TV

Graeme Tuckett has a look at what's coming up and worth watching on the small screen in 2019. He's got reviews on Bandersnatch which is on Netflix, True Detective Season 3 on Sky Rialto and Killing… Audio

Jed Mercurio is an acclaimed UK writer for television. His most recent productions are Bodyguard and Line of Duty, both of which have broken audience records. His other credits include Lady… Audio

Season two of The Deuce prioritises its female characters at the same time that it risks romanticising their world, writes Dan Slevin. Video

Sci-fans, Trekkies, Alien enthusiasts and Gamers – this is for you! Brush up your cos-play and prepare yourself for tonight when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates science fiction, fantasy… Audio

Chris talks to Lynn Freeman and about How I met your mother, serials in general and the Script To Screen "Episodic Lab" for New Zealand would-be TV scriptwriters. Audio

Sally Wainwright is one of Britain's most highly regarded screenwriters. She cut her teeth writing for The Archers and Coronation Street. And then went on to create and write her own original award… Audio, Gallery

Shane Hansen is an artist, and a furniture and fashion designer of Maori (Tainui, Ngati Mahanga, Ngati Hine), Chinese, Danish and Scottish descent. He draws on his cultural background and the… Audio

It's always tricky to come up with a specific category for the novels of Charlotte Grimshaw. Mazarine, her latest, has elements of a thriller, a mystery and a love story. In it, writer Frances… Audio

You could be forgiven for thinking free to air TV is a closed shop these days, with just a handful of production companies securing most drama series and docu-dramas. But our next generation of TV… Audio

Jesse Mulligan's guest is composer, performer and music producer Victoria Kelly. Victoria is also the Director of New Zealand Membership at APRA AMCOS - The Australasian Performing Rights… Audio

A thorough debrief of media coverage before, during and after the election, that ended in speculation fatigue, and the small island of serenity at the the BBC called "slow TV". Gavin Ellis is a media… Audio

With her two sisters, writer and photographer Kelly Wilson made wild Kaimanawa horses a household name via the TV series Keeping up with the Kaimanawas. She says it's time the Australian public began… Audio, Gallery

Mike Bungay QC represented many of this country's highest profile criminals with an enthusiam and flamboyance that earned him a reputation - and enemies. His turbulent personal and professional life… Audio

Twin Peaks is back. And its soundtrack is as inventive and esoteric as ever. Kirsten Johnstone talks us through the influence director David Lynch has had on music over the past four decades. Video, Audio

The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video… Audio