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One Plus One (TV program)

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One Plus One
GenreInterview
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time28 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC News
Release2010 (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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Lallo, Michael (5 April 2020). "'Dissatisfied' with interviewing politicians, Cassidy changes tack". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Barrie Cassidy returns to ABC TV with new One Plus One on April 9". Mediaweek. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "TV for Thursday, July 23". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Airdate: Stan Grant's One Plus One". TV Tonight. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ Houston, Melinda (6 December 2020). "Stan Grant searches for identity in One Plus One". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Courtney Act set to host ABC's new One Plus One season". Mediaweek. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "AACTA Awards 2021: nominations". TV Tonight. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Rosie Batty will avoid 'divisive conversations' when hosting ABC's One Plus One". The Guardian. London. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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