From Set To Sofa with Lulu

Join Lulu for a special chat as she catches up with a legend of the Australian stage and screen who is celebrating a massive 50 years in showbiz. From a nomadic childhood across three continents to becoming an iconic screen hero, our guest reflects on the calculated gambles and bold reinventions that have defined his enduring career. Lulu and Tom Burlinson revisit their very first days on set toge...

Join Lulu for a fast paced and funny chat with the legendary Grant Dodwell, the man who stole the nation's heart as Dr. Simon Bowen on A Country Practice. Grant reveals the secrets of his on screen chemistry with the late Penny Cook. His interesting anecdotes describe  trials and tribulations of early Australian Television. But his biggest act is happening right now, and it is a total game cha...

In this episode of From Set to Sofa, host Lulu chats with legendary actor To, Richards, you may know him as David Palmer from Sons And Daughters.. Tom reveals what it was really like to be at the heart of the show's most scandalous twists and the hilarious truth behind the cast's secret Wednesday tradition, the "Prick of the Week" awards. The drama was not just limited to the scr...

In this gripping episode of From Set to Sofa, Lulu sits down with the legendary Olga Tamara to uncover a life of glamour, grit, and some truly jaw-dropping secrets.  From sharing the stage with icons like Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn to dining with Elizabeth Taylor, Olga has seen it all. But what really happened during that "scary" night in a New York hotel where the televisions wer...

In this episode of From Set To Sofa,  Lulu dives deep into the heart of the golden age of television to reconnect with a man who lived through 1,086 episodes of drama both on and off the screen, a true icon of the golden age of Australian television for a reunion four decades in the making. Behind the polished performances of one of the country’s most beloved long-running dramas lies a treasure tr...

A shocking accident on the first day of shooting Mad Max. A biker gang closing in at a hair salon. Hidden tensions on a hit TV show. A world famous actor passed out on a couch after a night of pure chaos. In this explosive episode of From Set To Sofa, Lulu reunites with her longtime friend and fellow screen beauty Joanne Samuel for a candid, high spirited and often jaw dropping conversation about...

In this episode of From Set To Sofa with Lulu , Lulu welcomes a very special guest and a dear longtime friend, Tim Page . They first met on the set of The Young Doctors back in 1977 , right in the middle of the show’s peak. Tim went on to become a true household name as Dr. Graham Steele , a regular from 1976 to 1982 . So what does it feel like to be recognised everywhere, years before social medi...

In this episode of From Set To Sofa with Lulu , Lulu takes listeners right back to the moment the industry stopped playing it safe. With Diana McLean she chats through the kind of career beginnings that sound almost impossible now: the early guest roles on Division 4 and Boney , the auditions, the advice that actually mattered, and that quiet (sometimes not-so-quiet) “fire in the belly” that eithe...

In this episode of  From Set to Sofa with Lulu , Lulu sits down with one of Australian screen history’s most iconic leading men:  Mark Lee . Catapulted to fame in the early ’80s, Mark became etched into the national memory through landmark performances, most famously as the young Anzac in  Gallipoli , a role that defined an era and remains one of Australian cinema’s most powerful moments. But that...

Lulu chats with Belinda Giblin, the golden-era standout who first came to prominence in the racy, headline-grabbing TV series  The Box , and quickly became one of those faces Australian audiences never forgot. Cultured, self-driven, and raised by theatrical parents, Belinda trained in ballet, plays the piano, loves classical music, and carries a quiet steel that made even the most outrageous story...

Settle in for a nostalgic, behind-the-scenes ride with legendary Australian actor Roger Ward, the instantly recognisable face whose career spans from the swinging sixties right through to today. From his unforgettable turn on  Number 96 , where he famously sprouted Shakespeare and even launched into rock and roll, to playing the menacing Fifi in  Mad Max , Roger’s story goes far beyond what viewer...

Best known as Edie “Mummy” McDonald from  Number 96 , Wendy became a mid-70s household name with a comic performance audiences still remember, yet that iconic role is only the most visible chapter of a career that helped shape Australian theatre and television from the ground up. Trained at Sydney’s Conservatorium and the Rathbone Academy, Wendy left for the UK when Australian theatre opportunitie...

Hello and welcome to From Set to Sofa with Lulu — I’m Lulu. If you ever watched 70s Australian TV and thought, “How did they get away with that?” this is your backstage pass. Before PR teams, social media apologies, and careful messaging, Australian television went straight for the jugular — taboo topics, fearless performances, and storylines that had families arguing at the dinner table. The “gol...