''Real Stories'' is an

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satirical television comedy series produced by Carlton Television for Network Ten. It was created by

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and Andy Lee. The series was first broadcast on 22 August 2006. Eight episodes were produced. The program was a

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of current affairs shows. It was hosted by Jennifer Adams, a former

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reporter. The show mimicked a standard current affairs format. Pre-recorded segments in the show were introduced by the host. These segments starred

, Andy Lee,

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, and Tim Bartley with voice-overs provided by

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. The show originally started as a project for

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's Channel 31, a community access television station, as a collaboration between

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and Hamish & Andy's production company, Radio Karate. It was repeated during 2007, and is currently available on

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. Several

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s were produced, including material not broadcast in the series.

Setting

Episodes

External links

Real Stories websiteReal Stories' Myspace page
{{Roving Enterprises Australian comedy television series Hamish & Andy Network 10 original programming 2006 Australian television series debuts 2006 Australian television series endings