The knighted naturalist Sir David Attenborough revisited some of his favorite locations over a seven year period he began in his mid-80s. The resulting three-part series, “Attenborough’s Global Adventure” (BBC…
Days before Valentine’s Day, the weekend begins with a crush of rom-coms. Chief among them, promotion-wise, is “Marry Me” (Peacock, streaming), also making its debuts in theaters today, Jennifer Lopez…
Technology has chilling consequences in two new titles today. Stephen Soderbergh’s new feature “Kimi” (HBO Max, streaming) is named after a fictional Siri-like device that, like the real device, is…
Disney repurposes one of its oldest properties in the animated preschool series “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery” (Disney and Disney Junior, 10:30 a.m.) with he voices of Bobby Moynihan, Craig Ferguson, Ana…
After national and international tours, the American contralto Marian Anderson was much in demand. But when the snobbish Daughters of the American Revolution also proved to be racist, refusing to…
An early February day began with the installation of the Artist Calls the Song, from the Clash (choosing Sam the Sam) and Arthur Conley (presenting a handful of sweet soul…
There must be a reason so many of us wear jeans every day; so the history of denim is explored on a new “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local…
Rep. Jamie Raskin’s difficult 2021 began with burying his son the day before Jan. 6, when he and other members of his family were threatened by the violent insurrection., an…
Hockey has its All-Star Game (ABC, 3 p.m.) from Las Vegas. With the Olympics officially opening, there is all manner of events including Alpine skiing (NBC, 8 p.m.), cross country…
The Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC, 6:30 a.m.; 8 p.m.) won’t have quite as many people involved as were in the 2008 winter event from Beijing, but it will be…