Mitch McTaggart takes a look back at the year in Australian television, from cutting out on-screen kisses, and all the drama surrounding Pete Evans.
Mitch McTaggart in a delightful romp through everything that happened in Australian television in 2019.
Join Mitch McTaggart on a hilarious journey through Australian TV. True Crime, Psychics, Australian Idol and more!
Mitch looks at television's effect on conspiracy theories, the "whiteness" of Australian drama, and the constant plagiarism of ideas between television networks.
Mitch examines one of the best-known examples of the 24-hour news cycle taking TV news reporting too far, and wonders if anyone actually learned any of the all-too-obvious lessons from the exercise. He also turns a baleful eye towards the stereotypical complaints boomers express about everything wrong with today's world.
Australian TV in review from January to December in 2021. Highlighting all that the programs have to offer and focusing on the good, the bad and the cringe.
Mitch revisits the TV failure of the 100th anniversary of the Anzacs. Plus, how a network bombed its own show.
Mitch looks at the murky underside of one of the most beloved programs in Australian TV history. Plus, how an entire station was forced off air.
A look at how the news became terrible over the past 40 years. And a low point for The Footy Show.
Dive into the surprisingly shocking world of children's television between 1979 and 1992.
A problematic game show, petty network rivalry, and a 50 year feud. Plus, James Randi's odd history with Australian TV.
Mitch revisits the biggest TV celebrity scandal of 1966 - and whether or not the culprit got away with it. Plus, shark crime cop shows.
Mitch McTaggart returns with The Last Year of Television 2023 for another hilarious, poignant and sobering look back at the year that was on our TV screens 28 December on BINGE
It’s that time of year again – see out 2024 in style as Mitch McTaggart takes you through the best and worst of Australian television. What was the deal with all that Bruce Lerhmann stuff? Why was the news saying a baby got kicked out of a live comedy show? Did a lot of TV executives quit this year? Like, more than normal? Let Mitch explain all with his unrivalled research and brutal wit. It’s a roast, it’s a clip show, it’s the ultimate annual love letter to Australian TV.
Mitch tests a tasteless theory from a television executive, shows some love to a forgotten horror classic, and looks at TV's nuclear bomb panic of the 1980s.
Mitch takes on cops! A fun look at some of the ways Australian television has been exploited by law enforcement.
Factual television goes under the microscope, and Mitch reveals how the sausage is really made. Plus, when television PR absolutely backfired in 1992.
Mitch looks at a long forgotten programming battle of 1994, plus the surprisingly violent consequences to home VCRs in the early 80s.
Mitch recalls one of the best worst TV specials that ever existed. Plus, what happened in 1974 when all the TV networks refused to run a news story? A scandal over soap.
