Emma Corrin plays Princess Diana, with Josh O'Connor as Charles. Photo: Netflix

InReview

Season 4 of The Crown is a triumphant portrait of the 1980s

In the new season of The Crown on Netflix, Queen Elizabeth has two rivals for centre stage: Margaret Thatcher and Diana Spencer. Flinders University Associate Professor in English and royal expert Giselle Bastin gives her verdict on the drama.

Film & TV

Once-banned pre-gay-liberation story gets a Netflix remake

Film censors judged The Boys in the Band too indecent and obscene to screen in Australia 50 years ago, while gay activists criticised it as as cruel and outdated. So what can a Netflix remake of the film offer today?

Media and marketing

More drama, fewer children's shows under free-to-air TV rule changes

More big-budget Australian drama and less children’s content is expected to be shown on commercial television under rule changes announced by the Morrison government.

InReview

Eight streaming shows to ward off cabin fever

Whether your television viewing tastes veer towards real-life drama, quirky comedy, crime or pure escapism, there’s something in this line-up of shows to keep you entertained for hours.

InReview

Four female-led TV shows that are good for a laugh

STREAMING: While there’s no word on when the fourth season of The Handmaid’s Tale will land, streaming services have dropped a number of much more uplifting female-centric shows that will make you want say: “Praise be!”