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‘Mum watched’: Jeremy Wells on his most embarrassing TV moment

'My mum sat down and watched that episode with the New Zealand netball team. To this day, she's never talked to me about it.'
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By My Life in TV | 16th August, 2025
Guest writer
‘It felt like he was making TV specifically for me’: David Farrier on his love for Jeremy Wells

‘It felt like he was making TV specifically for me’: David Farrier on his love for Jeremy Wells

Ahead of Jeremy Wells' return to television tonight, David Farrier looks back at some of his favourite moments from the deadpan broadcaster.
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By David Farrier | 5th February, 2018
Contributing writer
What can Jeremy Wells’ back catalogue tell us about the new Seven Sharp?

What can Jeremy Wells’ back catalogue tell us about the new Seven Sharp?

Calum Henderson looks back at the best of Jeremy Wells and makes some predictions for what he will bring to the Seven Sharp desk. 
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By Calum Henderson | 4th February, 2018
Production editor
Who the hell is Jeremy Wells and what right has he to replace Mike Hosking?

Who the hell is Jeremy Wells and what right has he to replace Mike Hosking?

The Spinoff introduces a rightly fearful nation to the Mike Hosking impersonator replacing Mike Hosking as the host of Seven Sharp.
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By Duncan Greive | 1st February, 2018
Founder
Bullshit and Bodybags: Sensing Murder is back from the dead

Bullshit and Bodybags: Sensing Murder is back from the dead

To mark the return of Sensing Murder – and to kick off Murder Week, our ill-advised week-long celebration of the show – long-time skeptic Paul Casserly tries his best to become a convert.
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By Paul Casserly | 27th February, 2017
Guest writer
My Life in TV: SportsCafé and Eating Media Lunch’s Graeme Hill-Humphreys

My Life in TV: SportsCafé and Eating Media Lunch’s Graeme Hill-Humphreys

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By Duncan Greive | 20th February, 2015
Founder
Perfume, porn and panty sniffing: The story behind THAT Target episode

Perfume, porn and panty sniffing: The story behind THAT Target episode

It was one of the craziest things ever to happen on New Zealand TV: a hidden camera caught a cleaner sniffing underwear, spraying it with perfume, then masturbating into it while he watched porn on the household computer.
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By Alex Casey | 23rd September, 2014
Senior writer
LNBB Appreciation Day: Jeremy Wells Edition

LNBB Appreciation Day: Jeremy Wells Edition

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By Alex Casey | 18th September, 2014
Senior writer

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