Australia’s top 25 TV shows from Blue Murder to Bluey

About this episode

The episode discusses Australia's top 25 TV shows, highlighting both successes and failures in the context of cultural perception.

Fast Forward or Frontline? Blue Murder or Bluey? A look at Australia’s top 25 TV shows: the hits, some misses and our persistent cultural cringe.  Find out more about The Front podcast here . You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app. The weekend edition of The Front is co-produced by Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. The host is Claire Harvey. Audio production and editing by Jasper Leak who also composed our theme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Claire Harvey, Jasper Leak

Topics covered

• Australian TV shows
• cultural analysis
• media critique
• entertainment
• pop culture

Keywords

• Australia
• TV shows
• Blue Murder
• Bluey
• cultural cringe
• entertainment
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Australian

Books & works: Blue Murder, Bluey, Fast Forward, Frontline

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