Television

Turkish TV Travels Far As Craze For Dramas Goes Global

9:35am July 19, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

The Turkish television industry is booming. Audience numbers spike at the end of Ramadan, when viewers around the world tune in in massive numbers — but there's year-round enthusiasm, too.

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Arts

Emmy Nominations For 'Transparent,' Tatiana Maslany Showcase New Talent

2:27pm July 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday. The field of contenders shows a welcome turn toward recognizing new talent and new sources for TV.

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Journalist Marlene Sanders, seen here on Dec. 1, 2005, died Tuesday at the age of 84.

National

Pioneering Journalist Marlene Sanders Remembered

2:09pm July 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sanders, who died Tuesday of cancer, was one of the first female reporters on television. On ABC and CBS, she covered politics, the assassination of Robert Kennedy and the Vietnam War. She was 84.

World News

In 'Escaping ISIS,' An Underground Railroad Forms To Save Yazidi Women

6:58pm July 15, 2015

A new Frontline documentary explores what life is like for the girls and women who have been enslaved by Islamic State militants, and also tells the story of those fighting to free them.

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Denis Leary in FX's Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

Arts

'Sex And Drugs' And Boredom In The Golden Age

3:57pm July 14, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Denis Leary's new FX comedy isn't badly executed, but its concept is reliant on viewers wanting to walk again through some very well-covered territory.

Politics & Government

Even Retired Comedians Can't Resist A Few Good Trump Jokes

12:48pm July 13, 2015

David Letterman popped up Friday to make a few cracks about the brashest, most famously follicled candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination.

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George Takei as Sulu (left) and Walter Koenig as Chekov in the original Star Trek series. The franchise has spun off a bounty of shows, but the last one came off the air a decade ago. One fan has a plan for the next installment.

Arts

The Pitch Of A Lifetime: One Enterprising 'Star Trek' Fan's Big Chance

10:16am July 13, 2015

by NPR Staff

Like many fans of the franchise, Michael Gummelt has some ideas about why and how Star Trek should return to TV. But unlike any other fans, he'll have a chance to pitch his concept to Paramount.

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Roger Rees, the Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who appeared on TV's

Roger Rees, Welsh-Born Stage, Screen And TV Actor, Dies At 71

12:18pm July 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

American audiences came to know him as the star of the adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Life and Times of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway. He won a Tony Award in the title role.

Buzz Bissinger: With Caitlyn Jenner, 'You Feel A Connection'

1:25am July 11, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Buzz Bissinger about his profile of Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair and her gender transition. She is formerly known as Bruce, an Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon.

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Tom Selleck Accused Of Stealing Water For California Ranch

3:03pm July 10, 2015

TV star Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing water amid California's drought from a neighboring water district. Los Angeles Times reporter Matt Hamilton has been reporting on the the mystery of Magnum PI's water supply.

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