Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Danish family drama ‘Ride Upon the Storm’ debuts on TVNZ1
 
Season 2 of ‘The Good Place’ — the Netflix comedy about the afterlife — has landed.
 
One man tries to rebuild his life after his wife’s murder in thriller ‘Innocent’ (TVNZ1, Tuesday, 8.50pm)
 
Recovering alcoholic Sam Loudermilk tries to get his life together in gritty comedy ‘Loudermilk’ (Lightbox)
 
LISTEN ABOVE AS TARA WARD SPEAKS WITH JACK TAME ABOUT THE LATEST ON OUR SCREENS

lISTEN ABOVE: Veteran Broadcaster Kevin Milne speaks with Jack tame about Peter Beck and Rocket Lab's Glitterball and the decision to send it up in to orbit. 

Jackopens today show with his night with a mosquito and how he dealt with the annoying insect while he tried to sleep. 
LISTEN ABOVE TO HIS UNFORTUNATE ORDEAL

LISTEN ABOVE as Film Reviewer Francesca Rudkin talks to Jack Tame about the latest film releases.
 
I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie and Alison Janney
Francesca’s verdict: 4 out of 5!
 
Downsizing starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig
Francesca’s verdict: 3.5 out of 5.

NEWSTALK ZB  Rainbow tart
Pretty as a picture and tasting like a dream this tomato tart is also super simple to prepare.
Great for lunch or served with a salad for a simple supper.
Makes 1 x 25cm tart
 
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk mixed for egg wash.
 
Filling
2 handfuls basil leaves
¼ cup pine nuts
¼ cup olive oil
100g goat feta
75g Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ tsp sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
 
Topping
10-12 medium tomatoes (use red and yellow), sliced (or use 3 cups cherry tomatoes halved)
Sea salt and ground pepper to season
Fresh basil leaves to garnish
 

Preheat oven to 180 C. Dust an oven tray with flour or line with baking paper.
Cut 25cm circle out from the sheet of pre-rolled pastry. Transfer to prepared oven tray. Take a dinner plate slightly smaller than the circle and place it on pastry, pressing slightly to indent, and lightly score around the plate edge with a knife so you have a 2cm border. Remove plate and prick inside the border a few times. Brush the pastry border with egg wash. Set aside.
Make the pesto by blending all filling ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth. Spread this mixture over inner circle, avoiding getting any on the border. Arrange tomato slices to cover filling. Season with a decent pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until the border is puffed up and golden brown and pastry is cooked on the bottom.
Serve warm or cold garnished with fresh basil leaves.

LISTEN ABOVE as Film Reviewer Francesca Rudkin talks to Jack Tame about the latest film releases.
 
I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie and Alison Janney
Francesca’s verdict: 4 out of 5!
 
Downsizing starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig
Francesca’s verdict: 3.5 out of 5.

NEWSTALK ZB  Rainbow tart
Pretty as a picture and tasting like a dream this tomato tart is also super simple to prepare.
Great for lunch or served with a salad for a simple supper.
Makes 1 x 25cm tart
 
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk mixed for egg wash.
 
Filling
2 handfuls basil leaves
¼ cup pine nuts
¼ cup olive oil
100g goat feta
75g Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
½ tsp sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
 
Topping
10-12 medium tomatoes (use red and yellow), sliced (or use 3 cups cherry tomatoes halved)
Sea salt and ground pepper to season
Fresh basil leaves to garnish
 

Preheat oven to 180 C. Dust an oven tray with flour or line with baking paper.
Cut 25cm circle out from the sheet of pre-rolled pastry. Transfer to prepared oven tray. Take a dinner plate slightly smaller than the circle and place it on pastry, pressing slightly to indent, and lightly score around the plate edge with a knife so you have a 2cm border. Remove plate and prick inside the border a few times. Brush the pastry border with egg wash. Set aside.
Make the pesto by blending all filling ingredients together in a food processor or blender until smooth. Spread this mixture over inner circle, avoiding getting any on the border. Arrange tomato slices to cover filling. Season with a decent pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until the border is puffed up and golden brown and pastry is cooked on the bottom.
Serve warm or cold garnished with fresh basil leaves.

Jackopens today show with his night with a mosquito and how he dealt with the annoying insect while he tried to sleep. 
LISTEN ABOVE TO HIS UNFORTUNATE ORDEAL

LISTEN ABOVE as Film reviewer Francesca Rudkin talks to Jack Tame about the latest film releases.
Darkest Hour starring Gary Oldman, Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas
Francesca’s verdict: 4 out 5
The Post  Directed by Steven Speilberg. Starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks
Francesca’s verdict: 3 out of 5
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson,Sam Rockwell and Peter Dinklage
Francesca’s verdict: 5 out of 5!

Kiwi filmmaker and writer Anthony McCarten has followed up the success of his Oscar-nominated debut with another story of a modern British legend. 
The New Zealand-born writer, based in London and Los Angeles, received international acclaim writing The Theory of Everything — a biographical romantic drama film on the life of Stephen and Jane Hawking and which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
His new movie, Darkest Hour, tells of Winston Churchill's early days in office at the start of World War II.
The movie has received a Bafta nomination for Best Film and has seen multiple awards for the star, Gary Oldman.
Speaking to Jack Tame, McCarten, who was speaking with Munich, spoke of how Winston Churchill is influential all over the world.
"He's a world figure now. He's like a Caesar or a Lincoln or something. He's surpassed national boundaries."
He said that he felt plucky after the success of The Theory of Everything, so decided to give a story about Churchill a crack.
"We kind of live in a very divided world right now, a very polarized world, made so largely by disparities of how people feel. I felt appropriate to dod a portrait of a great leader.
"I'd always been attracted to Churchill as a potential subject, but it was a lkittle intimidating to write words and humourous jokes for Winston Churchill, it smacks a little bit of hubris."
The dozens of allegations against the former movie-making titan played a major role in sparking a worldwide social movement against sexual harassment and violence in the workplace.
He wasn't surprised by the allegations, McCarten said.
"I was very wary of the guy because the stories were so ghastly about his bullying."
LISTEN ABOVE AS NZ WRITER ANTHONY MCCARTEN SPEAKS TO JACK TAME ABOUT 'THE DARKEST HOUR'