The Televisionaries

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Guide  and  Green Guide  columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss HBO's new show Run featuring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, they examine if there’s a formula to making good TV and remember ‘Australia’s best drama series’, Love My Way. We’ll also check in with what our critic...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Spectrum  deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s 2018 best-selling novel Normal People, they deliberate on what makes a great adaptation, look back at one of the most ambitious yet frustrating shows in Lost, play Telequizionaries and, as always, the critics reveal wha...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Guide  and  Green Guide  columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss Network Ten’s new thriller The Secrets She Keeps, starring Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael , they examine the appeal of international actors in local series and look back at Arrested Development. We’ll also check...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Spectrum  deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss Cate Blanchett’s star turn in the powerful Mrs America, ponder whether truth or fiction is more important when creating TV drama and they look back at The Wonder Years. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the susta...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Guide  and  Green Guide  columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the reheating of MasterChef and the resulting ratings storm, how the essentials of food, clothing, shelter and love underpin our viewing habits and look back at the first family of Australian reality TV in Sylvania Waters. Beco...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the stylish thriller Killing Eve, ask if gender equality is improving on our screens and remember the classic spy satire Get Smart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by  The Guide  and  Green Guide  TV reviewer Debi Enker and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to talk through the moral dilemma presented by problematic TV. Should once-loved shows that no longer fit modern sensibilities be wiped from the history books?  Also up for discussion is the just-launched third season of Netflix thriller  O...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and the culture editor at large Michael Idato as they breakdown Netflix’s new truth-is-stranger-than-fiction show Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness . They also discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on the TV industry and if the TV well will run dry and the David Lynch classic Twin Peaks.  Become a subscriber:...

Host Louise Rugendyke and her socially distant colleagues from the Herald and the Age newsrooms - Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina and Culture Editor at large Michael Idato - discuss Amazon Prime’s glossy eight-part documentary about the Australian men’s cricket team. Is it a documentary or propaganda? They’ll also break down what streaming service has the best bang for y...

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by The Guide and Green Guide reviewers Michael Idato and Kylie Northover as they tackle some of the big topics in television right now, from the ABC's refugee drama Stateless to the concept of "showverload". They also revisit some old Friends. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a...

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