Ten Pound Poms: How British migrants were sold a false dream
Countless war-weary Britons bought into clever advertising showing golden beaches and beautiful houses. In reality, many immigrants arrived Down Under to gross disappointment.
Television
SAG Awards 2025: Chalamet and Conclave score shock wins
At the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Timothée Chalamet and Edward Berger’s Vatican thriller delivered surprise victories, upending the predictions for Best Actor and Best Ensemble.
Neighbours cancelled again after Amazon steps away
After a brief revival, the iconic soap will wrap production in 2025, closing a four-decade chapter in Australian television history.
This cult classic is finally available to binge watch
Homicide: Life on the Street still looks innovative and only slightly dated – and is as dramatically satisfying as it was first time around.
Four young Australian filmmakers you should know about
Our next generation of directors is telling homegrown stories for global audiences, capturing the beauty of our landscape for the screen.
Go big or go home
It’s the largest TV you can buy in Australia, with a screen almost three metres wide. Price: a cool 30 grand.
‘My grandfather was interned in Changi … it affected him for the rest of his life’
A link to Adam Liaw’s past has led the television cook and former MasterChef winner to a new role reporting from behind the bars of notorious Singaporean prison, Changi.
Shameless, heartless and utterly engrossing talk TV
The Jerry Springer Show was tacky at best, tawdry at worst … but there was a liberatory streak.
Yoga, wellness and death: check into The White Lotus
The super-rich have moved on to Thailand for the third series of Mike White’s hit thriller. Its stars talk about their trip of a lifetime.
Becoming Belle: ‘I had to empathise with her’
American Kaitlyn Dever steps into the role of Australia’s most infamous wellness fraudster in Apple Cider Vinegar, a caustic new Netflix series that dissects the rise and fall of an influencer who built her empire on lies.
Appetite for disruption: Boy Swallows the AACTA awards
The critically adored Netflix adaptation of the Trent Dalton’s best-selling debut novel has dominated Australia’s film and television awards.
Chef Colin Fassnidge: ‘I’d catch fire if I went to confession’
Colin Fassnidge, 52, on the chef who made him cry, what his kids really think about his cooking, and his advice for succeeding in life.
This series should be subtitled: ‘Hell came to the promised land’
This savagely violent survival tale is set within one of the more pitiless and uncompromising periods of American history.
BBC apologises to staff over Russell Brand sex complaints
Some employees had stayed silent about the behaviour of the comedian and actor because they believed he ‘would always get his way’, a BBC director said.
Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson finally gets the Netflix treatment
As a sociopathic grifter with a talent for self-promotion, Kaitlyn Dever’s Belle Gibson is loathsome on screen – but her Aussie accent is top-notch.
Reloaded: the golden age of crime inspiring a new era of TV
Spies, detectives and villains have been lifted from the page to inspire some riveting contemporary television adaptations. One in particular is a must-watch masterpiece.
Return of the long lost ex
Netflix’s twisty Harlan Coben thriller Missing You takes a swipe at love with a woman tracking down her missing fiance on a dating app.
‘I don’t like things like food trucks: I just want a chair to sit on’
As the long-time host of Bake Off, and the creator of a hit social media meme, comedian Mel Buttle has built a career out of finding funny in the everyday – including her descent into middle age.
A thrilling end to Scotland’s top drama
Shetland’s Mark Bonnar and Game of Thrones’ Jamie Sives return as brothers in Guilt, a wicked parable about the futility of trying to outrun your own past.
A crucial part of our cultural fabric
Sharing his ‘life on screen’, Bluey creator Joe Brumm has raised the standard worldwide for children’s entertainment, enjoying a sensational year as he ponders his future.
Flight 103: there have been few disasters as confronting as this
This series, starring Colin Firth, charts a man’s dogged quest for the truth about his daughter’s death in the UK’s deadliest terrorist attack.
The world really is wonderful: Townsend signs off at 79
Australian journalist and TV presenter Simon Townsend, known for Wonder World and activism during the Vietnam War, has died at 79 after a long battle with cancer.
The town that still can’t smile
Thirty six years on from the Lockerbie bombing and it’s still unclear who was responsible. The airing of a TV series and an upcoming trial of an accused bomb maker rekindles deep emotions in the Scottish town.
‘It feels like we made it on a different planet’: Severance returns
After a three-year absence, Ben Stiller’s mind-bending corporate satire is back.
Characters of couture in vogue
For fashion – and some fiction – as stylish screen productions bring stories of renowned trendsetters to the screen.
Who wore what on the Golden Globes red carpet
Award season is back, and the celebrities are upping the ante with opera gloves, sparkle and golden glamour.
Golden Globes 2025 live updates: Shogun sweeps, Demi Moore scores first-ever win
Hiroyuki Sanada took home Best Actor in a TV Drama for Shogun, while his castmate Tadanobu Asano claimed Best Supporting Actor. Meanwhile, Guy Pearce was edged out by Kieran Culkin for Best Supporting Actor in a Film. In other news, a clearer frontrunner for Best Picture has emerged…
2024’s TV was surprisingly good. This year will be even better
Old favourites like The Bear, Poker Face, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Last of Us and White Lotus are set to return – but there are surprises in store, too.
The best TV shows to grace our screens in 2024
Rising high above the writers’ and actors’ strikes, streamers delivered a dizzying array of spectacular shows. Add these to your list for summer holiday viewing.
Spy stories are everywhere on TV. Here’s another for your must-watch list
The Bureau remains one of the most viewed, commented upon and appreciated French TV series throughout the world. This new series – with a stellar cast including Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith and Richard Gere – is based on it, and will grip you.
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