Tuesday TV: The Saga of Australia’s Raygun
When breakdancing became an Olympic sport in 2020, it was a professor of hip-hop dance who somehow advanced to represent Australia with a performance that captivated the world in Paris…
Capital Radio 8-31-26: Goodbye, Dolly Parton
The end of August isn’t the technical end of summer, but the impending September does seem to emphasize the end of the season, and so it was explored in the…
Monday TV: ‘Arrest the Midwife’ Documentary
Home births are a tradition for Amish and Mennonite communities in rural upstate New York, which also happens to be a healthcare desert. So when it suddenly became illegal, the…
Sunday TV: Honoring Dolly Parton ‘9 to 5’
The legacy of the beloved singer, who, who died last week at 80, is all over prime time, with a screening of her 1980 “9 to 5” (ABC, 7:30 p.m.)…
Saturday TV: College Football from Ireland
The college football has a soft opening with a Saturday that begins with North Carolina vs. TCU (ESPN, noon) from Dublin in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Stateside, it’s San…
Friday TV: De Niro, Scott in ‘The Whisper Man’
A stellar cast of Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton star in the new movie “The Whisper Man” (Netflix, streaming) about a widower who enlists his…
Thursday TV: ‘Big Brother’ Racks Up Its 1,000th
“Big Brother” (CBS, 8 p.m.) marks its 1,000th episode (which can add up if you’re on three times a week for 26 seasons). So in addition to the usual business…
Wednesday TV: ‘Death of The Pastor’s Wife’
The death of 30-year-old Mica Miller in 2024 in the North Carolina woods was ruled a suicide, but a new series points to years of abuse since the former teenage…
Tuesday TV: Prize-Winning Poet Mary Oliver
One of America’s most popular poets is celebrated with a striking new film by Sasha Waters on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), “Mary Oliver: Saved by the…
Capital Radio 8-24-26: Dave Marsh’s Greatest 40
The exhaust is just now dissipating from the noisy, wasteful and unnecessary Freedom 250 Grand Prix rattling the museums on the National Mall. So we begin Capital Radio with several…