Critics’ Choice 2009

December 2, 2009  Filed Under News, 32 Comments » 

With the official TV year at an end TV Tonight has turned to those who know it best, Australian TV critics & journalists, to ask them what worked, what failed, what surprised and what annoyed?

Participating in this survey were:

Melinda Houston (Sunday Age), Richard Clune (Sunday Telegraph), James Manning (Mediaweek), Nicole Brady (The Age), Erin McWhirter (Daily Telegraph), Colin Vickery (Herald Sun) and Andrew Mercado (TV Week).

BEST DRAMA
Tangle was a popular choice: “It was new, nasty and unpredictable.”
“It was another standout from the John Edwards stable and showcased the subtle …

Airdate: Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam

September 28, 2009  Filed Under Programming, No Comments » 

Luke Nguyen, owner and chef of the Sydney restaurant The Red Lantern, is the next foodie to set up shop on the SBS schedule, with a 10 part series Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam.

Nguyen returns to the country of his heritage to take a culinary journey through the southern regions of Vietnam, from Saigon, through the Mekong Delta, and north along the coast to the World Heritage city of Hoi An.

Nguyen visits many of his extended family who share their secrets of Vietnamese cuisine, and help him discover the tiny cottage industries that …

Airdates: Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam, Gourmet Farmer, Italian Food Safari

July 24, 2009  Filed Under Programming, No Comments » 

SBS is about to turn up the heat in its kitchen with several new food-oriented shows to screen in the 7:30pm slot following the The Ashes series.

The shows were already on the network’s slate before the success of MasterChef Australia, but no doubt it is encouraged by the interest in the genre. This week Food Investigators performed well for the network too.

“We’ve all recently seen the incredible appetite Australian audiences have for food shows, and we know that quality food programs bring people together in a special way”, said Matt Campbell, …