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David Meddows
David MeddowsFeatures Writer

David Meddows is an entertainment writer for The Sunday Telegraph, specialising in television, streaming and movie features.

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TV
Zendaya in a scene from Euphoria.

How to navigate graphic teen dramas with your kids

Graphic teen dramas such as Euphoria and 13 Reasons Why are now a part of our television landscape — and we know kids are going to watch them — so how do parents address the myriad issues that are brought to light?

Books
Bob Bilby Bluey book Eye review

TV star Bluey takes publishing world by storm

Books are regularly turned into movies and often gain popularity that way. But Bluey the blue heeler and her posse started off as a kids’ TV show — and now the franchise has clocked up more than a million sales in less than a year.

Music
FOR WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS ONLY29/30 AUGUST 2020HamiltonRichard Rodgers TheatreCastLin-Manuel Miranda Alexander HamiltonJavier Muñoz Alexander HamiltonAlternateCarleigh Bettiol Andrew Chappelle Ariana DeBose Alysha Deslorieux Daveed Diggs Marquis De LafayetteThomas JeffersonRenee Elise Goldsberry Angelica SchuylerJonathan Groff King George IIISydney James Harcourt Neil Haskell Sasha Hutchings Christopher Jackson George WashingtonThayne Jasperson Jasmine Cephas Jones Peggy SchuylerMaria ReynoldsStephanie Klemons Emmy Raver-Lampman Morgan Marcell Leslie Odom, Jr. Aaron BurrOkieriete Onaodowan Hercules MulliganJames MadisonAnthony Ramos John LaurensPhillip HamiltonJon Rua Austin Smith Phillipa Soo Eliza HamiltonSeth Stewart Betsy Struxness Ephraim Sykes Voltaire Wade-Green Standby: Javier Muñoz (Alexander Hamilton)Production Credits:Thomas Kail (Director)Andy Blankenbuehler (Choreographer)David Korins (Scenic Design)Paul Tazewell (Costume Design)Howell Binkley (Lighting Design)Other Credits:Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel MirandaMusic by: Lin-Manuel MirandaBook by Lin-Manuel Miranda

‘Peculiar’ rap idea that became a global hit

Few would have guessed a crazy idea for a concept album of rap songs based on the life of a mostly ignored architect of the American Constitution would morph into one of the most heralded and critically acclaimed musicals of our generation.

TV
Bear Grylls in You vs. Wild

Bear Grylls’ advice on surviving COVID

Bear Grylls has spent much of his life teaching us how to survive the harsh realities of our wild planet, so it’s only natural he has some sage advice on overcoming a global pandemic. The good news is you won’t have to drink your own urine to play along.

Movies
FILM NAME	TENETFILE NAME:	MGR-TRL-89178.tifFILESIZE:	JPEG: 1.30 MB,TIF: 20.39 MBUSAGE:	General UsePHOTO CREDIT:	Melinda Sue GordonCAPTION:	(L-r) JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON and ROBERT PATTINSON in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action epic "TENET," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.COPYRIGHT:	© 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Tenet: Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending mayhem

Director Christopher Nolan is back with another project that will mess with your head. But don’t be too concerned if you walk out thinking ‘wtf just happened in there?’ — the star of Tenet was also confused when he first read the script.

TV
$$$ SUNDAY PAPERS ONLY UNTIL 16 August 2020. Suzy Wrong stars in new SBS drama Hungry Ghosts. Picture: Ben Baker.

The show bending the rules of Australian TV

Such is the historically poor treatment of transgender roles on screen that when Suzy Wrong was handed the script to the SBS drama Hungry Ghosts, she was expecting to read of her character’s brutal demise.

Books
Top media exec’s next big move

Top media exec’s next big move

As one of the most powerful players in Australian media, Siobhan McKenna is used to taking risks. This time, she is putting everything on the line with a new book.

TV
, WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING., ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO ONSELL OR ONPASS. Australian actress Annabelle Stephenson. MUST CREDIT Photography OuiOui

The Revenge star coming to Summer Bay

What do you get when you cross an Aussie, an Italian and a Colombian? A failed Home and Away audition tape. Find out how it didn’t quite go to plan for Aussie Revenge star Annabelle Stephenson.

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