WTW – what to watch this week

Six Nations Rugby
The Six Nations continues with matches across the weekend on BBC and ITV. The big match and one to watch will be Wales v England. Allan Massie looks forward to it in his weekly sports column for Reaction Weekend.

Italy v Ireland – ITV, Saturday 27th at 2:15pm
Wales v England – BBC & SC4, Saturday 27th at 4:45pm
France v Scotland has been postponed due to a Covid outbreak in the French side. A new date is yet to be announced

The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Sky Cinema, Saturday 27th at 8pm and On Demand

Directed by Lee Daniels, this biographical drama tells the story of the iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday and the undercover sting operation undertaken against her by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. American singer-songwriter, Andra Day, scores her first lead role in depicting the government’s war on drugs as they endeavoured to stop her performing her song “strange fruit”.

Let’s Kill Twitter, chat show with guests Iain Dale and Ria Lina
Sunday 28th at 8pm

The world’s first chat show based on tweets invites you to detox your timeline with the art of conversation. Hosts Julian Hall and Sajeela Kershi cover topics from the Culture War to Covid-19 and entertainment to sport, helping the audience get to the root of issues that can get lost in Twitter threads. This week’s show features LBC radio host, author and Reaction columnist Iain Dale, and multi award-winning comic Ria Lina. This online event requests you make a donation of your choice when purchasing tickets, which can be found here.

Masterchef
BBC One, Monday 1st March at 9pm

John Torode and Gregg Wallace are back to judge 40 new amateur cooks who will compete in a series of challenges over  four weeks. In this episode, the first group will face challenges from cooking their signature dish to preparing a new dish that they believe will excite not only Greg and John, but also last year’s champion Thomas Frake and the 2014 champion Ping Coombes. 

Why Is Covid Killing People of Colour?
BBC One, Tuesday 2nd March at 9pm

At the young age of 23, British actor David Harewood had a psychotic breakdown. Later, he discovered this condition was far more likely to affect black men. When the news that Covid-19 was disproportionately killing black, Asian and minority ethnic patients came to light, David felt compelled to find out why.

Murder Among the Mormons
Netflix, Wednesday 3rd March

Directed by Jared Hess and Tyler Measom, who were both raised in the Mormon faith, this new limited series explores a unique true crime story. Episodes will revisit the 1985 trio of bombings in Salt Lake City that killed two people and injured many more, shaking a local community to its core. The plot thickens when a trove of early Mornom letters and diaries are found in the vehicle of a third victim, Mark Hofmann. As Hoffman fights for his life, investigators are up against the clock to reveal the truth. Settle in for an explosive, and unlikely, tale of the Latter-day Saints church.

We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time
Conflicted Theatre, Thursday 4th March at 7:30pm

“Some people are inherently unlikeable. Some people smell bad. Some people have just read The Bell Jar and insist on telling everyone. Some people click their fingers at waiters & waitresses.” This Off West End award-nominated production tells the tale of two flatmates who hate these types of people. They were having a perfectly nice time, not wonderful, not great but nice, until someone had to go and ruin it all. This online production is a pay what you Ccn event where a sum of your choice will be donated to artists and theatre workers, and you can register for tickets here. 

Coming 2 America
Amazon Prime, Friday 5th March

Eddie Murphy returned as Prince Akeem Joffer in the long awaited sequel to the 80s comedy classic. Soon to be the newly crowned King of the fictional Zamunda, Joffer must first travel back to America to fulfil his father’s dying wish; to find the son he never knew and name him Crown Prince. With companion Semmi by his side (played by Arsenio Hall) the pair head to the Big Apple in search of his Queens residing son. 

In conversation with Douglas Ross MP
Bright Blue, Friday 5th March at 10:30am 

How will Scotland bounce back from the pandemic and will the union remain as one? Douglas Ross became leader of the Scottish Conservatives in 2020 and will leave Westminster to stand in the Holyrood elections in May. In this discussion with Chief Executive of Bright Blue, Ryan Shorthouse, he will outline his party’s vision for Scotland and take any questions, And, in light of recent events, we predict there will be a fair few. This online event is free to attend, but you will need to register here.