Archive for the ‘Culture / TV & radio’ Category

‘Get that s— off the air!’: The time Kerry Packer banned Doug Mulray for life

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Doug Mulray was a beloved radio host, but the half-hour he spent on Channel Nine before he was sacked has gone down in history.

Doug was destined for radio greatness. All we could do was hold on for the ride

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Doug Mulray’s ability as a broadcaster was to get right to the edge of saying something that would have him taken off the air, and never blinking. And we loved him for it.

‘I really miss her’: Hugo Weaving on long-distance love

Friday, March 31st, 2023

The multi-award-winning actor discusses what he’s learnt while living apart from his partner, dealing with grief – and whether he’d be cast in Priscilla today.

The best TV shows to stream in April

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

A hit BBC war drama lands Down Under, comedy trio Aunty Donna head to the ABC and a warrior nun wages war with artificial intelligence.

The best TV shows to stream in April

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

A hit BBC war drama lands Down Under, comedy trio Aunty Donna head to the ABC and a warrior nun wages war with artificial intelligence.

Five-star TV: Women rule the world in this electrifying new series

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Teenage girls can suddenly electrocute people at will in the riveting adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s speculative fiction novel The Power.

Five-star TV: Women rule the world in this electrifying new series

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Teenage girls can suddenly electrocute people at will in the riveting adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s speculative fiction novel The Power.

Taron Egerton stars in Tetris

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

A film about the game you couldn’t put down and the story you couldn’t make up.

Find your ferro rods: The art of surviving Alone

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

The contestants suffer just the right amount of solitude and deprivation: enough to make them change their minds without losing them.

Find your ferro rods, Alone is back and in our backyard

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

The contestants suffer just the right amount of solitude and deprivation: enough to make them change their minds without losing them.