What makes good TV? The ins, outs and ‘Hard Spels’ of media production
Have you noticed how Tom Gleeson wears the same suit in every single episode of Hard Quiz? Well it turns out there’s a very good reason for that.
For 6PR Afternoons‘ “Have You Ever Wondered?” segment this week, Thinkative Television Producer and co-creator of much-loved shows including The Weekly, Tomorrow, Tonight and Hard Quiz itself Chris, Walker showed Julie-anne Sprague the television ropes.
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“You have to really think about how a show format works, because it has to be able to work without the host you envision, and also you always aim to sell it overseas,” Mr Walker said.
“During COVID we sold it to the Dutch; they called it Hard Spel.”