# Matches, Hatches, Dispatches **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [December 29, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462 "2015-12-29T18:31:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 266
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5503 "2026-07-14T13:34:44Z")
> **[Nansun Shi Dies: Film Workshop Founder & ‘Infernal Affairs’ Producer Was 75](https://deadline.com/2026/07/nansun-shi-infernal-affairs-film-workshop-1236980818/)** > > Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi, whose credits include A Better Tomorrow, Infernal Affairs and multiple films with Tsui Hark, has died aged 75.  ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5504 "2026-07-14T20:53:01Z")
[https://themusic.com.au/news/budjerah-marries-longtime-partner-sophie-moore/BJC6FhkYGxo/14-07-26](https://themusic.com.au/news/budjerah-marries-longtime-partner-sophie-moore/BJC6FhkYGxo/14-07-26) ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5505 "2026-07-14T21:02:26Z")
Congrats to Budjerah. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5506 "2026-07-15T03:09:54Z")
SBS has added some programming featuring Sam Neill: Classic Movie Show plus 3 movies > [@SBS Viceland / SBS 2 (from 21 Aug)](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/sbs-viceland-sbs-2-from-21-aug/454/926): > > Friday 17 July 11:30 AM The Movie Show 2000 Ep 22 Margaret and David sat down for an interview with the New Zealand actor Sam Neill Saturday 18 July 11:00 AM Movie: Attack Force Z with Sam Neill > [@SBS World Movies](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/sbs-world-movies/9026/245): > > World Movies has added two Sam Neill movies to its schedule. Sunday 19 July 12:45 PM Death In Brunswick 02:50 PM Dean Spanley ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5507 "2026-07-15T08:39:59Z")
> [@TV.Cynic](#): > > SBS has added some programming featuring Sam Neill: Nine has slotted in another airing of The Dish next Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5508 "2026-07-15T12:05:54Z")
> **[Playwright, cartoonist join exit of big, creative characters](https://www.theage.com.au/culture/celebrity/playwright-and-cartoonist-join-the-exit-of-our-big-creative-characters-20260715-p60fjt.html)** > > Wordsmith Barry Dickins and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant have died a world apart on the same day. > Melbourne playwright, author, artist, actor, teacher and humourist, Barry Dickins, died on Monday, July 13. > > Australian-born Pat Oliphant, for decades one of the world’s most influential cartoonists, died at his home in Santa Fe in the United States on the same day. ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/3/6/236c749117ba4c53d266f56ea6cc561989e0b224.png) ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5509 "2026-07-15T13:04:59Z")
> **[Derryn Hinch to receive state funeral | Nine.com.au](https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/videos/derryn-hinch-to-receive-state-funeral/cmrl38cqc008k0go1zq5l1y54)** > > Veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch will be remembered at a state funeral next week. > Veteran broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch will be farewelled with a state funeral on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the Timber Yard in Port Melbourne Edit: > [@Seven News Content and Appearance](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-content-and-appearance/27110/2271): > > 7News Special: Derryn Hinch State Funeral Monday 20 July 12:00 PM Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide 2 hours A State Funeral Service to honour the life of Derryn Hinch, live from The Timber Yard in Melbourne. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5510 "2026-07-15T22:53:36Z")
[https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/vale-mark-poole-writer-and-director-2704819/](https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/vale-mark-poole-writer-and-director-2704819/) > _ScreenHub_ is saddened to hear about the passing of Mark Poole, Melbourne-based writer, director and academic, and much-valued _ScreenHub_ contributing author. > > For more than four decades, Poole made an enduring contribution to Australia’s screen industry as an award-winning writer, director, producer, educator and industry leader. > > He was also one of _ScreenHub_‘s longest-serving contributors, writing more than 300 articles over 15 years that documented the people, ideas and issues shaping Australian screen culture. ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5511 "2026-07-16T03:12:46Z")
> **[Breaking: Sam Neill's cause of death revealed by agent](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed-by-agent/106922682?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link)** > > New Zealand actor Sam Neill died aged 78 from pneumonia, his long-time agent Philip Grenz has confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5512 "2026-07-16T05:06:04Z")
> [@Expensive\_Horse5538](#): > > [Sam Neill died of pneumonia, long-term agent confirms - ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed-by-agent/106922682) reported two days ago? > [@Matches, Hatches, Dispatches](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5502): > > Sam Neill had pneumonia. Not having a go at you, but I find these “cause of death” reports to be ghoulish click bait by news outlets. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5513 "2026-07-16T05:25:11Z")
I agree but it can be avoided if they mentioned the cause in the first announcement because in every case people would be curious. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5514 "2026-07-16T07:39:17Z")
> **[Hal Williams, ‘227’ Star and ‘Sanford and Son’ Regular, Dies at 91](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hal-williams-dead-227-sanford-and-son-1236812244/)** > > Hal Williams, who starred in '227' and was a series regular on 'Sanford and Son,' has died. He was 91 ---
**Author:** ![oz1235](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/oz1235/32/44830_2.png) [@oz1235](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/oz1235)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5515 "2026-07-17T09:28:47Z")
[https://radioinfo.com.au/news/vale-graeme-gilbert/](https://radioinfo.com.au/news/vale-graeme-gilbert/)[Graeme Gilbert Passed away at 76] Super Radio Network Radio Announcer Graeme Gilbert has passed away. He was 76. He was a great Broadcaster but was famously for the India Radio quiz Prank(I think he handled it very well) ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5516 "2026-07-17T22:31:43Z")
> **[Brenda Fricker: Oscar-winning Irish actress dies at 81](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m70zremezo)** > > She won for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV's Casualty. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5517 "2026-07-18T00:04:13Z")
> **[Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers dies aged 89](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/sir-garfield-sobers-dies-aged-89/106930718)** > > Sir Don Bradman once described Sobers as "the greatest all-round cricketer I ever saw".  ---
**Author:** ![IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/iang/32/3121_2.png) [@IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/IanG)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5518 "2026-07-18T01:16:48Z")
Yeah to be honest i found that so called running gag to be about as funny as a funeral ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5519 "2026-07-18T03:18:20Z")
Oh, well. You need a sense of humour to enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/iang/32/3121_2.png) [@IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/IanG)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5520 "2026-07-18T03:22:21Z")
No it was funny at first but just got stale. ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5521 "2026-07-18T12:41:57Z")
Channel 7 aired a full-screen tribute message at the end of JP3 tonight, before the split-screen end credits/promo rolled: “In loving memory of Sam Neill, 1947 - 2026”. Nice touch ❤ ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462/5522 "2026-07-19T01:58:16Z")
The Voice judge Mel C tied the knot with her Aussie boyfriend Chris Dingwall. > **[Melanie C glows in first look at wedding to Chris Dingwall as Spice Girls...](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a73177020/melanie-c-wedding-chris-dingwall-spice-girls-bandmates/)** > > A big day for Sporty Spice! > **[Victoria Beckham lets slip about bandmate Mel C’s secret Aussie wedding](https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/sporty-spice-mel-c-secret-sydney-australia-wedding-ceremony-20260720-p60gq3.html)** > > It turns out Sporty Spice married Down Under. Updated 20/7 [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462.md?page=265) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/matches-hatches-dispatches/462.md?page=267)