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In choosing to centre her drama on a middle-aged woman Sally Wainwright drew the extraordinary from the ordinary. Two experts in her work explain the brilliance of the Happy Valley final.
Ever since it launched, the streaming platform has made its name by spearheading ever more daring innovations. But could this model be hurtling toward uniform plots and worldviews?
Deepfakes have found their perfect vehicle in comedy – which allows them to be enjoyed without fear of deception.
Is the writer’s appeal less about the power and complexity of his prose, and more about the view of him as a perennial underdog?
Black Snow, a six-part drama on Stan, puts the stories of Australian South Sea Islanders in frame.
As the new series of Emily in Paris drops, an expert in cultural depictions of the city asks – where are all the Parisians?
Pictures and sound, flying through the air to a box in your house? Back in the 1940s, it seemed like a miracle.
Headlines about pickleball’s exploding popularity abound. But the less visible social undercurrents of an emerging sport ultimately shape its long-term future.
Just five days before the first pitch of the 1947 World Series, a deal was struck to air the Series on television.
Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it serves a strong evolutionary purpose.
In my research into the Bali bombings and their aftermath, I have spoken to many people who were there or lost someone in the attack.
Australian children’s television is a leader in onscreen queer representations, due in part to its primarily cultural role.
MASH was designed as a ‘black comedy’ set during the Korean War. It was really a thinly veiled critique of the war in Vietnam, which was raging at the time.
Catherine de’ Medici was Queen of France, the mother of three kings and two queens, and the mother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots.
In April, Netflix announced they would introduce a new, lower-priced, subscription tier that would be supported by advertising. Australia is expected to see this change in November.
Grief is messy, surprising, revealing and honest at different times and all at once. Here, it is also funny.
Better Call Saul is one of the last examples of prestige television still airing - with its finale, we say goodbye to the golden era of TV.
In this new reality TV series, Nathan Fielder goes to great lengths to help people rehearse future events.
Legendary broadcaster Red Barber took a chance on Scully when he asked him to be an announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Three years later, Scully was the voice of the World Series.
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