The return of Sbs’s hit series of Go Back To Where You Came From has pulled in the biggest audience for the broadcaster this year.
The documentary, which this year takes six prominent Australians on the path of a refugee’s journey to Australia from their war torn country, rated 752,000 across the five metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The first of three episodes, this year’s debut is up 44% on last year’s, which rated 524,000.
Last year’s series gained momentum, with the final episode receiving 600,000 viewers and ranking 19th for the night.
Last night’s episode placed 10th for the evening.
The six prominent Australians include a mix of personalities and stances on the subject of refugees and asylum seekers. The cast is Catherine Deveny, Imogen Bailey, Angry Anderson, Peter Reith, Michael Smith and Allan Asher.
Produced by CordellJigsaw, the format has been sold into...
The documentary, which this year takes six prominent Australians on the path of a refugee’s journey to Australia from their war torn country, rated 752,000 across the five metro markets according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The first of three episodes, this year’s debut is up 44% on last year’s, which rated 524,000.
Last year’s series gained momentum, with the final episode receiving 600,000 viewers and ranking 19th for the night.
Last night’s episode placed 10th for the evening.
The six prominent Australians include a mix of personalities and stances on the subject of refugees and asylum seekers. The cast is Catherine Deveny, Imogen Bailey, Angry Anderson, Peter Reith, Michael Smith and Allan Asher.
Produced by CordellJigsaw, the format has been sold into...
- 8/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The new series of Sbs’s hit show Go Back To Where You Came From will see six prominent faces.
Six personalities from politics, TV and radio who have contributed to the refugee and asylum seekers debate will be sent on the 25 day refugee journey in reverse.
The six people are: Angry Anderson, rock musician, conservative political activist and aspiring National Party candidate; Imogen Bailey, former Neighbours actress and animal rights activist; Catherine Deveny, writer and social commentator; Michael Smith, former radio presenter on 2Ue and 4Bc; Allan Asher, former Commonwealth Ombudsman and Peter Reith, former Howard Government senior cabinet minister including former minister for defence from 2000-2001.
Michael Ebeid, Sbs managing director said: This year we are looking forward to seeing how these prominent Australians will tackle the challenging journey in a new and different way, as they travel to some of the world’s most perilous and despairing...
Six personalities from politics, TV and radio who have contributed to the refugee and asylum seekers debate will be sent on the 25 day refugee journey in reverse.
The six people are: Angry Anderson, rock musician, conservative political activist and aspiring National Party candidate; Imogen Bailey, former Neighbours actress and animal rights activist; Catherine Deveny, writer and social commentator; Michael Smith, former radio presenter on 2Ue and 4Bc; Allan Asher, former Commonwealth Ombudsman and Peter Reith, former Howard Government senior cabinet minister including former minister for defence from 2000-2001.
Michael Ebeid, Sbs managing director said: This year we are looking forward to seeing how these prominent Australians will tackle the challenging journey in a new and different way, as they travel to some of the world’s most perilous and despairing...
- 5/25/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
We just got the final lowdown from the guys behind this year’s New York City Horror Film Festival with the first look at their full schedule! The festival runs from November 12th–16th this year, and there’s some great stuff on the schedule. Check it out below, and then head to the official NYC Horror Film Festival site to get your tickets!
Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick St. @ Canal)
Thursday, Nov. 13th
9:00pm
"Antibody" (Dir. Nathan Bezner / 20 mins) Resident Evil: Degeneration (Dir. by Makoto Kamiya / 96 min)
The Resident Evil franchise gets a brand new addition this winter with Resident Evil: Degeneration. It's the first full CGI Resident Evil movie and picks up seven years after the destruction of Raccoon City by the Us government after the first zombie outbreak caused by the Umbrella Corporation. It's set in a Us airport where the T-Virus gets released once again...
Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick St. @ Canal)
Thursday, Nov. 13th
9:00pm
"Antibody" (Dir. Nathan Bezner / 20 mins) Resident Evil: Degeneration (Dir. by Makoto Kamiya / 96 min)
The Resident Evil franchise gets a brand new addition this winter with Resident Evil: Degeneration. It's the first full CGI Resident Evil movie and picks up seven years after the destruction of Raccoon City by the Us government after the first zombie outbreak caused by the Umbrella Corporation. It's set in a Us airport where the T-Virus gets released once again...
- 11/3/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
Neighbours star Imogen Bailey has admitted that she was overwhelmed by the response she got when she visited the UK recently. The actress, who plays Nicola West on the Aussie soap, interacted with her British fans for the first time when she flew over for a promotional tour in August. "I felt really proud to be part of something that is so loved," Bailey told the Herald Sun. "I had a little girl run up to me at the airport in Scotland shouting: 'Nicola, Nicola'. She was so excited to meet me, and that was a wonderful feeling. "I had more than a few proud Aussie and Neighbours moments in London. My being there made the news, (more)...
- 10/8/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours star Imogen Bailey has revealed that she suffered from anorexia in the early days of her modelling career. The actress, who plays Nicola West on the Aussie soap, started to make drastic changes to her diet in preparation for bikini shoots in her early twenties. She ended up shedding so much weight that one magazine refused to use her pictures because she looked too unhealthy. "I went through a minor, but still not very good, anorexic stage and actually got down to less than 40kg," Imogen, now 31, told Who magazine. Bailey later went for therapy and took up meditation after her family (more)...
- 9/2/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Imogen Bailey feared that she would not be accepted on Neighbours due to her old career as a bikini model, she has revealed. The actress signed up to play Nicola West on the Aussie soap earlier this year. Producers offered her the part, which is her first high-profile acting role, after she became a household name with appearances on Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity Survivor in Australia. "There was a really small part of me that was worried about how I would be accepted in the show because of the modelling work," Bailey told the Daily Record. "But I'm not some kind of party girl. I'm more of a nerd (more)...
- 8/26/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Model Erin McNaught has completed work on Aussie soap Neighbours. The former Australian Miss Universe representative joined the show as Sienna Cammeniti last year. She will be seen on UK screens for the first time later this month. McNaught was brought in by the soap's chiefs in a bid to boost flagging ratings in Australia. They also recruited bikini model Imogen Bailey (Nicola West) and former Australian (more)...
- 7/6/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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