Most viewers with even a passing interest in American history can name the man who assasinated US president Abraham Lincoln. But did you know the rest of that story? Manhunt, which starts streaming Friday March 15 on AppleTV+, is a seven-part, true crime limited series about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. He is the
Much of my world view of international politics in the late ’60s, early ’70s was gleaned from the work of the great Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Duncan Macpherson. One example, above, shows HRH Prince Philip, returning home from a royal visit to Canada with multiple cowboy hats. His wife, The Queen, waits with a rolling
Okay, sit up loyal subjects. The Crown has spun sharply into the tabloid era. The fourth season premiere of the hit Netflix drama is a brisk, hour-long episode introducing two of the most polarizing figures in Elizabeth the Second’s long reign: Diana Spencer, a.k.a. the former Princess of Wales (played by Emma Corrin) and Margaret
Heavy is the head that wears the Crown. That’s the message in Season Three of The Crown, the Netflix series chronicling the life and times of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. I have to admit I never watched the first two seasons of The Crown. I thought it was about dentistry! Actually, I was simply always
After a 14 month wait, Outlander returns for a third season Sunday night on Starz and, this season, in Canada, on the W network. The shot-in-Scotland bodice ripper returns with an epic first episode showing the bloody aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, with bodies strewn all over the battlefield. One of them is Jamie
Outlander, which begins Sunday night at 10 p.m. on Showcase, is the latest big-budget historical epic to be shot in Europe. Vikings, Penny Dreadful and Game of Thrones shoots next door in Ireland. The Borgias was shot in Hungary, as is the upcoming CBC spy drama Camp X. There’s one actor on Outlander who has traveled