# One Plus One **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC and SBS News\ **Created:** [January 23, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547 "2020-01-23T23:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LordSeb)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/1 "2020-01-23T23:47:53Z")
**One Plus One** **Barrie Cassidy and Kurt Fearnley to host One Plus One in 2020** > Also, in 2020 … Barrie’s back! After signing off from Insiders after 18 years, Barrie Cassidy returns to the hosting chair, this time for a special series of One Plus One focused on leadership on both ABC TV and ABC NEWS Channel. Later in the year Kurt Fearnley takes over the hosting chair to bring more in-depth conversations about excellence. > **[ABC NEWS Channel in 2020. Celebrating 10 years as Australia’s No 1 source of...](https://about.abc.net.au/press-releases/abc-news-channel-in-2020-celebrating-10-years-as-australias-no-1-source-of-continuous-news/)** > > Viewers want an accurate, up-to-the-minute news service they know they can trust. ---
**Author:** ![AJ\_Lucantonio](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aj_lucantonio/32/100393_2.png) [@AJ\_Lucantonio](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AJ_Lucantonio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/2 "2020-01-24T11:24:59Z")
Really good appointments, ABC should be commended ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/3 "2020-01-26T22:33:36Z")
Barrie will be hosting eight programs on leadership this year. ![IMG_20200127_092858](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/6/9668137df399bb6d344716c7df85ec6611ee2fb6.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20200127-091925~2](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/0/f014c6c48fad999895ee0b1adcb38b1fa1469cf6.jpeg) ---
**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, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/4 "2020-03-20T01:00:04Z")
Premieres Thursday 9 April ---
**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 28, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/5 "2020-03-28T23:49:00Z")
It will also move from ABC News channel to main channel. > **[Airdate: Barry Cassidy’s One Plus One](https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/03/airdate-barry-cassidys-one-plus-one.html)** > > Interview series returns with an 8-part look at leadership, hosted by Barrie Cassidy. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/6 "2020-03-29T19:24:21Z")
This new series with Barrie will air in a primetime slot which will be the first time this show has been in primetime. ---
**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 31, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/7 "2020-03-31T09:09:26Z")
### Barrie Cassidy returns to ABC TV with the One Plus One: Leadership series ### _ **One Plus One: Leadership series** _ starts Thursday 9 April, 9.20pm ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/7/d718602a66e49e519e7d1e52b28eaa54e8c3748a.jpeg) > What does leadership look like in modern Australia? Which Australians inspire us? Who, through their judgement, can we trust? > > Modern leadership can take on many forms, and the ABC NEWS interview series, _One Plus One_ , is returning with a special 8-part series to explore the concept of leadership, hosted by Barrie Cassidy. > > He’ll be bringing you revealing, thought provoking and intimate half hour conversations with people from all walks of life who have shown what it takes to be a leader. > > The _One Plus One: Leadership series_ will provide a chance for viewers to get a deeper understanding of the challenges, risks and difficult decisions that these remarkable Australians have taken. Joining Barrie for this series will be: **Charlie Magnuson** – Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade Captain **Justin Langer** – Coach of the Australian Cricket Team **Sally Scales** – Chair, APY Lands Executive Board Council **Dennis Richardson** – Former Defense Secretary, DFAT Secretary, and Head of ASIO **Kate McClymont** – Investigative Journalist Plus, more to be announced. > Joining Barrie for the **first episode** on Thursday 9 April will be Charlie Magnuson, Captain of the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade. > > The local fire chiefsteered his team through the recent fire season – like so many throughout the country who went above and beyond during the crisis. Hear first-hand how he managed to handle the situation as things escalated, and what was required to keep him and his team safe. ---
**Author:** ![LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LordSeb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/8 "2020-04-06T10:50:06Z")
> **[Barrie Cassidy changes tack as host of One Plus One](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/dissatisfied-with-interviewing-politicians-cassidy-changes-tack-20200403-p54gt9.html)** > > In a new season of One Plus One, the respected journalist speaks to people who’ve shown true leadership. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/9 "2020-04-16T08:37:56Z")
Thursday 16 April- Episode 2: Justin Langer ![Screenshot_20200416-182942~3](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/c/0c1fc8b72a5ba6741e19334d6d67d42473a1154f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LordSeb)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/10 "2020-05-28T00:04:57Z")
