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ISSUE NO. 13
August 2025
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Culture

What’s on TV Today?

By
Grace

Stuck with free-to-air TV? Here are some great shows to help time fly by.

*Please note the times listed are a guide only and subject to change, depending on broadcasting arrangements*

ABC

The Assembly

The Assembly follows journalism students with autism interviewing some of Australia’s biggest names.

Mentored by Leigh Sales, the students build their confidence and ask hard questions to the guests, who include Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, musician Delta Goodrem, AFL player Adam Goodes and presenter Hamish Blake. What follows is a warm, insightful glance into the brains of people with autism and how they navigate this space.

Reruns of Season 1 air intermittently on Saturdays at 12:15pm. Season 2 airs later in 2025.

Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee

New Zealand comedian Guy Montgomery and Australian comedian Aaron Chen run a spelling bee show.

Each week, they’re joined by different guests (also comedians) and participate in spelling challenges related to a theme, while trying to guess another challenge set up by Chen. Some guests have included Wil Anderson, Hannah Gadsby, Jenny Tian and Tom Gleeson. The first episode of the show saw the guests trying to spell words related to Australia’s currency, but how successful they actually were is another matter entirely.

The show currently airs on Wednesdays at 8:35pm.

Network 10

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Another game show with comedians! Join Tom Gleisner, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee, alongside their fellow comedian friends and guests, as they navigate the news headlines and make a game show of it, attempting (and it really is attempting) to answer questions based on the headlines. While the official goal is to answer the questions correctly, the unspoken goal is to throw Tom off his game by providing the funniest answer. Again, even if that answer is not even close to correct. Past guests have been Kitty Flanagan, Celia Pacquola and Robert Irwin.

The show currently airs on Mondays at 8:40pm on Network 10

Stuck with free-to-air TV? Here are some great shows to help time fly by.

*Please note the times listed are a guide only and subject to change, depending on broadcasting arrangements*

ABC

The Assembly

The Assembly follows journalism students with autism interviewing some of Australia’s biggest names.

Mentored by Leigh Sales, the students build their confidence and ask hard questions to the guests, who include Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, musician Delta Goodrem, AFL player Adam Goodes and presenter Hamish Blake. What follows is a warm, insightful glance into the brains of people with autism and how they navigate this space.

Reruns of Season 1 air intermittently on Saturdays at 12:15pm. Season 2 airs later in 2025.

Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee

New Zealand comedian Guy Montgomery and Australian comedian Aaron Chen run a spelling bee show.

Each week, they’re joined by different guests (also comedians) and participate in spelling challenges related to a theme, while trying to guess another challenge set up by Chen. Some guests have included Wil Anderson, Hannah Gadsby, Jenny Tian and Tom Gleeson. The first episode of the show saw the guests trying to spell words related to Australia’s currency, but how successful they actually were is another matter entirely.

The show currently airs on Wednesdays at 8:35pm.

Network 10

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Another game show with comedians! Join Tom Gleisner, Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee, alongside their fellow comedian friends and guests, as they navigate the news headlines and make a game show of it, attempting (and it really is attempting) to answer questions based on the headlines. While the official goal is to answer the questions correctly, the unspoken goal is to throw Tom off his game by providing the funniest answer. Again, even if that answer is not even close to correct. Past guests have been Kitty Flanagan, Celia Pacquola and Robert Irwin.

The show currently airs on Mondays at 8:40pm on Network 10

Film Review of Wicked Little Letters

Film Review of Wicked Little Letters

Film Review of Wicked Little Letters

By Vincent
By Vincent

Set in the period following ‘The Great War’ (World War I), Wicked Little Letters is a comedic re-telling of true events that took place in Littlehampton, England.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 12

2 MIN READ

Daughters

Daughters

Daughters

By Abha Haval
By Abha Haval

There is a new US documentary out on Netflix in the community. It’s called ‘Daughters’ and takes viewers inside a Washington DC prison where a special program to give daughters a prom experience with their incarcerated fathers takes them on a rollercoaster of emotions.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 4

4 MIN READ

Paper Chained International Art Exhibition

Paper Chained International Art Exhibition

Paper Chained International Art Exhibition

By Damien Linnane
By Damien Linnane

In Sydney in May 2024, Damien Linnane (editor of the prison magazine Paper Chained) held an exhibition of art by people in prison around the world. Linnane managed to obtain over 100 artworks from currently and formerly incarcerated people in eight different countries.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 1

3 MIN READ

Sauces to Transform Your Prison Meals

By Mark

Five recipes from inside.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 22

1 MIN READ

Sports Round Up!

By Goal Mouth

An overview of recent sporting events, including athletics, F1 and soccer.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 22

2 MIN READ

You Can Make Ice Cream in Prison. Here’s How.

By Geoff

All you need is eggs, cream, condensed milk and 24 hours.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 21

2 MIN READ

Sports Round Up!

By Goal Mouth

An overview of recent sporting events, including AFL, F1, football and cricket.

Culture

ISSUE NO. 21

3 MIN READ