Fantastic television. I agree that the more peculiar questions often glean much more profound insights and deep moments than standard journalistic questions
TV Week interview with Claudia Karvan
On his weekly Tuesday appearance on Fox FM breakfast today, Dave Hughes mentioned he already saw his episode on iView. He said he filmed the episode in August last year, and he lamented his views on Carlton at the time were still relevant today.
UPDATE: here is the audio from this morning’s show.
EPISODE 4
SUNDAY 17 MAY 7.30PM
With a growing confidence, the Autistic journalism students engage comedian Dave Hughes in a candid and at times chaotic conversation about life, love, overcoming demons and the pursuit of happiness.
This week’s guest is one of Australia’s most successful comedians and presenters, Dave Hughes.
To help the students dive deeper in their research, Leigh takes them on a field trip to a comedy club where they are offered the chance to try stand-up comedy before meeting with another comedian and good mate of Dave Hughes, Wil Anderson. Wil collaborates with the students on some questions to ask Hughesy.
The students ask Hughesy their best range of questions yet, and Hughesy gives them all his best in a candid and at times chaotic conversation.
EPISODE 5
SUNDAY 24 MAY 7.30PM
In this heartfelt episode of The Assembly, Leigh Sales mentors Autistic journalism students as they prepare to interview Australian singer and actress, Jessica Mauboy.
With a shared love of music and the arts the students connect deeply with Jess, resulting in an interview that ends on a powerful, emotional high.
EPISODE 6 - Final
SUNDAY 31 MAY 7.30PM
On the final episode of the third series of The Assembly, Autistic journalism students, mentored by Leigh Sales, interview world famous swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe.
In this candid interview, Thorpey opens up about the pressure to win gold, why he came out as gay and his private battles with mental health and depression.