Things to look forward to in 2023

1.  New gadgets:  Apple and Samsung both have phones coming, and it might be a big year for virtual reality.  A new Meta Quest 3 headset from Oculus is coming this autumn . . . PlayStation has a new one too . . . and Apple is supposed to unveil its first VR headset sometime this year.

2.  If you care about the Royals, King Charles's coronation is set for May 6th.  So expect lots of British pomp and circumstance for that.

3.  A bunch of big TV shows are coming back in 2023:  Season four of "You" on Netflix next month . . . "The Mandalorian" and "Yellowjackets" in March . . . and fresh episodes of "Ted Lasso" and "Succession" at some point this year.

4.  And finally, there are too many big movies to list, but we'll try:  In the next few months, there's "Magic Mike's Last Dance" . . . a new "Ant-Man" movie . . . "Creed 3" . . . "Scream 6" . . . and a new "John Wick" movie in March. This spring and summer, there's "The Super Mario Brothers Movie" . . . "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" . . . the live-action "Little Mermaid" . . . a tenth "Fast & Furious" movie . . . a new "Indiana Jones" . . . another "Mission: Impossible" . . . the "Barbie" movie with Margot Robbie . . . and Christopher Nolan's atomic bomb epic called "Oppenheimer" in July. Then this autumn, a new "Exorcist" movie . . . "Dune: Part Two" . . . a "Hunger Games" prequel . . . and in December, Timothée Chlamet as a young Willy Wonka . . . and Jason Momoa is back in "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom".

5. And here at Hi FM we have a new starter coming this month (January), his name is Jamie and he’ll be on the radio in Oman very soon. Stay tuned.