What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
Get a dramatic and intimate look inside the Russian assault on Kharkiv as FRONTLINE presents UKRAINE: LIFE UNDER RUSSIA’S ATTACK – Tuesday night at 10 on PBS NC.
Whet your appetite for the next series of Yorkshire veterinary action as the cast of ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL discuss the upcoming season.
Celebrate North Carolina’s coastal seafood traditions as Durham’s Saltbox Seafood Joint chef Ricky Moore steers his own ship, finding treasures in unsung stories and creating inspired seafood. Catch THE HOOK – Friday at 10pm on PBS NC.
Apparently a pay phone in Richmond, Virginia has been turned into an altar to Mr. Rogers. Because of course it has.
Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck was a pioneering forestry educator who founded the first school of forestry in North America. The New York Times called him “the most influential person in making forestry in this country a science and a profession.” Uncover the pivotal role he played on AMERICA’S FIRST FOREST: CARL SCHENCK AND THE ASHEVILLE EXPERIMENT – Thursday night at 9 on the Explorer Channel.
Sad news. Veteran actor Bernard Cribbins has passed away. He appeared in many roles on stage and screen in his 60+ year career but may be known to public television viewers for playing Donna’s grandfather Wilfrid Mott during the David Tennant run on Doctor Who.
See how Diana Spencer defied expectations and evolved into one of the most impactful icons of our time. Tune in as IN THEIR OWN WORDS examines PRINCESS DIANA – Sunday at 8pm on PBS NC.
And did you hear about the cosplayer who was banned from Instagram for looking too much like Benedict Cumberbatch?
Now, time to celebrate! It’s birthday time…
1 August
Honeysuckle Weeks (Foyle’s War) turns 43
Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Indian Summers) is 37
David Calder (Star Cops) celebrates 76
Jordan Wall (Wishbone) has his 41st
Laila Morse (EastEnders) turns 77
2 August
Greg Austin (Mr. Selfridge) hits 30
Rory MacGregor (MI-5) celebrates 46
Angus Imrie (Kingdom) has his 28th
Kathryn Harrold (I’ll Fly Away) is 72
3 August
Martin Sheen (Anne of Green Gables) turns 82
Elizabeth Berrington (Sanditon) celebrates 52
Ciara Charteris (Poldark) has her 27th
Edward Petherbridge (Lord Peter Wimsey) is 86
4 August
Sara Botsford (Anne Of Green Gables) turns 71
Lucinda Dryzek (Unforgotten) has her 31st
Fenella Woolgar (Home Fires) celebrates 53
5 August
Mark Strong (Anna Karenina) marks 59
Janet McTeer (Precious Bane) turns 61
Kara Tointon (EastEnders) has her 39th
Jan Francis (Collision) celebrates 75
Daniel Gosling (Unforgotten) marks 46
Barbara Flynn (Beiderbecke Affair) is 74
6 August
Reece Dinsdale (Home To Roost) turns 63
Romola Garai (Daniel Deronda) hits 40
Karl Davies (Kingdom) celebrates 40
Dean Andrews (Last Tango in Halifax) is 59
7 August
Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) has her 69th
Alexei Sayle (Alexei Sayle’s Stuff) hits 70
Hans Matheson (Tess Of The D’Urbervilles) is 47
Julian Wadham (Middlemarch) celebrates 64
Suzanne Bertish (Atlantic Crossing) turns 71
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