What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
Get the inside story of the events that shaped the Russian leader, the grievances that drive him and how a growing conflict with the West exploded into war in Europe. Don’t miss PUTIN’S ROAD TO WAR on FRONTLINE – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.
Congratulations to Sir Kenneth Branagh (Fortunes Of War) – his film Belfast won Outstanding British Film at the BAFTAs!
Internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Hope travels the Emerald Isle in search of music and his family legacy. Discover the Irish roots of CELTIC DREAMS: DANIEL HOPE’S HIDDEN IRISH HISTORY – Wednesday at 8:30pm on the Explorer Channel.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Finding Your Roots) calls for abolitionist Frederick Douglass to be represented on US currency.
Explore the life of the Supreme Court’s first female justice as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE profiles SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR – Saturday night at 8 on the Explorer Channel.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) showed his support for Ukraine while walking the red carpet at the BAFTAs.
When her lover and partner goes missing, a British detective launches an urgent manhunt. Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey) stars in the breathless crime thriller BEFORE WE DIE – beginning Sunday at 10pm on PBS NC.
And Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) recently thanked Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky for voicing Paddington Bear in his country’s translation of the hit film.
Now, presents, dessert and flame … that means it’s birthday time!
14 March
Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables) is 54
Tom Bateman (Beecham House) celebrates 33
John Duttine (To Serve Them Al My Days) turns 73
Sienna Guillory (Virgin Queen) has her 47th
Lesley-Anne Down (Upstairs Downstairs) is 68
Patrick Barlow (Is It Legal?) celebrates 75
Sophia Myles (MI-5) marks 42 years
Nicholas Le Prevost (Jewel in the Crown) is 75
Lily Collins (Les Misérables) turns 33
Dermot Crowley (Luther) has his 75th
Nick hendrix (Midsomer Murders) is 37
Steve McFadden (EastEnders) marks 63
David Thewlis (Dandelion Dead) turns 59
Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who) celebrates 43
Nick Blood (Bletchley Circle) hits 40
James Bradshaw (Endeavour) marks 46
Marc Warren (Van Der Valk) has his 55th
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