Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce


Shaun Micallef drank too much in his University days & hasn’t touched a drop since. Now his sons are hitting drinking age and it’s got him thinking. What kind of national drinking culture are they about to dive into?

Premiere: Tuesday 21st July, 8:30pm, 2020
Broadcaster:
ABC
Key Credits:
Host: SHAUN MICALLEF
Executive Producers: PAULA BYCROFT & ANDREW FARRELL

Shaun reveals his own origins with alcohol – from his self-combusting drunken grandfather to passing out at University & becoming a teetotaller. Then he explores why drinking is so ingrained in Australian culture. From the rum rebellion to sport and the movies. Following a wild night at a country B&S ball he comes to understand the social bonding drinking brings, but after meeting an alcoholic with a transplanted liver he wonders if it’s worth the cost.