Sunday TV: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Celebration
DJ Jazzy Jeff reunites with the Fresh Prince (above) and old school acts from Arrested Development and Cypress Hill to De La Soul and Three 6 Mafia take part in “A…
Saturday TV: Heisman Winners, Then and Now
There’s just one Division 1 college football game today — Army vs. Navy (CBS, 3 p.m.), but there is the Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN, 8 p.m.) — a storied prize…
Friday TV: Supposedly, Mr. Monk’s Last Case
They’re promising a lot in the title of a feature treatment of the beloved OCD detective, “Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A ‘Monk’ Movie” (Peacock, streaming), as Tony Shalhoub relives his…
Thursday TV: Archie Comics Go Bollywood
All the characters of Archie Comics, including Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and the gang are recreated in 1960s India in the new Bollywood film “The Archies” (Netflix, streaming). It can’t…
Wednesday TV: Norwegian Holiday Rom-Com
A new Yuletide romance from Norway, “Christmas as Usual” (Netflix, streaming) stars Ida Ursin-Holm as a woman who brings her new Indian boyfriend (Karan Gill) home to meet her parents. …
Tuesday TV: Remembering Uvalde Missteps
Joining forces with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) revisits the mistakes surrounding the police response to the deadly 2022 school shooting in Uvalde,…
Capital Radio, 12-4-23: Counting It Up
Taping my show last week means the Shane MacGowan tribute will have to wait a week. Instead, today's Capital Radio had a couple songs about December, and 25 musical numbers…
Monday TV: ‘Murder in Boston’ Racial Powderkeg
When Charles Stuart called 911 in Boston one night in 1989, saying he and his pregnant wife were shot by a Black man, the lie touched off another dark chapter…
Sunday TV: Lucy Worsley on Agatha Christie
British historian and TV host takes on the popular mystery writer in the new three-part series “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).…
Saturday TV: How ‘Thriller’ Was Created
The making of one of the best selling albums of all time, with seven Top 10 singles and eight Grammys, is examined in Nelson George’s new documentary “Thriller 40” (Showtime,…