We're back with a new season of Back From Reality! And to celebrate the upcoming premiere of The Edit — a new play written and directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn, inspired by this very podcast — we’re releasing a mix of previously unreleased interviews, your favourite episodes from season one, and new content from inside the production.

🎭 The Edit runs at Belvoir St Theatre, Downstairs, from 7–26 October 2025.
🎟️ BOOK TICKETS: belvoir.com.au/productions/the-edit

In today’s re-released episode, we revisit one of our all-time favourite conversations: Gabrielle is joined by Love on the Spectrum creator Cian O’Clery and Chloe, one of the stars of Season 1.

When this episode first aired in 2020, the show had just premiered on ABC and Netflix — and quickly became a global phenomenon. Since then, Love on the Spectrum has gone from strength to strength. Now several seasons in, it has inspired an American adaptation and become a landmark series in the way it approaches care, consent and authenticity in reality television.

This interview offers a rare behind-the-scenes look into the making of the show, how participants are supported, and why Love on the Spectrum stands out as an example of ethical, empathetic reality TV done right.

🎙️ Back From Reality is a podcast about the human impact of reality television, hosted by actor and writer Gabrielle Scawthorn. It was originally created as part of an Arts Council England-supported development of a new piece of theatre. That play became The Edit.

🖥️ Visit the podcast page: unlikelyproductions.co.uk/projects/theedit
📱 Follow Gabrielle on Instagram: @gjosca
🎧 Available on all major platforms: Back From Reality on Apple Podcasts

🎭 The Edit
📅 7–26 October 2025
📍 Belvoir Street Theatre, Downstairs
🎟️ BOOK NOW: belvoir.com.au/productions/the-edit

This podcast was made with the support of the Arts Council England National Lottery Projects Grant.