Sherman s Showcase (comedy series) Exclusive Canadian Premiere This groundbreaking, wickedly funny mockumentary series travels through time via music and clips drawn from the 40-year library of a legendary (fictional) music and variety show. Cameos include John Legend, Tiffany Haddish, Mary J Blige and more.
Giants of Africa (documentary) A behind-the-scenes look at a basketball youth program set up in Africa by the General Manager of the NBA s Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri.
How it Feels To Be Free (documentary film) Executive Produced by Alicia Keys. Inspiring story of 5 iconic African American female entertainers - Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier and follows how they challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating stereotypes and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Aidan Smith s TV week: Marcella, Fate: The Winx Saga, Hip Hop: the Songs that Shook America, DeLorean: Back from the Future
You might be surprised that Anna Friel is back as Marcella, given that her detective prone to violent blackouts appeared to die at the end of the last series after cutting open her mouth with a pair of scissors.
AGE should not matter, but when it comes to some cultural criticism there is such a thing as appearing over the hill. I still recall with a slight shudder of embarrassment a review of hip hop artist Childish Gambino/Donald Glover’s video, This is America, by a middle-aged critic who really should have known better. The piece was perfectly informative and well written, and it would have introduced a lot of people to something that might not have been on their radar. But it was like Mary Beard reviewing the latest Little Mix album, or Tom Devine deconstructing the Christmas Irn Bru advert. Some things are best left to the young.
piece of legislation is hanging on by a thread? that is next. and what robin kelly says about the politics of post-sandy hook america? that is coming up.