Capital Radio, 4-29-24: Duke Ellington’s 125th
D.C. favorite son Duke Ellington was born here 125 years ago today, so we began Capital Radio with a handful of his selections, largely from 90 years ago — about…
Monday TV: ‘The Brokenwood Mysteries’
The New Zealand series “The Brokenwood Mysteries” (Acorn TV, streaming) returns for its 10th anniversary season, investigating murders in a small town on the North Island, starting with the death…
Sunday TV: ‘How Disney Built America’
A new six-part series charts the rise of Walt Disney and his company into a worldwide cultural and entertainment juggernaut, “How Disney Built America” (History, 10 p.m.). It joins the…
Saturday TV: Dark Brandon Returns to Podium
Colin Jost headlines The 2024 White House Correspondents Association Dinner (C-SPAN, CNN, 8 p.m.) from Washington, where the real main event will be when President Biden makes his own stab…
Friday TV: Bon Jovi Tells His Long Story
“Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” (Hulu, streaming) is not named as a farewell. Indeed, band founder and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi spends most of the four hours…
Also on Friday: Beyoncé’s Turn to Country
“Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance” (Max, streaming) covers the singer’s recent foray into Nashville and the history of Black artists in country music. Sonic the Hedgehog’s dour sidekick…
Thursday TV: Some Supreme Court Arguments
His other trial, over hush money to an adult star, is not open for live coverage, but today’s case before the Supreme Court (C-SPAN, 10 p.m.) in which Trump lawyers…
Wednesday TV: ‘The Big Door Prize’ Returns
“The Big Door Prize” (Apple TV+, streaming) returns for a second season. The sci-fi comedy starring Chris O’Dowd is set in a small town, where a machine that appears in…
Tuesday TV: Dulé Hill Explores the Arts
The actor visits with creative people of all types in the new series “The Express Way with Dulé Hill” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings), starting in California with a…
Capital Radio 4-22-24: Ramblin’ Man’s Legacy
We began Capital Radio with nearly 90 minutes of music from Dickey Betts, one of the last living members of The Allman Brothers Band, who died last week at 80,…