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WTFN
WTFN is an Australian production company based in Melbourne. Formed in 2001 by Daryl Talbot and Steve Oemcke, the company is known for producing numerous observational documentary, lifestyle and reality series across many television networks. History WTFN was founded by Daryl Talbot and Steve Oemcke in 2001. Talbot, a former journalist for the ''Bendigo Advertiser'', had worked in television for a number of years and produced ''Postcards'' for Nine, and Oemcke began at a Channel 8 newsroom in central Victoria, and found fame as a host of the Seven Network’s long-running game show ''Wheel Of Fortune''. The company's first production was a Network Ten observational series ''Bread'', which followed people starting a business sponsored by Sensis. WTFN quickly gained prominence producing titles that included ''Coxy's Big Break'', '' Bondi Vet'', and ''The Living Room''. ''Bondi Vet'' has gone on to be sold in over 100 countries. In 2012, the company launched international distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondi Vet
''Bondi Vet'' is an Australian factual television series. It follows the lives of veterinary surgeon Chris Brown at the Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital (near Bondi Beach), and emergency veterinarian Lisa Chimes at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH), in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. Also featured on ''Bondi Vet'' are Andrew Marchevsky, a specialist surgeon at SASH, and Tim Faulkner of the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby on the New South Wales central coast. The series first broadcast on 5 February 2009, with the first two full seasons averaging a rating of 0.93 million viewers in the five capital cities. ''Bondi Vet'' screened for seven seasons on Network Ten. From 28 September 2013 to 25 May 2019, the show had been seen on Saturday mornings in the United States on the CBS network, under the title of ''Dr. Chris: Pet Vet'' (only using the first name to avoid confusion with the American musical artist of the same name). The program was slightly re-edited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Room (TV Series)
''The Living Room'' was an Australian lifestyle program. The show was hosted by Amanda Keller with co-presenters Barry Du Bois, Chris Brown, and Miguel Maestre. The program began airing on Network Ten on 11 May 2012. The show was aired at 7:30 pm every Friday on Network Ten. The show was a quadruple award-winner of the Logie Award for Most Popular Lifestyle Program in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. On 30 November 2019, the program was temporarily axed by Network Ten after 8 seasons, due to cost-cutting measures; however a Christmas special aired on 20 December 2019. On 7 March 2020, it was announced that ''The Living Room'', now produced in-house by Network Ten Studios, had been renewed and it returned on 3 July 2020. In October 2022, Ten revealed that the program would take a break in 2023. Format The show delves into a range of lifestyle topics including renovations, travel and pet advice and cooking. From 2012 to 2019 the show featured the team presenting stories in fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coxy's Big Break
''Coxy's Big Break'' was a daily travel show which premiered in 2004. It aired across Victoria at on Seven Melbourne and Prime. It had previously been screened nationally on Seven's HD channel, and was sold overseas. History Hosted by Geoff "Coxy" Cox, the show visited locations across Australia and around the world. The local edition of the program kept Victoria as its primary focus. Other destinations included New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Bali, Vanuatu, The Cook Islands, New Caledonia, China, Hawaii, Austria, Ireland, Thailand and Antarctica. The Seven Network aired different travel shows in the weekend 5:30pm timeslot, including ''Queensland Weekender'' and '' The Great South East'' in Brisbane, ''Sydney Weekender'' in Sydney, and ''Discover'' in Adelaide. The program was produced in PAL 1080i 1080i (also known as Full HD or BT.709) is a combination of frame resolution and scan type. 1080i is used in high-definition television (HDTV) and high-definitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddball (film)
''Oddball'' (extended to ''Oddball and the Penguins'' in some regions) is a 2015 Australian family film directed by Stuart McDonald. It was released in September 2015 and stars Shane Jacobson, Coco Jack Gillies, Sarah Snook and Alan Tudyk. It is based on a true story. Plot On Middle Island off the coast of Warrnambool, Fairy Penguins have made their home, but foxes have found the island and had reduced the population of penguins. Emily Marsh ( Sarah Snook) walks on the island counting the minimal number of penguins left after another attack by foxes, along with her co-workers Zoe ( Tegan Higginbotham), Paul Watt ( John Leary) and her friend Jack Jones ( Richard Davies). Meanwhile, an eccentric chicken farmer named Swampy Marsh (Emily's estranged father played by Shane Jacobson) is seen walking through his barn full of chickens and then feeding his two dogs, Missy and Oddball, breakfast. Elsewhere in the centre of Warrnambool, 9-year-old Olivia Marsh (Emily's daughter and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramedics (Australian TV Series)
