One Plus One (TV program)
| One Plus One | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Interview |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC News |
| Release | 2010 – present |
| Related | |
| The Drum, Planet America | |
One Plus One is an Australian long form television interview program on ABC TV. Each episode explores the life and career of a prominent individual.
The program is broadcast nationally across Australia, streamed live on iview, and broadcast in over 40 countries across the Asia/Pacific region on the ABC's international channel, ABC Australia.
The program premiered in July 2010 on the ABC News Channel, and was hosted by journalist Jane Hutcheon until 2019.
History[edit]
One Plus One premiered in 2010 with the launch of the ABC's 24-hour news channel. The original program was hosted by Jane Hutcheon, and featured ten-minute interviews with guests, with one of the interviews conducted by Hutcheon and the other two conducted by other ABC journalists.[citation needed]
In 2012 the format changed, with the interviews extended to 28 minutes long and all conducted by Hutcheon. This format continued until 2019.[1]
In 2020, the program was moved to the prime time slot of 9.30pm on Thursdays on the primary ABC TV channel with a half-hour runtime. The new format brought in a rotation of presenters, with prominent Australians in the hosting chair for a series of episodes based around a theme. In 2020 journalist Barrie Cassidy explored the idea of leadership,[2][3] Paralympian Kurt Fearnley spoke to people about excellence,[4] and Stan Grant did a series of interviews about identity.[5][6]
In 2021, the program moved to the primetime slot of 8pm Monday nights, with drag queen and television personality Courtney Act as host.[7] Act's program was nominated for an AACTA Award that year.[8]
In 2022 former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty was added to roster of hosts on the show.[9]
See also[edit]
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs
- List of longest-running Australian television series
References[edit]
- ^ "One Plus One host Jane Hutcheon reflects on 25 years at ABC News and the art of conversation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Lallo, Michael (5 April 2020). "'Dissatisfied' with interviewing politicians, Cassidy changes tack". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Barrie Cassidy returns to ABC TV with new One Plus One on April 9". Mediaweek. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "TV for Thursday, July 23". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Airdate: Stan Grant's One Plus One". TV Tonight. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Houston, Melinda (6 December 2020). "Stan Grant searches for identity in One Plus One". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Courtney Act set to host ABC's new One Plus One season". Mediaweek. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "AACTA Awards 2021: nominations". TV Tonight. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Rosie Batty will avoid 'divisive conversations' when hosting ABC's One Plus One". The Guardian. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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