Note: Is on ABC not Netflix. Award was for episode “Drag”.
Season 4
From Wednesday 3 April at 9pm
Did you drink metho? Why does politics shit on women? Did you marry your cousin? Do African men have big dicks? The ABC’s award-winning You Can’t Ask That is back in April on ABC & ABC iview
The ABC’s fourth series of You Can’t Ask That asks misunderstood, misjudged, or marginalised Australians the awkward, inappropriate, or uncomfortable questions you’ve always wanted to know the answers to but have always been afraid to ask.
The new 8x30 minute series will air from Wednesday 3 April at 9pm on ABC and iview, with all episodes available on ABC iview after the premiere.
The fourth series of the original ABC format features the first-person voices of people who have experienced Domestic and Family Violence , African Australians, Intersex People, Carnies & Show People, Ex-Politicians, Alcoholics, Disaster Survivors and Deaf People . By asking the tough questions and empowering interviewees to answer in their own words with conviction, candour and humour, the series offers searing insights into the lives of Australians whose stories are often dismissed.
S eries 4 guests include; fourth generation showman and operator of Australia’s last boxing tent, Fred Brophy; Bali bombings survivor, Erik de Haart; deaf-blind advocate and former WA Young Person of the Year, Ness Vladjkovic; domestic violence survivor and campaigner, Dr Ann O’Neill; reformed alcoholics, former St Kilda Football Club President, Rod Butterss and former NRL star Sione Faumuina; former South Sudanese refugee Ojulu Wan; and former federal politicians Amanda Vanstone, Cheryl Kernot, Sam Dastyari, Tony Windsor, Wyatt Roy and Greg Combet.
You Can’t Ask That was awarded the European Broadcast Union’s prestigious Rose d’Or Award for Best Reality and Factual Entertainment Program in 2017. In Australia it has been awarded three United Nations Association of Australia Media Awards and been nominated for two AACTA Awards, a Logie Award and an Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Award.
A testament to the universal human challenge at the core of the program, You Can’t Ask That is now one of the most successful ABC formats ever. Local versions have been produced in Spain, Israel, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada, with more planned.
You Can’t Ask That is an ABC Production, which proudly demonstrates the ABC’s commitment to bringing diverse stories to screen. The series is produced and directed by Kirk Docker and Aaron Smith. ABC Executive Producer, Frances O’Riordan.
ABC Upfronts 2020
You Can’t Ask That returns in 2020, uncovering the truth behind eight new groups of marginalised or misunderstood Australians including people on the autism spectrum, cheaters, ‘housos’, kids, people living with HIV, accidental death, nudists and gold medallists.
It was up against
Gogglebox Australia (Network Ten/Foxtel)
Gruen (ABC)
Todd Sampson’s Body Hack (Network Ten)
Who Do You Think You Are (SBS)
Season 5
Wednesday 18 March at 9:00pm
In the season premiere of You Can’t Ask That, you’ll meet nine firefighters from around the country who’ll give you their raw, personal, unfiltered insights into fire, fear, heroism and more.
Wednesday 25 March at 9:00pm
Episode 2 - Nudists
Episode 3 - Killed Someone
Wednesday 1 April at 9:00pm
Episode 4: AUTISM SPECTRUM
Wednesday 8 April at 9:00pm
Episode 5: HIV POSITIVE
Wednesday 15 April at 9:00pm
Episode 6: Olympic gold medallists
Wednesday 22 April 9.00pm
EPISODE 7: Public Housing
Wednesday 29 April 9:00pm
Episode 8 – Kids - Series Final
Wednesday 6 May 9:00pm
The nudist episode got good reviews on Gogglebox this week.
This show shouldn’t be on comedy night
You Can’t Ask That, season 6 is in production and we’d like to know ‘what topic would you most like to see?’
Season six of the ABC’s award-winning You Can’t Ask That is now in production and we’re looking for more participants, and more questions. However, for the first time, we’re also asking for your topic suggestions. What have you always wanted to see on the show?
Series Director and Producer, Kirk Docker, said: “People are always approaching me with ideas for episodes they’d like to see. It’s a great conversation starter. The purpose of the show is to take questions from the public, so why not take episode ideas from the public too?
This year we decided to broaden the offer and ask the public to submit the topic they’d most like us to cover. There is a test however to see if it’s a good topic – and that is, can you come up with (at least) 10 questions you’d love to ask?”
For season 6, You Can’t Ask That will also be casting a wide net and putting the following subjects under the microscope: Teen Parents, Amputees, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Chinese People, ‘Cheaters’ (infidelity), Identical Twins, Families of Missing Persons, Farmers, Footballers, Post Natal Depression , the Wrongly Accused and Adult Virgins .
If you would like to apply to be on You Can’t Ask That , or to submit questions for any of the new subjects or for a topic idea of your own, go to: Microsoft Forms or email ycat@abc.net.au
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You Can’t Ask That - Season 6
Wednesday April 28 at 9:00pm
Stream the full series on ABC iview from April 28: https://ab.co/CantAskThat
You Can’t Ask That, is back for a sixth season with eight unflinching episodes,featuring misunderstood, judged, or marginalised Australians answering the public’s anonymously submitted questions. All of the new episodes, as well as the first five seasons, will be available to binge on ABC iview from Wednesday 28 April. You can’t ask for more than that!
