Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
Each week, Julia will invite one of Australia’s finest comics to take a trip down Memory Lane. And Memory Bus Route. And Memory Bike Path. Julia and her guest will make their way from the seat of childhood memories, the family home, through the surrounding neighbourhood and all the way to the school gate, reliving formative moments, talking about life, love and achievement, about the past, present and future. What Julia discovers about her guests will explain, well, almost everything. Time-travelling guests Carl Barron, Noeline Brown, John Safran, Alan Brough and Shane Jacobson will share with Julia where they stacked their first bike, stole their first kiss and learned the art of a withering comeback.
Seasons
1. Alan Brough
Air Date: 2013-09-18
Julia takes Spicks and Specks star Alan Brough back to his childhood home in New Zealand. They travel through the beautiful countryside to the boarding school where he found his love of music.
2. Carl Barron
Air Date: 2013-09-25
In his first extended profile interview, Australia's most famous roof-tiler turned comic, Carl Barron, walks Julia through his old stomping ground on the Gold Coast.
3. Shane Jacobson
Air Date: 2013-10-02
Julia takes actor Shane Jacobson for a trip down memory lane, to his childhood home where his mother and stepfather, Jill and David, shed some secrets about Shane's childhood.
4. Noeline Brown
Air Date: 2013-10-09
Julia meets one of her idols, actor and comedian Noeline Brown. The pair take a trip from Noeline's Southern Highlands country home to her working class roots in inner city Sydney where she enjoyed an idyllic childhood.
5. John Safran
Air Date: 2013-10-16
Take a trip down memory lane with agitator John Safran to his childhood roots in Melbourne. Along the way Julia and John talk about life and the forces that have shaped one of our most accomplished storytellers.
1. Dave Hughes
Air Date: 2014-10-15
Julia Zemiro returns to walk our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This opening episode she collects Dave Hughes in his hometown of Warrnambool on the Victorian coast.
2. Wendy Harmer
Air Date: 2014-10-22
Julia Zemiro returns to walk our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week Wendy Harmer takes the drive back down memory lane.
3. Ross Noble
Air Date: 2014-10-29
Julia Zemiro returns to walk our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week she heads to the north of England for a day trip with famous Geordie man, Ross Noble.
4. Julia Morris
Air Date: 2014-11-05
Julia Zemiro returns to walk our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week she heads to Gosford with Julia Morris to discuss singing into a hairbrush, amongst other things.
5. Bill Bailey
Air Date: 2014-11-12
Julia Zemiro returns to walk our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week it is the first of the UK Home Deliverers, Bill Bailey, as he shows Julia around Somerset.
6. Sam Simmons
Air Date: 2014-11-19
Julia Zemiro walks our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week she joins Sam Simmons in his hometown of Adelaide, as he recalls his sometimes difficult childhood.
7. Ruth Jones
Air Date: 2014-11-26
Julia Zemiro walks our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week she is in the Welsh holiday town of Porthcawl with Brit Comedy Award winner Ruth Jones.
8. Nazeem Hussain
Air Date: 2014-12-03
Julia Zemiro walks our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. This week she is in Melbourne with multi-talented Nazeem Hussain.
9. Stephen Curry
Air Date: 2014-12-10
Julia Zemiro walks our favourite funny people down memory lane, and back home to their old stomping ground. In this final episode Julia takes Stephen Curry back to his roots in Melbourne.
1. Ian Thorpe
Air Date: 2015-06-03
Julia and Ian Thorpe visit the pool where he trained; chat to his old friend and training partner Christian; return to his school, Milperra Public; and visit Les Motto, who was his boxing coach during his early 20s.
2. Matt Lucas
Air Date: 2015-06-10
Matt Lucas, the star of Little Britain takes Julia back to the 'burbs of London and his old schools. It's a rare interview with a famously private performer who prefers quiet nights at home to red carpet openings.
3. Leigh Sales
Air Date: 2015-06-17
Leigh Sales, host of ABC's 7.30, is one of the country's most respected journalists, but tells Julia she is a lot more comfortable being the interviewer than the interviewee.
4. Alan Davies
Air Date: 2015-06-24
Alan Davies - star of QI and Jonathan Creek - opens up to Julia about his pretty appalling childhood, and how it's taken him many years to reconcile losing his mother at age six, and his fraught relationship with his father.
