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Actor, director, producer and writer, Graeme Blundell has been associated with many pivotal moments in Australian theatre, film and television. He has directed over 100 plays, acted in about the same number, and appeared in more than 40 films and hundreds of hours of television. He is also a prolific reporter, and is the national television critic for The Australian. Graeme presents movies on Foxtel’s Fox Classics, and presents film review show Screen on Foxtel's arts channel with Margaret Pomeranz.

Pick of the dayScience behind beauty of nature

Science behind beauty of nature

Pick of the day: Forces of Nature with Brian Cox, 8.30pm, ABC.

pick of the dayClarity proves elusive

Clarity proves elusive

Pick of the day: The Kettering Incident, Showcase, 8.30pm.

On a new beat

On a new beat

Baz Luhrmann has applied his cinematic talents to his first television series, telling the story of hip hop.

Science in the spotlight

Science in the spotlight

Manchester University’s Brian Cox has probably done more than anyone of his generation to make science popular.

Still can’t get rid of Castro

Still can’t get rid of Castro

The world’s intelligence community has been watching Cuba’s Fidel Castro for half a century. He is still there.

Pick of the dayQuiz more than sum of its parts

Quiz more than sum of its parts

Pick of the day: Letters and Numbers, 5.30pm, SBS.

Pick of the dayViolent making of a narco queen

Violent making of a narco queen

Pick of the day: Queen of the South, 8.30pm, Showcase.

Pick of the dayTricks of the trade

Tricks of the trade

Pick of the day. The Magic of Houdini with Alan Davies 7.30pm, History (Foxtel).

Pick of the dayLiterary heroes wrap up chapter

Literary heroes wrap up chapter

Pick of the day: The Book Club, 10.05pm, ABC.

Pick of the dayDark mystery defies crime formula

Dark mystery defies crime formula

Pick of the day: The Kettering Incident Showcase, 8.30pm.

Drugs, action, camera

Drugs, action, camera

Queen of the South is an epic story with echoes of Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad and Brian de Palma’s Scarface.

Comic with a touch of magic

Comic with a touch of magic

Still referred to as the greatest magician who ever lived, Houdini was the original adrenalin junkie.

History gets sporting chance

History gets sporting chance

Throughout the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, SBS will divert us with a special Making History season.

Pick of the DayKiller spawns serial thriller

Killer spawns serial thriller

Pick of the day: Catching Milat, streaming on Presto.

Pick of the dayDispatches from war on drugs

Dispatches from war on drugs

Pick of the day: Narcos, streaming on Netflix.

Pick of the daySatire skewers cook conventions

Satire skewers cook conventions

Pick of the day: The Katering Show, 9.10pm, ABC.

Pick of the dayShades of Blue, shades of grey

Shades of Blue, shades of grey

Pick of the day: Shades of Blue, 8.30pm, Universal.

PICK OF THE DAYCharacter at heart of weirdness

Character at heart of weirdness

Pick of the day: The Kettering Incident. Showcase, 8.30pm.

Satire’s secret ingredients

Satire’s secret ingredients

The Katering Show, a very funny and oddly sophisticated cooking program satire, finally gets its mainstream TV debut.

Minority retorts

Minority retorts

A new series aims to take viewers out of their comfort zone and into the lives of society’s outsiders.

Crooked cops and comrades

Crooked cops and comrades

This classy new cop drama has a hard-boiled edge rarely seen on network TV.

pick of the dayHeroines more winners than losers

Heroines more winners than losers

Pick of the day: Winners & Losers, streaming on Presto.

pick of the dayGoing beyond the pale

Going beyond the pale

Pick of the day: Review With Myles Barlow, Netflix.

Pick of the dayHow the west was won

How the west was won

Pick of the day: Deadwood, 10.50am, Box Sets.

Pick of the dayBig-picture view

Big-picture view

Pick of the day: Heery’s World, 7.30pm, Foxtel Arts.

pick of the dayAll are suspect in dark Tassie town

All are suspect in dark Tassie town

Its complexity marks this drama out as something singular. And the tension’s up there with The Killing and Broadchurch.

Stranger and stranger

Stranger and stranger

A young woman escapes after 13 years in suburban captivity. What follows is a shocking, stylish TV mystery.

World through Heery’s lens

World through Heery’s lens

Photographer Gary Heery is one of this country’s great underappreciated artists.

Dynamic duo closing the case

Dynamic duo closing the case

British police procedural Scott & Bailey is back, but not for long.

pick of the dayAs Luck would have it

As Luck would have it

Pick of the day: Luck, Showcase, 6.30pm.

pick of the dayBuzzcocks bid farewell

Buzzcocks bid farewell

Catch the last recorded episode of this anarchic, very funny, award-winning British pop quiz.

pick of the dayThe enigma named the Donald

The enigma named the Donald

Pick of the day: Who is Donald Trump? 8.30pm, History.

pick of the dayHorrors and heroic deeds

Horrors and heroic deeds

Pick of the day: Western Front: Last Survivors Tell All 7.30pm, History.

pick of the dayEerie lights and Tassie secrets

Eerie lights and Tassie secrets

Pick of the day: The Kettering Incident, Showcase, 8.30pm.

New York noir

New York noir

HBO’s latest blockbuster is about an ‘innocent’ young man being drawn into a nightmarish night out in the big city.

Killing fields of Fromelles

Killing fields of Fromelles

this landmark film commemorates the centenary of one of Australia’s worst battles, Fromelles.

pick of the dayScorsese’s New York spin

Scorsese’s New York spin

Pick of the day: Vinyl, Showcase, 8.30pm.

pick of the dayFrantic tale on mean streets

Frantic tale on mean streets

This Pick of the day: New Blood, 8.30pm, ABC.

pick of the daySaddle up for endurance trial

Saddle up for endurance trial

Pick of the day: Tour de France, SBS, 10pm.

Pick of the dayFresh take on indigenous health

Fresh take on indigenous health

Pick of the day: Take Heart, 1pm, NITV.

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Opinion

We’ll all win if PM cows unions

The power grab for volunteer firefighters goes to the heart of the federal election.

Paul Kelly

Disruption looms in anti-elitism

Feeling ripped off by corruption and afraid of terrorism and migrants, voters are going to extremes.

Greg Craven

Politics is turning into tennis

There are only two dogs in this fight — our first unashamedly imperial poll.

Don’t be fooled, focus on future

We need policies that prevent a downward spiral as the world’s economy evolves.

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