Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sex and politics joust the ticket
Originally published in The Age Green Guide, 21 February 2008. The Tudors is magnificent fun. Blue-eyed loin-throb Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a young, hot and randy Henry VIII; loads of jousting, beheadings, naughty sex and frilly collars; and lines...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Casey's nan - our latest tennis star
Originally published in The Sunday Age , 27 January 2008. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga might have stormed his way into the final of the Australian Open, but one of the biggest revelations of the tournament didn't even set foot on the...
Friday, January 18, 2008
Period drama, ponces and poofs
Originally published as my Telly Watch column in Crikey.com.au, 18 January 2008. It just wouldn’t be Sunday night without a BBC period drama, would it? The Line Of Beauty (8.30pm, Sundays on the ABC) is the latest, a three-part...
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The OC goes to Bristol
Originally published as my Telly Watch column in Crikey.com.au, 10 January 2008. I watched the first ep of Skins on Monday night (10pm on SBS) and I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun watching telly....
Friday, December 07, 2007
The power and passion of Garrett, sadly de-balled
Originally published in Crikey.com.au, 7 December 2007. So Peter Garrett, Minister for the Environment, won’t be answering questions on climate change in the House of Reps. Nor, if the press from the Bali climate change conference is any indication,...