TV RELOAD

This episode is pretty cool, Amazon Prime Video set up this amazing chat with Michael Ratner in L.A. He is promoting his latest documentary Justin Bieber: Our World. Which premiers Worldwide on Amazon Prime Video and that release date is October 8th. So pop that in your diary. However, Michael is the founded of OBB Pictures and under his leadership that company has grown into OBB Media, a leading...

Belinda Chayko is early awaiting her new TV series 'Fires' to debate on ABC Sunday 27th of September at 8:40pm - which is another highly anticipated Tony Ayres collaboration. The series does follow the 2019-2020 fires that devastated Australia and you won’t want to miss a moment of this highly emotive piece that will leave you thinking about our duty to the planet for days.  The actors are first c...

Emma Hamilton is currently staring in the reboot of Royal Flying Doctor Service: RFDS! Which this week concludes on Channel Seven. If you have missed the exciting new series? You are free to watch it now on Channel Seven's catch up service SEVEN PLUS. Which I highly recommend! We are yet to know the fate of the new scripted drama and I for one hope we can all band-together to get the next series i...

This week I have director and producer Chris Martin Jones who will explore his relationship with the Australian Television industry.. Chris has directed and produced some of most loved scripted drama’s in Australian television and is fresh from his work producing Back to the Rafters, a reboot of the acclaimed and award winning TV series Packed to the Rafters. We will focus on this exciting new cha...

On this podcast I have the finale three castaways from Channel Ten’s Australian Survivor. They unpack and share the highs and lows of series 8, Brains vs Brawn. Joining the winner of 2021 Hayley is runner-up George (otherwise known as king George) and third place Brawn favourite Flick. Il’l ask those questions you are drying to know the answer to and provide you with an in-depth look a the decisio...

This week I have special guest Kirsty de Vallance. Who is a casting genius! Kirsty runs the TV production company 'A Cast of Thousands.' Which has cast some of the biggest reality TV shows in the country and is currently working for Screen-time Australia. Kirsty would have to be one of the most sort after creatives in the country and I have to mention that everyone of the people I spoke to leading...

Tony is a showrunner, screenwriter and director in television and feature films.  He has made a big name for himself with films like Walking on Water and The Home Song Stories and has had great success working on television content such as Stateless, The Slap, Barracuda and popular teen adventure series Nowhere Boys. From his work at Matchbox Pictures to starting his own company (TAP Tony Ayres Pr...

The Block Twins, Josh and Luke explain every scandal they are currently tied up in! The boys certainly have a 'loveable larrikin' nature and we have seen that in the first soiree of Reality TV on Love Island. However, they are front and centre of the biggest cheating scandal in television history and they are under fire as that scandal rolls out. Channel Nine has picked up in the ratings as this s...

Marcia Gardner is an Australian screenwriter who has been working on Wentworth for nearly the entire run. Marcia also has worked on shows such as  The Doctor Blake Mysteries ,  Paradise Beach ,  Pacific Drive ,  Medivac ,  All Saints ,  Heartbreak High ,  Stingers ,  Blue Heelers  and  Sea Patrol . However today we will be going behind the scenes of Wentworth: The Final Sentence. We will unpack ev...

Katrina Milosevic joins me from from the award winning series Wentworth. Before taking on the role of 'Boomer' Katrina graduated from (NIDA) and has an illustrious career in all genres of theatre, film and television. Katrina is probably best known for her portrayal of Sue “Boomer” Jenkins on Wentworth. But her other Other television credits include Sea-Change, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Glitch, Of...

Executive Producers Chloe Baker and Leigh Aramberri join TV Reload to chat about The Voice Australia on Channel Seven which this year has been blitzing the ratings. Both Leigh and Chloe work for ITV Studios and have been rightfully lamenting the success of this season. We will talk about the reasons why the show has resonated so well with Audiences. We will find out some exciting secrets from the...

Featuring actress Doris Younane, who’s career spans over 35 years with an extensive body of work in film, theatre and television.  I have seen Dorris in all of those formats and have loved her work from an early age. You would remember some of her career highlights: such as the film The heartbreak Kid which subsequently went on to have its own TV series which she also stared in. Doris’ extensive t...

This week on the podcast I have Michael Lucas featured to chat about 'The Newsreader' on ABC which debuts this Sunday night at 8:30 PM. (15th August) Michael Lucas is a writer, producer and script editor. He’s worked successfully across several genres, from the relationship dramedy of Offspring, to the Prison thriller of 'Wentworth,' the political drama of 'Party Tricks,' and the comedy of 'Roseha...

Today on TV Reload I have Simon Mee from Australian Survivor. He played a strong game right from the start and has been featured heavily thought-out the current series of Brains vs Brawn on Channel 10. Sunken with two immunity idols, he is the shock elimination no one saw coming. Which is what all Survivor fans know as a ‘blindside.’ I for one am going to miss those budgie smugglers and his game p...

This week on the Podcast, I have the delightful Shelley Craft to chat about The Block ‘Fans vs Favourites.' I have already been watching the series which debuts on Sunday the 8th of August and I can confirm this season is the most explosive yet with some confrontation and drama that could rival MAFS. Shelley Craft is back for her 14th year as the series. Shelly has an infectious laugh and a turn o...

This week on TV Reload I have Amazon Prime Video’s Gavin Rubinstein who you can catch on the new series Luxe Listings Sydney… This new series was made by Eureka Production for Amazon and Gavin is fast becoming one of Australia’s favourite reality TV stars.  The show is set amongst the Iconic beaches of Sydney with breathtaking properties and tackles one of the most cutthroat real estate markets in...

This week I have Network Ten’s The Bachelor, Jimmy Nicholson on the show. He is a breathe of fresh air and I am sure you will love him. Channel Ten launched the new series last Wednesday and it certainly feels like classic 'Bachie' series but with a real sense of romance and genuine connections.  We will find out how he became the Bachelor and what happens behind the scenes. Plus I will find out w...

This week I have Caitlin Shea who is the executive producer of ABC’s Australian Story. It is hard to believe but Caitlin has been on the show for 25 years and is currently turning in some of the series best work to-date.  If you have never seen this series then I am jealous as you have some serious binge watching to catch up on. From missing person to feel good stories - the amount of research tha...

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...