Friday TV: Bird and Beast Change Places
Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple are among those lending their voices to a new animated feature “Swapped” (Netflix, streaming) about a bird who swaps bodies with a woodland creature. …
Thursday TV: Mysteries of Ancient Medicine
The healthcare system may be broken today, but was it always that way? A new 10-part series “Mysteries of Ancient Medicine” (National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.) looks at things like…
Wednesday TV: Matthews Rhys Becomes Mayor
Matthew Rhys returns to series TV in “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV, streaming), playing the mayor of a struggling New England town who is trying to shake what seems to be…
Tuesday TV: Ann-Margret is Turning 85
Somehow, it’s the 85th birthday of Ann-Margret. Turner Classic Movies celebrates with “Bye Bye Birdie” (8 p.m.), “The Cincinnati Kid” (10 p.m.), “Once a Thief” (midnight) and “Made in Paris”…
Capital Radio 4-27-26: Dave Mason’s Farewell
We remembered Dave Mason, who died last week at 79, with a handful of songs including three from his 1970 “Alone Together” solo debut. We also noted the passing of…
Monday TV: About Japan’s Top Fortune Teller
A new series from Japan, “Straight to Hell” (Netflix, streaming) follows the six-decade domination of the nation’s leading fortune teller who ran nightclubs, and went into TV and publishing. Erika…
Sunday TV: Cassie’s Wedding Day on ‘Euphoria’
It’s Cassie and Nate’s wedding on “Euphoria” (HBO, 9 p.m.) and it’s not quite a perfect day. A promising student is pushed toward poetry on “Rooster” (HBO, 10:05 p.m.). On…
Saturday TV: A Weirder Correspondents’ Dinner
The last time Donald Trump attended The White House Correspondents Dinner (CSPAN, CNN, MSNOW, 8 p.m.), as a citizen in 2011, he was so severely mocked by the night’s entertainment,…
Friday TV: International Jazz Day in Abu Dhabi
With errant missiles falling on the Unted Arab Emirates in the current fallout of the American attack, it might be nice to look back at a time a year ago…
Thursday TV: ‘Stranger Things’ in Cartoon Form
“Stranger Things” may have ended its run Dec. 31, but a new animated spinoff that fills a story that fits between seasons two and three. “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85”…