Sunday, July 6
PAUL KALINA The corpses pile up in the fourth episode of The Bridge.
Friday, July 4
Strippers' biggest crime is that it is boring, which is surely the last thing a stripper actually wants to be.
Friday, June 27
This week Ru Paul's Drag Race contestants are recording a single and vying for a lifetime supply of make-up
Networking
MICHAEL IDATO Andrew Denton is to make a (brief) return to television as the focus of an episode of SBS's Who Do You Think You Are?
TV: Friday, June 13
With his trusty red jacket, comedian Griff Rhys Jones is back in the guise of tour guide, this time taking in the land vowels forgot.
Sunday, June 15
BRIDGET MCMANUS A bold and previously top-secret mission by the Australian Army to fight the Japanese in Asia is the subject of a three-part series.
Friday, June 6
NICK GALVIN Sam makes a reasonable living with her webcam catering to men who appreciate a jolly good telling off from a young woman.
Sunday, June 8
The 11th season of Kevin McCloud's series kicks off with the chronicle of the revival of a 1920s picture theatre.
Friday, May 30
Seven's stalwart home-beautiful program continues to serve up the sparkly inspiration for nesters.
Saturday, May 31
There's no doubting the dedication and expertise of Gardening Australia's troupe of earnest yet genial presenters.
Sunday, June 1
The Age's crime reporter, John Silvester, and director Terry Carlyon investigate police shootings in Victoria in a two-part documentary.
Friday, May 23
Ostensibly a search for America's next drag superstar, RuPaul's series is both a catty reality-TV contest and a raunchy spoof of the genre.
Networking
Paul Kalina Chris Lilley's new series Jonah From Tonga enjoyed more than half a million views online when all six episodes were ''binge-released'.
Friday, May 16
When a man turns up to a date in a T-shirt that reads "Player" and says his ideal date finishes with a ''quickie'', he might be worth a swerve.
Saturday, May 17
BRIDGET MCMANUS What propels the interwoven stories of family, responsibility, love, loss, betrayal and hope is a uniquely Aboriginal perception.
Sunday, May 18
KYLIE NORTHOVER First-time filmmaker Chris Waitt undertakes a Gonzo-style exploration of his singledom.
Friday, May 9
BRIDGET MCMANUS So packed with Australiana is this tweens' animation that it could be the format for a cartoon version of Modern Family's visit Down Under.
Red seat
Kylie's spinning around on The Voice
SARAH THOMAS The pop icon jumps from the red seat of The Voice UK into an identical one for the Australian version.
Friday, May 2
Jonathan Creek faces one false mystery and several genuine mysteries with ingenious explanations.
Saturday, May 3
LARISSA DUBECKI This week's tangle involves the kitchen-sink feminism of women sick of being indentured servants to thankless men.
Friday, April 25
LARISSA DUBECKI Kate Garraway sets herself up as the squeamish, slightly horrified everywoman on her journey of lactation.
Saturday, April 26
When Alex wakes on his 15th birthday, he has a feeling of deja vu and realises he has to live the same terrible year again.
Down Under
Modern Family Down Under: Here we G'day again
Daniel Burt Another US show is here to show us how the world pictures life Down Under.
Networking
Michael Idato The second episode of the new season of Game of Thrones has set a new record for illegal downloads.
Sunday, April 27
Famed Australian war photographer Damien Parer is the subject of an earnest biographical drama.
Carrie keeps dancing along
Clare Rigden She's the last of the originals on The Project, has survived a trip into reality TV and is now up for television's biggest honour. What's next for Carrie Bickmore?
Final season
Mad Men dream ends
MICHAEL IDATO It's the last roll of the dice for Don Draper as the series that has explored sexism and infidelity reaches its conclusion.
Networking
Michael Idato The first season of the US remake of Rake finished last week, with no official decision about its future.
Sunday, April 13
NICK GALVIN I still reckon the premise here is flawed: talking to a comedian about their comedy is just not interesting
Friday, April 11
BRIDGET MCMANUS The Dark Ages: An Age of Light will suggest an earlier blooming of the cultural philosophies thought to have first formed some centuries later.
Saturday, April 12
This fantasy series blends three worlds and a host of characters from fairy tales and adventure stories.
Vizard of Oz in Agony
Debi Enker When he needed a touch of on-screen class, Adam Zwar turned to an old hero.
Networking
MICHAEL IDATO Australian actor Noah Taylor has been signed to star in the BBC drama, Peaky Blinders.
Friday, February 21
My ears pricked up while watching this episode of Neighbours at the mention of the word "ice".
Show of the week: Fat Tony & Co
Debi Enker Although it's billed as a stand-alone series, this show's bloodlines can be directly traced to the original Underbelly.
Saturday, February 22
It's a busy night in Sochi with snowboarding, cross country and alpine skiing, bobsleigh, speed skating and ice hockey.
Networking
MICHAEL IDATO Hugh Jackman will return to host Broadway's answer to the Oscars for a fourth time.
Pay TV show of the week: The Real Housewives of Melbourne
Brad Newsome Will our Melbourne ''housewives'' behave as poorly as the participants in the various American Real Housives franchises?
Thursday, February 20
Those lefty pinko commies at the ABC launch The Checkout, a full-on attack on Glorious Capitalism.
Thursday, January 23
LARISSA DUBECKI Somewhere in a parallel universe to Sidney Poitier's To Sir With Love there is Bad Education's Alfie.
Saturday, January 18
LARISSA DUBECKI All froth and elegance, The Paradise is a guilt-free costume confection.
Sunday, January 19
What many of Boomtown's self-made millionaires have in common is, resilience, ingenuity, and the ability to perceive opportunity.
