Kurt Fearnley's One Plus One

30min

Talk

Paralympian Kurt Fearnley interviews a range of well-known Australians, from sporting legends to leading figures in their fields, about the events that have challenged them and the people who have motivated and inspired them.

Episodes

Cast

Dylan Alcott

1. Dylan Alcott

28min

23rd Jul 2020

Dylan Alcott has done it all: a champion tennis player, Paralympian, Logie winner, radio host and now named 2022 Australian of the Year. In 2020 he spoke to Kurt Fearnley about his desire to inspire people with disability.

Josh Niland

2. Josh Niland

28min

30th Jul 2020

Celebrated chef Josh Niland shows Kurt Fearnley around the kitchen, and chats to him about sustainability, surviving childhood cancer, and winning the prestigious James Beard Book of the Year.

Eliza Ault Connell

3. Eliza Ault Connell

28min

6th Aug 2020

Eliza Ault-Connell was 16 when she lost her legs and fingers to meningococcal disease. She speaks to Kurt about representing Australia in wheelchair racing and how COVID-19 impacted her return to the Paralympics.

Ash Barty

4. Ash Barty

29min

13th Aug 2020

Ash Barty, 2022 Australian Open Champion, chats with Kurt Fearnley on winning the French Open and becoming World No. 1. On 23 March 2022, Ash Barty announced her retirement from tennis. Interview recorded in 2020.

Eddie Woo

5. Eddie Woo

29min

20th Aug 2020

School teacher Eddie Woo's love of maths is infectious, his online lessons finding a global audience. He speaks to Kurt about teaching future generations and why he moved to online learning well before COVID hit.

Sam Mostyn

6. Sam Mostyn

29min

27th Aug 2020

Sam Mostyn is an accomplished non-executive director and sits on the boards of numerous companies. She speaks to Kurt about the importance of diversity and how COVID-19 will change the way we measure success.

Baker Boy

7. Baker Boy

27min

3rd Sep 2020

Danzal Baker (aka Baker Boy) might come from one of the smallest communities in Arnhem Land, but he's performed on some of the biggest stages. He not only brings dance moves to the stage, but also his culture through the use of his local language yolngu matha.

Montaigne

8. Montaigne

28min

10th Sep 2020

Jessica Cerro (aka Montaigne) was meant to be representing Australia at the 'World Cup of Music' this year - Eurovision. The pandemic has seen that dream pushed back by 12 months, but hasn't stopped her desire to create and share her art with the world.

First air date

23rd Jul 2020

Last air date

10th Nov 2022

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks