Claudia Winkleman’s new talent show, The Piano, has turned many viewers into “blubbing messes”.
The Channel 4 series, which made its debut last night (15 February), sees the host of Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors go on a hunt for passionate pianists at public pianos in train stations across the UK.
Unbeknownst to the performers, they are being watched by musicians Lang Lang and Mika, who are looking for one amateur musician to perform at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The first episode, which began at King’s Cross St Pancras, featured Lucy, a 13-year-old who is blind and neurodiverse, play a highly-complex Chopin piece.
It also saw brilliant performances from a 24-year-old called Jay from the Isle of Wight, who rapped over the piano, and a pensioner called Harry who said he plays to “block everything out of my mind”.
“The Piano is wonderful,” tweeted one fan. “Amazingly...
The Channel 4 series, which made its debut last night (15 February), sees the host of Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors go on a hunt for passionate pianists at public pianos in train stations across the UK.
Unbeknownst to the performers, they are being watched by musicians Lang Lang and Mika, who are looking for one amateur musician to perform at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
The first episode, which began at King’s Cross St Pancras, featured Lucy, a 13-year-old who is blind and neurodiverse, play a highly-complex Chopin piece.
It also saw brilliant performances from a 24-year-old called Jay from the Isle of Wight, who rapped over the piano, and a pensioner called Harry who said he plays to “block everything out of my mind”.
“The Piano is wonderful,” tweeted one fan. “Amazingly...
- 2/16/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Lifetime has given the green light to three documentaries for its 2020 programming slate. They are From Darkness To Light, from three-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman, Emmy winner Leah Remini and A+E Originals; Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs Case hosted by Elizabeth Smart, and documentary film series Hopelessly In Love, from eOne and Creature Films.
Raisman and Remini have joined forces on From Darkness To Light, a documentary event in which Raisman helps victims of sexual assault find their voice in order to start healing and turn from victim to survivor. It was on January 20, 2018, that Raisman stared down her abuser, Larry Nasser, in a Michigan courtroom, rallying other victims to step forward and demand justice and accountability. Nasser is currently serving a 60-year federal prison sentence following his conviction on multiple charges of sexual assault.
Produced by A+E Originals and Remini’s No Seriously Productions, From Darkness...
Raisman and Remini have joined forces on From Darkness To Light, a documentary event in which Raisman helps victims of sexual assault find their voice in order to start healing and turn from victim to survivor. It was on January 20, 2018, that Raisman stared down her abuser, Larry Nasser, in a Michigan courtroom, rallying other victims to step forward and demand justice and accountability. Nasser is currently serving a 60-year federal prison sentence following his conviction on multiple charges of sexual assault.
Produced by A+E Originals and Remini’s No Seriously Productions, From Darkness...
- 3/27/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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