Restoration Australia better without the reality-TV rush

By David Dale
Updated August 30 2015 - 1:08am, first published 12:15am
Interior designer Sibella Court relished the lengthy production schedule of <i>Restoration Australia</i>. Photo: ABC
Interior designer Sibella Court relished the lengthy production schedule of <i>Restoration Australia</i>. Photo: ABC
Sibella Court offered her expertise to Australians undertaking restoration projects on her new television series. Photo: ABC
Sibella Court offered her expertise to Australians undertaking restoration projects on her new television series. Photo: ABC

The two most annoying features of "reality" talent quests on commercial television, whether they deal with cooking or with renovation, are the way they use time pressure to provoke emotional extremes in the contestants and the way they use music to tell viewers how to feel.

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