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The Back Side of Television (2021)

November. 15,2021

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The Back Side of Television

Mitch McTaggart goes on a comedic journey through some of the most ridiculous moments on Australian television.

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The Back Side of Television

2021

Mitch McTaggart goes on a comedic journey through some of the most ridiculous moments on Australian television.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 3 : 2025

5 Episode

Episode 1 - Trapped Under Something!

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.

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Episode 2 - Cop Propaganda!

July. 07,2025

Mitch takes on cops! A fun look at some of the ways Australian television has been exploited by law enforcement.

Episode 3 - PR Apocalypse!

July. 07,2025

Factual television goes under the microscope, and Mitch reveals how the sausage is really made. Plus, when television PR absolutely backfired in 1992.

Episode 4 - Man vs Man!

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.

Episode 5 - Soap Conspiracy!

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.

Seasons 2 : 2023

6 Episode

Seasons 1 : 2021

3 Episode

Mitch McTaggart goes on a comedic journey through some of the most ridiculous moments on Australian television.