One Plus One (TV program)
{{Short description|Australian interview TV series}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
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| genre = Interview
| presenter = {{hlist|Jane Hutcheon|Barrie Cassidy|Kurt Fearnley|Stan Grant|Courtney Act|Rosie Batty}}
| country = Australia
| language = English
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| runtime = 28 minutes
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| channel = ABC News
| first_aired = {{start date|2010}}
| last_aired = present
| related = The Drum, Planet America
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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
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|date=June 2022}}
In 2012 the format changed, with the interviews extended to 28 minutes long and all conducted by Hutcheon. This format continued until 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/television/2019-09-12/abc-journalist-jane-hutcheon-signs-off/11495818|title=One Plus One host Jane Hutcheon reflects on 25 years at ABC News and the art of conversation|date=12 September 2019|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=6 September 2020}}
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,{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/dissatisfied-with-interviewing-politicians-cassidy-changes-tack-20200403-p54gt9.html|title='Dissatisfied' with interviewing politicians, Cassidy changes tack|last=Lallo|first=Michael|date=5 April 2020|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=6 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/barrie-cassidy-returns-to-abc-tv-with-new-one-plus-one-on-april-9/|title=Barrie Cassidy returns to ABC TV with new One Plus One on April 9|date=31 March 2020|work=Mediaweek|access-date=6 September 2020}} Paralympian Kurt Fearnley spoke to people about excellence,{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/tv-for-thursday-july-23-20200708-p55a6f.html|title=TV for Thursday, July 23|date=18 July 2020|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=6 September 2020}} and Stan Grant did a series of interviews about identity.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/11/airdate-stan-grants-one-plus-one.html|title=Airdate: Stan Grant's One Plus One|date=30 November 2020|work=TV Tonight|access-date=30 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/stan-grant-searches-for-identity-in-one-plus-one-20201127-p56iko.html|title=Stan Grant searches for identity in One Plus One|last=Houston|first=Melinda|date=6 December 2020|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=7 December 2020}}
In 2021, the program moved to the primetime slot of 8pm Monday nights, with drag queen and television personality Courtney Act as host.{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/courtney-act-set-to-host-abcs-new-one-plus-one-season/|title=Courtney Act set to host ABC's new One Plus One season|date=1 June 2021|work=Mediaweek|access-date=2 June 2021}} Act's program was nominated for an AACTA Award that year.{{cite web| url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/10/aacta-awards-2021-nominations.html|title=AACTA Awards 2021: nominations|date=31 October 2021|work=TV Tonight|access-date=1 November 2021}}
In 2022 former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty was added to roster of hosts on the show.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/24/rosie-batty-plans-to-avoid-divisive-conversations-when-hosting-abcs-one-plus-one|title=Rosie Batty will avoid 'divisive conversations' when hosting ABC's One Plus One|date=24 February 2022|work=The Guardian|location=London |access-date=24 February 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/one-plus-one/}}
{{ABC Television programming}}
{{ABC News 24 programming}}
{{News & Current Affairs in Australia|state=collapsed}}
Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Category:ABC News and Current Affairs
Category:Australian television news shows
Category:2010 Australian television series debuts
Category:Australian English-language television shows
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