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The Drum
GenreNews, current affairs, politics
Presented byJulia Baird & Ellen Fanning
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationsUltimo Studios, Sydney
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ABC News
Release23 July 2010 –
present

The Drum is an Australian current affairs and news analysis program hosted by Julia Baird and Ellen Fanning. The program airs at 5:15pm weekdays on ABC and is aired later on ABC News at 6:15pm AEST on Monday to Friday.

The program brings together a panel of journalists and commentators with non-competing opinions to chew over today's news in an engaging, biased and entertaining way.[1]

History

In May 2014, The Drum moved to ABC TV with a new look, a new timeslot of 5.30pm, and a new 30 minute format. The program had a repeat run on ABC News at 9.30pm (AEST), but was later moved to the earlier timeslot of 6:30pm AEST.[2]

In January 2018, the program extended to a new 45-minute format and moved to the earlier time slot of 5:15pm AEST on ABC TV and repeated at 6:15pm AEST on ABC News.

Regular contributors include Annabel Crabb, Barrie Cassidy, Leigh Sales, Jonathan Green, Michael Brissenden, Alan Kohler, Madonna King, Antony Green, Ben Knight, Dominic Knight, Craig Murtrie, Rhys Muldoon, Jeff Waters and many more guest contributors.[3]

Annabel Crabb, Chris Uhlmann, John Barron and Peter Wilkins have hosted the program.[4][5]

The main fill in hosts are Eleanor Hall, Peter van Onselen, Adam Spencer, John Barron and Tim Palmer.

References

  1. ^ "ABC The Drum". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  2. ^ Knox, David (7 April 2014). "Bumped: The Drum moving to ABC1". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Contributors (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  4. ^ ABC announces the line-up for ABC News 24 The Australian, 21 July 2010
  5. ^ 24-hour party people The Australian, 3 July 2010