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Pete Hammond is the Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic, where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He joins the show to preview what will be the strangest Emmy Awards show of all time. Audio

Journalist Bill Birtles was bundled out of China this week after officers from China's Ministry of State Security appeared at his apartment in Beijing at midnight, declaring he were banned from… Audio

One of the most anticipated movies of 2020, Mulan was shot on location in NZ, with a cast that included 17 Kiwis and a crew that was 90percent local. And, of course, the director was also a Kiwi, Niki… Audio

Oscar-winning Disney animator Sarah Airriess speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her new project, a series of graphic novels re-telling the story of the earliest explorers to the South Pole. Based on… Audio, Gallery

The House of Mouse has joined the streaming wars and Dan Slevin has been delving into what’s available. Video

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at the big changes happening in the content world, with Disney kicking off their own service, the Rugby World Cup being mostly online and Apple getting in… Audio

Kiwi actor, dancer and singer Graeme Isaako has been the understudy in the Australian production of Disney's Aladdin the Musical for some time. But for the New Zealand production opening in January he… Audio, Gallery

There's been outrage after a straight man was cast as Disney's first gay film character. Some say the role should have gone to an actual gay man but others believe any representation is a cause for… Audio

With over 100 million subscribers worldwide, the streaming service Netflix has revolutionised the way that we access and consume TV shows and films. So what is behind its remarkable popularity, and… Audio

The blockbuster Disney film Moana has been translated into a record 54 languages, and the latest of those is te reo Māori. Musical director Rob Ruha spoke to Yadana Saw about what it was like creating… Video, Audio

Winner of the international breakthrough award at the NZ Music Managers awards this week for her work with pacific fusion band Te Vaka, Julie Foa'i makes us a mixtape. Video, Audio

Neuro-scientist Blake Porter, a PhD student at the University of Otago, talks to Nine to Noon about the science behind the Inside Out movie. Audio

Mickey Mouse is estimated to be worth more than $US6 billion a year to Disney, and the corporation fights hard to keep it that way. Audio

Shaun D Wilson travels around Japan, from Tokyo to Sapporo in the north and back again - all via rail. In Tokyo, after struggling to find his hostel, Shaun visits Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, a… Audio, Gallery

Opoteia Foa'i, frontman of long-running, pan-Pacific band Te Vaka has worked with Hollywood film composers to create music for the latest Disney animated feature - Moana. Audio