MY BEST NEW ZEALAND MUSIC SINGLE 2023

                                                                STAN WALKER-I AM

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 MY TOP READS OF 2023

 MY TOP RATED TV VIEWING 2023

To say that TV series, particularly drama are a passion is a gross understatement. 

Having completed viewing over 270 TV series in 2023 and starting, but not completing another 70, the shows on this list were rated 5 stars by me. Hard to choose a number 1 from such a high standard of shows, but on looking back the ones that stay in my mind and therefore made a greater lasting impact were:

A Small Light  USA Disney+ 

Little Bird  Canada

The Lovers  USA 

Succession S4

Heartstopper UK Netflix 

After The Party  NZ TVNZ 

Delighted to have a New Zealand drama, AFTER THE PARTY in my top rated. Thought it brilliant with wonderful acting, direction, script and cinematography. Best NZ drama since NOTHING TRIVIAL and 800

MY TOP RATED SERIES FOR 2023

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After The Party  NZ TVNZ 

Platform 7 UK

Slow Horses S3 UK Apple TV+

The Buccaneers USA Apple TV+

Faraway Downs  Australia

Lessons In Chemistry  USA Apple TV+

The Winter King  UK

RFDS S2  Australia 

Harlan Coben’s Shelter  UK Prime 

The Lovers  USA 

Top Boy S5   UK Netflix 

Special Ops:Lioness  USA

The Woman In The Wall  UK 

Bonn - Alte Freunde, neue Feinde  GERMANY 

PMTA/Red Lines  Israel-actually a 2018 show

Heartstopper S1 and S2  UK Netflix 

Domina S2  UK/Italy 

Sanditon S3  UK 

Little Bird  Canada

Top Dog S2 and S3  Sweden/Germany 

Made in Heaven S2  India 

Hijack  USA Apple TV+ 

Champion  UK

Riding in Darkness/Nattryttarna  Sweden 

A Small Light  USA Disney+ 

Succession S4  USA  

The Diplomat  UK/USA NETFLIX 

The Last King of The Cross  Australia 

The Good Mothers  Italy/UK Disney+

Alaska Daily  USA/Canada  

Departure S3  Canada/UK/US/Germany 

Ku’Damm 56  Germany 

Happy Valley S3  UK 

Vikings Valhalla S2  USA Netflix 

The Sandhamn Murders S9  Sweden 

THE WHEEL OF TIME. 

Continuing and enjoying Barbra Streisand’s autobiography I was reminded of a disappointment I had early in my music days. In 1965 I was the Promotions Mananager for Philips Records here in NZ. We represented CBS  and distributed their records. CBS gave us the rights for free for the 5 times EMMY AWARD WINNING TV SPECIAL, My Name Is Barbra. 

TVNZ was the only TV network in NZ in those days and I enthusiastically offered the show to their TV buyer for free. He declined, saying it was not suitable for broadcast here, despite the fact that Barbra’s recordings were selling in big numbers and it was a multiple EMMY winner. I really disliked that man and what I considered his poor judgment. 

Ironically 26 years later I became DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES at TVNZ and that man’s boss……but that’s another story.