What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …
Doc Martin star Martin Clunes embarks on an epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific. Don’t miss ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC – Tuesday night at 8 on the Explorer Channel.
Interesting … Domhnall Gleeson (Alice & Jack) has been cast in the remake/redo/continuation/sequel/whatever to the sitcom The Office.
Join actor, dancer and singer Dulé Hill as he celebrates community, humanity and the transformative potential of creative expression. Tune in for THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULÉ HILL – Tuesday at 9pm on PBS NC.
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) asked his followers to unlock his legs during the London Marathon on Sunday.
Thrill to a day of live music as NC artists take the stage at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Guests include Alexis Raeana, Tift Merritt, Rissi Palmer, Shana Tucker, Kooley High, Thao, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang and Riley Mulherkar. Enjoy MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM FEST LIVE – Saturday afternoon at 4:30 on the North Carolina Channel.
And Michael Palin (Monty Python’s Flying Circus) once told Sir David Attenborough where to find snails “as big as steaks.”
Now, let’s honor those folks celebrating birthdays this week…
22 April
Carol Drinkwater (All Creatures Great & Small) is 76
Michelle Ryan (EastEnders) celebrates 40
Leonie Benesch (Around The World In 80 Days) turns 33
Chuck Aber (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood) has his 79th
Dannah Feinglass Phirman (WordGirl) celebrates 49
23 April
Judy Davis (Page Eight) marks 69
François Clemmons (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood) is 79
Gemma Whelan (DI Ray) has her 43rd
Sally Bretton (Death in Paradise) turns 44
Siobhan Hayes (My Family) celebrates 49
24 April
Joséphine Jobert (Death in Paradise) is 39
Jason Salkey (Sharpe) has his 62nd
Sia Berkeley (Wuthering Heights) turns 39
Jonathan Coy (The Rector’s Wife) marks 71
25 April
Fiona Bruce (Antiques Roadshow) hits 60
Geoff Bennett (PBS Newshour) turns 44
Jonathan Bailey (Broadchurch) celebrates 36
Sofia Helin (Atlantic Crossing) has her 52nd
26 April
Susannah Harker (House of Cards) is 59
Daniela Nardini (Reckless) celebrates 56
Trevyn McDowell (Middlemarch) turns 57
27 April
Sally Hawkins (Persuasion) has her 48th
Jenna Coleman (Victoria) celebrates 38
Anna Chancellor (The Cazalets) marks 59
Christine Bottomley (Tess of the D’Urbervilles) is 45
Neil Pearson (Rhodes) has his 65th
Marcella Lowery (Ghostwriter) turns 79
Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey) marks 58
Kevin McNally (Unforgotten) celebrates 68
28 April
Frankie Fitzgerald (EastEnders) turns 39
Mary Jo Randle (Wolf Hall) hits 70