TV, radio broadcast
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Format for in-text citation
In-text citation example
Heroes (2006) expanded the theme of villain…
OR
…superhero theme (Heroes 2006).
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Director D (director) or Producer P (producer) (Year) ‘Title of episode: subtitle of episode’ [television program], Name of series (season number, episode number), Name of Station or Studio, Place of Production.
Reference list example
Heroes (2006) [Television series], Tailwind Productions in association with Universal Media Studios, Los Angeles, California. Distributed by Seven Corporation, Melbourne, and created by Tim Kring.
OR
Mornings with Jon Faine (2010)[Radio program], ABC Radio, Melbourne, 27 May.
OR
Swingler L (director) (2003) 'Edward and Mary: the unknown Tudors' [Television program], Edward VI (parts 1 and 2), ABC Television, Sydney.
Style notes for this reference type
- In-text citations should include the title and date of production.
- Further information/credits can follow the citation.
- Broadcast titles are italicised. Minimal capitalisation is recommended. Capitalise only the first word of the title and any proper nouns.
- There is no comma or full stop between the title and date of recording. Commas are used to separate all other elements. The reference entry finishes with a full-stop.
- Use sentence case, roman type and quotation marks for episodes of a program.
- Use roman type and no quotation marks for the names of:
- production companies
- networks
- channels
- streaming services
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