A six-part Australian television mockumentary parody series about sport, celebrities and reality television. The series sees Jason Gann reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional Sports star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane Warne and Wayne Carey. Dailan Evans also reprises his role as his long suffering manager Jerry.
Blankety Blanks is an Australian game show based on the American game show Match Game. It was hosted by Graham Kennedy on Network Ten from 1977–1979. Regular panelists were Ugly Dave Gray, Noeline Brown, Carol Raye and Stuart Wagstaff. Other panelists included Noel Ferrier, Belinda Giblin, Abigail, Nick Tate, Tommy Hanlon Junior, Dawn Lake, Jon English, Wendy Blacklock, Barry Creyton, Peta Toppano, Mark Holden, Delvene Delaney and John Paul Young. Blankety Blanks had a three-season run from 1977 to 1979. It was screened at a rate of five, thirty-minute episodes each week, stripped across an early evening timeslot. In Sydney and Melbourne, it was broadcast in the 7pm timeslot across both seasons. Kennedy won a TV Week Gold Logie Award in 1978 for Most Popular Personality On Australian Television. When Kennedy succumbed to pneumonia, announcer Don Blake was forced to host the show for an episode.
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise is a pioneering lifestyle television program shown in Australia. A lifestyle television series with segments about food, home, travel, finance tips and lifestyle hacks.
Based on the hit UK format, The Cube challenges players with what appear to be simple tasks all to be completed in — you guessed it — a 4m x 4m x 4m perspex cube. The games may sound simple, like bouncing a ball into a bucket within a timeframe, but once the clock starts counting down everything becomes a little bit more tense. Add to that the promise of $250,000 in prize money and you’ll be setting up your own practice Cube at home.
Follow children and their families as they go through numerous medical examinations and treatments.
Filmed around the world over a period of six months, Todd will take on some of the biggest challenges of his life as he embarks on an epic exploration, investigating some of the world’s most extraordinary people. He deconstructs and decodes how these incredible people live, what they do differently from the rest of us and how this impacts the human body.
The program features a panel of three public figures, answering questions issues that affect people every day involving political correctness, personal values and the unending capacity to make life complicated. The program is recorded live in front of a studio audience and broadcast on the following night. The show is produced by Andrew Denton and Zapruder’s Other Films. On 23 October 2012 Can of Worms was renewed for a third series that would be broadcast around the nation live.
Australian Princess is an Australian reality television show that first premiered on Network Ten on 5 October 2005. It is produced by Granada Productions, who are responsible for other programs such as Dancing with the Stars, Australia's Next Top Model and Merrick and Rosso Unplanned. It is an Australian version of American Princess. The show is also aired in the United Kingdom on ITV2, in Finland on SubTV, in Canada on W Network, in the United States on WE: Women's Entertainment, in the Middle East on MBC 4 and in Belgium on Vitaya. The contestants have been judged by Paul Burrell, Jane Luedecke and Jean Broke-Smith since its inception along with various other guest judges. The two series of the show were hosted by Jackie O.
Dive into The Brighter Side, a show that will help you make the most of your money with practical tips and big ideas. Hosted by Georgie Tunny, you’ll discover how to make the most of today while planning for tomorrow. We ask well-known Australians for their two cents on making the most of life. Personal finance expert Jess Irvine helps people consider new ways to handle their financial pressures; Adam Liaw cooks his most delicious and affordable family meals; and Narelda Jacobs meets Australians with side hustles and homes that alleviate hip pocket pressure in clever ways. We’re feeling brighter already.
The Shire was an Australian reality-drama series on Network Ten that debuted on 16 July 2012. The series follows the lives of 15 people, that work, live or play in and around Sydney's Sutherland Shire. The series has been described as "dramality" by Ten, a combination of drama with prompting and light scripting. The Shire was created and produced by Shine Australia. Modelled on the British TV show The Only Way Is Essex, the production company describe the series as a reality show version of soap opera Home and Away. The show's success within key youth demographics was noted by Clare Kemond from The Age. She said the show was in the Top 20 shows of the year among younger viewers, more successful than its counterpart Home and Away.
Mining draglines and bucket wheels, excavators and airlines, crushers and ship lifts, dredgers and dozers - these are just some of the mega machines that drive multi billion dollar industries. Breakdowns can be catastrophic so it's up to the skill and experience of Mega Mechanics to keep the wheels in motion, the gears turning and the hydraulics pumping. Mega Mechanics is a new 6 x 48 minute observational documentary series following some of Australia's best mechanics, fitters and engineers as they work on the biggest machines in the country. Whether it's replacing jet engines on an A330 or craning a 10 tonne jig elevator bucket out of the roof of a 5 story coal preparation plant, cutting a half a million dollar high-voltage cable or holding back a flood of more than 1.7 million megalitres of water to maintain a dam wall - the dangers are very real, the risks constant and, a mistake could be fatal.
From auction houses and real estate agencies to websites and word-of-mouth, Location, Location, Location leaves no stone unturned in the quest to find the perfect property for ordinary Australians who need a helping hand securing their dream home. Dynamic property duo, Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie, will travel across the country ticking off must haves and deal breakers in their search for fabulous properties for their house-hunters. But it's not all spreadsheets and check lists; the highly skilled home renovators and successful property flippers will inject their unique blend of fun and flair into the search.
Dancers selected in open auditions across Australia take part in a rigorous competition designed to best display their talents, training and personalities to a panel of judges and viewers as they strive to win votes and avoid elimination.
Location Location Location Australia is an Australian television series originally presented by Bryce Holdaway and Veronica Morgan. It is an adaptation of the British series Location, Location, Location.
Keeping up with the Joneses is an Australian reality television series that follows the life of a family on a Cattle Station, Coolibah,600 km south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory. The show follows the daily lives of the Jones family as they muster cattle, fight fires, battle floods and even wrestle crocodiles. This raw and humorous snapshot of family life shows just what it takes to live in the outback.
Follow the work of Gold Coast police officers from the newly created Rapid Action & Patrols Group (RAP). The elite taskforce is responsible for policing everything from bikie gangs and street violence to drug heists and organised crime.
Scope is an Australian children science program aired on Network Ten in 2005 at 4pm Thursdays.
Cheez TV was an Australian children's cartoon show, created by Bill McQueen, that aired on weekday mornings on Network Ten. It began broadcasting on 2 July 1995 and it ended on 31 December 2004 with the presenters leaving. After eight months of being without presenters, it officially ended on 20 August 2005, and was replaced with Toasted TV. Cheez TV was the first show in Australia to have an internet address.
Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist is a children's animated television program that is an international co-production between March Entertainment and SLR Productions in Canada and Australia. The series first screened on Network Ten in 2008 and is designed for kids aged 6 and older. It began airing on CBC Television in Canada in January 2010 and currently airs on Saturday mornings. qubo airs the series in the USA. There are 26 episodes of 25 minutes duration each. Episodes are usually screened in a half-hour timeslot.
