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Gordon McLauchlan

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 Gordon McLauchlan

 Gordon McLauchlan
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Gordon McLauchlan

Journalist, author and social historian Gordon McLauchlan came to prominence with The Passionless People — his 1976 book on the Kiwi psyche. From 1985 he presented Sunday morning magazine show, Weekend; and he travelled through the USA to make documentary series American Pie. In 1993 McLauchlan resumed his partnership with Kerry Smith (who also featured on Weekend) fronting the weekday show 5.30 Live.

You shouldn’t take TV too seriously. I want people to feel there’s some kind of intelligence behind Weekend without being preachy. A kind of Listener in your home on a Sunday morning ...  
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 Sunday

Sunday

Presenter

1995 - 1997

 5.30 Live

5.30 Live

Presenter

1993

 American Pie

American Pie

Presenter

1988

 American Pie - Episode One

American Pie - Episode One

Presenter

1988

 American Pie - Episode Two

American Pie - Episode Two

Presenter

1988

 50 Forward

50 Forward

Presenter

1985

 Kaleidoscope - Witi Ihimaera

Kaleidoscope - Witi Ihimaera

Presenter

1982

 Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Presenter

1976 - 1989


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Awards

1987 Listener Film and Television Awards
Best Presenter: for Weekend