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CJZ
CJZ, formerly Cordell Jigsaw Productions, is an Australian production company which have produced more original primetime series than other independent production groups in Australia and New Zealand. The company produces content across all genres, with a focus on factual, entertainment, comedy and drama programming. CJZ was co-founded by Michael Cordell and Nick Murray, who serve as the company's managing director and creative director respectively. The director of production is Toni Malone and the CEO is Matt Campbell, who is former director of content at SBS and former managing director of Shine Australia. CJZ also owns Greenstone TV Greenstone TV (or simply Greenstone) is a New Zealand-based television production company who produce factual, entertainment, drama and documentary television programs. Productions have been made for TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, Three and Prime in New Zealand ..., a New Zealand based television company, with offices in Auckland and Dubai. Greenstone TV wa ...
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Greenstone TV
Greenstone TV (or simply Greenstone) is a New Zealand-based television production company who produce factual, entertainment, drama and documentary television programs. Productions have been made for TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, Three and Prime in New Zealand, and the Seven Network in Australia. Greenstone was founded in 1994 by John Harris. In December 2013, Greenstone was purchased by Australian company CJZ (Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder) creating an independent international production group. Greenstone’s Chairman is Richard Driver, appointed in 2017. Notable programs produced by Greenstone include long-running factual series ''Motorway Patrol'', ''Highway Patrol'', ''Neighbours at War'', ''Border Patrol'', ''Dog Squad'' and ''Coastwatch''. In 1998, Greenstone was awarded a Bravo award by the New Zealand Skeptics for ''The Mighty Moa''. Productions Drama *''The Cul de Sac'' *''Secret Agent Men'' * ''The Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' * ''Bella'' * ''My Life Is Murder'' Factual / rea ...
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Court Justice (TV Series)
''Court Justice: Sydney'' is an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of twelve magistrates who preside at the Downing Centre, a major courthouse complex in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This observational documentary series began on the Crime and Investigation Network on 2 July 2017. It is narrated by Chris Bourke. Overview This series takes a look inside one of the world's busiest local courts. The twelve magistrates that preside at Sydney’s Downing Centre handle over 30,000 cases every year, from minor traffic offences to major assaults. The defendants can range from habitual offenders to everyday citizens that have made bad mistakes. Court Justice is an observational documentary series made in Australia and is broadcast on Foxtel Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from ...
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The Great Australian Cookbook
''The Great Australian Cookbook'' is an Australian television series based on the similarly named cookbook created by Reg Mombassa in collaboration with Kylie Kwong, Charmaine Solomon, George Calombaris and Maggie Beer. The television series features 22 of Australia's greatest cooks, amongst whom Matt Moran Matthew Moran (born 15 May 1969) is an Australian chef and restaurateur also known for being a guest on various TV cooking shows. Early life Moran was raised on a dairy farm at Badgerys Creek, west of Sydney, before moving to the outer-west ..., Maggie Beer, Paul West and Darren Robertson, over 11 episodes. These cooks, from top restaurateurs to local heroes, invites us into their homes and workplaces as they cook for their loved ones. Additional to the series the Lifestyle Channel has more information on the cooks and the recipes on their website. Episodes Series 1 # Matt Stone & Maggie Beer # Gilbert Lau & Darren Robertson # Matt Moran & Rayleen Brown # Vi ...
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Bondi Rescue
''Bondi Rescue'' is an Australian factual television program which was originally broadcast on Network 10 between 2006-2021 and will be broadcast on Paramount from 2023. The program follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council professional lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach. ''Bondi Rescue'' was first broadcast in 2006. A spin-off, set in Bali, Indonesia, also briefly screened in 2008. ''Bondi Rescue'' is also broadcast internationally throughout 100 countries. The show was created and produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies in collaboration with Producer Michael Cordell. It is narrated by Osher Günsberg. On 12 October 2022, it was officially announced on the ''Bondi Rescue'' social media sites that the show will return for season 17 in 2023. It will be the first season to be broadcast on Paramount following the news the show would not return to Network 10. Overview The Bondi lifeguards perform around five thousand rescues over the summer period. They also ...
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The Ex-PM
''The Ex-PM'' (pronounced 'ex P.M.') is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on ABC on Wednesday 14 October 2015. The six-part series is written by and stars Shaun Micallef with director Sian Davies and producer Nick Murray for Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder. The series focuses on Andrew Dugdale (Micallef), a fictional former Prime Minister of Australia, who struggles to adjust to private life. Season two of the show premiered on 26 October 2017. Synopsis Series 1 Former prime minister Andrew Dugdale owes his publishers an advance, and is assigned a ghostwriter to help him get his memoirs done. Series 2 Dugdale stands for election in a marginal rural seat at his party's request. Moving into the town's sewage farm, he campaigns on local issues in a race beset by corruption. A mysterious benefactor donates one million dollars to his campaign. Cast Main * Shaun Micallef as Andrew Dugdale * Lucy Honigman as Ellen * Nicki Wendt as Catherine * Kate Jenkinson as Carol * N ...