5. Kurt Fearnley
Air Date: 2015-07-01
Julia visits Carcoar in Central West NSW with Paralympian, Kurt Fearnley. She meets his parents, his schoolteacher and mentor, and as they climb a nearly hill, he tells her how he used to crawl up the hill with his best mate.
6. Jo Brand
Air Date: 2015-07-08
Jo Brand is one of Julia's comic idols, so the chance to take her home to Kent was very exciting. Jo is one of the UK's most popular stand-ups and Australian viewers know her from appearances on QI and her sitcom, Getting On.
7. Waleed Aly
Air Date: 2015-07-15
Waleed Aly is a lawyer, writer, columnist and lecturer, and is considered one the country's foremost thinkers. He is an influential voice on matters as varied as sport, politics, theology, science and religion.
8. Billy Bragg
Air Date: 2015-07-22
Billy Bragg - known as the Bard of Barking - is one of contemporary music's most prolific singer/songwriters. Billy takes Julia home to the streets of his childhood in north east London, and to his beloved primary school.
9. Ita Buttrose
Air Date: 2015-07-29
Ita Buttrose has been involved in the media since she was 16. She invites Julia along to revisit her childhood home and her school, as she reflects being single, public advocacy, and her relationship with Kerry Packer.
10. Matt Moran
Air Date: 2015-08-05
Matt Moran's path from school drop-out to celebrity chef and TV presenter is a testament to his drive and ambition. Matt's talent and competitive streak saw him become a head chef and running his very own restaurant at 22.
11. Mandy McElhinney
Air Date: 2015-08-12
Julia travels to the tiny fishing village of Leeman, WA where Mandy McElhinney had an unconventional childhood raised in a caravan park.
1. Kerry O'Brien
Air Date: 2016-02-03
Julia Zemiro takes Kerry O'Brien back to his childhood in Brisbane. He speaks candidly about his difficult relationship with the Brothers at St Laurence's College & the long-term effects of a journalism career.
2. Rebel Wilson
Air Date: 2016-02-10
It's a long way from LA to Sydney's Castle Hill. Rebel Wilson & Julia visit family & former haunts & discuss how she overcame severe shyness before blossoming into the high achiever she is today.
3. Glenn McGrath
Air Date: 2016-02-17
Fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath takes Julia Zemiro to his family farm, local school & other locations that led the once shy country boy from the small town of Narromine to the very top of the cricketing world.
4. Stan Grant
Air Date: 2016-02-24
Stan Grant has had huge success as a foreign correspondent, but his recent commentary on Indigenous affairs at home has struck a chord. He takes Julia back to Griffith NSW and reflects on his life and career.
5. Denise Scott
Air Date: 2016-03-02
One of our favourite performers, Denise Scott, takes Julia home to Melbourne's Greensborough where she reveals a thoroughly suburban childhood that blossomed into an extraordinary gift for comedy & storytelling.
6. Geoffrey Robertson
Air Date: 2016-03-09
Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson takes Julia back to the home he grew up in, and together they visit the school and university that set the Epping Public schoolboy on his way to fight for justice and human rights around the world.
7. Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Air Date: 2016-04-06
Evergreen television queen Kerri-Anne Kennerley takes Julia back to the Sandgate in Brisbane, and the locations where she dreamed of a career in show business.
8. Miranda Tapsell
Air Date: 2016-03-16
Miranda Tapsell takes Julia Zemiro to the Northern Territory to reflect on a troubling but ultimately triumphant journey from a tiny town in Kakadu to the bright lights & red carpets of a decorated acting career.
9. Greig Pickhaver
Air Date: 2016-03-23
Actor and satirist Greig Pickhaver takes Julia back to Adelaide to revisit the locations that led from a claustrophobic family life to the world of imagination and creativity that gave the world the comic genius of HG Nelson.
10. Ben Quilty
Air Date: 2016-03-30
Archibald Prize-winning artist Ben Quilty takes Julia back to his childhood home in Kenthurst. He revisits the bedroom he turned into his first art studio, adorning the walls with vivid imagery.
1. Sam Neill
Air Date: 2017-02-01
For the very special debut episode of series 5 of Home Delivery, multi-award winning actor Sam Neill takes Julia Zemiro back to New Zealand's South Island to visit the places that helped shape his life & career.
2. Cathy Freeman
Air Date: 2017-02-08
Julia Zemiro travels around Australia to take some of her favourite people down memory lane. Joining her on the road this week is Olympic Gold Medallist Cathy Freeman.
