Backch@t

Backch@t
Presented byBill Ralston
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes75
Production
Executive producerDave Gibson
ProducerGordon Harcourt
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time90 minutes (1998-1999)
60 minutes (2000)
Production companyGibson Group
Original release
NetworkTVNZ
Release22 March 1998 (1998-03-22) –
20 August 2000 (2000-08-20)

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

  1. ^ "NZ On Air 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ralston goes from making news to running it". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ralston edited out of frame at retro Metro". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Chris Knox may not walk again after stroke". Stuff. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "ScreenTalk: Bill Ralston". The Big Idea. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "TV: Gosh, didn't that year on Backch@t whiz by". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Gibson Group". 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Everybody's talking". Architecture New Zealand, Sep/Oct 1998; p.114-118; issn. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ Screen, NZ On. "Gordon Harcourt | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Super logo needed for supercity". Stuff. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "TV: Talk turns serious over Bachch@t's demise". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Sidelined drama sweeps local TV awards". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Television and Radio – The University of Auckland Library". www.media.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. ^ Daza. "Backch@t (1998-99)". Kiwi-TV. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  17. ^ "TV: Talk turns serious over Bachch@t's demise". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Ralston goes from making news to running it". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  19. ^ "TV: Gosh, didn't that year on Backch@t whiz by". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  20. ^ "STUDENT PROFILE: MARK CRYSELL" (PDF).
  21. ^ "Miriama Kamo: Not just a Sunday girl". NZ Herald. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  22. ^ Screen, NZ On. "Credits | Backch@t | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.


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