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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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Matthew Goode in a scene from Dept Q on Netflix.

Top shows to watch on TV and streaming this week

Fans of the brilliant Slow Horses will love the gritty, dark crime drama Dept. Q, while Owen Wilson’s hilarious, heartfelt golf comedy is the perfect antidote.

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Squid Game 3 Lee Jung-jae as Sung Gi-hun

Squid Game to Ironheart: Best shows to stream in June

From the climax of the hit drama Squid Game to the return of the Emmy-winning The Bear and more from Marvel, these are some of the streaming highlights for June.

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Jimmy Barnes for this new album called Defiant.

‘My sister was possessed’: Jimmy Barnes’ real-life horror story

Ahead of his new album and tour, Cold Chisel rocker Jimmy Barnes opens up on a terrifying event with his sister when he was a child that has inspired his first novel.

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Bono poses during the

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

Playful, powerful and passionate, U2 frontman Bono bares his soul in a one-man show while inventive documentary Walking With Dinosaurs is an educational treat for the whole family.

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Bono poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Bono: Stories of Surrender' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Bono on his ‘special romance’ in Australia

The U2 frontman takes aim at billionaire businessman Elon Musk’s cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention funding — and reveals why he’s never met an Australian he didn’t like.

Ana De Armas poses for photographers upon arrival at World premiere of the film 'Ballerina' in London, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP)

‘I’m open to it’: Bond actor teases return

As she picks up the mantle set down by John Wick star Keanu Reeves, actor Ana de Armas explains why she may also not be finished with another famous film franchise.

Henry Golding, a cast member in

‘So good’: Star’s bold pick for Aussie glory at the Emmys

Henry Golding gives an update on the long awaited Crazy Rich Asians sequel and reveals which of his Aussie co-stars in Nine Perfect Strangers should win an Emmy.

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NINE PERFECT STRANGERS - Nine new strangers connected in ways they could never imagine are invited by mysterious guru, Masha Dmitrichenko (Nicole Kidman), to join a transformational wellness retreat in the Austrian Alps. Over the course of a week, she takes them to the brink. Will they make it? Will she? Masha is willing to try anything in the interest of healing everyone involved, including herself. (Disney/Reiner Bajo) NICOLE KIDMAN

Top shows to watch on TV and streaming this week

Award-winning Aussies Nicole Kidman and Murray Bartlett are front and centre for the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers – but how does it stack up against The White Lotus?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 18: Asher Keddie attends the 64th TV WEEK Logie Awards at The Star, Sydney on August 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Sam Tabone/Getty Images)

New twist in Aussie star’s TV return

Filming Survivor seasons back-to-back was so difficult for host Johnathan LaPaglia that a quick trip home to shoot the new series of Strife co-starring Asher Keddie ‘felt like a holiday’.

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“WELCOME TO WREXHAM” — “All In?” — Season 4, Episode 1 (Airs Thursday, May 15th) Pictured: (l-r) Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds. CR: FX.

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

With the news that Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham FC is coming to Australia in July, there is no better time to return to their life-affirming sports documentary.

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