Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss Australian writer Tony McNamara’s new bawdy comedy The Great, if we should or shouldn’t remake great TV and step back in time with the great British comedy Blackadder. They also play Who Am I and, as always, the critics reveal what they’re bingeing when they’re off duty. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability...

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 critics are binge-watching and play Credit Where Credit’s Due. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the...

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 what they’re bingeing when they’re off duty. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical...

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 in with what our critics are bingeing and play a little Six Degrees of Ben Mendelsohn. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our...

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 sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and...

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. Become a subscriber: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a...

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.

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 Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, and if the HBO series The Wire is the greatest police drama ever. Become a...

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: our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a...

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 your buck and they’ll remember a classic Aussie comedy.

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.