tv & radio
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SBS Viceland: youth channel created in partnership with Vice to replace SBS2Free-to-air channel will feature music, sport, culture, fashion and technology programs as well as SBS2 shows including The Feed
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'Australia’s first prime time adult animation' to create laughs abroadThe first 13 episodes of comedy series Pacific Heat will land on Netflix UK, US and Canada on 2 December -
Finance journalists left reeling after the ABC drops wire service subscriptions, and the latest Holt Street shuffle sees Sharri Markson en route to CanberraTony Abbott-era funding cuts return to strike another blow to the ABC
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Deep Water: were 30 unsolved Sydney deaths really gay hate crimes?A miniseries inspired by real events and a true-crime documentary anchor an ambitious, multifaceted SBS investigation
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The Wrong Girl – Zoë Foster Blake's bestseller brings Australia into the TV romcom revolutionChannel Ten has the right idea with The Wrong Girl, the TV adaptation of Foster Blake’s tremendously fun novel of the same name
what to watch
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The week's best TV: Divorce, Timeless and The Mindy ProjectSarah Jessica Parker returns to HBO, Mindy Kaling returns to Hulu, and a bunch of time travellers return the past
episode recaps
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PoldarkPoldarkPoldark recap: series two, episode five – please issue beta-blockers in future, BBCWhat a cracking, thrilling episode, with a death down the mine and a glimpse of Ross in the bath for a full 2.7 seconds. Have mercy!
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Cold FeetCold FeetCold Feet recap: episode five – middle-age in fifty shades of greyThis week Karen and Pete get the action going, eventually – but first up there’s what looks like sexless 1970s pornography
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Mr RobotMr RobotMr Robot recap: season two finale – so much for a happy endingThe second season wrapped up with a disquieting episode full of answers but short on satisfaction. Sometimes this show is too smart for its own good – we need way more hand-holding in Stage Three
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Fear the Walking DeadFear the Walking DeadFear the Walking Dead: season two finale – Wrath and NorthThe second season comes to a close with a gory episode, an unfulfilling fate, and all of the characters as scattered as ever
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: la finale – tout le monde has gone ape-merde!There’s been a kidnapping dans la forêt! But is it trop tard? Only une année to wait till series deux …
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode 10 – Call and ResponseAnnville looks like its heading toward oblivion and we finally find out about Jesse and Tulip’s complicated history. Oh, and there’s a divine appearance (kind of)
reviews
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The Apprentice review – Lord Sugar is a human sausage machineA new set of candidates are spoiling for a fight in the boardroom, but is it time for new recipe? Plus, parenting styles raise an eyebrow in Anne Robinson’s Britain
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A World Without Down’s Syndrome? review – straight from the heart, and that’s the problemActor Sally Phillips sets out to explore the pros and cons of the new NHS test but, as the mother of a child who has the condition, she is impassioned rather than impartial
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Stephen Colbert roasts Donald Trump's 'lies' after presidential debate – videoLate Show host Stephen Colbert was among many US late-night TV hosts to roast Donald Trump after his performance against Hillary Clinton in the first presidential debate
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Donald Trump ‘reveals’ medical records in Dr Oz teaser – videoDonald Trump is seen ‘revealing’ his medical records on The Dr. Oz Show in a preview clip released by the show’s production studio on Wednesday
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Ryan Lochte's Dancing With the Stars debut targeted by protesters – videoUS swimmer Ryan Lochte’s debut on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars is interrupted on Monday
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Your starter for 10 – is University Challenge cheating us?Jeremy Paxman has revealed that the erudite quiz show is edited to remove segments when the contestants can’t answer the questions. Which means we only get to see the easy questions ...
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Last season we had brilliant art installations in creme pat; now we’re reduced to lurching sponges and acid-casualty icing. Maybe it’s a good thing the BBC is losing Bake Off after allThe baking quality on Bake Off is soggy bottoming out
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Dynasty is being rebooted: here’s how not to ruin itThe Carringtons and the Colbys are back in town – but can the producers of The OC recapture the glamour and melodrama of the original series?
you may have missed
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Life, death and black humour: on duty with the London ambulance serviceFrom chasing naked men to calming anxiety attacks, a paramedic’s job is nothing if not unpredictable. Stephen Moss shadows a team in north London whose day gets off to a tragic start
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Sandi Toksvig's QI: 'I'm not here as a mini-me for Stephen Fry'The panel show has spawned books and apps – and become as significant a cultural export as Doctor Who. But can it survive the departure of its quizmaster of 13 years? Zoe Williams goes on set to find out
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National Treasure review – a dark, Yewtree-shaped shadow hangs over itIt can’t have been too hard for writer Jack Thorne to find inspiration for the comedian on trial here – Robbie Coltrane’s performance is real to the core
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Move over Game of Thrones! It's cowboy timeHBO’s new future-set flagship show is about a wild-west theme park where the robots have gone rogue. Will it dethrone GoT?
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Back in deep space with the Red Dwarf crewBazookoids at the ready! Head behind-the-scenes as Lister, Rimmer and co buckle up for another ride in Starbug. Will the strap-on dreads survive the trip?
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Nancy Banks-Smith on The Archers trial – is it safe to come out now?Ambridge is a place where nobody needs to shout, but bellow they did at Helen’s trial. Take me back to the sounds of passing cowmen and the dew falling
Retiring AFL commentary great Dennis Cometti to call WAFL games in 2017