marcus westbury

Straight from the “it seemed a good idea at the time” file…
In the interests of trying to get in the spirit of the forthcoming Olympics, I’ve been spending some of my down time when not filming the new series of Not Quite Art trying my hand at various Olympic sports. With the support of Lindy […]

We start shooting of the second series of Not Quite Art in Melbourne this afternoon!
A clue to this is the fact that i spent a small fortune on clothes, actually paid for a haircut (for the first time since the day NQA series one finished filming) on the weekend, and have been getting up to […]

If you were are all convinced that this site would be reserved for serious discussion of arts, cultural policy, the state of the nation and the odd tale of a bizarre night at the logies. Think again!
For the 8 weeks leading up to the Olympics i will be doing a regular spot on 774 ABC […]

I am indulging in an experimental change of career this weekend.
I’m making my radio debut (well, my debut as a radio presenter/broadcaster type) on ABC 1233 in Newcastle from 10-12am this coming Saturday morning. I’ll be doing two hours of actual, live, i-totally-have-no-idea-what-i-am-doing type radio broadcasting. If it works out i’ll be doing some fill […]

Following on from previous frustrations, I returned to Newcastle on the weekend.
Returning to Newcastle after any length of time away, the startling thing is just how badly shattered the CBD has actually become. When you live in Newcastle it is easy to become almost blind to the fact that the majority of the two main […]

Apparently not.
I’ve long been advocating a more enlightened approach to liquor licensing in NSW and particularly in my home town of Newcastle. I’m convinced (and convinced i can convince most people) that a more diverse culture (and i mean everything from punk venues to jazz clubs) of drinking, dining, music, art and entertainment is a […]

A new series, Culture Shock, is in the early stages for ABC TV (Australia). All going to plan (which these things rarely do in my limited experience) we should begin filming around around July and the series should air in about October 2008. Yes, I already know that the title is a bad cliché […]