Jennifer Byrne Presents

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Jennifer Byrne Presents
GenreLiterary arts
Presented by Jennifer Byrne
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10 (2007–2016)
No. of episodes66[ citation needed ]
Original release
Network ABC TV
Release9 October 2007 (2007-10-09) –
17 May 2016 (2016-05-17)

Jennifer Byrne Presents was an Australian television series of specials that was a spinoff from the First Tuesday Book Club presented by ABC journalist Jennifer Byrne. The show first aired on ABC TV on 9 October 2007. The program was broadcast on selected Tuesdays at 10:00pm and was replayed at 4:30pm on the following Sunday.

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The series was sometimes broadcast on Thursday evenings at 8:00pm. In September 2012, an audience of 823,000 viewed her interview with J. K. Rowling [1] and in October 2013, an audience of 637,000 viewers viewed her interview with Tim Winton. [2] [3]

The last known episode of the program was aired on 17 May 2016. [4]

Episode list

2007

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
9 October 2007War StoriesGeraldine Brooks, Les Carlyon, Peter Cosgrove and Rowley Richards [5] [6]
28 October 2007Writing with Food Mikey Robins, Gay Bilson, Marion Halligan and Lindsay McDougal
24 November 2007Bill Bryson Bill Bryson

2008

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
11 March 2008Crime Dorothy Porter, Graeme Blundell, Justice Ian Callinan, Shane Maloney [7]
15 April 2008Greatest Characters From Fiction
30 April 2008Peter, Paul and Ian Peter Carey, Paul Auster, Ian McEwan
24 June 2008Sex and Romance [8] [9] [10] Luke Davies, Sophie Gee, Anne Gracie, Christos Tsiolkas
29 July 2008Animal Tales Jackie French, Sonya Hartnett, Peter Goldsworthy, Raimond Gaita
11 November 2008Biography Jacqueline Kent, Graeme Blundell, Christine Wallace, Peter Fitzsimons
22 December 2008Dorothy Porter Dorothy Porter [11]

2009

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
10 March 2009Hoaxes [12] Malcolm Knox, Jack Marx, Michael Heyward, John Bayley [13]
9 June 2009Cads and Bounders Mia Freedman, Sandra Yates, Chris Taylor, Edmund Capon
14 July 2009Brave New Worlds Emily Maguire, Max Barry, John Marsden, Richard Neville
8 September 2009Monsters and Bloodsuckers Tara Moss, Leigh Blackmore, Cathrine Jinx, Will Elliott
20 October 2009True CrimeRochelle Jackson, Andrew Rule, Jack Marx, Richard Spears

2010

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
9 March 2010Book to Film John Collee, Ana Kokkinos, John Marsden, Margaret Pomeranz [14]
11 May 2010Bestsellers & Blockbusters Lee Child, Matthew Reilly, Di Morrissey, Bryce Courtenay
13 July 2010Christopher Hitchens [15] Christopher Hitchens
24 August 2010Ayaan Hirsi Ali Ayaan Hirsi Ali
21 September 2010On the Road Cate Kennedy, William Dalrymple, Claire Scobie, Tony Wheeler
16 November 2010Graphic Novels Marieke Hardy, Dave Graney, Markus Zusak, Bob Sessions [16]

2011

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
15 March 2011Cult Reads [17] Marieke Hardy, Dave Graney, Markus Zusak, Bob Sessions [18]
29 March 2011Ken Follett Ken Follett
26 April 2011Lovers Andrea Goldsmith, Posie Graeme Evans, Mark Colvin, Toby Schmitz
17 May 2011The Future of BookRichard Watson, Kate Eltham, Richard Flanagan
12 July 2011Fantasy [19] Jennifer Rowe, Fiona McIntosh, Lev Grossman, Matthew Reilly
26 July 2011Geraldine Brooks Geraldine Brooks
16 August 2011MemoirJane Clifton, Kate Holden, Peter Fitzsimons, Benjamin Law
26 September 2011Christos Tsiolkas [20] Christos Tsiolkas
11 October 2011Alexander McCall-Smith Alexander McCall Smith
15 November 2011Di Morrissey [21] Di Morrissey

2012

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
14 February 2012Words Aloud Kim Scott, Mem Fox, Mark Colvin, Cate Kennedy [22]
29 May 2012Dark Places Jo Nesbø, Michael Robotham, Malla Nunn, Leigh Redhead [23]
12 June 2012Punch Lines Richard Glover, Chris Taylor, Virginia Gay, Lawrence Mooney [24] [25]
19 June 2012Erotica David Malouf, Linda Jaivin, Krissy Kneen, Eddie Sharp
26 June 2012Books That Changed The World Danielle Clode, Mark Carnegie, Christine Wallace, Geoff Dyer
31 July 2012Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson
28 August 2012Davo SobelDavo Sobel [26]
27 September 2012JK Rowling: Life After Potter J. K. Rowling [1]
16 October 2012The Harry GamesJohn Marsden, Melina Marchetta, Morris Gleitzman, Steph Bowe [27]
19 November 2012Michael Palin from Python to Brazil Michael Palin [28]

2013

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
30 April 2013Ian McEwan Ian McEwan [29] [30]
14 May 2013PD James PD James [31]
21 May 2013Ian Rankin Ian Rankin
28 May 2013Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood
10 September 2013Books That Changed the World, Volume II Tom Holland, Ahdaf Soueif, Jared Diamond, Loretta Napoleoni [32]
17 September 2013Pens and Prejudice Anna Krien, Kate Mosse, Ramona Koval, James Wood
24 September 2013Elizabeth Gilbert Elizabeth Gilbert
10 October 2013Tim Winton Tim Winton
12 November 2013The Sports Pages Rebecca Wilson, Christos Tsiolkas, Malcolm Knox, Mischa Merz
19 November 2013Bragging Rights John Safran, Lawrence Mooney, Sandra Yates, Sophie Black

2014

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
15 July 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - GREEDGeoffrey Cousins, Janine Allis, Shane Maloney, Dee Madigan [33]
22 July 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - WRATH Brendan Cowell, Tracey Spicer, Craig Sherborne, Larissa Behrendt
29 July 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - PRIDEMichael Williams, Kirstie Clements, Steve Vizard, Ramona Koval
5 August 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - LUST Tara Moss, John Bell, Marieke Hardy, Jason Steger
12 August 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - SLOTH Bob Carr, Hannah Gadsby, Gary Shteyngart, Robina Courtin
19 August 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - ENVY Greg Sheridan, Angela Meyer, Lyndon Terracini, Kate McClymont
26 August 2014The Seven Deadly Sins - GLUTTONYWayne Macauley, George McEncroe, Mark Colvin, Charlotte Wood
9 September 2014Jane Goodall at Sydney Town Hall: Parts 1 & 2 Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
16 September 2014Tom Keneally Tom Keneally
23 September 2014Helen Garner Helen Garner
19 October 2014Malala: Life After The Taliban Malala Yousafzai

2015

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
19 April 2015Great War StoriesPeter FitzSimons, Christina Spittel, Merrick Watts, Delia Falconer [34]

2016

DateProgram titleGuest(s)Reference
17 May 2016Andy Griffiths Andy Griffiths [4]

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