''Paramedics'' is an Australian factual television series that looks at the everyday working of paramedics in Victoria, and is narrated by Australia actor Samuel Johnson. The show premiered on 4 October 2018, and looks at the everyday workings of paramedics, healthcare professional A health professional, healthcare professional, or healthcare worker (sometimes abbreviated HCW) is a provider of health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience. The field includes those who work as a nurse, physician (su ...s working mainly as part of emergency medical services (EMS) using road ambulances, helicopters, Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) and motorcycles. The show was renewed for a second season, which premiered on 11 February 2020. A third season will go to air in 2021. The fourth season premiered 29 September 2022. The show was renewed for a fifth season in 2022. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2018) Season 2 (2020) Season 3 (2021) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry The Wonderpup
''Larry the Wonderpup'' is an Australian live action and animated television series which first aired on 7TWO in Australia in 2018. The series is a co-production between Chocolate Liberation Front and WTFN. Cast * Ava Houben-Carter as Sasha * Josephine Croft as Sue * Claire Gazzo as Larry * Charlie Crook as Norman * Jason Mavroudis as Mateo References {{reflist, 30em 7two original programming Australian children's animated comedy television series 2010s Australian animated television series 2018 Australian television series debuts Australian television series with live action and animation Australian English-language television shows Australian flash animated television series Animated television series about dogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency (2020 Australian TV Series)
''Emergency'' is an Australian factual television series that looks at the everyday working of doctors and nurses in the Royal Melbourne Hospital The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Th ..., and is narrated by Australian actress Susie Godfrey. The show premiered on 8 July 2020, and focuses on the reveal the tribulations and triumphs of the Royal's dedicated doctors and nurses as they deal with victims of vicious assaults, horror car crashes and other tragedies, caring for the constant stream of patients coming through the door every day. The show was renewed for a second season, which began airing 24 May 2021. Season 3 aired from 18 July 2022. A fourth season was announced in 2022. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2020) Season 2 (2021) Season 3 (2022) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. The hospital is managed as part of Melbourne Health which comprises the Royal Melbourne Hospital, North West Dialysis Service and North Western Mental Health. The Melbourne Health Chief Executive is Christine Kilpatrick AO. History Established in 1848 as the Melbourne Hospital, it was one of Melbourne's leading hospitals. Originally located on the corner of Swanston and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne in 1935 the hospital was renamed the Royal Melbourne Hospital and, in 1944, it moved to Grattan Street, Parkville by provision of lands in the Royal Melbourne Hospital Act. The old buildings then became home to the Queen Victoria Hospital. The Royal Women's Hospital was previously located in Carlton, Melbourne. The hospital moved in late 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it is the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. The Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts ('' Seven News'') and sports programing—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2022, the Seven Network is the highest-rated television network in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS. Headquarters Seven's administration headquarters are in Eveleigh, Sydney, completed in 2003. National news and current affairs progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. It is located within Royal Park in Parkville, approximately north of the centre of Melbourne. It is the primary zoo serving Melbourne. The zoo contains more than 320 animal species from Australia and around the world, and is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram routes 58 and 19, as well as by bicycle on the Capital City Trail. Bicycles are not allowed inside the zoo itself. The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The zoo is set among flower gardens and picnic areas. Many of the animals are now organised in bioclimatic zones: African rainforest ('Gorilla Rainforest') that include gorillas and lemurs; Asian rainforest ('Trail of the 'Elephants') that includes elephants, orangutans, tigers and otters; and the Australian bush with kangaroos, koalas, wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werribee Open Range Zoo
Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or Zoos Victoria which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo. Overview Visitors to the zoo can take a bus tour, which normally lasts 35–40 minutes, multiple times a day, and takes up to 140 people per bus. The safari tour includes hippopotamus, plains zebras, common elands, nyala, waterbucks, giraffea, ostriches, southern white rhinos, American bison, blackbucks, Przewalski's horses, dromedary camels and scimitar oryxes. The zoo has a simulated African village, with educational and entertaining features, including a mock scenario of an African ranger and his adventures tracking lions, and an interactive soundscape walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
