Christian O'Connell
Thirty years on live radio taught me one thing: your magic is in the mess.
The Show
Welcome to the Bright Side of the Dial
Unscript
My new book — out 29 July 2026.
For almost thirty years I've connected with millions of people a day — without scripts, without safety nets, and often without a plan. UNSCRIPT is everything that taught me.
It's a warm, funny, honest guide back to the real you — the one that was always there, underneath the act. You don't need to become someone new. You just need to remember who you already are.
Dare to be real in a fake world.
Work With Christian
For connectors, creators, leaders, and anyone tired of performing.
About Christian
My Story
In 2018 I walked out on the UK's biggest commercial radio show — and a brand-new contract — to move Sarah and our two girls to Melbourne and start again from scratch. The papers called it Australia's biggest media gamble. An unknown, foreign voice in the most competitive radio market on earth.
Sixteen months later, we were number one. In 2026, the show went national — the first national commercial breakfast show in Australian radio history.
I write and talk about all of it — the fear, the mess, the funny — because that's where the magic was hiding the whole time.