Backchat (stylised as Backch@t) is a New Zealand arts and culture show that aired from 1998 until 2000 on TV One.[1][2][3][4] The show was hosted by Bill Ralston with movie reviews by Chris Knox.[5][6] It had won Best Lifestyle Programme at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for all the years that it aired.[7][8][9] It also won Best Television Media Programme at the 1999 Qantas Media Awards.[10][11][12][13]
Background
First aired on 22 March 1998, Backch@t looked at the arts and culture through a broad current affairs lens with each episode focusing around panel discussions, magazine-style segments, topical interviews and film, music and book reviews.[14][15]
Each episode was initially 90 minutes long and screened at 12:00 pm on Sunday afternoons, with a repeat screening at around 10:30 pm that night. Within two years, the show was reduced in duration to an hour long and screened at around 10:30 pm on Sunday nights.[16][17]
Backch@t ended on 20 August 2000 and ran for a total of 75 episodes over its three-year run.[18] It was produced by the Gibson Group for TVNZ with funding from NZ On Air.[19]
Reporters included Mark Crysell[20] (1998–2000), Miriama Kamo[21] (1998–2000) and Jodi Ihaka[22] (2000).
References
- ^ "NZ On Air 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Ralston goes from making news to running it". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Ralston edited out of frame at retro Metro". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Matthews, Philip (28 October 2000). "Ch@t lines". New Zealand listener (1994), 28 October 2000; v.176 n.3155:p.28-29; issn. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Chris Knox may not walk again after stroke". Stuff. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "ScreenTalk: Bill Ralston". The Big Idea. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "TV: Gosh, didn't that year on Backch@t whiz by". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Gibson Group". 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Everybody's talking". Architecture New Zealand, Sep/Oct 1998; p.114-118; issn. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Screen, NZ On. "Gordon Harcourt | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Super logo needed for supercity". Stuff. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "TV: Talk turns serious over Bachch@t's demise". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Sidelined drama sweeps local TV awards". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Wichtel, Diana (11 April 1998). "Top of the Bill". New Zealand listener (1994), 11 April 1998; v.163 n.3022:p.71; issn. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Television and Radio – The University of Auckland Library". www.media.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Daza. "Backch@t (1998-99)". Kiwi-TV. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "TV: Talk turns serious over Bachch@t's demise". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Ralston goes from making news to running it". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "TV: Gosh, didn't that year on Backch@t whiz by". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "STUDENT PROFILE: MARK CRYSELL" (PDF).
- ^ "Miriama Kamo: Not just a Sunday girl". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Screen, NZ On. "Credits | Backch@t | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.