Capital Radio, 5-13-24: Little Stevie Wonder Born
It was the 74th birthday of Stevie Wonder that dominated the show today, which had a lot of representation from my hometown of Detroit, as it happens. Also born this…
Monday TV: ‘Harry Wild’ is Back for More
Jane Seymour returns as retired literature professor Harriet Wild, who helps her police detective son on a variety of cases in season three of “Harry Wild” (BBC America, 9 and…
Sunday TV: Singing for their TIME 100 Honor
Dua Lipa and Fantasia Barrino are among this year’s “TIME 100: The World’s Most Influential People” (ABC, 10 p.m.) but there was a catch for them: They also have to…
Saturday TV: 2024 Eurovision Song Finale
I was lucky to be in Europe the past two years when people watched the competition as if it were the Super Bowl. Now comes this year’s finale of the…
Friday TV: Here’s the New ‘Doctor Who’
Ncuti Gatwa makes his bow as the fifteenth “Doctor Who” (Disney+, 7 p.m.) in a new season that also features Millie Gibson as his assistant. Two episodes are available today. …
Thursday TV: Amusing Irish Mystery ‘Bodkin’
Podcasters tackling crime with a touch of humor? The amusing new “Bodkin” (Netflix, streaming) moves the action from “Only Murders int he Building” to rural Ireland. With a clueless American…
Wednesday TV: The Original ‘Let It Be’ Restored
Peter Jackson’s eight-eight hour, three-part documentary epic, “The Beatles: Get Back” was created out of 60 hours of leftover footage from the Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s original 1970 documentary, about the making…
Tuesday TV: ‘The Super Rich in Korea’
The odd thing about “The Super Rich in Korea” (Netflix, streaming) is the the five young multi-billionaires followed are all from elsewhere including Singapore, Italy, Pakistan and “the Kim Kardashian…
Capital Radio, 5-6: Mayday Memorial to Twang
We struck a certain tone in celebrating the life of guitar slinger Duane Eddy who died April 30 at 86 — specifically the commanding, vibrating low E on his red…
Monday TV: A Long Time Away in Space
The effect of long stays in space is studied on a new film “Space: The Longest Goodbye,” making its debut on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings), focusing…