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The Listener’s 20 most-anticipated international TV shows of the year
Our picks of the big shows coming to a TV screen near you via streamers and broadcasters.
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Hamnet won big at the Golden Globes, so how good is it?
A sweet sorrow: Listener film reviewer Sarah Watt on the Golden Globes best drama film.
Local folkie Tom Cunliffe’s latest offers poetic songs of thoughtful introspection
New releases from Tom Cunliffe and Great Barrier reviewed.
Is Troy Kingi really preparing to exit the stage?
As the end of his 10-albums-in-10-years project looms, Kingi wants out of the limelight.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: David Byrne covers Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Berninger covers New Order, and more
Intriguing new tracks selected by Listener music writers.
Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker at the top of their game as con women
Frauds is a witty complex show about toxic female friendship - with a heist plot.
Confronting Nordic father-daughter drama has universal resonance
Cannes Grand Prix winner Sentimental Value strikes a common chord.
Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal sing a sweet tune together in The History of Sound
Poignant gay love story is set in pioneering era of music recording.
Listener’s January Viewing Guide Updated: Idris Elba’s new thriller, Game of Thrones spin-off, The Forysyte Saga returns, and Bridgerton’s back
The first big shows of 2026 and where to find them.
Penultimate album in Troy Kingi’s 10-year project is one of his best
New music by Troy Kingi and Let's Planet reviewed.
Sydney Sweeney causes relationship havoc in mad but fun domestic thriller
The Housemaid shows it’s still so hard to get good help.
Hugh Jackman plays a real (Neil) Diamond geezer in sort-of biopic
Song Sung Blue is a sweet tribute but slightly off key.
The Police’s Stewart Copeland: From being the son of spies to composer of operas
A preview of his gab-fest tour, starring Kim Philby, Chrissie Hynde but no Sting.
Listener’s best on telly for 2025: Did your favourite shows make the cut?
Our tv writers nail down the shows that impressed them the most.
Old Dagg, new flick: John Clarke’s genius on film
Lorin Clarke follows her memoir about her father John Clarke with a documentary.
Avatar: Fire and Ash reviewed – please, make it stop
"It's probably time Pandora's box was closed for good."
Less sharp but still cutting: Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out mystery
Former Prince Charles and ex-007 play detective duo.
Listener’s December Viewing Guide: All those Christmas specials and an Absolutely Fabulous reunion
What to watch in December on tv and where to find it.
The sound of 2025: The year’s best music
The Listener’s music writers on their essential albums of 2025.
Top volumes: Colourful personal history of NZ rock underground in 21st century
Indie gig guru looks back in visually arresting books.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: A Plea from Flea, a CV from SIX60, and special in memoriam section
New tracks from NZ's biggest band and songs in remembrance of three figures in Kiwi rock.
Til death do we part gets a clever rethink in afterlife romcom Eternity
Twisting tale is loaded with laughs and never predictable.
Split Enz’s debut album is being celebrated on stage but the remastered, remixed, reissue is an opportunity missed
It's 50 years since the band's early line-up astounded with Mental Notes.
Kiwi runs the show as Amazon Prime’s hit sci-fi series Fallout returns
Geneva Robertson-Dworet is on a roll.
Russell Crowe steals the show in war crimes drama Nuremberg
Nuremberg is a reminder of the evils men do - and that they can be brought to justice.
The Bigger Picture: Coronation Street marks significant anniversary
The world's longest running soap reaches Gold Card status.
NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Robyn with Jamie xx, Fred Again, Nick Cave, Jeff Tweedy and more
The latest and possibly greatest new songs picked by the NZ Listener's music dept.
Breathtaking: Nature and tech meet in Te Papa’s new show
Visit the Amazon without leaving NZ thanks to a big summer show of giant digital works.
Fruits of his Labour: Lemonheads’ Evan Dando peels back his rock ‘n’ roll past in new memoir
A memoir & new album suggest Dando's creative juices aren't entirely squeezed out.