Friday TV: Foy in ‘A Very British Scandal’
Having played Queen Elizabeth on “The Crown,” Claire Foy plays a lesser royal — Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, an icy gold-digging socialite who snared the odious Ian Campbell, Duke…
Film: Baseball’s Intimidating Strike King
If anybody in the last half century of baseball deserves a bio film, it’s Nolan Ryan, the hard throwing Texan pitcher, who racked up dozens of records in a 27…
Thursday TV: ‘The Flight Attendant’ is Back
Kaley Cuoco returns for the second season of “The Flight Attendant” (HBO Max, streaming). The former stewardess is living in Los Angeles, where she is a part time CIA asset.…
Wednesday TV: ‘Russian Doll’ Returns
Three years after its first season got some attention and Emmy nominations “Russian Doll” (Netflix, streaming) is back for a second season and a new concept as Natasha Lyonne’s character…
Tuesday TV: How Big Oil Thwarted Action
A sprawling and deeply-researched new three-part report on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) concentrates on the fossil fuel industry and their efforts to bury proof of its role…
Capital Radio, 4-18-22: Taxes, Running
Tax Day meant songs about the nation's least favorite occasion, from the Beatles, Charley Patton, Sharon Jones, Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Paycheck, among others. Then a meditation on money itself,…
Monday TV: ‘Better Call Saul’ Comes Back
Top-notch TV returns with the sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” (AMC, 9 p.m.), the prequel which will have to connect with the start of “Breaking Bad.” Already…
Sunday TV: ‘The First Lady’ on Showtime
The latest series to make a drama out of history by using interesting casting, “The First Lady” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) is at least partly successful. Mostly it’s in the parts…
Saturday TV: USFL Bows, NBA Playoffs
There’s a new football league in town the USFL begins its initial 10-week season with New Jersey at Birmingham (Fox, NBC, 7:30 p.m.), bizarrely simulcast on two broadcast networks. The…
Santana, Making That Note Sing at 74
There is something about the serenity and tone of Carlos Santana that keeps him soaring, more than a half century after the world ignited from the Latin fire he brought…