comedian, actor, and musician Bill Bailey, aired in the ABC's Artscape timeslot at 10:05 pm on Tuesday, 28 September 2010. The second episode, with American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer Carrie Fisher, remained in this timeslot, however did not air until 9 November of that year. When the series returned to air in April 2011, with English comedian, writer, and actor Alan Davies, it was moved to the 9:30 pm Saturday timeslot, where the remaining nine episodes screened in consecutive weeks. Season 1 Season 2 Critical reaction A Quiet Word With ... was generally well regarded by critics and reviewers. Fairfax Media television critics Doug Anderson and Greg Hassall reviewed the program positively, reflecting that while Martin approached some guests as a fan, the conversations were generally conducted as being between colleagues, allowing the interviewees to become relaxed and sometimes quite revealing with the information that they would then become willing to share. Rachel Browne of The Sydney Morning Herald stated that the conversation with Oscar nominated American actor Lily Tomlin showed Martin to be a talented interviewer with "just the right note of inquisitiveness in this well-researched interview". Similarly, Matt Smith wrote on electronic magazine Crikey that "Tony Martin’s interviews are like no other, he knows the guests’ background to the nth degree, and asks the questions that wouldn’t occur to a more conventional host with glasses". However, Louise Schwartzkoff of The Age wrote that Martin's conversation with his long-time friend Rob Sitch was like attending "your partner's office Christmas drinks", with the "shop talk and name-dropping" being beyond the ability of casual viewers to follow or enjoy. References External links Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian television talk shows