What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
Relive the cooking competition that took PBS by storm as ten contestants share heartfelt stories and signature dishes to win the national search for the GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE – beginning tonight at 9 on PBS NC.
Hugh Laurie (Jeeves And Wooster) leads the voice cast of the animated feature The Amazing Maurice, based on the Pied Piper tale. Himesh Patel (EastEnders) and Gemma Arterton (Tess Of The D’Urbervilles) also appear.
Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Tune in as AMERICAN MASTERS presents GROUCHO & CAVETT – Tuesday night at 8 on PBS NC.
Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist) took in a performance of The Nutcracker while in Alabama for the holidays.
Celebrate a country music legend and her classic songs with a biographical portrait that lets the most awarded lady in country music history tell her own life story. Don’t miss LORETTA LYNN: MY STORY IN MY WORDS – Saturday night at 10 on the Explorer Channel.
Alan Cumming (Masterpiece Mystery) warns fans not to fall for any fake social media accounts impersonating him.
Celebrate the new year with the annual classical music celebration featuring waltzes by Strauss from the opulent Musikverein. Hugh Bonneville hosts FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION 2023 on GREAT PERFORMANCES – Sunday night at 8 on PBS NC.
And King Charles III read ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas on the Royal Instagram along with some powerhouse help including Dame Judi Dench (As Time Goes By), Dame Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Daniel Craig (Moll Flanders) and Tom Hardy (The Virgin Queen).
Now, it’s tough to have a birthday around the holidays so give these celebrants some extra attention…
26 December
Jane Lapotaire (Edward the King) is 78
26 December
Christopher Benjamin (Poldark) turns 88
26 December
Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) celebrates 88
Hannah Tointon (Mr. Selfridge) has her 35th
Jessie Buckley (Woman in White) marks 33
Vivienne Martin (As Time Goes By) turns 86
26 December
Charlotte Riley (Press) has her 41st
26 December
Betty Aberlin (Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood) is 80
Faye Marsay (Bletchley Circle) turns 36
Lucy Punch (Doc Martin) celebrates 45
Meredith Vieira (Great American Read) is 59
Louis Greatorex (Last Tango in Halifax) marks 26
Tracey Ullman (Howards End) has her 63rd
26 December
Sheryl Leach (Barney & Friends) hits 70
1 January
Clare Calbraith (Home Fires) turns 49
Sharon Small (Inspector Lynley) marks 56
Fiona Dolman (Midsomer Murders) is 53
Jonas Armstrong (Dark Angel) celebrates 42
Doran Godwin (The Irish R.M.) has her 73rd
Richard Gibson (‘Allo ‘Allo) turns 69
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