The Back Side of Television - Season 3
1 - Trapped Under Something!
Air Date: June 30, 2025
Mitch roadtests a tasteless theory from a TV executive. Plus, some love for a forgotten horror classic, and TV’s nuclear bomb panic of the 1980s.
2 - Cop Propaganda!
Air Date: July 7, 2025
Mitch takes on cops! A fun look at some of the ways Australian television has been exploited by law enforcement.
3 - PR Apocalypse!
Air Date: July 7, 2025
Factual television goes under the microscope, and Mitch reveals how the sausage is really made. Plus, when television PR absolutely backfired in 1992.
4 - Man vs Man!
Air Date: July 14, 2025
Mitch looks at a long forgotten programming battle of 1994 – how a dating show with a pool almost changed the TV landscape forever. Plus, the 0055 premium number grift, and the surprisingly violent consequences to home VCRs in the early 80s.
5 - Soap Conspiracy!
Air Date: July 14, 2025
Mitch recalls one of the best worst TV specials that ever existed – the biggest creative gamble for nostalgia, nudity, and audience sanity. Plus, why did all the TV networks end up on trial when they refused to run a news story? A grubby conspiracy of money, incompetence and soap.