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![Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman heads into murky waters in new crime series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_p.png?d=793)
Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman heads into murky waters in new crime series
Jenna Coleman goes from royal roles to gritty crime drama.
![Music: New albums from Gracie Abrams and Linda Thompson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Music: New albums from Gracie Abrams and Linda Thompson
Romantic wreckage in your mid 20s and not being able to sing in your 70s
![Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johannson’s space romance fails to launch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johannson’s space romance fails to launch
Moonshot conspiracy rom-com is just a bad idea.
![Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks by Leisure, TG Shand and Orville Peck with Beck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks by Leisure, TG Shand and Orville Peck with Beck
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
![Butler, Hardy, and Comer bring much-needed horsepower to retro biker movie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Butler, Hardy, and Comer bring much-needed horsepower to retro biker movie
In bringing a subculture to life, this film about blokes on big Harleys is a small triumph
![Going to an 80s gig this summer? How to rock the look](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Going to an 80s gig this summer? How to rock the look
The act-by-act definitive style guide for the coming influx of big-in-the-80s rockers.
![A multitude of synths: Thompson Twins, OMD talk 80s nostalgia & NZ tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A multitude of synths: Thompson Twins, OMD talk 80s nostalgia & NZ tour
Before returning to NZ, 80s icons the Thompson Twins and OMD recall the good old days.
![GoT star Iwan Rheon swaps Westeros for Ancient Rome in his latest epic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
GoT star Iwan Rheon swaps Westeros for Ancient Rome in his latest epic
Iwan Rheon on playing a "complete sociopath" in GoT and why his new character's different.
![Hit Aussie romcom Colin From Accounts returns after breakthrough debut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hit Aussie romcom Colin From Accounts returns after breakthrough debut
This 'disabled-pet comedy' highlights the daft things we do for love.
![The World Choir Games: Behind the biggest cultural event to hit NZ in years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The World Choir Games: Behind the biggest cultural event to hit NZ in years
Some 250 choirs, comprising 11,000 singers, from 40 countries are now in Auckland.
![New series dusts off pivotal albums from Paul Weller, New Order and the Specials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New series dusts off pivotal albums from Paul Weller, New Order and the Specials
Must-see Record On goes behind the music - in the right way.
![Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Jon Toogood, Marlin’s Dreaming, and Mousey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Jon Toogood, Marlin’s Dreaming, and Mousey
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
![The Bigger Picture: Coldplay’s Field Day at Glastonbury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Bigger Picture: Coldplay’s Field Day at Glastonbury
It was Coldplay’s record-breaking fifth headline slot at Glastonbury.
![The Chase’s ‘Dark Destroyer’ Shaun Wallace on how to win at pub quiz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Chase’s ‘Dark Destroyer’ Shaun Wallace on how to win at pub quiz
Shaun Wallace on being a pub quiz winner - and his predictions for the ABs vs England.
![Françoise Hardy: Remembering the French chanteuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Françoise Hardy: Remembering the French chanteuse
NZ journalist Garth Cartwright recalls his audience with the late Françoise Hardy in Paris
![Reviews: Smart and sassy from Anna Coddington, Peggy Gou plus heartache from Bonny Light Horseman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reviews: Smart and sassy from Anna Coddington, Peggy Gou plus heartache from Bonny Light Horseman
Reviews: New music will have you dancing.
![Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Charli XCX, Lorde, Georgia Gets By and Katchafire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Charli XCX, Lorde, Georgia Gets By and Katchafire
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
![What to see at this year’s NZ International Film Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What to see at this year’s NZ International Film Festival
A leaner NZIFF programme still offers promising local debuts and art cinema classics.
![When Friends star Courteney Cox danced with the Boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
When Friends star Courteney Cox danced with the Boss
Remembering the concert that jump-started the Friends star’s career.
![Listener’s June viewing guide: The Bear returns, and a Good Wife spin-off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s June viewing guide: The Bear returns, and a Good Wife spin-off
The best on the box - and new shows worth a watch.
![Pā for the course: Designer Shayne Radford back in the trenches in NZ Wars movie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pā for the course: Designer Shayne Radford back in the trenches in NZ Wars movie
The Utu veteran comes full circle with the film Ka Whawahi Tonu.
![Rachel Griffiths: “Kiwis are just the masters of this gorgeous kind of humour”](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rachel Griffiths: “Kiwis are just the masters of this gorgeous kind of humour”
Aussie star leads comedy inspired by US woman who started a brothel in Whangārei.
![Why Inside Out 2 deserves five stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why Inside Out 2 deserves five stars
The further steps in the life of Riley are laugh-out-loud funny.
