Airdate: The ABC Of…

This is one for TV history fans….

Commissioned to celebrate the 90th year of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The ABC Of is an interview series hosted by David Wenham.

The six part series delves into the vast ABC archives as six prominent Australians look back upon their earlier self:

Media icon and ABC chair, Ita Buttrose.
Tennis star and indigenous advocate, Evonne Goolagong Cawley;
Actor and proponent of mental health, Garry McDonald;
Walkley-winning ABC journalist, Sarah Ferguson;
Former Prime Minister John Howard;
Presenter / comedian, Wil Anderson.

Each half hour episode focuses on a single guest and conversation, reflecting on how we change and how the world changes around us.

David Wenham says, “One of the joys of being an actor is the opportunity it provides to research history: personal history, history of fashion, architecture, medicine, politics, societal customs. The history of anything and everything. Archival film footage brings history alive, fires my imagination and often throws up more questions than answers.

“With The ABC Of, for the first time, I have had a chance to put the questions to the subject at hand. Sitting in the interviewer’s chair has been a privilege. It has also allowed me to put into practice the best advice I have ever received regarding acting. Listen. Listen real. Think. Think real.”

Head of Factual and Culture, Jennifer Collins says “Created by Jon Casimir (Enough Rope, Gruen, You Can’t Ask That) The ABC Of is the perfect format to celebrate ABC’s 90th. Featuring an outstanding line up of guests, a much-loved host in David Wenham, and clever use of ABC archive, audiences will delight in this very special series.”

Tuesday 28 June at 8pm on ABC.

Production credit: A Guesswork Television Production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Executive Producers: Jon Casimir and Jo Long. ABC Commissioning Editor Julie Hanna. ABC Head of Factual and Culture Jennifer Collins.