Insiders (TV program)
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Insiders title card
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| Genre | Politics, analysis |
| Presented by | Barrie Cassidy |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network |
ABC ABC News 24 (2010–) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 15 July 2001 – present |
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| Website | |
Insiders is a news and talk show produced by ABC News. Similarly to the Sunday morning talk shows in the United States, it analyses and discusses Australian politics with the use of a panel of political journalists and columnists and interviews with prominent politicians and commentators. Broadcast on ABC on Sunday mornings at 9 am, the show also features many regular commentators from various Australian media outlets and think tanks.
The program is presented by veteran political journalist Barrie Cassidy as part of the ABC's Sunday morning line-up, commencing with Insiders, followed by Offsiders, a sports program hosted by Gerard Whateley.
Fran Kelly presented the show while Barrie Cassidy was on long service leave, and Chris Uhlmann also presents the show in Cassidy's absence.
The format of the program usually starts with Cassidy discussing the political issues of the week, followed by an interview with a current Australian political figure, usually an Australian politician. Each week in the studio, Cassidy discusses current political issues with a panel of three commentators/journalists of varying political perspectives.
The 2007 series included small changes to the format of the show: re-ordering the segments, commencing the program with the political interview, followed by "Your Shout". Paul Kelly's discussion (this segment was discontinued in 2010) was then used as a starting point for the panel discussion. "Talking Pictures" continues to provide a break point within the panel discussions, and the show concludes with its customary sign-off where Cassidy asks the panel members for their "final observation and predictions".
In 2011 the usual program format began with a brief monologue from Cassidy followed by a brief video summary of the major events of the preceding week. Then Cassidy reviews the Sunday papers with the studio panel before moving on to the studio guest. If the guest is present in the studio the interview is introduced by a short video clip relating to the first interview question. The interview usually lasts until mid way through the hour and is followed by a video clip which concentrates on events surrounding a major news topic of the week. This is followed by a studio discussion between Cassidy and his studio guests. Cassidy introduces "Talking Pictures" towards the end of the hour, which is followed by more studio discussion. The show usually winds up with Cassidy introducing amusing or otherwise interesting media clips followed by an observation or prediction from each panel member before Cassidy ends the show with a final media clip or two.
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