Culture
TV & radio
From Aunty Jack to Kath & Kim and Bluey: 50 years of colour TV in Australia
Some moments will make you cringe, but that small box in the corner of the lounge room brought us together in ways streamers never will.
- by Michael Idato, Craig Mathieson and Debi Enker
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Could Trump’s tariffs spell disaster for Australia’s screen industry?
High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia’s film and television industry.
- by Karl Quinn
What to watch: The best new shows to stream in March
From a bizarre true-crime saga to a new Liane Moriarty drama and a Hollywood satire, there is lots to choose from.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘I wanted to set the tone’: The Kiwi actor making his own rules
Josh McKenzie knows what it’s like to be on the bottom of the heap – and he’s determined to change it now he’s the lead.
- by Bridget McManus
What to stream this week: Five new shows and a movie to add to your list
Our picks include a basketball comedy with Ted Lasso vibes, a globe-trotting cooking show with a Queer Eye star and an Australian-made comedy with a Northern Exposure feel.
- by Craig Mathieson
‘Endometriosis? It’s made up’: Sheargold comments resurface
Further questionable on-air comments about women from former Triple M radio host Marty Sheargold have emerged.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Punk energy, nightclubs and no ‘Oi, guvnor’: The period drama shaking up the genre
Starring Eliza Scanlen and set in London’s hedonistic postwar years, Dope Girls puts women firmly in charge.
- by Benji Wilson
RIP Neighbours: Farewell, again, to TV’s most troubled cul-de-sac
Neighbours is survived by many friends and relatives, including the Robinsons, Kennedys, one Grammy-winning pop princess and everyone who moved to Queensland.
- by Andrew Mercado
Cocaine, electronica and glamour: This is not your average World War I drama
This new BBC drama’s set in Soho at the end of WWI, but is full of music, colour and style.
- by Kylie Northover
It’s not the elections, it’s the pre-season: Antony Green on hanging up his boots
Green, after calling 13 national ballots, said this year’s poll would be his last on air.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Review
Looking for the holy grail of TV dramedy? This is as close as you’ll get
Starring Daisy May Cooper, the second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? seamlessly interweaves gut-busting comedy and heartbreaking drama.
- by Ben Pobjie
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