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TVCommentsAussie TV star talks chronic pain battle for new doco

Osher Gunsberg is no stranger to chronic pain — he’s been living with it for years. Now he’s on a mission to help sufferers know they are not alone with a great new doco.

Clare Rigden

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Matlock is the unexpected TV hit of 2024

Wait, what? A TV series centred on a 75-year-old female protagonist? Yep, and it’s terrific! Kathy Bates shines in the new Matlock series, coming this week to Ten.

Clare Rigden

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This wacky show has to be seen to be believed

It’s Florida, Man! The Pasta Queen, Plum, Territory and Fisk: there’s some great TV headed our way this week. So what are you waiting for?

Clare Rigden

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Everything worth watching on TV this week

A new series of Fisk, Brendan Cowell’s Plum, It’s Florida, Man! Telethon 2024 and Jamie Durie’s personal show Growing Home: here’s what we’re watching this week

Clare Rigden

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Rivals: the Jilly Cooper TV adaptation we need right now

Giddy up! A new TV adaptation of a Jilly Cooper book is headed to TV — and it’s got David Tennant, Danny Dyer AND Aidan Turner front and centre.

Clare Rigden

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The best TV shows You’re NOT watching

With so much incredible TV doing the rounds, you’d be forgiven if one or two (hundred) slipped through to the catcher and passed you by. But don’t worry — we’ve got your back. 

Clare Rigden

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Here’s what we’re watching on TV this week

The Office Australia, Red Flag: Music’s Failed Revolution, Thou Shalt Not Steal, Shrinking and Rivals: here’s what we’re watching on the box this week.

Clare Rigden

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You’ll never look at a Marvel movie the same again!

A new comedy from Veep creator Armando Ianucci is lambasting the blockbuster franchise movie industry - and it’s addictively good viewing. Here’s what else our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching this week.

Clare Rigden

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Everything worth watching on TV this week

Cate Blanchett in Disclaimer, Armando Ianucci’s new series The Franchise, Ali Wong’s latest comedy special and Grand Designs: Australia back on our screens: here’s what we’re dipping into on TV this week.

Clare Rigden

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Gorgeous Indian/Australian romantic drama sets hearts racing

Get ready to fall in love with a new Indian/Australian drama, Four Years Later, coming to SBS.

Clare Rigden

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Are we all doomed? Bill Gates’ new Netflix series finds out

AI, the scale of the climate crisis, income inequality, public health and the theory Gates is part of a shape-shifting reptilian race that includes Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga. All is explored in new series.

Clare Rigden

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Dating Naked UK is not what you think it will be

A new UK reality show - which sees contestants dating entirely in the nude - is not what you think it might be.

Clare Rigden

TV ReviewsCommentsWe finally know when to clock in to watch The Aussie Office

After more than a year in production, the Australian version of The Office finally has a date and a first-look image.

Wenlei Ma

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Vince Vaughn and his bad monkey are headed for TV

Vince Vaughn is coming to TV with a new crime comedy from the executive producer of Ted Lasso, Scrubs and Shrinking — and it looks absolutely ace.

Clare Rigden

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The Olympics has made armchair experts of us all

Watching random Paris Olympics sports coverage is making experts of us all. Here’s why we should all lean into our new-found love of sport.

Clare Rigden

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Why Netflix doco’s ‘rank hypocrisy’ will leave you raging

A new documentary series about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders has left global audiences outraged ... and out for blood.

Clare Rigden

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Gen X are losing their minds over this TV nostalgia fest

If you watched The Breakfast Club as a teen, you’ll want to check out Brats, a doco on the Brat Pack on Disney Plus.

Clare Rigden

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Sunny side of robots in this dark comedy

Rashida Jones is great as Suzie, a sardonic American living in Japan and grappling with the disappearance of her husband and son — as well as an unwanted new friend, an effervescent robot named Sunny.

Katherine Fleming

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Fake is a deeply unsettling masterclass of acting

Both Asher Keddie and David Wenham are brilliant in this gripping tale of a love scam — almost too good, in that I had my heart in my mouth for every moment. 

Katherine Fleming

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Everything we’re tuning into this week on the small screen.

Belle Taylor

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A three-bed apartment in NYC goes for how much?!

Perfect for fans of Selling Sunset and Buying Beverly Hills, new series Owning Manhattan similarly follows an ambitious office of agents as they stop at nothing to become the top brokerage in the world. 

Jade Jurewicz

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House Of The Dragon S2 a lesson in grim tidings

The second season of the Game Of Thrones prequel has all the back-room scheming, dragons, swords and great performances you’d expect. Am I wrong to want some Tyrion Lannister-style levity to break up the bleak?

Katherine Fleming

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What’s passing and what’s failing on Aussie TV

This week we’re admitting ourselves to hospital for a new SBS doco, catching up with the world’s cutest TV dog in Colin From Accounts, feeling triggered by Eric and getting our Alone fix.

Clare Rigden

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Is Michael Theo TV’s FUNNIEST star?

The Love on the Spectrum star has a brand-new show, Austin, hitting screens this week and it’s a must-see comedy.

Clare Rigden