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Catalyst (TV program)

Catalyst is an Australian science journalism television program broadcast by ABC. As of 2022, it was the program was the only science show on primetime television in Australia. Launched in 2001, it replaced Quantum which had ceased the previous year. Catalyst was regularly broadcast on ABC TV at 8:30 pm on Tuesdays and repeated at 6:00 pm on Sundays.

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Genre
Science
Camera setup
Kevin May, Ron Ekkle
Country of origin
Australia
Editors
Vaughan Smith, Andrew Glover, Meredith Hopes, Rowan Tucker-Evans, Chris Spurr, Lile Judickas
Executive producer
Aidan Laverty
Network
ABC

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Catalyst (TV program)

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Edges34
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Avg. degree1.94
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Catalyst (TV program)

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Camera setup · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Kevin May, Ron Ekkle
Country of origin · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Australia
Editors · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Vaughan Smith, Andrew Glover, Meredith Hopes, Rowan Tucker-Evans, Chris Spurr, Lile Judickas
Executive producer · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Aidan Laverty
Genre · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Science
Network · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → ABC
No. of series · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → 20
Original language · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → English
Producers · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → Penny Palmer, Ingrid Arnott, Geraldine McKenna, Paul Schneller, Matthew Lovering, Adam Collins, Karen Appathurai
Release · 1
Catalyst (TV program) → 9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) – 9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)

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Catalyst (TV program)Camera setupKevin May, Ron Ekkle1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)Country of originAustralia1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)EditorsVaughan Smith, Andrew Glover, Meredith Hopes, Rowan Tucker-Evans, Chris Spurr, Lile Judickas1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)Executive producerAidan Laverty1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)GenreScience1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)NetworkABC1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)No. of series201.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)ProducersPenny Palmer, Ingrid Arnott, Geraldine McKenna, Paul Schneller, Matthew Lovering, Adam Collins, Karen Appathurai1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)Release9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) – 9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)1.00infobox
Catalyst (TV program)Running time30 minutes (2001–2016) 60 minutes (2017–present)1.00infobox
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