The Weekly with Charlie Pickering: Series 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Mar 20, 2019 · 30 min
Charlie Pickering, Tom Gleeson and Adam Briggs are joined by a new super-secret, superstar correspondent to dig up the funniest and stupidest moments from the news. Can the team ou
Episode 2
Mar 27, 2019 · 30 min
Tom Gleeson takes on Angela Bishop and firms as Gold Logie favourite, Judith Lucy takes extra care 'down there', Charlie Pickering goes deep undercover into the murky world of the
Episode 3
Apr 3, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly ticks off the Budget, Brexit, Eddie's latest gaffe and dog anti-vaxxers. Judith Lucy explores tiny houses, Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Anthony Callea, and Briggs is on a bike
Episode 4
Apr 10, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly looks at the non-election campaign, electric carmageddon, vegan protests, the Murdoch expose and the NBN turns 10. Roy & HG farewell Winx and Tom Gleeson takes Go Away t
Episode 5
Apr 17, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly looks at normal human politicians, Dutton's disability dinger, Trump puts out fires, Winx retires at the ripe old age of 7, Judith gets in the deep freeze and Tom hard c
Episode 6
Apr 24, 2019 · 30 min
Charlie Pickering is joined by wellness warrior Judith Lucy, Gold Logie hopeful Tom Gleeson plus Briggs for a solid half hour tackling the big questions of the week, separating the
Episode 7
May 1, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly looks at One Nations woes, the election news you missed, and the cricketer who was not out. Judith Lucy eyes off celebrity wellness trends, Briggs goes into advertising,
Episode 8
May 8, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly takes on the royal baby, the election campaign, and the Israel Folau fallout. Judith Lucy road-tests relaxation techniques and Tom Gleeson takes 'Go Away' to Kalgoorlie.
Episode 9
May 15, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly looks at the election's dying moments, Facebook's terrorist milestones, the creation of Scomo, and how not to cook the planet with rice. Tom Hard Chats Stephen Curry. Gu
Episode 10
May 22, 2019 · 30 min
The Weekly team plus Jess Mauboy, Annabel Crabb, Christopher Pyne, Jimeoin and Ross Noble all pour over election night. Tom Hard Chats The Proclaimers and Jude asks 'What's the key
Episode 11
May 29, 2019 · 30 min
Charlie chats to Roy & HG about the Cricket World Cup; Andy Zaltzman on Theresa May's resignation; Tom Gleeson Hard Chats Jess Mauboy and trash talks all the people he's going to b
Episode 12
Jun 5, 2019 · 30 min
Charlie takes on Trump, the Queen and ScoMo, Jude wonders if donkey’s can help her meditate and Briggs dissects the National Anthem. Meanwhile Tom Hard Chats Jimmy Barnes and takes
Episode 13
Jun 12, 2019 · 30 min
Charlie takes on the tennis while the Pope tries to change the Lord's Prayer. Tom Hard Chats Costa from Gardening Australia and takes 'Go Away' to Sydney.
Episode 14
Jun 19, 2019 · 30 min
In a huge final episode of the season, Charlie celebrates the Matilda's win, Judith road tests the 'corporate wellness' industry and Tom takes down Waleed Aly in his relentless cam