Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Radio Waves

Radio Waves poster

How it feels

A TV series about the staff of a private radio station in New Zealand in 1978. It follows the station manager, deejays, sales managers, shareholders, copywriter, and receptionist as they run the station.

lightheartedenergeticdatedbreezycheerfulplayfulcasualnostalgic

What happens

Radio Waves is a 1978 New Zealand television series set in a private radio station. Produced by Tom Finlayson, it begun on 17 April and aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6:30pm, running until 19 December. Cast included Alan Dale as the station manager, Grant Bridger and Andy Anderson as deejays, Derek Payne as the sales manager, Rex Merrie as the assistant sales manager, Graeme Eaton and Glynis McNicoll as station shareholders, Jane Dyer as a copywriter and Keri Anne Johnson as the receptionist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?