Remembering Bob Barker, 1923-2023
Sad to hear of the passing of Bob Barker, the daytime television icon, who died Saturday at 99. It was a long, great life and many of the tributes so…
Tuesday TV: ‘Risqué Business: Taiwan’
“Risqué Business” (Netflix, streaming) is a new talk show in which Korean comedian Shin Dong-youp and singer Sung Is-kyung interview people from the world of adult entertainment and escort services,…
Capital Radio 8-28: Summer’s End
Started with some tunes about the end of the summer, from John Prine, the Doors, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Kirsty MacColl and the Cure, among others. Then in a season…
Monday TV: All About the Troubles
The new five-part documentary series “Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) takes a look at the ordinary people caught up in what they…
Sunday: Humphrey Bogart’s Turn on TCM
It’s Bogie all day on Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars with the Humphrey Bogart films “San Quentin” (6 a.m.), “Crime School” (7:30 a.m.), “Racket Busters” (9 a.m.), “The…
Saturday TV: College Football Kicks Off
College football kicks off with games that include Navy at Notre Dame (NBC, 2:30 p.m.), UTEP at Jacksonville State (CBS Sports, 5:30 p.m.), UMass at New Mexico State (ESPN, 7…
Friday: The Nissan CEO Who Fled in a Box
The Nissan executive who escaped Japan in a three-foot box for a music instrument is explored in a new four-part documentary “Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn” (Apple TV+, streaming). …
Thursday: Miley Cyrus Plays the Backyard
It’s about time for a network summer replacement musical variety special. Instead, there’s “Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)” (ABC, 10 p.m.), which makes its broadcast premiere after appearing…
Wednesday TV: Elephant Not in the Room
The First Republican Presidential Primary Debate (Fox News, Fox Business Network, 9 p.m.) opens the 2024 election season minus the elephant not in the room — a twice impeached one-term…
Capital Radio 8-21: Some Songs for Hawaii
The anniversary of Hawaiin statehood comes at a time when we have an abundance of concern for the island neighbors following the devastating wildfires in Maui. So there was a set…