WTW – what to watch this week
The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs)
BBC One, Sunday 11 April at 7pm
After Clara Amfo and Rhianna Dhillon warm up the (virtual) crowd on Saturday, EE’s BAFTA film awards kick off. Live from London’s Royal Albert Hall, Dermot O’Leary and Edith Bowman host a celebration of the best films of the year, including The Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Nominees include Chadwick Boseman, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Vanessa Kirby.
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World
BBC One, Monday 12 April at 9pm
This new three-part series follows Great Thunberg’s journey to the UN climate conference in Chile. On the way, she stops at key locations to investigate how the planet is changing and just how dire the situation is. From the Canadian Rockies to California, the results are not promising. When the conference’s location is abruptly changed to Madrid, she is caught in a life-threatening storm, pushing her to make a speech pushing for urgent action. Greta-sceptics should avoid this programme.
The Sound of Metal
Amazon Prime, Monday 12 April
UK audiences can now finally stream Darius Mardar’s award-winning 2019 drama. Riz Ahmed stars as Ruben, a drummer and one half of musical duo Blackgammon, touring across the US in an RV. When his hearing suddenly starts to deteriorate, his musical dreams quickly slip away. The film follows Ruben’s journey as he defies his doctors and friends in search of a cure, determined to escape the silence.
The Art Museum in Modern Times
V&A Museum, Tuesday 13 April at 4pm
How have art museums changed over the course of the last century? Or even, how have they evolved over the last year? To celebrate the arrival of his new book, Charles Saumarez Smith joins BBC arts editor Will Gompertz for a discussion on the future of the art museum. Hosted by the V&A, you can pre-book tickets for this online event here. Read our interview with Charles Saumarez Smith on his book, The Art Museum in Modern Times, here.
My Love: Six Stories of True Love
Netflix, Tuesday 13 April
This week, Netflix puts its own spin on Amazon Prime’s Modern Love. The new docuseries travels around the world to explore the relationships of six longtime couples. From the USA to Korea, Japan and Brazil, twelve individuals are joined by director Korean Jin Mo-young as he captures their love stories over the course of a year.
Our Yorkshire Farm
Channel 5, Tuesday 13 April at 9pm
The Owen family are back. Amanda Owen, also known by her social media following as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, has a new project for her clan as they take on renovating a derelict farmhouse. Meanwhile, the children begin to embark on a life of their own as 16-year-old Reuben leaves school to begin vocational training as a mechanic.
Love and Monsters
Netflix, Wednesday 14 April
In a new apocalyptic world taken over by monstrous creatures, Joe learns that his girlfriend has been separated from him and is trapped 85 miles away. With no viable transport among the wreckage, off he heads on foot to rescue the love of his life. Suddenly, lockdown seems increasingly dull.
Dark City: Beneath the Beat
Netflix, Thursday 15 April
A hybrid of a musical and documentary, the film reimagines the city of Baltimore. Behind the city’s social and economic inequalities and turmoil, there lies a vibrant and intimate arts community, expressing their own homegrown sound – Baltimore club music.
Promising Young Woman
Sky Cinema, Friday 16 April at
Emerald Fennel’s critically acclaimed directorial debut is now available to stream. Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie Thomas, a 30-year old medical school drop-out who moves back in with her parents in Ohio. When her best friend, Nina Fisher, is raped by a classmate and neither the school nor the legal system deliver justice, Fisher commits suicide. Now, Thomas feigns drunkenness in club after club only to reveal her sobriety to men when they try and take advantage of her. In this timely production, the audience follows Thomas’ mission to right unspeakable wrongs.