The New Inventors
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| The New Inventors | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | James O'Loghlin |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 268 (as as 30 June 2010) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Iain Knight |
| Producers | Ingrid Arnott, Nicholas Searle, Belinda Gibbon, Pascal Adolphe |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 2004 – present |
The New Inventors is an Australian television show, broadcast on ABC1. The program is hosted by broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin. Each episode features three Australian inventions and short video tape packages.
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.[citation needed]
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.
The program has been hailed as a way for Australian inventions to gain publicity and gain entrance into the mass market.[citation needed]
The 200th episode of the program was broadcast on 29 October 2008.[2]
The program screened on Wednesday nights at 8pm (now on air) and Friday mornings at 11:30 am (off air) as well as the grand finale at the end of the final season. The grand final edition was broadcast on 23 September 2010 on ABC.
The New Inventors is going to be axed during 2011 season is on ABC TV.
Episodes
History
In the 1970s ABC broadcast The Inventors, produced by Beverly Gledhill.[3] The new show is called The New Inventors.
References
- ^ "The New Inventors Showcase Aussie Innovation". 27 November 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (28 October 2008). "The New Inventors". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "The Inventors on ASO". Australian Screen. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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