3. Annabel Crabb
Air Date: 2017-02-15
Julia Zemiro travels around Australia to take some of her favourite people down memory lane. Joining her on the road this week is political journalist Annabel Crabb.
4. Lee Lin Chin
Air Date: 2017-02-22
Joining her on the road this week is colourful media heavyweight, Lee Lin Chin.
5. Colin Hay
Air Date: 2017-03-01
Joining her on the road this week is musician (Men At Work), Colin Hay.
6. Susan Carland
Air Date: 2017-03-08
Julia is joined on the road this week by academic and media commentator Susan Carland to coincide with International Women's Day.
7. Derryn Hinch
Air Date: 2017-03-15
Joining her on the road is controversial journalist turned Senator, Derryn Hinch.
8. Tim Ferguson
Air Date: 2017-03-22
Tim Ferguson spent a decade shocking audiences with an anarchic mix of comedy & music in the Doug Anthony All Stars. Diagnosed with MS in his 20s, he became one of our most accomplished comedians & screenwriters.
9. Kasey Chambers
Air Date: 2017-03-29
From an unconventional childhood performing with her family to awards & acclaim for her solo career. Julia Zemiro takes Kasey Chambers to the backroads of South Australia to find where it all began.
10. Ronny Chieng
Air Date: 2017-04-05
Born in Malaysia, raised in the US and Singapore comedian Ronny Chieng takes Julia Zemiro back to the apartment he grew up in & his school in Singapore & they discuss Uni life in Melbourne.
1. Rebecca Gibney
Air Date: 2018-05-02
Julia Zemiro visits the much-loved actress Rebecca Gibney in her hometown of Wellington, New Zealand, where they explore her tumultuous childhood at the hands of her alcoholic father.
2. Maggie Beer
Air Date: 2018-05-09
The kitchen Maggie Beer made famous in The Cook and the Chef may be in the heart of the Barossa Valley, but our most beloved foodie meets up with Julia where she grew up in Sydney's Lakemba.
3. Professor Brian Cox
Air Date: 2018-05-16
On a freezing day in a park in Manchester, Julia meets with broadcaster and scientist Brian Cox. From there they travel to his school, meet a favourite teacher, and talk about his career in music, physics and broadcasting.
4. Louis Theroux
Air Date: 2018-05-30
Louis Theroux takes Julia Zemiro to the site of his formative years in South London, Westminster and Brixton. They visit his old home, his school, and the famous Brixton Academy, where he saw many famous bands.
5. Barrie Cassidy
Air Date: 2018-06-06
Barrie Cassidy takes Julia back to his childhood home in Chiltern in Victoria's goldrush country. He describes his father's war experience and shows Julia a house that once had no running water in the kitchen.
6. Raelene Boyle
Air Date: 2018-06-13
Former track and field star Raelene Boyle takes Julia to her childhood home and to her primary school in Coburg Victoria, where they chat about her early family life and the beginnings of her sporting career.
7. Germaine Greer
Air Date: 2018-07-11
Germaine Greer's first home was in Melbourne's Sandringham, a place she doesn't remember with fondness. But having come to the UK in 1964, she shows Julia through her haunts in her now home, Cambridge.
8. Dave Faulkner
Air Date: 2018-06-27
Dave Faulkner, lead singer and songwriter of much-loved band the Hoodoo Gurus, goes back to Western Australia to show Julia some of the pivotal locations of his childhood, and chat about his musical beginnings.
9. Nicky Winmar
Air Date: 2018-07-04
Nicky Winmar is an AFL hero and one of the best Indigenous players ever to kick a Sherrin football. With Nicky as her guest, Julia travels to Pingelly, 158ks outside of Perth in the West Australian wheat belt.
10. Catherine McGregor
Air Date: 2018-06-20
Julia meets transgender writer, commentator, and former military officer Cate McGregor in Toowoomba, visiting her childhood home and high school, where Cate talks about her life dealing with gender dysphoria.
1. Costa Georgiadis
Air Date: 2019-10-09
Julia Zemiro travels with Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis back to his childhood home town.
2. Magda Szubanksi
Air Date: 2019-10-16
Julia Zemiro travels with television and film actress, comedian and writer Magda Szubanksi back to her childhood home town.
3. Nakkiah Lui
Air Date: 2019-10-23
Julia Zemiro travels with prize-winning playwright, actor and comedian Nakkiah Lui on a journey through her childhood.
