The New Inventors

The New Inventors
Format Reality, game show
Presented by James O'Loghlin
Country of origin Australia
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 314 (as of 2011) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Iain Knight
Producer(s) Ingrid Arnott, Nicholas Searle, Belinda Gibbon, Pascal Adolphe
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC1
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Original run 2004 – 2011
External links
Website

The New Inventors is an Australian television show, broadcast on ABC1, and hosted by broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin. Each episode features three Australian inventions and short video tape packages. IP Australia, a supporter of the program, describes it as a way for Australian inventions to gain publicity and possible entrance into the mass market.[1]

The 200th episode of the program was broadcast on 29 October 2008.[2]

The program airs Wednesday nights at 8pm.[3] The grand finale edition for season 7 was broadcast on 23 September 2010 on ABC.

Contents

Episodes

Main article: List of The New Inventors episodes

Each invention is given time to present its use, economic viability, purpose and niche. The inventors are then queried by a panel of three judges, chosen for each program based on their speciality. The judges include agricultural scientist Chris Russell, CSIRO engineer James Bradfield Moody, designer Alison Page, futurist Mark Pesce, science broadcaster and microbiologist Bernie Hobbs, woodworker Richard Vaughan, designer and inventor Sally Dominguez, materials scientist Veena Sahajwalla, journalist and inventor Christine Kininmonth and inventor and plastic surgeon Dr Fiona Wood.

At the end of the show the three judges pick a winner, referencing the six criteria of the show: originality, need, safety, design, market and marketability, and manufacture and pricing.[1] The winner of the episode is then in the running to appear in the annual grand final episode, and be named "Inventor of the Year" and join the ranks of the Hills Hoist and the fax machine in Australia's hall of fame of home-grown inventions. The public can vote by SMS or online for their favourite invention, which is then in the running for an annual People's Choice award.

History

In the 1970s ABC broadcast The Inventors, produced by Beverly Gledhill.[4] The new show is called The New Inventors.

After 8 seasons, The New Inventors ended in 2011. The last episode aired on 17 August 2011 on ABC TV.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The New Inventors Showcase Aussie Innovation". Manufacturers' Monthly. 27 November 2008. http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/new-inventors-showcase-aussie-innovation. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Knox, David (28 October 2008). "The New Inventors". tvtonight.com.au. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/10/the-new-inventors.html. Retrieved 31 October 2008. 
  3. ^ ""The New Inventors"". ABC. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/. 
  4. ^ "The Inventors on ASO". Australian Screen. http://aso.gov.au/titles/series/inventors/. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "ABC staff protest against plan to axe TV programs". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/abc-staff-protest-against-plan-to-axe-tv-programs-20110802-1i9xs.html. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 

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