APA Referencing Guide: Media

Reference List
Reviewer Surname, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of review [Review of the film (Film title in italics) by Director Initial. Surname & Producer Initial. Surname]. Website. URL

Richards, O. (2022, September 27). Mrs Harris goes to Paris [Review of the film Mrs Harris goes to Paris, by A. Fabian, Dir.]. Empire. https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/mrs-harris-goes-to-paris/

​In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Richards, 2022)

Reference List
With a Producer  or Director

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of broadcast). Title of show in italics [Video ]. Site Name. URL

Medivision. (Producer). (2018). Nutrition in critical care patients [Video]. Films on Demand. https://elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=274857&xtid=148961 

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Medivision, 2018)

Reference List
With no Producer or Director

Title of video in italics [Video]. (Year of broadcast). Site Name. URL

Coronavirus and COVID-19: Prevention and management [Video]. (2020). SafetyHub. https://srtafe-safetyhub-com.elogin08.dtwd.wa.gov.au/?searchKeywords=coronavirus+and+covid&region=au

In-text
(Title, Year)
(Coronavirus and COVID-19, 2020)

Reference list entry

Host Surname, Initial(s). (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Episode number if known) [Type of episode, audio or visual]. In Title of podcast in italics. Site Name. URL

If the URL of the podcast is unknown (e.g. if accessed via an app), omit the URL.

Podcast sourced via an app (unknown URL)

Han, S. & Smale, H. (Hosts). (2024, March 2). How to rescue a de-mounted staghorn fern. [Audio podcast episode]. In Roots

and Shoots. ABC Radio Perth. 

Podcast sourced via a webpage (known URL)

Han, S. & Smale, H. (Hosts). (2024, March 23). Celebrating our magnificent trees this national eucalypt day. [Audio podcast

episode]. In Roots and Shoots. ABC Radio Perth. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rootsandshoots/roots-and-shoots/103599096

In-text citation

(Host Surname, Year)

(Han & Smale, 2024)

Or

Host Surname (Year)

Han & Smale (2024)

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year, Month, Day). Title of broadcast [Radio broadcast]. Broadcast channel.
Hall, A. (Producer). (2014, May 1). Sane in insane places [Radio broadcast]. BBC Radio 4.

​In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Hall, 2014)

Reference List 
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year). Title of video in italics [Video]. Site Name. URL

Angier, J. (Producer). (2011). Saving the ocean: Shark reef & the sacred island [Video]. http://www.netflix.com

​In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Angier, 2011)

Reference List

TED Talk from the TED website
Author Surname, Initial(s).  (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics [Video]. Site Name. URL

Palmer, A. (2013, February). The art of asking [Video]. TED Confrerences. https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

​In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Palmer, 2013)

TED Talk from the YouTube

TED. (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics: Speaker in italics [Video]. Site Name. URL

TED. (2014, June 27). How to speak so that people want to listen: Julian Treasure [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIho2S0ZahI

(Author Surname, Year)
(TED, 2014)

Note:

• Title in italics
• When the TED Talk comes from TED's website (as with the Palmer example), use the name of the speaker as the author. When the TED Talk is on YouTube, list the owner of the YouTube account (here TED) as the author. 

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of broadcast). Title of show in italics [TV series episode]. Broadcasting Company.

Lewis, C. (Producer), & Apted, M. (Director). (2019). 63 up [TV series episode]. SBS TV.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Lewis & Apted, 2019)

When referencing the whole series

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial(s). (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of series first season). Title of series in italics [TV series]. Broadcasting Company.

Rhimes, S. (Executive Producer). (2005). Gray's Anatomy [TV series]. National Broadcasting Company.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Rhimes, 2005)

When referencing one episode from the series

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial(s). (Producer, Director, Writer etc). (Year of broadcast). Title of episode [TV series episode]. In First Initial, Last Name of Producer (Producer), Title of series in italics. Broadcasting Company.

Reich, A., Cohen, T. (Writers), & Bright, K.S. (Director). (2003). The one after Joey and Rachel kiss [TV series episode]. In K.S. Bright (Producer), Friends. National Broadcasting Company.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Reich, Cohen & Bright, 2003)

Reference List
Presenter Surname, Initial(s). (Presenter). (Year, Month Day of program). Title of segment in italics [TV/Radio broadcast transcript]. Title of program. URL

Henderson, B. (Presenter). (2016, August 22). What a wonderful world [TV transcript]. Australian Story. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-23/what-a-wonderful-world/7770872

​In-text
(Presenter Surname, Year)
(Henderson, 2016)

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics [Video]. Site Name. URL

Tait, J. (2013, November 24). Effective flipped learning note-taking [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OawrEf6KjhU

Note: If the author's real name is not available, include only the screen name. 
 

In-Text

(Author Surname, Year)

(Tait, 2013)