Andrew Sachs, the much loved Fawlty Towers actor famed for his role as Manuel, has died at the age of 86, his wife has announced.

A lead role in a TV series would count as a big break for most people, but Gordan Churchill has his sights set on making it on a different stage.

The stars of Brisbane radio have put aside fierce commercial rivalries to pay tribute to the city's longest-serving breakfast host, with one competitor even crowning him King.

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What's happening at the national broadcaster isn't pretty, but sadly it is inevitable.

It's a stunning moment in the last episode of the SBS documentary series, but was it about safety, politics or simply an old feud?

Could the Today dream team that finally put the ratings pressure on Sunrise be over?

"As musicians and music industry professionals, we are appalled by the decision," says an open letter from the group, directed at ABC head Michelle Guthrie.

Netflix is making some TV shows and movies available for download to watch offline, providing its users a feature that has become a must-have for binge-watchers.

In the lead up to her own Scientology docu-series going to air in the United States, King of Queens star Leah Remini has claimed she was pressured at Tom Cruise's behest to use her influence at CBS to stop a 60 Minutes report going to air during her time in the religion.

One of ABC's top radio presenters has described the broadcaster's TV chiefs as "morally and spiritually bankrupt" following the axing of weekly science show format of Catalyst.

The 1990s series turned a dark mirror on small town America and became an instant hit.

It's the cult tearjerker that made generations sob. And now they're sobbing for a different reason.

Our pick, pay to view: Preacher on Stan

Despite her prognosis, Liz Jackson revealed what it means to lead a meaningful life.

The French actor eating his way around Europe isn't entirely pleasant to watch, but gee it's hard to tear your eyes away.

Our pick of what's showing on the small screen this week

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Admittedly the latest Westworld twist caused barely a ripple of shock among fans given the internet predicted this episode's revelations weeks ago, yet – as a keen viewer – I feel compelled to follow the yellow brick road even to its possibly disappointing end.

Beneath Lorelai's fractious relationship with her fierce mother Emily in Netflix's Gilmore Girls reunion are simple but heartfelt truths about a mother-daughter relationship.

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With The Grand Tour, Amazon has added a gilded veneer to the old Top Gear format.

Newsreader Craig Allen was nowhere to be seen on Monday night's 'local' ABC news bulletin.

Channel Nine has hired a defamation lawyer for Karl Stefanovic after a series of "fictitious and damaging articles" were published about his private life in gossip magazines.

Sporting, cooking and renovating contests dominated free-to-air TV ratings in Canberra in 2016. But Aunty was the overall victor.

The ABC has pulled a documentary about teen mums from it's schedule on Monday due to a "late legal matter".

Reality shows should take their cue from SBS Food Network's Mystery Diners, a show that makes no attempt to appear convincing.