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Pyne & Marles
Title card
Genre Current affairs, political commentary
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes108
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
Network Sky News Australia
Release6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) –
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)

Pyne & Marles was an Australian television political commentary which was broadcast weekly on Sky News Live. The program was co-hosted by two serving frontbench MPs, Liberal minister Christopher Pyne and Labor shadow minister Richard Marles, without a journalist or moderator. It covered the political issues of the week. [1]

The series premiered on 6 February 2016 on Sky News Live at 8:30am AEDT, replacing Saturday Agenda and continuing weekly. [2] The program was broadcast live. [3] The hosts were given editorial control over the program, and neither was paid by Sky News for presenting the format. [4] [5]

The program moved to Friday afternoons for its second season, in the timeslot To The Point held on other weekdays at the time. The program ended in its fifth season after 105 episodes, shortly after Pyne announced his retirement from politics at the 2019 Australian federal election.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1196 February 2016 (2016-02-06)25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)
2165 August 2016 (2016-08-05)25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
33617 February 2017 (2017-02-17)8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
4329 February 2018 (2018-02-09)7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
5TBA1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA
A photograph of Christopher Pyne looking into the camera in front of an American flag
Christopher Pyne
A photograph of Richard Marles looking into the camera
Richard Marles
Co-hosts of Pyne and Marles

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s)  [6]Original air date
11 Samantha Maiden [7]6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)
22Peter Jennings13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
33 Harold Mitchell20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)
44 Kim Beazley27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)
55 Jonathan Swan5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)
66 Marguerite Evans-Galea12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)
77 Amanda Vanstone19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)
88 Latika Bourke9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)
99Maile Carnegie16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)
1010James Massola23 April 2016 (2016-04-23)
1111Sue Cato30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)
1212Samantha Maiden7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)
1313John Tass Parker14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)
1414Ian Forsyth21 May 2016 (2016-05-21)
1515 Chris Uhlmann28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)
1616 Andrew Percy4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)
1717 Gerard Whateley11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
1818Matthew Knott18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)
1919 Dennis Shanahan25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s)  [6]Original air date
201 David Kalisch5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
212 Jonathan Swan12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
223 Samantha Maiden19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
234 Gerard Whateley26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
245 David Speers2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
256 Tanya Hosch9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
267 Laura Jayes16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
278Andrew Meares23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
289 Greg Sheridan30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
2910Bruce Wolpe14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
3011 Samantha Maiden21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
3112 David Speers, Dan Bourchier28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
3213David Speers4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
3314Peter Jennings11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
3415Adam Gartrell18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
3516Tom Connell25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)

Season 3

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s)  [6]Original air date
361 John Berry17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
372Peter Jennings24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
383 Natasha Stott Despoja10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
394 Samantha Maiden17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
405 Hugh White24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
416 Peta Credlin (as co-host replacing Pyne), Peter Jennings7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
427John Bale28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
438Brendan Thomas-Noone5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)
449 Dennis Richardson12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
4510 Peter Beattie (as co-host replacing Marles), James Curran19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
4611 Menna Rawlings26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
4712Peter Jennings2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
4813Herve Lemahieu9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
4914 Annika Smethurst16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
5015 Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
5116Liz Allen30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
5217Euan Graham7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)
5318 Peter Leahy21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
5419 David Speers28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
5520 Michael Steele4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)
5621Joseph Siracusa11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
5722 Samantha Maiden (as co-host replacing Marles), David Speers25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
5823John Bates1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
5924Greg Fealy8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
6025 Samantha Maiden (as co-host replacing Pyne), Merav Michaeli15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
6126Travis Auld22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
6227Tom Connell (as co-host replacing Marles), Andrew Fagan29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
6328 Tim Barrett6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
6429Tom Connell (as co-host replacing Marles), Jason Trethowan13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
6530Georgina Downer20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
6631Andrew Davies27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
6732 Harriett Baldwin10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
6833Liz Allen17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
6934Malcolm Parker24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
7035 Peter FitzSimons1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
7136 Magda Szubanski8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)

Season 4

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s)  [6]Original air date
721 Marcus Wallenberg9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
732Michael McLeod16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
743Jim Callinan23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
754 Michelle Simmons2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
765 Alan Oxley9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)
776Aaron Connelly16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)
787 Dave Sharma23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
798 Peter Beattie6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
809Fergus Hanson20 April 2018 (2018-04-20)
8110John Bale27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
8211Kim Rubenstein11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)
8312 Greg Sheridan18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
8413 David Speers25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
8514Greg Barton1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
8615Sam Roggeveen15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
8716 Kate Jenkins22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
8817Kate Louis29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
8918Peter Jennings20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
9019Simon Jackman27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
9120 Kate Palmer3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
9221Dr. Paul Jones10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
9322 Josh Frydenberg, Ed Husic17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)
9423Peter Jennings7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)
9524 James Carouso14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
9625Everald Compton21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
9726 Bernard Salt12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
9827Jim Callinan2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)
9928Bruce Wolpe9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
10029James Batley16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
10130 James Campbell23 November 2018 (2018-11-23)
10231 Sir Roger Carr30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)
10332 Mike Burgess7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)

Season 5

No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s)  [6]Original air date
1041Julie Inman Grant1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
1052Margo Andrae15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
1063no guest22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
1074Wing Commander Darren Clare1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
1085 Nick Warner29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)

Reception

The program has been lampooned for the "awkward" presenting style of the presenters. [8]

References

  1. ^ Molloy, Shannon (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne ... the TV star? The colourful MP lands his own weekly show, alongside rival Richard Marles". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ Robin, Myriam (28 January 2016). "Pyne & Marles go Head to Head on Sky News in 2016". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ Owens, Jared (28 January 2016). "Pyne & Marles: Christopher Pyne, Richard Marles to host Sky News debate show". The Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ Knox, David (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne lands SKY News show". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ Knott, Matthew (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne turns TV host with his own Sky News show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Sky News - Pyne & Marles - Podcasts". Whooskhaa. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Pyne, Marles talk Assange, ABCC on new show". Sky News Australia. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ Butler, Josh (18 February 2016). "Watch Christopher Pyne And Richard Marles' Super Awkward TV Intro". Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

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