![Paul Henry on why The Traitors NZ is stopping him from retiring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Henry on why The Traitors NZ is stopping him from retiring
Everyday NZers will duck and dive their way through The Traitors NZ's second season.
![Jane Austen did so much, so why is her work relegated to “women’s stuff”?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jane Austen did so much, so why is her work relegated to “women’s stuff”?
Why I made: Performer Penny Ashton on a “rambunctious rewrite” of Sense and Sensibility.
![New albums from rock’s best-known bow-scrapers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New albums from rock’s best-known bow-scrapers
Music review: Vital new albums from Dirty Three and John Cale.
![“Thank god we’re vaccinated”: Below Deck’s Captain Sandy on when worse things happen at sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
“Thank god we’re vaccinated”: Below Deck’s Captain Sandy on when worse things happen at sea
The Mediterranean’s most famous reality TV show hits its ninth season.
![Juliette Binoche shines in sumptuous film for foodies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Juliette Binoche shines in sumptuous film for foodies
The Taste of Things focuses on the simple pleasures to be gained from making good food.
![Ka Whawhai Tonu: NZ Wars brought to life in new film](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ka Whawhai Tonu: NZ Wars brought to life in new film
With director Mike Jonathan, Russell Baillie looks at different aspects of the film.
![Listener’s Songs of the Week: New songs by Mavis Staples, Holly Arrowsmith and Liam Finn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New songs by Mavis Staples, Holly Arrowsmith and Liam Finn
Songs of the week: June 23rd
![The trailblazing period drama that ruled before Bridgerton and Downton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The trailblazing period drama that ruled before Bridgerton and Downton
Upstairs, Downstairs introduced NZ viewers to a raunchy new style of period drama.
![Georgia Lines’ outstanding first album, plus new from Park Rd and Polite Company](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Georgia Lines’ outstanding first album, plus new from Park Rd and Polite Company
Music: Georgia Lines stands apart from those who release “a banger” or “summer anthem."
![Why Richard Linklater's Hit Man is forgivably implausible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why Richard Linklater's Hit Man is forgivably implausible
Glen Powell and Adria Arjona turn true-crime caper into a high-calibre romantic comedy.
![NZ film of 2023 now a stage show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ film of 2023 now a stage show
Red, White and Brass joins some of our best films in getting a live adaptation.
![Why the 16th century is so hot right now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why the 16th century is so hot right now
Julianne Moore stars in one of two new 16th-century TV dramas that revel in rudeness.
![Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de chance’ lacks a little je ne sais quoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de chance’ lacks a little je ne sais quoi
After his 2019 controversy, a phone call from the director may no longer be so desirable.
![Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks from Baynk, Sabrina Carpenter, and Gracie Abrams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks from Baynk, Sabrina Carpenter, and Gracie Abrams
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
![Serj Tankian on his untypical rock memoir and an Anzac Day conundrum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Serj Tankian on his untypical rock memoir and an Anzac Day conundrum
System of a Down singer tells his family’s Armenian genocide story.
![New albums from Womad visitor Arooj Aftab and Seattle’s La Luz](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New albums from Womad visitor Arooj Aftab and Seattle’s La Luz
Arooj Aftab is on a roll with a third album, while La Luz broaden their retro style.
![Forget winter, it’s war: Game of Thrones spin-off turns up the heat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Forget winter, it’s war: Game of Thrones spin-off turns up the heat
House of the Dragon’s first season included its fair share of what made GoT a phenomenon.
![Homely homicides: Celebrating 10 years of The Brokenwood Mysteries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Homely homicides: Celebrating 10 years of The Brokenwood Mysteries
The team behind NZ’s polite TV whodunit ponders the returning show's 10th anniversary.
![Mads Mikkelsen shines in gripping historical drama The Promised Land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mads Mikkelsen shines in gripping historical drama The Promised Land
The Promised Land is an epic tale of struggle and survival.
![The Beatles' NZ tour 64: Eyewitnesses to the mania](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Beatles' NZ tour 64: Eyewitnesses to the mania
Beatlemania in NZ: Revisiting pop culture’s big bang, 60 years on.
![The Beatles’ NZ tour 64: Secrets of a showbiz coup revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Beatles’ NZ tour 64: Secrets of a showbiz coup revealed
The Beatles tour was a landmark in our cultural history, but it nearly didn't happen.
![Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Eminem, Ny Oh and Lime Cordiale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Eminem, Ny Oh and Lime Cordiale
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
!['I’m a bit of an outlier': Mel Parsons warms up for a national tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I’m a bit of an outlier': Mel Parsons warms up for a national tour
Lyttelton songwriter Mel Parsons’ starts national tour in the cold climes of Gore.