Doug Anderson
Doug Anderson is a lifelong resident of Sydney and has been writing about entertainment and the arts for over 30 years
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ABC TV's Kitchen Cabinet returns with Silver Bodgie on the menuAnnabel Crabb and dinner guest Bob Hawke serve up half an hour of bloke jokes and political banter – with a side of barramundi
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Doug Anderson's festive TV highlights 2013Amid the reruns, there are some treasures in the Australian silly-season television schedule, from documentaries and drama to a Dr Who special. Here's what to watch this Christmas
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Redfern Now season two: Starting Over – TV reviewTwo episodes in, and the ABC drama is proving as compelling and incisive as the first time around
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Autopsy on a Dream – TV reviewControversial, rediscovered BBC TV documentary about the building of the Opera House brings our cultural cringe into uncomfortable focus
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Clive James: The Kid from Kogarah – TV review
Wisdom and wonder in an interview singing with gratitude, plus the joy of experiences recollected in the fading light
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Vikings – TV review
Some liberties are taken with the cast's hairstyles but ultimately Vikings is engaging and reasonably astute
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Time of Our Lives, the Years That Made Us - TV review
Doug Anderson: A great script, subtle approach to emotional issues and genuine heart make the ABC's family drama a hit
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Paper Giants: Magazine Wars - TV review
Doug Anderson: The battle for circulation supremacy between Dulcie Boling and Nene King and their respective bosses makes for an absorbing and frequently rewarding drama
A Place to Call Home: not Australia's Downton Abbey – yet