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Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the

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Wasp in Translation
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/2010
Celebrity tabloid journalist and Lowdown columnist Alex Burchill scores a highly coveted interview with the environmentalist, Tantra-loving, Buddhist rock God, Wasp Warneke on one condition... he doesn't ask about Tantra.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
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Bonk Bonk, Who's There?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/2010
Publicist to the stars Hope van der Boom, briefs Alex before he interviews actor, sex-symbol and family man Oliver Barry. The interview is awkward and uncomfortable, despite the fact that Alex and Oliver share a birthday.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie, Trudy Hellier
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Zirco Goes Berko
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2010
Temperamental tennis star Mitch "Zirco" Zicopoulos has pulled out from a warm-up tournament citing a sore finger, leaving 20,000 fans out of pocket. Alex's editor is convinced Zirco is faking his injury and sends Alex and Bob to find the truth.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
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Hart of Darkness
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2010
When plagiarising popstar Sofia Corelli is assaulted on the eve of her Melbourne tour, Alex suspects that the renowned torch singer Abi Hart has something to do with it. After all, Sofia has totally ripped-off Abi's sound and look.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
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Cooper Scooper
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2010
It's late Saturday night, and the editor is thrilled to hear via the police scanner that prominent businessman Jack Cooper has been busted drink driving. A reluctant Alex, with Bob and Rita in tow, heads to Cooper's Toorak home for a foot-in-door interview.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
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Lavish Swinger
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2010
Australia's number one golfer Mike Lavish arrives in town to promote his new golf DVD game. Armed with video evidence of Lavish taking an alleged air-swing at the Australian Masters, Alex confronts Lavish at a press conference and is quickly ejected by a "hormonal" Hope Van der Boom.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Amanda Brotchie, Trudy Hellier
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Who's Your Baddy?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/2010
Alex is heavied into writing a puff piece on underworld crime boss Tony Marino and drags Bob along to take the pics. Blindfolded, they are taken to meet Tony at a seedy hotel.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie
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Project Runaway
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/2010
Project Starsearch finalist Joss Miller has absconded from the show's compound, jeopardising the multi-million dollar TV final. The editor offers $10,000 of his own money to the first journalist able to locate Joss and get the story – the Sunday Sun's future depends on it.
Director: Amanda Brotchie
Writer: Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie