To accompany the newest series of The Block, 9Podcasts is launching The Official Block Podcast, hosted by Shelley Craft.
This new production will run alongside The Block: Tree Change, which premiered on Channel Nine, Sunday, August 7.
In the 18th season of The Block, five city-slicker teams must each build a 500-square metre homestead, with a blockbuster room reveal every Sunday night. The Official Block Podcast, hosted by Shelley Craft is the only place fans will hear exclusive content from the show.
Each week after Sunday’s room reveal, Shelley will be joined by judges, including Shaynna Blaze, Neale Whitaker and Darren Palmer, The Block contestants, and Scotty Cam to answer viewer questions and lift the veil on decisions made and verdicts rendered.
It’s the only opportunity for Blockheads to interact directly with the stars of the show, to learn why creative choices were made whilst hearing detailed explanations and advice on why some designs were huge hits and others were major flops.
The Block cast
The Official Block Podcast will also be available on 9Now, in addition to the leading podcast platforms.
The first episode of The Official Block Podcast is available Monday August 8, with a new episode every Monday across all leading podcast platforms and on 9Now.
Last week, Mediaweek caught up with The Block’s creator and executive producer Julian Cress about the mammoth project, and why he considers it a “$5 billion dollar show”.
When asked why now was the right time for a tree change, Cress said that it reflected the changing tastes and lifestyles of the show’s audience following the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We were discussing what to do with Michael Healy, the director of television at Nine – his thought was that we live in a different world now post-Covid. We started discussing what we thought the audience was thinking about in their lives, and the idea of a tree change, or a sea change came up as something which we think a lot of people are considering. It’s something that’s very aspirational, and not everybody can do it, but we thought it would make for a good subject for The Block.”