It's the greedy '80s and Barry Gold is hired by the new owner of CHAT AM, a metropolitan talkback radio station. The new owner wants Barry to bring his brash, attention-grabbing style to the ailing station.
Barry Gold, CHAT AM's newest DJ, is told by the station's morning show king, Basil Hannigan, that "It's not what you know, it's who you know". Barry challenges Basil to get the Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, on his show.
Ruth Sharp, the dynamic, shoulder-padded Amazon who represents the new, new owner of CHAT AM, tells the team she wants more exposure for the station. Barry Gold takes this literally and does a nude radio show.
As the Hitler diaries hit the news, CHAT-AM's number one DJ, Basil Hannigan, meets an old German offering to sell the diaries of Hitler's girlfriend, Eva Braun.
Barry Gold may be the hottest new talkback 'shock jock' on the block but that doesn't mean he can have a parking space at the station. A parking space is the most highly prized possession in any media organisation.
When a shady doctor arrives to clear his name in a Deep Sleep Therapy scandal, he falls into the clutches of Barry Gold who prefers Shock Jock Therapy.
Late night Shock Jock Barry Gold is proudly brought to you by Mad Mal's Discount Mall. But now Barry's arch enemy, Morning Show king Basil Hannigan, has a new sponsor-Wild Wally's Warehouse.
Radio CHAT-AM's guest psychic predicts that "The Golden One will die!" which instils fear in everyone at CHAT-AM. But the announcement that asbestos is bad for your health brings the psychic prediction into a new light.
It's State Election time and hot shot DJ Barry Gold realises he's having an effect on the polls. He begins playing with the Parties, wreaking political havoc. It soon becomes apparent Barry could decide the outcome of the election.
Barry Gold is horrified when his outlandish mother arrives at Radio CHAT-AM. His horror grows when it's revealed his mother is an old "friend" of his rival, Basil Hannigan.