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C4 not picking up The Daily Show this year
Hi everyone I sent some feedback on C4's website asking why they hadn't scheduled The Daily Show this week as new episodes are being broadcast... Read Topic

Last post by giovanni tiso
8:58PM on 23 Feb 10
18 responses, 1516 views

Last post by Graeme Edgeler
11:28AM on 17 Aug 09
1 response, 2293 views

Eating Media Lunch
It's back on the telly for another season! Fridays at 9.30 on TV2. So let us direct our EML-related love and/or scorn here. I'm currently... Read Topic

Last post by duke
12:29AM on 21 Jul 09
39 responses, 32119 views

New Charlie Brooker series
Fans of the acerbic television-watching Englishman will be interesting in his new series "You Have Been Watching". It's an hour-long quiz/panel show, where Brooker is... Read Topic

Last post by Robyn Gallagher
12:40PM on 20 Jul 09
0 responses, 1790 views

Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe on television news
Series four of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe is currently screening in the UK. Screenwipe is a bit like Eating Media Lunch, only because it's the BBC,... Read Topic

Last post by lediana
2:21PM on 14 Jul 09
10 responses, 11847 views

The risks of older fatherhood
Radio NZ interview regarding a study on the risks of older fatherhood. Seems to confirm what elder siblings will perhaps claim to have intrinsically understood... Read Topic

Last post by Rangi Black
9:30PM on 15 Jun 09
1 response, 2247 views

Colbert Report starts Wednesday
From Philip Wakefield in the DomPost's TV Week (on-line here). The Colbert Report starts on NZ television on Wednesday ... apparently Sky now has a... Read Topic

Last post by Simon Grigg
12:48PM on 1 Jun 09
3 responses, 2450 views

Beyond product placement
A fascinating NY Times article about how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been using "message placement" to spread their messages on H.I.V. prevention,... Read Topic

Last post by Graeme Edgeler
6:11PM on 3 Apr 09
0 responses, 1663 views

The Wire - Season 5 to air
Just so you don't miss it, season five of The Wire will air from next Monday night/Tuesday morning. Set your FreeVos and MySkys (sp?) for... Read Topic

Last post by Danielle
11:45AM on 10 Mar 09
3 responses, 2961 views

For fans of The Wire
David Simon gets a little annoyed with the state of journalism, so tries to do something about it. Read here. Seriously, do. Read Topic

Last post by giovanni tiso
11:00AM on 4 Mar 09
1 response, 1695 views

The real crisis? We stopped being wise
With so much discussion regarding legislation at the moment, perhaps it's timely to share this TED presentation, (streaming, vid) which considers the carrot & the stick... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
2:38AM on 19 Feb 09
0 responses, 1638 views

Neil Young - Don't be denied
Happened to catch an excellent Neil Young documentary a couple of weeks ago. It was called "Don't be Denied" and was from the BBC. Here's... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
3:23AM on 13 Feb 09
0 responses, 2078 views

The accuracy of forecasts
I happened to listen to an interview with Prof Philip Tetlock a couple of weeks ago, in which he talks about the insights arising from... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
11:06PM on 1 Feb 09
1 response, 1854 views

The science & politics of disgust
BBC Radio 4 program on the science of disgust. Also explores the political dimension of disgust. Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
3:35AM on 23 Jan 09
0 responses, 2582 views

Weekly Media Review in Zimbabwe
After over the weekend hearing a repeat of Chris Laidlaw's interview of David Coltart, a senior MDC politician talking about the political developments in Zimbabwe... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
1:15AM on 21 Jan 09
0 responses, 1681 views

Something for Language pedants
The following link is for the one or 2 Language pedants who follow Public Address regularly and for people who find Stephen Fry amusing. It... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
6:48AM on 9 Jan 09
1 response, 1982 views

Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg (printing) Press
The BBC's website for this program correctly states: Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
10:08AM on 30 Dec 08
0 responses, 1928 views

On the diagnosis of mental illness.
The BBC has recently screened a 2 part program regarding the diagnosis of mental illness. Somewhat blurring the line between reality television and documentary, an... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
4:44AM on 20 Nov 08
0 responses, 2239 views

Not fogotten - Ian Hislop on conscientious objectors
Just caught the end of what seemed to be a very thoughtful doco on conscientious objectors called "Not forgotten", with Ian Hislop wearing his serious... Read Topic

Last post by jon_knox
5:49AM on 12 Nov 08
2 responses, 4087 views

The Candidates do "Stand-Up"
Don't you wish our lot could be this good? I thought Obama did a great job (altho' second half is a bit slow) McCain does... Read Topic

Last post by JohnAmiria
6:06PM on 20 Oct 08
0 responses, 2327 views