Face to Face (Australian TV series)
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Face to Face was a Sunday morning political talk program on the Seven Network
. It ran from November 19, 1995 until ?
Face to Face started in November 1995 as a small-budget national political interview show, which featured an interview with a guest about the week's most important national issue. It aired late Sunday night (following the Sunday night movie) and was originally hosted by Neil Mercer.
In October 1996, the show moved to Sunday mornings and began screening live at , up against Network Ten
's Meet the Press
and the second half of Nine Network
's Business Sunday. Guests were interviewed live in the studio, instead of pre-recording.
In 1997, Stan Grant became the host until mid year when Chris Bath
took over. Bath, who didn't even audition for the job, scored the role ahead of Seven's chief political correspondent, Glenn Milne
. However in 1998, Bath moved to Witness and Glenn Milne took over.
In 1999, it became a segment of Sunday Sunrise instead of a stand alone program.
In mid-1999 it changed from being live with Glenn Milne (flown to Sydney
each every Sunday) to being a Friday night pre-record by Stan Grant. This did away with the need for extra weekend production staff and of course, a couple of hundred dollars in air fares to and from Canberra
.
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. It ran from November 19, 1995 until ?
Face to Face started in November 1995 as a small-budget national political interview show, which featured an interview with a guest about the week's most important national issue. It aired late Sunday night (following the Sunday night movie) and was originally hosted by Neil Mercer.
In October 1996, the show moved to Sunday mornings and began screening live at , up against Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's Meet the Press
Meet the Press (Australian TV program)
Meet the Press, a presentation of Ten News, is an Australian Sunday morning talk show based on the national political agenda. Hosted by Network Ten's Parliament House Bureau Chief and Political Editor Paul Bongiorno, the program has firmly established itself as an agenda-setting forum that attracts...
and the second half of Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Business Sunday. Guests were interviewed live in the studio, instead of pre-recording.
In 1997, Stan Grant became the host until mid year when Chris Bath
Chris Bath
Christine "Chris" Bath is an Australian journalist and television personality. She is currently the weeknight presenter of Seven News Sydney and presenter of Seven's current affairs program Sunday Night....
took over. Bath, who didn't even audition for the job, scored the role ahead of Seven's chief political correspondent, Glenn Milne
Glenn Milne
Glenn Milne is a Canberra journalist and political commentator. He currently works for News Limited as a columnist for The Australian newspaper....
. However in 1998, Bath moved to Witness and Glenn Milne took over.
In 1999, it became a segment of Sunday Sunrise instead of a stand alone program.
In mid-1999 it changed from being live with Glenn Milne (flown to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
each every Sunday) to being a Friday night pre-record by Stan Grant. This did away with the need for extra weekend production staff and of course, a couple of hundred dollars in air fares to and from Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
.