It's the Father's Day Weekend here in Australia and to celebrate we're chatting to the ultimate TV dad...well the voice of Bandit Heeler in Dave McCormack.

In this conversation we talk to Dave about his musical journey with Custard, what it's like being in a band now, and of course his role as Bandit.

You can keep up to date with Custard at their Facebook page.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

Email us at [email protected] with with your thoughts, comments or questions.

After wowing international audiences for the best part of 12 months, Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show returns to Australia, with a season beginning on December 30th at the QPAC Playhouse in Brisbane.

To celebrate the return of the show to Bluey's hometown, and the theatre that played host to the world premiere, Justin spoke to Bluey's Big Play director Rose Myers.

We'll hear about the reaction to the show from Bluey fans around the world, and how much the team is looking forward to its Australian homecoming.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), in association with BBC Studios, Andrew Kay and Windmill Theatre Co., is thrilled to announce that the original live show Bluey’s Big Play will return to QPAC’s Playhouse in Brisbane for an exclusive season from 30 December 2023 to 20 January 2024.

Tickets go on sale for all performances on Friday 4 August at 9.00am. To book go to qpac.com.au or phone 136 246.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

About QPAC:

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre welcomes over 1.5 million local, interstate and overseas visitors annually to more than 1,200 performances embracing the best in live performance: the world-renowned alongsidethe emerging, local and new.

It is a public cultural institution where people, performance and ideas connect. QPAC aims to amplify the voices of diverse communities to provoke thought and reflection and deliver remarkable live arts experiences to audiences.

It's that time of year when the fierce rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales comes to a head with the annual State of Origin rugby league series.

You'd know Dan Brumm's voice - he plays Uncle Stripe on Bluey, but he's also been the show's sound designer across all three seasons.

With the Queensland Maroons taking on the New South Wales Blues tonight, Dan sat down for a chat about how the game of rugby league was depicted in Bluey.

Dan unpacks some of his sound design, and some of the little things that you might have missed in the layers of sounds that make up 'The Decider'.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

Email us at [email protected] with with your thoughts, comments or questions.

Bluey's latest episode 'Cricket', has fast become a new favourite amongst Australian Bluey fans, capturing in 7 minutes the essence of the national sport.

In this special bonus bit, Justin and Lou discuss some of the nuances and the storytelling in 'Cricket', the life lessons that the game can teach you, and why cricket is such an important feature of an Australian summer.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

It's Record Store Day in Australia, with the hot ticket item being the brand-new Bluey album Dance Mode dropping in two different versions on vinyl.

Lou went down to her local record store - Relove Vinyl in Oxley to grab a copy of the new Bluey album.

While she was there she spoke to owners Jason and James about the craziness that is Record Store Day, and just why their customers were lining up to get their hands on Dance Mode!

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

It's almost peak Bluey season at the moment, with new episodes starting to air in Australia, a new album only days away, and the release of Bluey's first ever music video.

Jazz D'Arcy is a member of the Bluey music team who has worked on the music for episodes like Born Yesterday, Family Meeting, Pass the Parcel and Copycat.

But it's on the episode Rain that Jazz's work really shines, composing the score for the almost dialogue free episode, as well as a vocal version - Rain (Boldly in the Pretend).

The vocal version has just been released as Bluey's first ever music video ahead of the brand's second album Dance Mode, which releases on April 21st.

To celebrate all the things Justin sat down with Jazz in the Bluey music studio to chat Dance Mode, the music video, new Bluey episodes and more.

Bluey: Dance Mode is available on April 21, with first single Dance Mode and latest single Rain (Boldly in the Pretend) both available to stream now.

If you’re a vinyl lover, a special edition of the new Bluey album will be available exclusively for Record Store Day 2023 (April 22) as a zoetrope vinyl picture disc.

