Television
Young Pasifika actor on the rise
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi plays the main role of Will Ilolahia in the The Panthers' TV show. Set in 1974, the six-part series tells the story of the activists, the Polynesian Panthers during the… Audio
Music trumps TV and baking for feel-good lockdown moments
Have you listened to more music during lockdown? A recent study in Australia asked participants to rank lockdown activities in terms of most to least effective at making them "feel better." Audio
Television Critic: Claire Chitham
This week Claire talks about The Flight Attendant on Neon and Modern Love on Amazon. Audio
Urban issues with Bill McKay
Bill says it's time for a reality check and asks just how unreal is The Block reality series?. The TV reality show has four couples competing to "renovate" four adjoining houses or apartments… Audio
“They weren’t allowed to broadcast the weather forecast in case the enemy heard it."
This year marks 100 years since the first radio transmission in New Zealand and the man behind it is also responsible for laying the foundation for the oldest radio station in the country - Radio… Audio
Television Critic: Perlina Lau
Perlina talks about The Chair on Netflix and her verdict on The White Lotus. Audio
Television Critic: Guy Williams
Today Guy reviews, White Lotus on Neon, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson on Netflix and Taskmaster's second season on TVNZ - which also star's Guy's brother, Paul. Audio
LOTR flies overseas
On Friday morning workers on Amazon's Lord of the Rings streaming series were informed that future seasons of the show would not be shot in New Zealand. Amazon is moving future production to the UK… Audio
What it was like to appear on kiwi dating show, Blind Date
Tim Nelson, former Blind Date participant, shares some of his memories of the show. Audio
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at Pig, a new film in cinemas starring Nicholas Cage, Val - a feature documentary streaming on Amazon Prime Video about the life of Val Kilmer… Audio
NZ Screen History - Playschool
In our Screen History segment today, we're talking about beloved show Playschool, which ran from 1972 until 1990. Audio
Television Critic: Claire Chitham
Today Claire reviews The Serpent on Netflix and Ted Lasso on Apple TV, which has also had a huge number of Emmy nominations. Audio
Television Critic Emma John
Today Emma John reviews Feel good on Netflix, Palmer on Apple TV and Irresistible, on Prime Video. Audio
Television Critic: Perlina Lau
Today Perlina Lau reviews Limetown which is available on Neon. It's a fictional drama based in Tennessee shown as a series of reports by an investigative journalist looking into the disappearance of… Audio
NZ Screen History: Nice One Stu
Stu Dennison was a popular and polarising character of the late 1970s, and one of the pioneering figures in children's television as the host of 'Nice One' Stu Dennison and Roger Gascoigne join Jesse… Audio
A look at this year's Emmy Nominations
The TV Editor at The Spinoff, Sam Brooks, has a chat to Jesse about the nominations for this year's Emmy Awards. Audio
The Kiwi TV boss who believed in The Repair Shop
New Zealander Carla-Maria Lawson has overseen numerous large television productions such as Masterchef and The Graham Norton Show but her most recent hit is The Repair Shop, which she refers to as her… Video, Audio
TV shows to enjoy with younger family members
Our TV critic today, Caitlin Cherry recommends some shows for enjoyable family viewing; Sweet Tooth and Avatar the Last Airbender which are both on Netflix. Audio
Television Critic Guy Williams
Today Guy Williams talks to Jesse about Creamerie, State of Origin, Bo Burnham and the Friends reunion. Audio
NZ Screen History: Under the Mountain
This week's NZ Screen history looked back the 1981 series Under the Mountain. The head designer of the show Rob Gillies, and actor Roy Billing are with Jesse to discuss how it was made. Audio
