Television
TV Critic - Linda Burgess
Linda Burgess has been watching Call My Agent on Netflix and has been enjoying it a lot. Audio
Television Critic Verity Johnson
Verity reviews last night's episode of Sunday on TVNZ, which covered the mosque shootings, as well as Afterlife, the new Ricky Gervais black comedy on Netflix. Audio
Neverland, Crashing and Captain Marvel
Chris Schulz reviews Neverland, Crashing and Captain Marvel. Audio
The Worst Sitcom Ever Made Ep 1: 'I think of it like a cult'
Kiwi TV show 'Melody Rules' came out in the 90s and is widely regarded as one of worst sitcoms ever made. But just how bad was it? Geoff Houtman – one of the show's original writers – embarks on a… Audio
Graeme Tuckett on Leaving Neverland
Graeme Tuckett watched the full 4 hour Leaving Neverland documentary and gives us his verdict Audio
The mess, the 25 year old monkey and me - Geoff Houtman explains
It's been a monkey on his back for 25 years. It's time to try to understand what happened to bring about such a monstrous failure Audio
Television Critic Linda Burgess
Linda reviews A Very English Scandal (on Soho) and Manhunt (on TV1). Audio
Viewing with Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman has been watching Demolition NZ on Prime, and Weinstein: Hollywood's Reckoning on TVNZ. Audio
Television Critic Briar Wyatt
Briar discusses Russian Doll (Netflix), Fresh Eggs (TVNZ), and The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) Audio
A Very English Scandal, Dirty John and Fresh Eggs
Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch has been watching A Very English Scandal, which stars Hugh Grant as British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe who was accused of conspiracy to murder his gay… Audio
Finding Jeremy: finding comfort amid the aftershocks
On the day when the second Christchurch earthquake struck, Andy and Amber Cleverley were trapped at the top of the Grand Chancellor Hotel with an American man they only knew as Jeremy. Audio
Television Critic Alex Casey
Alex Casey from The Spinoff has been watching Russian Doll and 7 Days Out on Netflix, The Walking Dead on TVNZ 2 and Married at First Sight NZ on TV3. Audio
The Chase's 'Dark Destroyer' Shaun Wallace
"At best you 'll end up in prison at worst you'll end up in a factory." Despite teachers' low expectations Shaun Wallace rose above the discrimination to become a barrister with a famous TV quiz… Audio
John Rhys-Davies on Gimli, Brexit and rural hell
Actor John Rhys-Davies has been a screen and stage actor for more than 50 years. Best known for his role as Gimli the puncacious dwarf in Lord of the Rings, he's also had roles in many other films… Audio
When the innocent confess
Laura Nirider is co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and says false confessions and wrongful convictions are a global problem. Audio
Television Critic Linda Burgess
Linda pays tribute to comedian Jeremy Hardy who died at the weekend and reviews a new Netflix show, Fake or Fortune. Audio
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and At Eternity's Gate
Lara Strongman reviews Tidying Up with Marie Kondo -- does it spark joy? And watches the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate, about the tragic final years of the artist's life. Audio
Television Critic Graeme Tuckett
True Detective Season 3 - Sky Rialto. Killing Eve - TVNZ on Demand. Fyre Festival: The Greatest Party That Never Happened - Netflix. Audio
Australian TV in the Pacific not what is needed - lobby group
An Australian media lobbying group says plans to broadcast Australian television content into the Pacific isn't what the region needs. Audio
Television Critic Briar Wyatt
Briar reviews: Sex Education (Netflix), Buttery (TVNZ), and Brooklyn Nine Nine (new season - Duke). Audio