The zoetrope effect will be featured on side A of the vinyl and will show the Heeler family dancing along to brand new tracks such as “The BeeeeeOOP Walk“, “Chatterbox” and “Lollipop Yum Yum Yum!“, when viewed via a stroboscope app.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

BLUEY: DANCE MODE TRACK LISTING (with corresponding episode)

1. Bluey Theme Tune (Dance Remix)
2. Dance Mode (Dance Mode, S2 E1)
3. Doo-ba-Zoo (Housework, S3 E13)
4. The BeeeeeOOP Walk (Housework, S3 E13)
5. Chattermax (Hide & Seek, S1 E42)
6. Copycat (Copycat, S1 E38)
7. Lollipop Yum Yum Yum (Bad Mood, S2 E40)
8. Cat Squad! (Library, S2 E30)
9. Omelette (Omelette, S3 E5)
10. Sticky Gecko (Sticky Gecko, S2 E12)
11. The Gnome Song – Feat. Meg Washington (Calypso, S1 E17)
12. Army (Army, S2 E12)
13. Grandad (Grandad, S2 E42)
14. It Was Yesterday (Grandad, S2 E42)
15. Rain (Instrumental) (Rain, S3 E18)
16. Rainbow (Rain, S3 E18)
17. Rain (Boldly in the Pretend) – Feat. Jazz D’Arcy (Rain, S3 E18)

As this podcast drops, there's only a week left until new Bluey episodes start airing in Australia.

So to celebrate we sat down to have a chat about some of the stuff that's been taking place in the real life Bluey-verse.

In this episode we chat too much Lin-Manuel Miranda (Major Tom the talking horse and Hamilton creator) and his visit to Brisbane, including popping up at a Hamilton show, and touring Ludo Studio, the home of Bluey.

You can watch Leigh Sales' interview with Lin-Manuel here.

Other items on the agenda were the new video clip for Rain (Boldly in the Pretend) featuring the Bluey music team, and a fun holiday craft idea - granny crocheting.

New Bluey episodes begin from Sunday 9th April to Sunday 7th June at 8am and 6.20pm on ABC Kids and ABC iview.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

It's a Valentine's Day special with Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series.

Julia was in Brisbane for the event 'A Romantic Rendevous', presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association and Brisbane Libraries.

She had also hiked from the CBD to Paddington with hopes of seeing the Heeler House, which Airbnb brought to life last year.

We couldn't pass up an opportunity to quiz Julia about her love of Brisbane's favourite family of talking dogs.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn began writing one month after graduating from college and, aside from a brief stint in medical school, she has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since.

Her novels have been translated into 43 languages and are beloved the world over. A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. 

The Netflix adaptation of Bridgerton premiered in 2020.

In this episode of Bluey's Brisbane, we're taking a look at the Bluey episode 'Fairy Tale' and reminiscing about our childhoods, and what life was like in that wild time known as the 80s.

We also talk to Kerry Griffith, the Heritage and Museums Coordinator for the Moreton Bay Regional Council, and has overseen The 80s Exhibition at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum, which is just north of Brisbane.

Check out the Seaside Museum's web page for opening hours and more info.

The 80s Exhibition is part of the Hot Hot Hot Festival and runs until the end of February.

If you're not local you can still get into the groove (Madonna pun anyone?) with The 80s Exhibition's Spotify Playlist.

There's also a pretty obscure reference to Dave McCormack (Bandit) and what he was up to in the 80s which we'll fill you in on.

You can listen to our full interview with Dave here, or find it in your podcast feed.

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane

It's been a massive year for Brisbane's favourite Heeler family, culminating in Bluey taking over New York City in November.

It's also been a massive year on the Bluey's Brisbane podcast so we're looking back on our top moments of the year including talking to:

• Bluey composer Joe Twist
• Brisbane radio legend Spencer Howson about his childhood in Wynnum and Manly; the location of the whale water park in the Pass the Parcel episode
• Michael from the Bluey Locations Instagram account, in the front yard of the real life Heeler house
• Parenting expert Dr Justin Coulson about his take on Bandit's parenting style
• US filmmaker Joe Gidjunis about the importance of a positive role model in Bandit
• Bluey art director Costa Kassab about creating the Bluey world
• Brisbane artist Debra Hood
• Original Bluey podcaster Mary Bolling from the Gotta Be Done podcast

Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family.

Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook and Instagram - @blueysbrisbane