Bondi Vet
| Bondi Vet | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as |
Dr. Chris: Pet Vet (United States) |
| Genre | Factual |
| Starring |
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| Narrated by | Steve Oemcke |
| Opening theme |
"Coming Home" by Alex Lloyd |
| Composer(s) | Neil Sutherland |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 35[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Williams |
| Producer(s) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
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| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 5 February 2009 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Bondi Rescue |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Bondi Vet is an Australian factual television series. It follows the lives of veterinary surgeon Chris Brown at the Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital[2][3][4] (near Bondi Beach), and emergency veterinarian Lisa Chimes at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH),[5] in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde.[6]
Also featured on Bondi Vet are Andrew Marchevsky, a specialist surgeon at SASH, and Tim Faulkner of the Australian Reptile Park at Somersby on the New South Wales central coast.
The series first broadcast on 5 February 2009, with the first two full seasons averaging a rating of 0.93 million viewers in the five capital cities.[7] Bondi Vet is now in its seventh season.[8] The series airs on Network Ten on Saturday night at 7.30pm, and also on Wednesday morning at 11:00am.
Bondi Vet team
- Chris Brown, BVSc (Hons) – veterinary surgeon (Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital)
- Lisa Chimes, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS[lower-alpha 1] - emergency veterinarian at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH)
- Tim Faulkner – general manager (Australian Reptile Park)
- Andrew Marchevsky, BVSc (Hons), MVS, FANZCVS[lower-alpha 2] – specialist veterinarian surgeon (SASH)
International broadcasts
United States
The series is now being shown on Saturday mornings in the United States, by the CBS network on their educational CBS Dream Team Saturday morning programming strand, under the title of "Dr. Chris: Pet Vet". The series began broadcasting on 28 September 2013.[9][10]
Other countries
Bondi Vet is also being broadcast in a number of other countries, including: the United Kingdom, Norway, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Thailand, Brazil, Portugal and the Ukraine.[11][12][13] The series is also being shown on CASA in Canada.[14]
Nominations and awards
2015 - "Bondi Vet" has been nominated for a Logie Award in the category: Most Popular Reality Program.
Home media
| Season | Date released | Number of episodes | Number of discs | Special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 February 2011[15] | 14 | 2 | N/A |
Notes
- ↑ Lisa Chimes - Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
- ↑ Andrew Marchevsky - Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
References
- ↑ Network Ten. "Home – Network TEN". TenPlay – TENplay. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital. "Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital. "The Bondi Vet with Chris Brown". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital. "Bondi Junction Veterinary Hospital staff". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "SASH vets". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "SASH vet hospital". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ratings – TV Tonight". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Network Ten. "Bondi Vet – Ten Network website". TenPlay – Bondi Vet. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Michael Idato. "Dr Chris Brown heads to the US small screen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Chris Pet Vet". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Dr Chris Brown - Bondi Vet
- ↑ - Bondi Vet
- ↑ Bondi Vet
- ↑ Bondi Vet reaches TVA Canada
- ↑ "Buy Bondi Vet – Season 1 (2 Disc Set) on DVD-Video from EzyDVD.com.au". Retrieved 29 November 2014.