What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
When arson strikes the local mosque, a Texas town must reckon with its troubled past. Tune in for A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA – a two-night event, beginning tonight at 9 on PBS NC.
Idris Elba (Luther) is releasing a rap track to raise money for knife crime charities.
From the forbidding Tower of London to glorious Hampton Court to treasure-filled Kensington Palace, get an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces. Uncover LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL PALACE SECRETS – Tuesday at 9pm on the Explorer channel.
Find out where Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist) shops for vintage and how she styles it.
Follow the journey of the University of North Carolina’s Ultimate frisbee team as they seek to repeat as national champions. Don’t miss 1, 2, 3 DARKSIDE – Thursday night at 10 on PBS NC.
Congrats to Tom Ellis (EastEnders) on the birth of his daughter.
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost, as GREAT PERFORMANCES presents MAKING SHAKESPEARE: THE FIRST FOLIO – Friday at 9pm on PBS NC.
And what did critics think of Backstairs Billy, the West End play starring Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey)?
Now, let’s head over to Chuck E. Cheese ‘cuz it’s birthday time…
13 November
Gerard Butler (The Jury) turns 54
Emma Hamilton (RFDS) celebrates 39
Caroline Goodall (The Sculptress) is 64
14 November
Letitia Dean (EastEnders) turns 56
Russell Tovey (Flesh And Blood) is 42
Paul McGann (Annika) has his 64th
15 November
Sam Waterston (I’ll Fly Away) marks 83
Jonny Lee Miller (Emma) celebrates 51
Maggie O’Neill (EastEnders) turns 61
Connie Hyde (Distant Shores) is 54
16 November
Griff Rhys Jones (Not the Nine O’Clock News) hits 70
17 November
Tom Ellis (EastEnders) has his 45th
Harry Lloyd (Wolf Hall) celebrates 40
James Warwick (Partners in Crime) is 76
18 November
Steven Moffat (Sherlock) turns 62
Miranda Raison (MI-5) has her 46th
Georgia King (Little Dorrit) is 37
Mathew Baynton (Spy) celebrates 43
Nadia Sawalha (EastEnders) marks 59
Robert Kazinsky (EastEnders) hits 40
19 November
Douglas Henshall (Shetland) has his 58th
Savion Glover (Sesame Street) celebrates 50
Katherine Kelly (Mr. Selfridge) turns 44
Jack Ashton (Call The Midwife) marks 37
Mark Bonnar (Guilt) has his 55th
William Russell (Doctor Who) celebrates 99
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