Newstopia

tv show

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30 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired January 29, 2009

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Overview

Newstopia is an Australian half-hour satirical comedy programme hosted by Shaun Micallef. The first series premiered at 10:00 pm on SBS TV on 10 October 2007 and concluded on 3 December 2007. A second season began on 27 February 2008 and concluded on 30 April 2008. A third season of the show screened from 1 October to 3 December 2008. The show was developed by Micallef, Gary McCaffrie, Michael Ward and Jason Stephens, with McCaffrie and Ward working as writers on the programme. A fourth series in 2009 was planned, but cancelled due to production clashes with Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. The show's contributors include Matt Cameron, Doug MacLeod, Dave O'Neil, Tony Moclair and Richard Marsland.

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Newstopia Season 2 Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - 0h 25m

Air Date

March 26, 2008

Overview

This episode reports on the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce, a trial of an arsonist, a man describing his feelings of return to Iraq after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a case of misdiagnosis and American politics. There is a interview about higher education, an interview with Dali Lama and a Commsec finance report.