Pyne & Marles was an Australian television political commentary which was broadcast weekly on Sky News Live. The program was co-hosted by two serving frontbench MPs, Liberal minister Christopher Pyne and Labor shadow minister Richard Marles, without a journalist or moderator. It covered the political issues of the week.[1]

Pyne & Marles
Title card
GenreCurrent affairs, political commentary
Presented by
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes108
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkSky News Australia
Release6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) –
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)

The series premiered on 6 February 2016 on Sky News Live at 8:30am AEDT, replacing Saturday Agenda and continuing weekly.[2] The program was broadcast live.[3] The hosts were given editorial control over the program, and neither was paid by Sky News for presenting the format.[4][5]

The program moved to Friday afternoons for its second season, in the timeslot To The Point held on other weekdays at the time. The program ended in its fifth season after 105 episodes, shortly after Pyne announced his retirement from politics at the 2019 Australian federal election.

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1196 February 2016 (2016-02-06)25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)
2165 August 2016 (2016-08-05)25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)
33617 February 2017 (2017-02-17)8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
4329 February 2018 (2018-02-09)7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)
5TBA1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)TBA
Christopher Pyne
Richard Marles
Co-hosts of Pyne and Marles

Season 1

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s) [6]Original air date
11Samantha Maiden[7]6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)
22Peter Jennings13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)
33Harold Mitchell20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)
44Kim Beazley27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)
55Jonathan Swan5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)
66Marguerite Evans-Galea12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)
77Amanda Vanstone19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)
88Latika Bourke9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)
99Maile Carnegie16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)
1010James Massola23 April 2016 (2016-04-23)
1111Sue Cato30 April 2016 (2016-04-30)
1212Samantha Maiden7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)
1313John Tass Parker14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)
1414Ian Forsyth21 May 2016 (2016-05-21)
1515Chris Uhlmann28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)
1616Andrew Percy4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)
1717Gerard Whateley11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
1818Matthew Knott18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)
1919Dennis Shanahan25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)

Season 2

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s) [6]Original air date
201David Kalisch5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
212Jonathan Swan12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
223Samantha Maiden19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
234Gerard Whateley26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)
245David Speers2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
256Tanya Hosch9 September 2016 (2016-09-09)
267Laura Jayes16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)
278Andrew Meares23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)
289Greg Sheridan30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
2910Bruce Wolpe14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
3011Samantha Maiden21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
3112David Speers, Dan Bourchier28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
3213David Speers4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
3314Peter Jennings11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
3415Adam Gartrell18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
3516Tom Connell25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)

Season 3

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s) [6]Original air date
361John Berry17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
372Peter Jennings24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
383Natasha Stott Despoja10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
394Samantha Maiden17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
405Hugh White24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
416Peta Credlin (as co-host replacing Pyne), Peter Jennings7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
427John Bale28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
438Brendan Thomas-Noone5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)
449Dennis Richardson12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
4510Peter Beattie (as co-host replacing Marles), James Curran19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
4611Menna Rawlings26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
4712Peter Jennings2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
4813Herve Lemahieu9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
4914Annika Smethurst16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
5015Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
5116Liz Allen30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)
5217Euan Graham7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)
5318Peter Leahy21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
5419David Speers28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
5520Michael Steele4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)
5621Joseph Siracusa11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
5722Samantha Maiden (as co-host replacing Marles), David Speers25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)
5823John Bates1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
5924Greg Fealy8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
6025Samantha Maiden (as co-host replacing Pyne), Merav Michaeli15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
6126Travis Auld22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
6227Tom Connell (as co-host replacing Marles), Andrew Fagan29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)
6328Tim Barrett6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)
6429Tom Connell (as co-host replacing Marles), Jason Trethowan13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)
6530Georgina Downer20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)
6631Andrew Davies27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
6732Harriett Baldwin10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
6833Liz Allen17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
6934Malcolm Parker24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)
7035Peter FitzSimons1 December 2017 (2017-12-01)
7136Magda Szubanski8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)

Season 4

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Guest(s) [6]Original air date
721Marcus Wallenberg9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
732Michael McLeod16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
743Jim Callinan23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
754Michelle Simmons2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
765Alan Oxley9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)
776Aaron Connelly16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)
787Dave Sharma23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)
798Peter Beattie6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
809Fergus Hanson20 April 2018 (2018-04-20)
8110John Bale27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)
8211Kim Rubenstein11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)
8312Greg Sheridan18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)
8413David Speers25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
8514Greg Barton1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
8615Sam Roggeveen15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
8716Kate Jenkins22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
8817Kate Louis29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)
8918Peter Jennings20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)
9019Simon Jackman27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
9120Kate Palmer3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
9221Dr. Paul Jones10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
9322Josh Frydenberg, Ed Husic17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)
9423Peter Jennings7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)
9524James Carouso14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)
9625Everald Compton21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
9726Bernard Salt12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
9827Jim Callinan2 November 2018 (2018-11-02)
9928Bruce Wolpe9 November 2018 (2018-11-09)
10029James Batley16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
10130James Campbell23 November 2018 (2018-11-23)
10231Sir Roger Carr30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)
10332Mike Burgess7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)

Season 5

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season
Guest(s) [6]Original air date
1041Julie Inman Grant1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
1052Margo Andrae15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
1063no guest22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
1074Wing Commander Darren Clare1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
1085Nick Warner29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)

Reception

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The program has been lampooned for the "awkward" presenting style of the presenters.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Molloy, Shannon (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne ... the TV star? The colourful MP lands his own weekly show, alongside rival Richard Marles". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ Robin, Myriam (28 January 2016). "Pyne & Marles go Head to Head on Sky News in 2016". Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ Owens, Jared (28 January 2016). "Pyne & Marles: Christopher Pyne, Richard Marles to host Sky News debate show". The Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ^ Knox, David (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne lands SKY News show". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ^ Knott, Matthew (28 January 2016). "Christopher Pyne turns TV host with his own Sky News show". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Sky News - Pyne & Marles - Podcasts". Whooskhaa. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Pyne, Marles talk Assange, ABCC on new show". Sky News Australia. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ Butler, Josh (18 February 2016). "Watch Christopher Pyne And Richard Marles' Super Awkward TV Intro". Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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