Self-sufficient from farm to table
Michael Idato Like its British TV series counterpart, River Cottage Australia goes back to basics.
Ledger legacy
Aussies' LA invasion continues thanks to Ledger's legacy
Michael Idato James Mackay, from Rescue: Special Ops, is the fifth recipient of the scholarship in the late actor's name.
Golden age
Welcome to TV's golden age
Michael Idato A list of the US' greatest television series shines a light on the rest of the world.
Nine bowls Ten's ambitions to play to a whole new crowd
Michael Idato The television industry is a nebulous web of handshakes, contracts and chequebooks.
Pilots
Pilot season: Collette, Taylor dramas picked up
Michael Idato Networks have a reason to smile as a slew of Aussies land successful Hollywood pilots.
Emily Owens MD
Michael Idato Mamie Gummer is haunted by school yard politics in the goofy medical drama, Emily Owens MD.
The other Wahlberg
Michael Idato Donnie Wahlberg on the nature of heroes, the police and playing Tom Selleck's son in Blue Bloods.
And the Astra nominations are …
Michael Idato Justine Clarke and David Wenham are among the nominees for the 11th annual Astra Awards.
Time of Our Lives
A drama cast in screen acting gold
Michael Idato The most striking thing about family drama Time of Our Lives is its extraordinary cast.
Last days of empire
Michael Idato A fantasy that lives deep in the minds of television viewers is that network executives spend their days in boardrooms surrounded by whiteboards on which they write helpful keywords such as...
Networking
Big names heading for Redfern
Michael Idato Craig McLachlan will join the cast of the critically acclaimed ABC drama Redfern Now in its second season.
Icon never too big for his boots
Michael Idato Cliffy is like Cliff Young himself: simple, entertaining, inspiring at times and at others just plain eccentric.
Q&A
Dexter's eighth deadly sin
Michael Idato The charismatic serial killer, played by Michael C. Hall, returns for yet another series.
Ratings
Celebrity Splash has a ripple effect on The Voice
Michael Idato Splash. Drown. Sink. Swim. Somewhere in the basement of the TV networks there is a special shelf reserved for programs that write the headline of a ratings story for you.
Talent judge
Australia's Got Spice, anyone?
Michael Idato It's an old television cliche, but Nine's signing of Ginger Spice to replace Scary Spice on its reboot of Australia's Got Talent is officially the worst kept secret in TV.
Ratings
My Kitchen Rules takes crown in epic TV battle
Michael Idato The Seven Network's ratings juggernaut My Kitchen Rules brought home the bacon last night with 2.95 million people tuning in to see the winner crowned.
Networking: Big names head for Redfern
Michael Idato Craig McLachlan will join the cast of the critically acclaimed ABC drama Redfern Now in its second season.
Second-tier guy draws a long bow
Michael Idato When you borrow an idea in television, you borrow the baggage that goes with it. Remakes, reboots, reimaginings, they all take the same risk.
Hearts of darkness
Michael Idato In television, noir is the new black. Everything is noir these days. Cop shows are noir. Comedy shows are noir. Political shows are very noir.
Days of our Lives
Like sands through the hourglass, so Days of our Lives runs out
Michael Idato Channel Nine is axing the US soap; the only hope for fans is that another Australian station will pick it up.
