The Mix

The Mix

The Mix

The Mix is ABC News 24's new weekly arts, entertainment and culture program. Hosted by popular radio and television host James Valentine, The Mix gives you the latest on art, television, movies, books, games, apps, festivals, gigs, events, celebrities, theatre and all things showbiz. Get the full picture with The Mix.

Each week James and some of the ABC's best arts reporters and other contributors will be the eyes and ears for anything new and upcoming in arts and entertainment.

On-air on ABC News 24:

Saturdays 2.30pm (AEST)

ABC TV:

Sundays 1.30pm


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The Mix is available on iview

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For more on what's going on in the Arts, visit abc.net.au/arts

Previous Episodes

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted July 11, 2015 19:02:38

    This week on The Mix: head-banging heavy metal a capella from Germany’s Van Canto, evil puppets descend on Melbourne, Emma Donovan and the Putbacks channel 70s soul and music streaming polarises the industry pundits.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted July 04, 2015 17:41:56

    This week on The Mix: performance, dance and video art collide in 24 Frames Per Second, The Church revisit their Blurred Crusade, upstart UK artist Ryan Gander on his intentionally confusing work and a look at Glitch, the unsettling new Australian sci-fi series.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted June 27, 2015 21:57:32

    On this week’s Mix, we visit Marina Abramovic’s artist residence in Sydney, Zan Rowe catches up with soulful singer Marlon Williams, and James valentine immerses himself in virtual reality.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted June 20, 2015 21:11:54

    This week on The Mix: Dark Mofo bursts free of its urban confines to go wild in the hills, Marina Abramovic and Patricia Piccinini open up about their strange but effective methods, and the writers of new TV series The Secret River reveal ‘the secret’ (don’t worry there’s no spoilers).

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted June 13, 2015 19:12:41

    This week on The Mix: James talks to Gillian Armstrong about her documentary, ‘Women He’s Undressed’, darkness descends on Hobart with DARK MOFO’s unhinged artworks, a look at Bangarra Dance Theatre's new work, ‘Lore’, and all the latest from the Sydney Film Festival.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted June 06, 2015 21:31:21

    The Mix with James Valentine

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix May 30 Video

    Video The Mix May 30

    Posted May 30, 2015 21:00:00 | Updated May 31, 2015 00:59:16

    On this week’s show, we meet the director of a new Australian film that’s set entirely in Eastern Europe, our pub panel discusses TV's all-conquering women, and we discover the pioneering abstract artist who was also an occult medium.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix May 23 Video

    Video The Mix May 23

    Posted May 22, 2015 19:30:00 | Updated May 23, 2015 17:29:35

    This week on The Mix: an exclusive interview with Arts minister George Brandis, James has a chat with Daniel Johns about his new album, Zan Rowe talks to the Future Classic guys about their vivid shows, and a gigantic new art exhibition by Radiohead’s permanent artist-in-residence, Stanley Donwood.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix Video

    Video The Mix

    Posted May 16, 2015 20:57:07

    On this week’s show, George Miller on the ideas behind Mad Max:Fury Road, Zan Rowe meets art rock wild woman Peaches and James Valentine joins the Count Basie Orchestra.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment

  • The Mix May 9 Video

    Video The Mix May 9

    Posted May 09, 2015 19:30:00 | Updated May 09, 2015 20:44:51

    This week on the Mix, the new Australian Pavilion unveiled at the Venice Biennale, James goes backstage at Opera Australia, and an exhibition that takes a long hard look at Asian-Australian art.

    Topics: arts-and-entertainment