Treasure Hunter is an Australian radio program broadcast on 1233 ABC Newcastle

1233 ABC Newcastle

1233 ABC Newcastle is an Australian radio station. It is the Newcastle station of the ABC local radio network, and is licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. It operates on the AM band at 1233 kilohertz...

 from 10am to 12pm on Saturday, hosted by Jenny Marchant. It was first broadcast in 2008 hosted by ABC Classic FM

ABC Classic FM

ABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...

 afternoons presenter Paul Bevan. It is based on the BBC Three Counties Radio

BBC Three Counties Radio

BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire...

 program "Treasure Quest" and the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 television program Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt (UK game show)

Treasure Hunt was a popular UK game show, based on the format of the French show La Chasse au Trésor, created by Jacques Antoine. It appeared on Channel 4 between 28 December 1982 and 18 May 1989 and was revived by BBC Two between 16 December 2002 and 2 August 2003.-The game:A team of two...

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Treasure Hunter involves two contestants and the host, all sitting in the studio, who attempt to solve five cryptic clues. The clues are hidden in locations around Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

 and the Hunter Region. The contestants direct a team of ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

 employees in a car to the locations suggested in each clue in order to find the subsequent clue. The contestants may take suggestions from listeners to assist them in finding the clues. The game ends when all five clues are found, or on the stroke of midday, whichever comes first.

Treasure Hunter quickly gained a cult following in Newcastle, and the 10am to noon timeslot received a significant ratings increase in the 12 months after the program started.

Newcastle-based actor Zachary Garred

Zachary Garred

Zachary Garred is an Australian actor. He played the role of Brett Miller in the television series Foreign Exchange. His height is 1.82 meters.Zac currently works at Pippi's at the point in Speers Point, NSW, Australia.-Filmography:-External links:...

 has appeared as a contestant on Treasure Hunter, and international football player Michael Bridges

Michael Bridges

Michael Bridges is an English football striker who currently plays for A-League club, Newcastle Jets. Bridge has previously played over 200 Premier League games.-Sunderland:...

has been a part of the car team.