Podcasts by The Televisionaries

The Televisionaries

From the top TV critics at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, an entertaining and informative weekly podcast about the shows you need to be watching - and the ones to skip.

Further podcasts by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Podcast on the topic TV und Film

All episodes

The Televisionaries
I May Destroy You wins our 'Best of 2020' prize from 2020-10-27T05:26

In our season finale special, host Louise Rugendyke is joined by culture editor-at-large Michael Idato, Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and Guide and Green Guide columnist Debi Enker to c...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Fargo's fourth season too ambitious for its own good? from 2020-10-20T05:24

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the warring gangs of Fargo, they wonder if it’s ever too la...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Emily in Paris an escapist fantasy or the real deal? from 2020-10-13T07:01:32

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to review Darren Star’s new show Emily in Paris, they discuss what TV ...

Listen
The Televisionaries
‘Side splittingly funny’: Why Staged is lockdown TV at its best from 2020-10-06T04:58:50

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by a  Guide and Green Guide doubleListen

The Televisionaries
It's gory and gorgeous, but is Ratched just style over substance? from 2020-09-29T05:29:25

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to dissect Ryan Murphy’s OTT drama Ratched, which is based on the tyra...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Why Emmy winners Schitt's Creek and Watchmen reflect the mood of our times from 2020-09-22T01:54:34

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the big winners at this year's virtual Emmy Awards. They’ll...

Listen
The Televisionaries
I May Destroy You might be brilliant but is it bingeable? from 2020-09-15T06:57:21

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to dissect the critically acclaimed series I May Destroy You, they discuss t...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Does Cobra Kai strike nostalgia gold or is it too heavy-handed? from 2020-09-08T05:56:01

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the Karate Kid sequel Cobra Kai, they wonder if we’re cravi...

Listen
The Televisionaries
From The Block to The Bachelor, what’s the appeal of reality TV? from 2020-09-01T07:17:24

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the fresh batch of reality shows on TV now - we’re talking ...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Halifax: Retribution the best Australian production this year? from 2020-08-25T05:53

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to look at Rebecca Gibney’s return to her iconic role in Nine’s ...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Why Lovecraft Country brilliantly challenges the horror genre from 2020-08-18T06:13

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide critics Debi Enker and Melinda Houston to explore Jordan Peele’s hot-right-now horror Lovecraft Country, they discuss what period d...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Why the “narcotic pull” of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is so addictive from 2020-08-11T06:45

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss HBO’s killer new documentary I’ll Be Gone in the Dark...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Why slick teen spy caper Alex Rider isn't just for kids from 2020-08-04T06:15

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the teen thriller Alex Rider, they delve into why the ‘youn...

Listen
The Televisionaries
It's “unashamedly, ludicrously implausible” but Wentworth is great from 2020-07-28T07:23:41

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide editor Paul Kalina and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the women of Wentworth Correctional Centre, they wonder if killi...

Listen
The Televisionaries
What We Do In The Shadows is the comedy we need right now from 2020-07-21T06:00

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to take a bite out of the very silly vampire comedy What We Do In the Shadow...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Why Women Kill has sex, infidelity and death... but is it any good? from 2020-07-14T05:50

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and The Guide critic Debi Enker and Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover to discuss the murderous melodrama Why Women Kill, they look at how fami...

Listen
The Televisionaries
From BoJack Horseman to Tiger King, here’s our best of the rest from 2020-07-10T01:27:32

In part two of our mid-year special, host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina, Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and Guide and Green Guide reviewer Debi E...

Listen
The Televisionaries
From Normal People to MasterChef, our top 10 shows of the year so far from 2020-07-07T04:32:54

In our mid-year special, host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina, Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and Guide and Green Guide columnist Debi Enker to del...

Listen
The Televisionaries
From The Sopranos to Perry Mason, what’s in HBO’s secret sauce? from 2020-06-30T05:49

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by The Guide and Green Guide doubleListen

The Televisionaries
Reese Witherspoon takes on race and motherhood in Little Fires Everywhere from 2020-06-23T07:43

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Green Guide and The Guide critic Debi Enker Spectrum deputy edi...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Does Big Brother have a big problem with diversity? from 2020-06-16T06:39:56

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by culture editor-at-large Michael Idato and Green Guide and The Guide&...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Belgravia the new Downton Abbey or just a period snoozefest? from 2020-06-09T05:44:28

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina and Culture Editor at large Michael Idato to discuss Belgravia, the new period drama by Downton creator Julian Fellowe...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Space Force a massive misfire from Netflix? from 2020-06-02T06:05

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide critic Debi Enker and culture editor-at-l...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult shine in The Great from 2020-05-26T05:59

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss Australian writer T...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Breaking down HBO's Run, plus, a look back at Love My Way from 2020-05-19T06:04:03

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and cul...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Normal People high art or just another teenage soap opera? from 2020-05-12T05:47:12

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the TV adaptation o...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is The Secrets She Keeps domestic noir or suburban blah? from 2020-05-05T06:02

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and cul...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Cate Blanchett's 'thermonuclear' performance in Mrs America from 2020-04-28T06:06

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss Cate Blanchett&rsqu...

Listen
The Televisionaries
What’s the hero ingredient to MasterChef’s enduring success? from 2020-04-21T06:04

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Guide and Green Guide columnist and reviewer Debi Enker and cul...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Does Killing Eve miss its mark in season three? from 2020-04-14T06:15

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and culture editor-at-large Michael Idato to discuss the stylish thriller Kil...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is Ozark a really good Narcos or a sub-par Breaking Bad? from 2020-04-07T05:46

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by The Guide and Green Guide TV reviewer Debi Enker and culture ed...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Tiger King is the lockdown cure we need right now from 2020-03-31T04:43

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by Spectrum deputy editor Kylie Northover and the culture editor at large Michael Idato as they breakdown Netflix’s new truth-is-stranger-than-fiction show ...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Is The Test a documentary or propaganda? from 2020-03-24T05:14

Host Louise Rugendyke and her socially distant colleagues from the Herald and the Age newsrooms - Guide and Green Guide editor Paul Kalina and Culture Editor at large Michael Idato - discuss Ama...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Can Stateless overcome 'showverload'? from 2020-03-17T05:10

Host Louise Rugendyke is joined by The Guide and Green Guide reviewers Michael Idato and Kylie Northover as they tackle some of the big topics in television right now, from the ABC's refugee dra...

Listen
The Televisionaries
Coming Soon - The Televisionaries from 2020-03-01T01:36:26

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen