Friday TV: Ricky Gervais’ Risible ‘Alley Cats’
If you’re old enough, the new animated series “Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats” (Netflix, streaming) might look at first like the old “Top Cat.” Except this time, the gang of felines…
Thursday TV: Inside Exotic Animal Trafficking
From the director of “Tiger King” comes a new five-part documentary series “Monsters of God” (HBO, 9 p.m.), about the people who illegally traffic exotic animals. Too early for preseason…
Capital Radio 8-3-26: The Songs of August
We began the Aug. 3 edition with the music of saxophone ace Plas Johnson, who recently died at 94 and whose work was on hundreds of recordings, none more famous…
Capital Radio 7-27-26: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The smoke from Canadian wildfires were almost cleared by June 27. But not from the Capital Radio playlist! So there were songs about wildfires, smoke signals and all manner of…
Wednesday TV: ‘Ted Lasso’ Finds His Way Back
It seemed to wrap up agreeably after at the end of the third season three years ago. But anything as popular as “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV, streaming) was bound to…
Tuesday TV: ‘Hard Knocks’ Turns to Seahawks
It’s that time of the year again as the “Hard Knocks” series peeks in on an NFL training camp. For “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks” (HBO, 9…
Monday TV: Zoe Saldana Pounces in ‘Lioness’
Zoe Saldana returns for the third season of “Lioness” (Showtime, 8 p.m.), the Taylor Sheridan-created spy thriller that also stars Michael Kelly Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman. It begins with…
Sunday TV: A Series Finale for ‘Grantchester’
“Grantchester” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) the series about a crime solving vicar in a small village, ends its run after 11 seasons and 75 episodes. What began with…
Saturday TV: Zendaya, Pattinson in ‘The Drama’
A confession derails the wedding of a seemingly perfect couple in the film “The Drama” (HBO, 8 p.m.), making its premium cable debut. Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Alana Haim star. …
Friday TV: Glaciers and Grandparents Fade
The new documentary from Sara Dosa, director of “Fire of Love,” is “Time and Water” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.), which explores the life and work of the Icelandic writer Andri…