Seven Days to Noon
Movie

Seven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama/thriller film directed by John and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for their work on the film. This tense, flab-free thriller from the Boulting brothers follows the police hunt for a scientist who has stolen a nuclear bomb and threatens to detonate it in central London in a week. With the capital evacuated, viewers may be reminded of the eerily empty city of 28 Days Later, but for audiences in 1950 the recent war would have given the film an added frisson, as the search roams through bombed-out buildings and unnaturally quiet streets.

Dr Death
Drama

In this disturbing eight-part drama, which initially broadcasted on Lionsgate+ in 2021 and is based on the phenomenally popular Wondery podcast of the same name, Joshua Jackson portrays Dr Christopher Duntsch with a performance that is horrifyingly convincing. Why do his patients suffer fatal or severe injuries? How does he manage to get away with it? In the first episode of this week's series, two surgeons (Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin) and a young assistant district attorney (Grace Gummer) begin looking into what the evil surgeon is actually doing.

Somebody Somewhere
Comedy

The unthinkable happens in this week’s double bill of the delightful Kansas comedy-drama: Sam and Joel fall out over a secret, but can they make it up before Fred’s wedding? Meanwhile, Tricia’s rude cushions are so popular that Sam suggests a new business.

Africa Rising With Afua Hirsch
Documentary

This skillful three-part documentary on Africa's cultural revival focuses on South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco. Expect everything, from Fela Kuti's legacy to TikTok dances. In the latest episode Hirsch’s brilliant tour of Africa continues in Nigeria, where life is “brash and fast-changing with big characters”. Actually, the characters are delightful – from author Aybámi Adébáy to chef Obehi Ekhomu-El Herfi. A huge wedding and a groundbreaking all-female Nollywood crew add to the joy.

Asake: Work of Art
Music

Less than a year after his debut album, the Afrobeats star’s unstoppable rise continues with another summery melange of fuji, dancehall, deep house and Dire Straits. The Nigerian singer-songwriter’s second album is in constant search of innovation, fusing traditional and contemporary African music into a celebration of success and community.