Marc Fennell (Australia)
Journalist and Documentary Storyteller
Independent

Marc Fennell is a Walkley-winning journalist, AACTA-nominated director and one of Australia’s most distinctive documentary storytellers.

He is the creator and host of the acclaimed television series and podcast Stuff the British Stole, screening on ABC Australia, BBC Select and CBC Canada, and has fronted more than 600 episodes of SBS’s iconic nightly quiz show Mastermind. He also hosts ABC’s hit history-mystery podcast No One Saw It Coming.

A three-time Rose d’Or nominee, Marc is among Australia’s most awarded factual presenters. His work has been recognised with eight New York Festivals medals, a James Beard Foundation Food Journalism Award, a Canadian Screen Award, an AWGIE, an Asian Academy Creative Award, the June Andrews Arts Journalism Award, three AIDC Awards, an Association for International Broadcasters Award and multiple Webby Honours. The Times (UK) once described him as “the cheerful Aussie version of Louis Theroux.”

In 2026, Marc will premiere Season 3 of Stuff the British Stole and new ABC series The State of Man, the SBS investigation Australia’s Greatest Conman?, and Phony, a major BBC Studios/Audible original podcast.

His previous documentaries & factual series include The School That Tried to End Racism, The Kingdom, The Mission, Framed, Red Flag, Came From Nowhere, The Secret DNA of Us and Tell Me What You Really Think.

Marc has written two books, anchored SBS’s The Feed for nine years, and is a familiar voice across ABC Radio and television nationwide.