# Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC\ **Tags:** abc\ **Created:** [November 9, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385 "2023-11-09T05:03:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/1 "2023-11-09T05:03:37Z")
## MIRIAM MARGOLYES **IMPOSSIBLY AUSTRALIAN** ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/c/f/fcf29f3dfe9abac833a15efdaffea6a998490fe0.jpeg) Miriam Margolyes is off on a new adventure – and this time it’s personal. Miriam is returning home to Australia after almost a year overseas. But she’s not coming back the person she was. Miriam has had a heart procedure – and it’s left her anxious about the future and her place in it. But she’s determined to get her mojo back, so on the way home, she’ll be stopping at three places she’s always wanted to explore: Perth, Byron Bay and Broken Hill. Miriam hopes these iconic locations will be full of people who can teach her what it means to embrace change and face the future, no matter the obstacles. In this journey of discovery, can Miriam uncover what she needs? Is Australia still a place where we can forge our own futures? And can we, against the odds, find the acceptance and belonging we all crave? ### PRODUCTION CREDITS A Southern Pictures production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and Screen NSW. Executive Producer Laurie Critchley. ABC Commissioning Editor Julia Hanna. ABC Head of Factual Susie Jones. International sales: ABC Commercial. ---
**Author:** ![jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jag3146/32/498231_2.png) [@jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jag3146)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/2 "2023-11-09T08:34:13Z")
Love Miriam. Could watch anything she’s in. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/3 "2024-03-12T08:52:01Z")
### Miriam Margolyes re-imagines her future this April on ABC TV > After a health scare, Miriam embarks on a journey to learn what it takes to grow and adapt to an ever-changing future. > > The one-and-only Miriam Margolyes is back with her new ABC series, Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian, premiering on Tuesday 9th April at 8pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on [ABC iview](https://iview.abc.net.au/collection/2812). > > Following a recent heart operation in London, Miriam is worried about what the future holds. So, ignoring everyone’s advice to “slow down”, she returns to Australia, a place she considers her second home and a country that, for her, has always meant new horizons. > > Across the three-part series, she embarks on a personal mission, travelling to Perth, Byron Bay and Broken Hill, meeting communities that are facing change and who can teach her how to adapt to whatever the future holds. > > Miriam begins her journey in Perth in search of both her own identity and has an emotional meeting with Fremantle locals Tony and Jim, part of Australia’s Stolen Generation. > > She then travels to Byron Bay, where individualism and influencers thrive. Here she meets hippies, learns about Byron’s homelessness crisis and even gets her “yoni” steamed. > > Finally, she heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves, carving out new paths against all odds. > > Miriam’s previous series, including Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, are available to stream now on ABC iview. Production credit: A Southern Pictures production in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and Screen NSW. Executive Producer: Laurie Critchley. Series Director: Helen Barrow. Series Producer: Jo Siddiqui. ABC Commissioning Editor: Julia Hanna. ABC Head of Factual: Susie Jones. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oUKyJblozvE/maxresdefault.jpg "First Look | Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian | ABC TV + iview") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKyJblozvE) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/4 "2024-03-20T04:41:53Z")
### Episode 1 ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/8/0/580c1e4aea3763cf8bb2b627c3f50d5f3d927b7e.jpeg) **Tuesday 9 April 8.00pm** _After a health scare, Miriam embarks on a journey to learn what it takes to grow and adapt to an ever-changing future._ > Miriam begins her journey in Perth in search of both her own identity and has an emotional meeting with Freemantle locals Tony and Jim, part of Australia’s Stolen Generation. ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/0/9/a092181c4b4185268126267c801934aaa36454ab.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/6/1/161c6e0893c8bf45068d815ee6521caf85f39451.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/0/0/f00b18f5f63eec4f5f653cb8fad704b1425098db.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/5 "2024-03-20T05:16:10Z")
Miriam is special guest on tonight’s episode of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. She will also appear at the desk at The Project on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/6 "2024-03-27T06:54:21Z")
### Episode 2 ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/1/3/b13dcff58f8595e11b484188e8f7cbde2bc7c8b9.jpeg) **Tuesday 16 April 8.00pm** > Miriam travels to Byron Bay, and meets influencers, hippies as well as locals caught up in the town’s homelessness crisis. > > Miriam travels to Byron Bay, a place that became famous as a beacon of creativity and freedom, and where individualism and influencers now thrive. > > Here she meets Jade Kevin Foster, a social media powerhouse (whatever that means) and learns the dos and don’ts of the influencer lifestyle, a world that remains incomprehensible to Miriam. > > But she finds that the price of freedom is quite steep in Byron, where a housing crisis is breeding homelessness, and where climate change is powering devastating floods through nearby Lismore. > > Finally, Miriam meets some local Byron Bay hippies and agrees to get her “yoni” steamed. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/7 "2024-03-27T06:57:03Z")
I don’t get the point of this series - just three episodes - this one focused on elements of Byron Bay culture with an influencer, the cost of housing and a hippie - seems to offer nothing new that hasn’t been seen recently and done better. ---
**Author:** ![jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jag3146/32/498231_2.png) [@jag3146](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/jag3146)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/8 "2024-03-27T07:51:40Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > I don’t get the point of this series - just three episodes Awww, for me there doesn’t have to be a point, I just love Miriam! 😛 I would watch her just sitting there reading a book, especially if there were some swear words in it! She expresses swear words so eloquently. 😂 ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/9 "2024-04-03T05:41:43Z")
### Episode 3 - Series Final ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/3/c/b3cd7ae530ab09053dcc2135b357972bf26bb4b7.jpeg) **Tuesday 23 April 8.00pm** _In the final episode of the series, Miriam heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves and carving out new paths against all odds._ > In the final episode of the series, Miriam heads into the outback mining town of Broken Hill, where people are reinventing themselves and carving out new paths against all odds. She checks into the iconic Palace Hill – famously featured in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – and meets the new owner who has preserved the beautiful time capsule. > > Miriam then heads to the pub, wanting to know more about the town and its history, and meets Piggy, a Broken Hill “A Grader” who invites Miriam over for a BBQ. Miriam expects to meet a lot of white Australians at the party but instead encounters dozens of Filipino women, migrants who have married local men and are now integrated into Broken Hill society. > > Miriam also goes on a drag walking tour with a Queen called Shelita – and spends the day with Christine, an Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer, who is trying to reinvent the relationship between the police and local Aboriginal youth. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/10 "2024-07-23T06:43:30Z")
The series will premiere in Britain as Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure, on BBC Two on Friday, August 2. It was produced in association with the BBC as mentioned in previous press releases. > **[Miriam Margolyes talks BBC Two travel series, A New Australian Adventure](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/miriam-margolyes-australian-adventure/)** > > The actress sits down with Radio Times as she discusses her new series. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/miriam-margolyes-impossibly-australian/23385/11 "2024-07-26T13:23:07Z")
BBC Trailer [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J3lrT3Wduf0/maxresdefault.jpg "Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure | BBC Trail") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3lrT3Wduf0)