I’ve recently rediscovered Media Watch on the ABC. I used to watch as a "concerned teen" but stopped when Stuart Littlemore left and I discovered, um, life.
Anyway, monday’s have become my regular TV watching night, mainly because I like Brothers & Sisters, and it’s been a joy to find Media Watch on at 9.20pm, nestled snuggly in the ten minutes before Brothers & Sisters. And Monica Attard is fantastic to watch. I love the sardonic lift of her brow, and the slightly incredulous questioning tone of her voice. She reminds me of a mother who, rather than punishing her child directly for breaking a rule, is subtly crafting a situation in which her wayward child punishes themselves, all the while watching with her lips pursed as if to say "Do you think appropriate?"
She makes me crave to live up to her exacting standards.