The season will also screen weekly on ABC TV, kicking off on Wednesday 28 April at 9pm with CHEATERS. This is the episode that took years to make! When we put out the call for people who had cheated on their partners to appear in the episode, we were met with a stony silence. But finally, here’s a group who bravely take a seat and face possibly the harshest questions ever asked on You Can’t Ask That.
Other episodes this season include EX-FOOTBALL PLAYERS, where Dean Widders, Brock McLean, Todd Carney, Dan Jackson, Willie Mason, Ian Roberts, and Jude Bolton are put on the spot to answer; ’Why do so many of you treat women like shit?’, and ’Have you pissed in your own mouth?’
Normally seen on The Bachelor, Osher Günsberg joins a collection of diverse Australian’s living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), who want you to know that it’s so much more than washing hands or keeping a tidy desk. In the episode on OCD, Osher says: “People have in their mind an idea of what someone living with a mental illness looks like. But it’s me counting roses in a nice, tailored uit on primetime television. That’s someone living with a mental illness.”
Have you ever wondered if AMPUTEES really can feel their missing limb, or if they ever get sick of being an ‘inspiration? Our eight amputees all have extremely remarkable and, eye-opening stories to share.
In an emotional episode on FAMILIES OF MISSING PERSONS, we meet everyday Australians whose lives were changed forever on the day a love one disappeared. When Bruce Morcombe’s 13-year-old son Daniel went missing from a bus stop in December 2003, it sparked the largest criminal investigation in Queensland’s history. A father’s deepest pain was the nation’s biggest story. When Bruce picks up a card and reads it out loud: “What would you say to them if they could hear you?” ’He answers with the conviction of a man who did everything possible in the search of his son. “That we never gave up, that we tried, and I wish I was a better parent.“ He goes onto clarify that “It’s only when something really substantial is taken away from you that you think, moneys not important, my career is not important. Family is important”.
The episode on LESBIANS features Janette ‘Jabba’ Moor, who met her lesbian partner in prison and regards sex with men as “very boring”. In the first You Can’t Ask That to focus solely on sexuality we meet nine empowered women who talk about what it’s like to be a lesbian. About the fascination and fetishization of what they do in the bedroom, the double discrimination of being ‘both a woman and gay,’ and what life’s like when your world isn’t centered around men.
Despite over 200 years of migration history, many CHINESE AUSTRALIANS continue to feel othered, still having to prove that they belong. Douglas Lam says with a smile “I’m a 100% dinky-di… This is my country; I’ve been here longer than you – bugger you”. And Lily a proud Australian Chinese woman, who was born in Wuhan, sports a ‘Made in China’ tattoo on her back.
And finally, here is a You Can’t Ask That episode where everyone in Australia has shared the same experience at one stage of their life… ADULT VIRGINS is touching, humorous and relatable. Our group of adult virgins are asked all the sticky questions such as, ‘Why are you still a virgin?’ and ‘Why not just pay a sex worker and get it over with?’
Coming up this season:
Episode 1 Cheaters
Wednesday April 28 9:00pm
Episode 2: Ex-Footballers
Wednesday May 05 9:00pm
Ex-Footballers, Willie Mason, Ian Roberts, Dean Widders and Dan Jackson join Todd Carney, Brock McLean, and Jude Bolton shed the media-trained responses and get real about the game they love – with all its complexities
Episode 3: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Wednesday May 12 9:00pm
This week, Australians with OCD who want people to know it’s so much more than washing hands or keeping a clean desk.
Episode 4: Amputees
Wednesday May 19 9:00pm
These eight amputees all have remarkable stories to share about perception and embracing a new version of themselves – the challenges they’ve faced and what they’ve gained through their limb loss.
Episode 5: Missing Persons
Wednesday May 26 9:00pm
The Australian Federal Police estimate that roughly 38,000 Australians go missing each year. This is an episode about the family left behind.
Episode 6: Lesbians
Wednesday June 02 12:00am
We meet nine empowered women who talk about what it’s like to be a lesbian, the fascination and fetishisation of what they do in the bedroom, and what life is like when your world isn’t centred around men.
Episode 7: Chinese Australians
Wednesday June 09 9:00pm
Despite over 200 years of migration history, many Chinese-Australians continue to feel othered, still having to prove that they belong. We meet 8 Chinese-Australians, all with very different stories.
Episode 8: Final Episode - Adult Virgins
Wednesday June 16 9:00pm
Opportunity, rural life, religion, asexuality - there are plenty of reasons for people to be virgins into their adult life. These Australians explore social milestones, pressures, hopes, dreams and the need for intimacy.
Brock McLean and Daniel Jackson opened up about eating and body dysmorphia disorders in the May 5 episode. McLean, who played for Carlton and Melbourne in the AFL, revealed he suffered from bulimia during 3-4 years of his career.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/carltons-brock-mclean-opens-up-about-his-bulimia-battle/news-story/1766ef3f4c16540dca72fdbd01736c93
Tonight’s episode featuring former NRL and AFL players was widely received, with the program name trending on Twitter. Here are some of the comments.
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You Can’t Ask That has made the top 20 on the K7 chart and is one of only three Australian entries in the top 100.
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