscripted. To...

This week go behind the scenes of the new Channel Seven series of Big Brother with the one and only Sonia Kruger! There will be no spoilers and this is an opportunity for you to hear why this years Big Brother is the best series yet! The new series is challenge based format but the producers at Endemol Shine have listened to criticism and they have cast intelligent, highly engaging, diverse and ac...

This week’s podcast I have experienced producer Kirk Docker who has worked on 'You Cant Ask That' right from the conception…. Can you believe it’s up to series 6…. Unbelievable ! It is one of my favourite shows on the ABC and it’s BASIC premise of asking simple but sometimes confronting questions to a collected audience who all share the same lived experience - IS GENIUS! The show is back on Monda...

On this episode I have someone very special. He was the other Executive Producer on my series of Big Brother in 2012 - Yep, It is Chris Blackburn. The very accomplished series producer. We do discuss a lot of Big Brother on the podcast and I try not to be too introspective about that ,but to be fair Chris worked on Big Brother extensively and to not discuss his knowledge on the casting process and...

On this episode I have Samantha Strauss, who is a writer and Executive Producer of some of Australia’s most compelling scripted drama. Sam has just finished working with Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy on the up coming TV series Nine Perfect Strangers - which is the next Liane Moriarty book being adapted to the small screen.  I mean imagine working with Nicole but also writing alongside David E...

On this episode I have Holly Bryar! A casting specialist who you might meet in the casting process when applying for a role on Television. Chances are if you have applied for reality TV you’ve probably had a initial zoom chat with Holly as she casts people right across all major television networks. She has successfully cast on shows like Amazing Race, MAFS, House Rules just to name a few. Holly h...

On this episode I have Brett Bowman who is a Story Producer on Reality TV shows made here in Australia and in the USA.  He has worked across some of the biggest shows we have ever seen on Australian screens. Including The Block, Big Brother, Love Island and I am a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Just to name a few. His job is to collaborate with Executive producers and Editors and find the stories t...

Matt Shirvington’s athletic career made him a household name when he competed for the first time at the Kuala Lumpur Olympics in 1998. Shirvington is the second fastest Australian Sprinter of all-time and just as quickly he has established himself as a TV Presenter. This year he has found himself as the man of the moment at Channel Seven. Hosting Holey Moley and now Ultimate Tag! There is somethin...

I was lucky enough to be able to bring you a special guest in Andy Lee this episode. You would normally find him alongside Hamish Blake, however today we are talking to Andy flying solo. Why? Because he is out on his own hosting the newest game show, The Cube. Wednesday at 7:30pm On Channel Ten.  Andy Lee has been a household name as long as I have been an adult, He has hosted radio shows, been on...

On this episode I have Jamie Wiggins. Who is a Television Editor at the top of their game.  Specialises in Reality TV. He has worked across some of the biggest shows we have ever seen on Australian screens He job is to collaborate with Executive producers and story producers to make us, as the audience fall in love with heroes, secretly like the villains but overall to entertain.  I am so excited...

Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, as we came to know him, landed in Australia with long hair, an English accent and more than a few opinions. However, with a fabulous sense of humour and oodles of charisma his positives outweighed any negatives. He was the so-called 'nasty judge' on Australian Idol but very quickly resonated so deeply with his audience and he quickly became one of the most sort after televisio...

In this episode, Tim Clucas unpacks the last 40 years of Australian television. He discusses where we've been, whats happening now and where we are going! Some of Tim Clucas' career highlights include his role as the creator of the 90’s TV series Sex. In this series he challenged Aussie audiences with taboo topics and gave us the answers to questions we felt too embarrassed to ask.  Feeling confid...

Australia fell in love with Beau Ryan throughout his sporting career. However, there was always more to this Aussie legend than being just a professional rugby league footballer. His personality and likability led him to a fantastic run with The footy Show proving his worth in front of the camera and making him one of the countries most likeable TV personalities. He is somewhat of a blokes bloke a...

CEO and MD at ITV Studios David Mott shares his wisdom and knowledge Today on the podcast, I have a pretty big deal. That's my words and not his. A man man who has well and truely made his mark on Australian Television with an eye for detail, partnerships and true friendships. He has worked at Channel Seven, Channel Nine and Network Ten. Famously stopping along the way as Head of Programming, then...

We first met this young woman less than two years ago when she turned up on The Bachelor - Vying for the heart of scientist Matthew Agnew but then famously coming second….and while she now is the most famous 'Bachie' girls in history - her journey on television wasn’t always rosey. Polarising the audiences during her time on the popular dating show for Channel 10 - it would seem the tides are cert...