The Show

Good News Weekend screens on the ABC at 9:30pm Saturday.  The show came about as a result of the regular show hosted by Roy and HG going on hiatus for a short period while Roy and HG went to England.  It's the same format as the Friday night show, host Paul McDermott leads two teams of three captained by Mikey Robbins and Julie McCrossin through a series of games.  The main differences between the Friday and Saturday night show are that the games are based more around popluar culture than politics and news, it's half an hour longer, includes skits from The Sandman, Flacco, and Keith the Moravian Swearing Bear, has a houseband (the Gadflys), has a regular guest band/muso and features a song at the end, featuring the wonderful voice of Paul McDermott.
 
 

      Episode Guide

13/6/98
Guests: Tanya Bulmer, Jay Laga'aia, Fiona Horne and Ian Rogerson.
Band: The Mavis's
Final Song: Perfect Day performed by The Gadflys, Paul Mc Dermott, The Mavis's and Fiona Horn.
 

20/6/98

Guests: Cheryl Kernot, Louise Heggarty, Peter Berner and Kirk Pengilly.
Muso: Custard
Final Song: Stand By Me performed by Paul McDermott and The Gadflys.
(note Lyrics on the music page are what is sung by Paul and do not match the original version!)


27/6/98

Guests: Kim Hope, Mark Holden, Mark Trevorrow and Amanda Keller.
Muso: 
Final Song: Make You My Lady performed by Mark Holden, Mark Trevorrow, Paul McDermott and the Gadflys.


 4/7/98

Guests: Zoe Carrides, Anthony Morgan, Fiona Horne and Peter Berner.
Muso: Anthony Morgan
Final Song:  Only You performed by Paul McDermott, Fiona Horn and the Gadflys.

11/7/98

Guests:  Tanya Bulmer, Lex Marinos, Mark Trevorrow and  Joanna Sweet.
Muso:  Bean
Final Song: Yeah! Yeah! performed by Mark Trevorrow, Paul McDermott, Flacco, The Sandman and the Gadflys.

18/7/98

Guests: Kim Hope, Anthony Morgan, Rebecca Barnard and Alan Brough
Band:  No guest band this episode- Kim Hope does her Solid Gold Dancers routine
Final Song:  Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves performed by Rebecca Barnard, Paul McDermott and The Gadflys.

25/7/98

Guests: Anthony Ackroyd, Zoe Carides, Amanda Keller and James O'Laughlin
Band: Human Nature
Final Song: Opus Of Peace performed by Paul McDermott, Human Nature,The Gadflys and the rest of the GNWE cast.


 
1/8/98

Guests: Rebecca Barnard, Adam Couper, Georgina Naidu and Adam Spencer
Muso: Sandman performs his Virginia Serenade
Final Song: Butterfly performed by the Gadfly's, accompanied by Rebecca Bernard and Paul McDermott.

8/8/98

Guests: Kim Hope, Tony Squires, Fiona Horne and Mark Trevorrow
Band: Karma County
Songs: You're just too good to be true performed by Mark Trevorrow and Paul McDermott.
Shut Up and Kiss Me performed by Paul McDermott, Paul Mac, Anna Smith, Kathryn Brownhill, Cathy Tabrette and Tamara Lyel.

15/8/98

Guests: Rove McManus, Wendy Harmer, Joanna Sweet and HG Nelson
Band: The Living End were house band, special appearence by Jeannie Lewis
Final Song: He Will Provide performed by basically everyone in the studio :)