Sophie Straw: You’re Clive, aren’t ya?
Clive Richardson: Yes, um, you’ve seen me on the stage.
Bill Gardiner: Did you catch his Coriolanus?
Sophie Straw: No, I had the vaccine.
As regular viewers know, January brings new drama to Sunday nights. This year, we’ve been treated to new seasons of MISS SCARLET & THE DUKE and ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. But at 10pm, there’s FUNNY WOMAN, a new program starring Gemma Arterton.
Based on the novel Funny Girl by Nick Hornby and set in the Swinging Sixties, FUNNY WOMAN chronicles a woman’s struggle to find her voice in the male-dominated world of comedy. The series aired on Britain’s Sky Max early last year and runs on PBS through February 11.
But who’s who? Where have you spied the familiar faces among the cast? That’s what we’re here to find out…
Gemma Arterton stars as Blackpool beauty queen Barbara Parker who heads to London to take the entertainment industry by storm. About 15 years back, Arterton starred as Tess Durbeyfield in Tess Of The D’urbervilles on Masterpiece. But that’s about it until now.
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His is some of the most recognizable art in America – popular, praised and mysterious – but who was he and how did a struggling illustrator create such a bounty of notable work? Tune in as AMERICAN MASTERS profiles artist Edward Hopper on HOPPER: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.
Bill Nye the Science Guy talked about the implications of artificial intelligence at the recent CNBC Technology Executive Council Summit on AI because – science!
David Crabtree brings together eight North Carolinians to discuss an array of challenging subjects, from gun rights and religion to free speech and the teaching of American history. Join them for THE NC LISTENING PROJECT, a new six-part series – beginning Thursday at 10pm on PBS NC.
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