Series 1

Shaun Micallef's Eve of DestructionSeries 1

2024
8 Episodes

Episodes

Stephen Curry and Felix Cameron
S01E01

Stephen Curry and Felix Cameron

Shaun interviews the vampire Lestat who unfortunately, because he's a vampire, is unable to reflect on his career.

14 Aug 202436m
Rebecca Gibney and Kate Langbroek
S01E02

Rebecca Gibney and Kate Langbroek

There's confusion and a healthy dose of tedium when Jeopardy champion Larry Sprechen answers each of Shaun's questions in the form of a question.

21 Aug 202437m
Felicity Ward and Adam Liaw
S01E03

Felicity Ward and Adam Liaw

Shaun's telepathic powers accidentally cause a guest's head to explode mid-anecdote (like in the film Dirty Dancing) and Shaun is forced to apologise.

28 Aug 202436m
Robyn Butler and Jimmy Rees
S01E04

Robyn Butler and Jimmy Rees

Shaun daringly subverts the chat show format by interviewing a small bird through the language of mime while playing a hammered dulcimer (the bird, not Shaun).

04 Sept 202436m
Peter Helliar and Usman Khawaja
S01E05

Peter Helliar and Usman Khawaja

Shaun interviews Richard Nixon in this exclusive and very special episode. Given Nixon has been dead since 1994, the conversation is a little one-sided.

11 Sept 202436m
Pia Miranda and Zachary Ruane
S01E06

Pia Miranda and Zachary Ruane

Shaun Micallef chats with actor Pia Miranda and Aunty Donna's Zachary Ruane about what items they would save in the event of a disaster.

18 Sept 202436m
Mary Coustas and Tim Rogers
S01E07

Mary Coustas and Tim Rogers

Luis Bunuel is guest director for this extraordinarily confusing episode. The interview consists entirely of close-ups of eyes. It's impossible to tell who the guests are.

25 Sept 202436m
Nazeem Hussain and Poh Ling Yeow
S01E08

Nazeem Hussain and Poh Ling Yeow

Shaun interviews Sir John Mills about From Here to Eternity (1953). Given Sir John is not in the film and hasn't seen it, his knowledge is limited to what's on Wikipedia

02 Oct 202436m