What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
Filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff returns to the coastal South Carolina land that his family purchased after emancipation, leading to a poetic investigation of Black inheritance, trauma and generational wisdom. Don’t miss AFTER SHERMAN on POV – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) will be playing Scrooge in a holiday production of A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic in London.
In the 1950s and 60s, a community of cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York. Pay a visit to CASA SUSANNA on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.
Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Idris Elba (Luther) helped King Charles launch a new YouTube channel dedicated to the environment.
Explore the history of country music and meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it “America’s Music.” Ken Burns directs COUNTRY MUSIC – Saturday at 9pm on the Explorer Channel.
Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) will replace Justin Roiland in season four of Hulu’s animated comedy Solar Opposites.
Ken Burns examines the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities. Tune in for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN – Sunday night at 9 on the North Carolina Channel.
And did you her about the time David Suchet (Poirot) pranked a nation by pretending to be his brother?
Now, shall we entertain this week’s birthday celebrants? Yes, we shall…
26 June
Clive Francis (Poldark) has his 77th
26 June
Anthony Howell (Foyle’s War) celebrates 52
Matthew Lewis (All Creatures Great & Small) is 34
Sam Claflin (Any Human Heart) turns 37
Jeremy Swift (Downton Abbey) marks 63
Sam Hoare (Jane Eyre) has his 42nd
Joanna McCallum (Ginger Tree) celebrates 73
26 June
Bruce Davison (Lathe Of Heaven) is 77
Madeline Duggan (EastEnders) turns 29
Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders) marks 55
Lalla Ward (Doctor Who) has her 72nd
Sara Stewart (Unforgotten) celebrates 57
Janine Duvitski (Waiting For God) is 71
Shirley Cheriton (EastEnders) turns 68
Sara Stewart (Unforgotten) has her 57th
Mel Brooks (The Electric Company) is 97
26 June
Maureen O’Brien (Doctor Who) hits 80
26 June
Rupert Graves (Sherlock) celebrates 60
1 July
Jean Marsh (Upstairs Downstairs) is 89
Leslie Caron (Durrells In Corfu) turns 92
Kyle Soller (Poldark) has his 40th
Kellie Bright (Jericho) celebrates 47
Trevor Eve (The Politician’s Wife) marks 72
2 July
Lee Boardman (Trouble With Maggie Cole) is 51
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