Thursday 28th May - Episode 8 Dr Norman Swan I think this must be the last for the series, because in an early article Barrie said they were only making eight episodes ![normantwitter](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/8/68f5db3367056442708cd4e092ff230aa67a0351.jpeg) ---
**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:** [June 25, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/11 "2020-06-25T06:13:50Z")
### Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One From Thursday 23 July at 9.30pm ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/a/4a52c21afde8891e3c84e9ce44c3e7578706342e.jpeg) > Episode 1 **Dylan Alcott** has done it all. The champion tennis player, basketballer, Logie award winner, and radio host has even started his own music festival. He speaks to Kurt Fearnley about winning six Australian Opens, and his desire to inspire people with disability. ---
**Author:** ![sarahhoops](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sarahhoops](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/sarahhoops)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/12 "2020-07-15T02:36:29Z")
> > > Jamie Cummins @jc\_cummins ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/34f0e0/32.png) [@yellow\_sock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/yellow_sock)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/13 "2020-07-15T06:48:22Z")
Good to have this little gem of a show back on our screens. I hope Kurt Fearnley does a good job in the hosting role. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/14 "2020-07-20T06:23:56Z")
Looking forward to watching Kurt’s chat with Dylan this week. ![Screenshot_20200720-125117~2](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/6/66978a70584e641b7e2cd1bed80a64b0348367b0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sarahhoops](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sarahhoops](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/sarahhoops)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/15 "2020-07-23T01:32:39Z")
> **['I hated the person I was': Australian Open champion Dylan Alcott on how...](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/how-sport-saved-wheelchair-tennis-champ-dylan-alcotts-life/12476444)** > > Dylan Alcott is well known for his many successes both on the tennis court and in the media, but in an interview with Kurt Fearnley for One Plus One, he shares his early struggles and explains how sport turned it all around. ---
**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 26, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/16 "2020-07-26T22:58:01Z")
**Episode 2** **Thursday 30 July at 9.30pm** > Celebrated chef Josh Niland shows Kurt Fearnley around the kitchen, and chats to him about sustainability, surviving childhood cancer, and winning the prestigious James Beard Book of the Year. Niland was guest chef at an elimination challenge on MasterChef Australia earlier this year. EDIT: each new episode from this series will premiere on ABC Australia satellite service across Asia-Pacific region at 2.30pm AEST on Fridays, the day after it’s shown in Australia. ---
**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 30, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/17 "2020-07-30T09:31:05Z")
Tonight’s ABC News 7pm bulletin had a snippet of an upcoming episode featuring world No.1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty. The interview was filmed at an outside court of Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, before she announced today that she would not compete in the US Open in September. ---
**Author:** ![LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@LordSeb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LordSeb)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/18 "2020-08-04T09:29:21Z")
Episode 3: Eliza Ault-Connell > Eliza Ault-Connell was just 16 years old when she lost her legs and fingers to meningococcal disease. > > In this weeks episode, she speaks to Kurt Fearnley about representing Australia in wheelchair racing, how her plans to return to the Paralympics this year have been impacted by coronavirus, and her work with Meningococcal Australia. > **[How Meningococcal changed the life of Paralympian ELIZA AULT-CONNELL on this...](https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/08/03/how-meningococcal-changed-the-life-of-paralympian-eliza-ault-connell-on-this-weeks-one-plus-one/)** > > In this weeks episode, she speaks to Kurt Fearnley about representing Australia in wheelchair racing, how her plans to return to the Paralympics this year ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/19 "2020-08-12T05:11:01Z")
**Episode 4** **Thursday 14 August at 9.30pm** > Ash Barty’s 2020 was meant to be full but the pandemic kept her in Brisbane, rather than defending her World #1 title. The French Open champ speaks to Kurt about her return to tennis and the importance of family. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547/20 "2020-08-12T21:30:25Z")
Looking forward to watching Ash’s chat with Kurt,she is a great role model for young girls! ![Screenshot_20200812-193412~2](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/d/2d11851885f40c51291749be05a3e7704b9e8283.jpeg) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/one-plus-one/12547.md?page=2)