Feel-good show about first dates

Sure, they could have taken the easy option and kept making season after season of Love On The Spectrum, but that would have likely seen the show lose its magic.

Sometimes it's better to move on.

Which is what they've done - at least a little bit. We're still very much in "dating show" territory here, they've broadened the boundaries to include more than just those on the spectrum.

So there's Olivia, who has Down syndrome, and Nirvali, who has never even held hands with someone let alone dated.

There's Dianne, a farmer who has transitioned to a woman, but wants to find another woman to be with, and Liv who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

They're all looking for love and we get the chance to follow them on that question, in all its cringey and awkward moments.

And that's not a bad thing - first dates are always awkward.

In fact, these people deserve to be praised for their bravery in letting a camera watch their fumbling around.

No way would I be comfortable allowing a camera crew see me do that.

Rest easy, this isn't a multi-episode look at the presidency of Bill Clinton.

I don't mind a bit of US history, but a whole series about Clinton would be pretty hard to sit through. I figure I've already heard more than enough about the Clinton scandals, about how he had a serious problem keeping it in his pants.

About the only thing that interests me about Clinton is how he was so often photographed in a tracksuit jogging with his Secret Service detail alongside, yet never seemed to lose any weight.

It suggests a man with a certain lack of focus, an inability to see things through. Unless of course, the jogging was a cover story that allowed him to head to his girlfriend's house.

Anyway, Clinton just plays the host of this excellent six-episode series created by the History Channel.

Each episode focuses on a different topic - such as extremism, the economy and the world stage.

This first episode looks at the vexed issue of race; checking in to see what various presidents did when confronted with this problem.

LBJ got tough when schools in Arkansas refused to follow the Supreme Court's ruling about school desegregation.

Fearing the states would run roughshod over him if he didn't step up, Johnson sent in the army to ensure the racists in Arkansas didn't get their way.

The series doesn't look at the presidents of the past with rose-coloured glasses.

James Buchanan is shown being on the wrong side of the race issue, via his behind-the-scenes coercion of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott decision.

That saw Scott - a slave - petition the court for his freedom and recognition as a citizen because his owners brought him to a free state and therefore, he could no longer be considered a slave.

Buchanan meddled in the case to ensure he knew the outcome and that it wouldn't harm his election chances.