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Film & TV: Bad News, Wakefield, WHANAU 2021
Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about the latest season of Alice Snedden's Bad News (streaming on The Spinoff), Australian psych hospital drama Wakefield streaming on Neon… Audio
Film&TV: The Rehearsal, The Bear, N00b
Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch looks at The Rehearsal (SoHo, Neon), an unusual show that's been getting rave reviews. The Bear (Disney+), is about a young chef who comes from the world of fine… Audio
Film & TV: Industry (s2), Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, The Resort
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz has been looking at season two of Industry (Neon), a documentary about the omnishambles that was Woodstock '99, and new comedy series The Resort. Audio
Review: Undercurrent – The Disappearance of Kim Wall
Dan Slevin reviews a two-part documentary on Neon about one of the most shocking crimes of the last ten years. Video
Film Review with Ali Ventura
Today Ali Ventura looks at the new releases streaming. She's been watching Cinderella on Amazon Prime which has a very modern twist to it. But she also has some other options if this one isn't your… Audio
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at We Are Lady Parts (Neon) about a biochemical engineer who ends up as the lead guitarist of an all-female Muslim punk band, Ake Ake Ake (Maori+… Audio
Sweet Tooth, Betty, Dave, Murder by the Coast
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at the New Zealand-filmed Sweet Tooth (Netflix), a post-pandemic comic book caper about human-animal hybrids; Betty (Neon), a show about female… Audio
Film and TV reviewer James Croot
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Stanley Tucci's new foodie-travel show Searching for Italy (CNN). Stanley is also in Limetown with Jessica Biel about the disappearance of… Video, Audio
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to look at Untold Pacific History, a RNZ-Tikilounge video series about little known history around the Pacific; Kava Corner, Meldownz' interview… Audio
Review: Mrs. America
The equal rights for women campaign – and the powerful female resistance – gets a quality TV treatment starring Cate Blanchett, reports Dan Slevin. Video
Five reasons to watch Watchmen
2019’s wonder year for television ended with a bang – Dan Slevin recommends Watchmen, still streaming on Neon. Video
Our Changing World for 8 August 2019
Gadget is a conservation detector dog, trained to sniff out rats, and the chemical element neon is not just found in neon signs. Audio
Neon - the red of neon lights
There are no known compounds of the noble gas neon, which does however produce the brilliant crimson of red - and only red - neon lights. Ep 51 of Elemental with Prof Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio
Neon - the red of neon lights
There are no known compounds of the noble gas neon, which does however produce the brilliant crimson of red - and only red - neon lights. Ep 51 of Elemental with Prof Allan Blackman from AUT.
AudioIn thrall to Thrones
TVNZ made a bold move screening a contemporary local drama each weeknight this past week - but it was a foreign fantasy on pay TV that grabbed the media's attention. And turns out New Zealanders have… Audio
In thrall to Thrones
TVNZ made a bold move screening a contemporary local drama each weeknight this past week - but it was a foreign fantasy on pay TV that grabbed the media's attention. And turns out New Zealanders have…
AudioThe best TV new to streaming this week
Science Fiction and Fantasy dominate the latest streaming TV releases with Netflix, in particular, piling the options especially high, reports Dan Slevin. Video
The best TV new to streaming this week
‘What ifs’ dominate the new TV landscape this week, says Dan Slevin: What if Poland was still communist? What if all of Dickens’ characters lived in the same town and knew each other? Video
Glowing food - perfect for UV fun in the dark
Go nuts for GLOW-nuts ! Graham Joe from Gelissimo has been making quirky neon icecreams for Wellington's LUX light event for years. This year he has out-done himself by extending the Glow menu beyond… Audio, Gallery
Tech news: Streaming services and CIA hacks consumer devices?
New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence. Audio