How to Survive a Dictator: North Korea review – can ‘28 years in hell’ really be a laughing matter? | Television
WWhen he was 11 years old, Munya Chawawa and his family fled the oppressive regime of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and settled in Norfolk. That story is told in the comedian, actor, and rapper's 2022 documentary How to Survive a Dictator. A series of interviews with Mugabe's family members and victims were intermixed with satirical […]
TV tonight: dictator obsessive Munya Chawawa takes aim at North Korea | Television
How to survive a dictator: North Korea 10pm, Channel 4Is Kim Jong-un trying to start World War III? Comedian Munya Chawawa may not seem the most obvious candidate for this investigation, but his family fled Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe. I've been fascinated by dictators ever since. He had been making documentaries about his country of birth, […]
Heartstopper to Where’s Wanda: the seven best shows to stream this week | Television & radio
This week's picksheart stopper Alice Osman's charming coming-of-age drama returns for a third series. Nick and Charlie's relationship is making progress, although it's still in its baby stage. The focus is on Charlie's struggle to cope emotionally. The result is miscommunication and anxiety. Elsewhere, Tara and Darcy go through tough times and are tested for […]
TV tonight: the horrifying events of Hamas’s attack at Israel’s Nova festival | Television & radio
Surviving October 7: We Dance Again 9pm, BBC Two When a Hamas rocket appeared overhead at Israel's Nova Festival in 2023, revelers mistook it for fireworks. The truth was far more terrifying than they could have imagined. Storyville's horrifying film focuses minute-by-minute on the events experienced by the partygoers. There's no exploration of the broader […]
Ludwig review – like watching Peep Show’s Mark join the police force | Television
IImagine Mark Corrigan from Peep Show growing up, abandoning Jez and Croydon to become a puzzle setter living a quiet life. Not too hard, right? But that wouldn't make for a very interesting show, so let's give him a twin brother who's a police detective who goes missing while undercover investigating a case that he […]
‘Trailblazing’ TV, film and stage actor Cleo Sylvestre dies aged 79 | Television
“Pioneer” actress Cleo Silvestre has died at the age of 79, her representative confirmed. Also known as Cleopatra Palmer, Silvestre has worked in film, stage, television and music since the 1960s, and was the first black actor to play Meg Richardson's adopted daughter Melanie Harper in ITV's Crossroads, becoming the first black actor to play […]
David Graham, voice of Thunderbirds and Peppa Pig characters, dies aged 99 | Television
David Graham, who voiced characters in “Thunderbirds” and “Peppa Pig,” has died at the age of 99. The London-born star has also voiced the evil Daleks in Doctor Who, and brought to life Thunderbirds puppet characters aquanaut Gordon Tracy, scientist Brains and Lady Penelope's chauffeur Aloysius “Nosie” Parker in the series about the secret organisation […]
Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader – this man has made documentary great again! | Television & radio
I A big thought occurred to me while watching Jamali Madix's Follow the Leader (Tuesday, September 17th at 10pm), the new four-part series from U&Dave that, unfortunately, is nowadays called: “Wait, when was the last time I watched Follow the Leader?” good “A documentary?” I asked, and it took me a little time to look […]
In Vogue: The 90s review – Anna Wintour and pals offer up hour after hour of fabulous nothingness | Television & radio
TThere's nothing I like more than a fashion documentary where I have to look online to see if at least one of the contributors is the real deal, and I was delighted to see that In Vogue: The '90s features two such contributors — three if you include legendary editor Anna Wintour herself, which would […]
TV tonight: Jack Dee and Rosie Jones star as Taskmaster returns | Television
Taskmaster 9pm, Channel 4Television's greatest challenge show will air its junior spinoff this autumn, but before that some of the biggest names in the game – Andy Salzman, Babatunde Aleche, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones – will take on taskmaster Greg Davies. In the first round, they'll have to hunt for seals, throw […]