Television
TV review with Irene Gardiner
'Downton Abbey', 'Madam Secretary' and 'A Place to Call Home'. Audio
Mediawatch for 26 October 2014
Panic over property prices and rising rates in Auckland; political ploys with the Official Information Act - and what a review of compliance might uncover; changes at NZ's biggest radio and newspaper… Audio
TVNZ cuts ties with Maori and Pacific programmes
Dozens of jobs are on the line as TVNZ announces it will no longer produce all but one of its own Maori and Pasific programmes. Audio
TV review with Phil Wallington
'Brokenwood Mysteries' and Annabelle Langbein free range cook. Audio
Twenty years of wizardry
Sir Richard Taylor on 20 years of Weta Workshop wizardry, lateral thinking, Thunderbirds, and how CGI hasn't put model making out of business. Audio
TV reviewer Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman reviews The Bogan Hunters: TV2, Tuesdays 8.30pm; Reign: Prime, Tuesdays 9.30pm; plus the new season of Downton Abbey. Audio
Trevor Coleman
Trevor Coleman is a three-times Emmy award-nominated composer, and producer of almost 100 soundtracks, working as a freelancer and with Dunedin-based NHNZ. He's also a busy musician who's gigging at… Audio
Eight million dollars for new show
NZ On Air has agreed to provide more than eight million dollars funding for a new drama series, which it hopes will successfully compete with the current batch of nightly reality TV shows, like… Audio
TV review with Phil Wallington
'The Brokenwood Mysteries', 'Both Worlds', 'The X-Factor NZ' and '60 Minutes'. Audio
NZ On Screen
Irene Gardiner from NZ On Screen fossicks through the archives to remind us of this country's most famous screen dogs. Audio
Road Trip
There's a shout out to New Zealanders with stories to share about road trips around the country, to be woven into an interactive drama/documentary series by Emmy award-winning web-series makers David… Audio
Tim Balme - The Brokenwood Mysteries
Actor turned writer Tim Balme on his new creation The Brokenwood Mysteries which has its premiere screening tonight on the small screen. Audio
TV with Haydn Green
Spark (nee Telecom) has launched Lightbox an on-demand streaming TV service online, soon Sky TV will be doing the same. Both are in competition with internet giant Netflix. How NZers can access… Audio
Naked Science: Ebola and breastfeeding
Dr Chris Smith with the latest on the ebola outbreak in West Africa. Also why action films make you eat more, and how breastfeeding can create a healthier immune system. Audio
TV review with Irene Gardiner
'Doctor Who', 'A Place to Call Home', and 'Nashville'. Audio
TV review with Phil Wallington
Phil reviews a documentary on TV2 called 'Gloriavale'. Audio
Robert Christgau - An Appointment With The Dean
Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio
TV with Lara Strongman
Lara reviews FARGO, which starts on SoHo this Wednesday night - and a preview of BROADCHURCH, starting on TVNZ this coming weekend. Audio