Culture
TV & radio
The Bear has made the kitchen TV’s most dramatic setting. But it wasn’t the first
Mouthwatering food, pressure cooker suspense, and Jeremy Allen White’s biceps are only part of the genre’s appeal.
- by Robert Moran
Latest
Renovators learn the truth behind mysterious bullet hole
Home renovators discover the shocking true story behind bullet hole in latest project on Houses with History.
Mike and Dalen talk to a 'ghost'
Host Mike Lemueiux and ghost hunter Dalen Spratt communicate with the spirit haunting an old home on Houses with History.
‘Bigger than the Olympics’: Bridie O’Donnell on the Tour de France’s highs and lows
The SBS commentator is looking forward to this year’s epic race, which for the first time in 100 years isn’t finishing on the fabled Champs-Elysees.
- by Bridget McManus
You should watch all six seasons of this hugely underrated show now
We need a word for the specific pleasure of finding a TV show you love, and discovering that six beautiful seasons await you.
- by Rebecca Shaw
All rise for the incredible true story of Viagra’s first trials
In 1994, a group of Welshmen took part in a study for Viagra. But the little blue diamond was no magic pill.
- by Michael Lallo
Swashbuckling romp My Lady Jane is Succession in a 16th century alt-universe
With a cast including Emily Bader and Rob Brydon, this racy genre mash-up puts a new spin on the story of the woman who was queen of England for nine days.
- by Benji Wilson
Ahead of the Tour de France, here are the cycling shows you should watch
There are some gripping shows to catch before the world’s two biggest cycling races for male and female cyclists.
- by Garry Maddox
Did Bridgerton bring sexy back? Or did it prove we’re still uncomfortable with some sex on TV?
That Nicola Coughlan had to address her body shape repeatedly shows we still have a way to go when it comes to seeing desire in all shapes and sizes and ages on screen.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Opinion
Media & marketing
The public has voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock
With a couple of notable exceptions, the permanent hosting role usually goes to an older white man towards the twilight of his career. Not this time.
- by Antoinette Lattouf
‘The quickest way to make a point’: Matt Smith knows Westeros is a violent world
Violence is its own language in the land of Westeros. “It’s how they communicate,” House of the Dragon star Matt Smith says.
- by Michael Idato