4. Bill Bryson
Air Date: 2019-10-30
Julia Zemiro travels to Surrey, London to meet American born writer Bill Bryson, he talks about the people, places and events that shaped him.
5. Judith Lucy
Air Date: 2019-11-06
Julia Zemiro travels to Melbourne to meet self-described "funny lady" Judith Lucy, talking about her formative comedy years. We then return to Perth and Judith talks through growing up in a dysfunctional family.
6. Gillian Triggs
Air Date: 2019-11-13
Julia Zemiro is in Melbourne with Gillian Triggs, an academic, lawyer and social justice advocate.
7. Ian Chappell
Air Date: 2019-11-20
Ian Chappell, one of the most important figures of modern cricket, takes Julia back to Adelaide to the yard he and his brothers spent uncountable hours practicing the skills that got them selected to represent Australia.
8. Bill Oddie
Air Date: 2019-11-27
Bill Oddie is the beardie-one that a generation of us grew up watching on the anarchic comedy The Goodies. Julia travels in a classic MG with Bill, tracing his childhood in Birmingham in the UK.
9. Shane Gould
Air Date: 2019-12-04
Shane Gould is one of a kind: a superstar swimmer who turned her back on the pool at the peak of her career in search of a simpler life. Shane and Julia revisit her school and the Margaret River home she escaped to.
10. Adam Liaw
Air Date: 2019-12-17
Malaysian born Adam Liaw grew up in the hills of Adelaide. In an under-appreciated 1989 Volvo 240, he takes Julia to his old family home. The memories rush back as they tour the house and meet Adam's father.
1. Karl Kruszelnicki
Air Date: 2020-05-20
Australia's favourite boffin Dr Karl takes Julia on a personal tour of Wollongong, visiting his childhood home and the Port Kembla steelworks to explain how they fired-up his endless curiosity and search for answers.
2. Celeste Barber
Air Date: 2020-05-27
Comedian and social media sensation Celeste Barber takes Julia on a fascinating tour of the Gold Coast and shares surprising stories from her life and the fallout of raising 52 million dollars for bushfire relief.
3. Jacqui Lambie
Air Date: 2020-06-03
Julia joins maverick Senator Jacqui Lambie as she explores locations in and around Devonport, on the way revealing the setbacks and obstacles she overcame to take her place holding the balance of power in Canberra.
4. Craig Reucassel
Air Date: 2020-06-10
Craig Reucassel shows Julia around Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands before driving to Sydney to visit the places that helped create The Chaser and shape the hypocrisy-hunter feared by politicians everywhere.
5. Yael Stone
Air Date: 2020-06-17
Actor and activist Yael Stone takes Julia to visit her primary school and the theatre where she performed her first play, before heading to her home south of Sydney to discuss her search for authenticity.
6. Gillian Armstrong
Air Date: 2020-06-24
Legendary Australian film director Gillian Armstrong returns to Mitcham in Melbourne's east to show Julia around her parents' dream home, before travelling to Swinburne Uni to discuss the origins of her brilliant career.
7. Scott Farquhar
Air Date: 2020-07-01
Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar meets Julia at his childhood home in Castle Hill. They explore the places that helped transform an ordinary suburban kid into an innovative entrepreneur.
8. Casey Donovan
Air Date: 2020-07-08
Powerhouse singer-songwriter Casey Donovan takes Julia on a poignant journey around some of the most important places that helped transform a shy teenager into one of our favourite performers.
1. Ray Martin
Air Date: 2022-06-19
After a decade of memories, surprise revelations and magnificent vehicles, it's the final season of Home Delivery. One of Australia's most recognisable faces, journalist Ray Martin takes Julia back to his humble beginnings.
2. Marcia Hines
Air Date: 2022-06-26
Australia's original queen of pop, Marcia Hines, takes Julia on a tour around Sydney, telling her incredible stories of success, resilience, loss and laughter.
3. Stephen Page
Air Date: 2022-07-03
Stephen Page, artistic director of one of Australia's most celebrated performing arts companies, takes Julia on an emotional journey through his career achievements, the strength of his family and what the future may bring.
4. Julia Zemiro
Air Date: 2022-07-10
After nine glorious series Home Delivery has come to an end and in a fitting finale it's Julia Zemiro herself who is road tripping back into her past.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2013-09-18
Episodes
77 (9 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Cordell Jigsaw Productions
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder