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  What was the best TV show of 2016?

  In the "golden age" of TV, sorting the good from the great can be difficult work. TV Club's Cassie McCullagh does her best to choose the best from the class of 2016.

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  2016's best albums: Your essential listening list for summer

  RN's Paul Gough sets himself the difficult task of wrestling through thousands of albums to decide what has impressed the most throughout 2016.

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  Top 5 movies of 2016, chosen by RN's film critic

  In a remarkable year in film, critic Jason Di Rosso picks out his five favourites, including a mainstream blockbuster and a few indie surprises.

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  Syrian radio station defies war to continue broadcasting

  Putting a radio program to air is challenging at the best of times, but imagine putting a program to air from inside a war-torn country. Imogen Brennan reports.

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  The enduring charm of Metters wood stoves

  First manufactured in the 1890s, Metters wood stoves remain cherished possessions for a small number of passionate collectors, as Ruslan Kulski discovers.

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  Meet the rebel road fixers making Malaysia's roads safer

  Malaysia has some of the most dangerous roads in the world, but a ragtag group of vigilantes have been taking matters into their own hands. Jarni Blakkarly reports.

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  The collective intelligence of animals

  There are lots of reasons animals congregate in groups. The collective intelligence of a flock helps protect and save energy, keep them on track when migrating and share food discoveries, as Dr Karl Kruszelnicki explains.

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