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Demolition Man (TV Series)
''Demolition Man'' is an Australian reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ... series which premiered on A&E on 21 March 2017. References {{reflist External links Official WebsiteProduction Website A&E (Australian TV channel) original programming 2017 Australian television series debuts 2010s Australian reality television series Antiques television series English-language television shows Television shows filmed in Australia ...
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Bondi Rescue Bali
''Bondi Rescue'' is an Australian factual television program which was originally broadcast on Network 10 between 2006-2021 and will be broadcast on Paramount from 2023. The program follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council professional lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach. ''Bondi Rescue'' was first broadcast in 2006. A spin-off, set in Bali, Indonesia, also briefly screened in 2008. ''Bondi Rescue'' is also broadcast internationally throughout 100 countries. The show was created and produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies in collaboration with Producer Michael Cordell. It is narrated by Osher Günsberg. On 12 October 2022, it was officially announced on the ''Bondi Rescue'' social media sites that the show will return for season 17 in 2023. It will be the first season to be broadcast on Paramount following the news the show would not return to Network 10. Overview The Bondi lifeguards perform around five thousand rescues over the summer period. They a ...
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Zapruder's Other Films
Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960) is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program '' Enough Rope'' and the ABC game show ''Randling''. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique. He is also responsible for introducing the troupe of ''The Chaser'' to Australian audiences. Early life Denton is the son of Kit Denton, writer and the author of the novel ''The Breaker'', about Australian soldier Breaker Morant. He went to Roseville Primary School in Sydney, before attending Blue Mountains Grammar School in Wentworth Falls. In 1977 he attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth. He then studied at Mitchell College of Advanced Education (MCAE) (now Charles Sturt University) in Bathurst, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1982. He was involved in the campus radio station, 2MCE. Career Radio Denton worked on ...
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The Australian
''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatewatching." (2008). "''The Australian'' has long positioned itself as a loyal supporter of the incumbent government of Prime Minister John Howard, and is widely regarded as generally favouring the conservative side of politics." As the only Australian daily newspaper distributed nationally, its readership of both print and online editions was 2,394,000. Its editorial line has been self-described over time as centre-right. Parent companies ''The Australian'' is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole daily newspapers in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Darwin, and the most circulated metropolitan daily newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch. ''Th ...
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Dave In The Life
''Dave in the Life'' is an Australian television documentary series starring Dave Zwolenski first screened on SBS One in 2009. The show saw Dave stepping into the shoes of different people each week as he tries life as a shock jock, a politician, a homeless person, a headline-grabbing artist, a survivalist, a hunter and a pensioner. The series is described as 'a comical journey into some great "Aussie divides but also explores the serious social issues, myths, themes and topical stories of modern Australia". Some of the guests Dave spent time with included Barnaby Joyce, Andrew Fraser, Mike Carlton, Sandy Aloisi, Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and a range of others. Three episodes of the show were aired on SBS, but was then pulled due to programming issues. The show was then aired three months later at a different time slot of 9pm Thursdays and finally moved again to 8:30pm. The show received mostly positive reviews but was not renewed for a second season. References Exte ...
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God On My Side
''God on My Side'' is a documentary directed and produced by Australian agnostic Andrew Denton which follows his trip to the 2006 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Texas. The 63rd National Religious Broadcasters Convention delegates comprised some 6,000 Christian communicators. ''God on My Side'' premiered at the 53rd Sydney Film Festival on 15 June 2006 and was released in Australian cinemas on 2 November 2006. It was broadcast as a TV special on ABC on 21 May 2007. Andrew Denton interviews attenders their opinion on abortion, homosexuality, environmental issues, future of religious TV media and movies, influence of religions on politics, rapture, separation of church and state, fundamental truths about God, and other matters. Opinions of the interviewees mostly present views of fundamentalist Christians Christian fundamentalism, also known as fundamental Christianity or fundamentalist Christianity, is a religious movement emphasizing biblical literalism. In it ...
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Go Back To Where You Came From
''Go Back to Where You Came From'' is a Logie Award-winning Australian TV documentary series, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Productions and broadcast in 2011 (Season 1), 2012 (Season 2), 2015 (Season 3) and 2018 (Season 4) on SBS. The series followed two parties, each of six Australians, all members having differing opinions on Australia's asylum seeker debate, being taken on a journey in reverse to that which refugees have taken to reach Australia. Season 1 The six Australian participants were Gleny Rae, Adam Hartup, Raquel Moore, Darren Hassan, Raye Colbey, and Roderick Schneider. Deprived of their wallets, phones and passports, they board a leaky refugee boat (from which they are rescued mid-ocean), experience immigration raids in Malaysia, live in Kakuma Refugee Camp in far north-west Kenya, visit slums in Jordan before ultimately making it to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq, protected by UN Peacekeepers and the US military. In the final episode, the participan ...
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