Andrew Denton
Director
Hungry Beast (2009)
Season 1
A program that challenges audiences with a mix of the unexpected and the unconventional. Each episode is themed around specific issues facing the world today.
Released Sept. 30, 2009
Episode 30 min
14+
Keywords: imdb.current-affairs, imdb.non-fiction
Production Companies: Zapruder's Other Films
Network: ABC TV
S1E1 - Episode 1
The first ever episode of Hungry Beast. WATCH IT AGAIN, hurrah!
Sept. 30, 2009, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
The new advertising campaign from the Coal Industry;
The Banks latest strategy for liberating your money;
The medical benefits of wearing ridiculously wide pants;
An interview with the family of Private Benjamin Ranaudo who was killed in Afghanistan;
Overdosing on Beatles nostalgia;
The new street crime of “Chalking” that is spreading amongst kids;
How sugary junk food is marketed to children as fruit;
How people feel about “Aussie Pride”;
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s mother speaks out;
And our regular segments: Things We Think Might Be Bullshit;
Stuff Said This Week;
The Other News;
and Follow The Money.
Oct. 7, 2009, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Living in a post race world, fake lesbians, DIY funerals, and is Australia racist?
Oct. 14, 2009, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
Windows 7 launch party, Robot Wars and 8-bit immigration.
Oct. 21, 2009, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
Carrier pigeons vs Internet, James Hardie, Robot Wars and more.
Oct. 28, 2009, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
Jesus, body image, Satan and the final Robot Wars.
Nov. 4, 2009, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
Weather, paedophilia, garbage, robots and big mouths!
Nov. 11, 2009, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
What do Copenhagen, vampires, fake bums and the Loch Ness Monster have in common? Well not much, but they're all in this episode.
Nov. 18, 2009, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
Find out why men should get the cervical cancer vaccine, some more fake stuff - for real, and personal insights into the refugee experience in Australia.
Nov. 24, 2009, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
None
Dec. 1, 2009, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
None
Feb. 10, 2010, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
None
Feb. 16, 2010, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
None
Feb. 24, 2010, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
None
March 3, 2010, midnight
S1E15 - Episode 15
None
March 10, 2010, midnight
S1E16 - Episode 16
None
March 16, 2010, midnight
Network: ABC TV
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1140 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 2009
Last Air Date: June 8, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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