A passport to a much safer future
Sky Atlantic, 9pm BBC1, 9pm
I CANNOT understand the current kerfuffle about so-called “vaccine passports.”
When I used to travel abroad, I had to carry with me certificates showing I had had various vaccinations (e.g. smallpox and yellow fever).
At home, we carry driving licences to show we have passed a skills test to be allowed to drive alone on public roads.
Proof of age is required in pubs and off-licences if a younglooking person wants to buy alcohol and you are not allowed to work in certain jobs unless you have documentary proof of the necessary qualifications.
If you do not hold these documents, your choices are limited – and rightly so. Nobody is going to force you to be vaccinated but we must surely have the right to say: “If you want to be with people who are at risk of death if they succumb to Covid-19, you must lower that risk by being vaccinated and showing proof of vaccination.”
Bryan Cranston makes his return to television in his first leading role in a series since Breaking Bad.
This complex legal thriller sees him play respected New Orleans judge Michael Desiato, who is thrown into a moral dilemma when his son is involved in a hit and run incident.
What follows is a highly stressful run of events that ultimately leads to Desiato hoping to keep his son safe from the law – even though he should really do the honourable thing.
Actor David Harewood, pictured below, faces some uncomfortable truths in this shocking documentary. Having had a psychotic breakdown in his 20s, the 55-year-old already knows this was more likely to affect black patients. “Now with Coronavirus, the colour of my skin seems to be putting me at risk again,” he says.
Figures show that Indian people are twice as likely to die from Covid than white people, and black people three times as likely. David meets doctors and scientists as he examines the theory that vitamin D deficiency may play a role and acknowledges heightened risks for frontline workers.
And as he explores how deprivation is bad for your health, a bleak picture emerges.