Backch@t
New Zealand reality television
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Backchat (stylised as Backch@t) is a New Zealand arts and culture show that aired from 1998 until 2000 on TV One.[1][2][3][4] The show was hosted by Bill Ralston with movie reviews by Chris Knox.[5][6] It had won Best Lifestyle Programme at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards for all the years that it aired.[7][8][9] It also won Best Television Media Programme at the 1999 Qantas Media Awards.[10][11][12][13]
| Backch@t | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Bill Ralston |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 75 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dave Gibson |
| Producer | Gordon Harcourt |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 90 minutes (1998-1999) 60 minutes (2000) |
| Production company | Gibson Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVNZ |
| Release | 22 March 1998 – 20 August 2000 |
Background
First aired on 22 March 1998, Backch@t looked at the arts and culture through a broad current affairs lens with each episode focusing around panel discussions, magazine-style segments, topical interviews and film, music and book reviews.[14][15]
Each episode was initially 90 minutes long and screened at 12:00 pm on Sunday afternoons, with a repeat screening at around 10:30 pm that night. Within two years, the show was reduced in duration to an hour long and screened at around 10:30 pm on Sunday nights.[16][17]
Backch@t ended on 20 August 2000 and ran for a total of 75 episodes over its three-year run.[18] It was produced by the Gibson Group for TVNZ with funding from NZ On Air.[19]
Reporters included Mark Crysell[20] (1998–2000), Miriama Kamo[21] (1998–2000) and Jodi Ihaka[22] (2000).
