Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Experience the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. Witness nature’s remarkable resilience on EVOLUTION EARTH, a new five-part series – beginning Wednesday night at 10 on PBS NC.

Based on a story by Oscar Wilde, the animated film The Canterville Ghost, featuring the voices of Stephen Fry (Kingdom), Hugh Laurie (Roadkill), Imelda Staunton (Is It Legal?) and more, is appropriately scheduled for a Halloween release.

Join actor Richard E. Grant as he travels in the footsteps of notable authors whose work has been inspired by the culture, cities and landscapes of southern France, southern Italy and southern Spain. Follow his journey on WRITE AROUND THE WORLD – Thursday at 8pm on the Explorer Channel.

Monday Montage

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.

Sounds Familiar

“I cannot do with any more education, Jeeves. I was full up years ago.” – Bertie Wooster (Hugh Laurie) to his valet Jeeves (Stephen Fry), JEEVES AND WOOSTER

Monday Montage

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Relive the early days of the pandemic as medical workers, patients and ordinary citizens put a human face on the emerging global crisis. Tune in as POV presents WUHAN WUHAN – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.

Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) was one of the celebrities seen at a Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda fashion show in Sicily over the weekend.

Experience Queen Elizabeth’s remarkable life, from her youth to her eventful reign of more than 60 years. Don’t miss QUEEN ELIZABETH II on IN THEIR OWN WORDS – Tuesday at 8pm on the Explorer Channel.

Monday Montage

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See how the New York theater industry undertook the monumental process of turning the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history. Grab a front row seat for REOPENING – THE BROADWAY REVIVAL on GREAT PERFORMANCES – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Elizabeth McGovern (The Chaperone) reveals behind-the-scenes secrets of the DOWNTON ABBEY movie sequel and more.

Monday Montage

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Explore the evolution of understanding and the dramatic attempts across generations to unravel the MYSTERIES OF MENTAL ILLNESS. This four-part, two-night event begins Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Kenneth Branagh (Fortunes of War) returns to the stage for a RADA fundraiser. Branagh will direct and star in Terence Rattigan’s The Browning Version which runs during August.

Lucy Worsley gets into bed with past monarchs to uncover the TALES FROM THE ROYAL BEDCHAMBER – Thursday at 7pm on PBS NC.

Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Meet Carrie Morey, a biscuit entrepreneur, gracefully balancing the creative drive of a modern businesswoman with the affection and attention required of a wife and mother of three girls. See HOW SHE ROLLS – a new series beginning Thursday night at 8 on the Explorer Channel.

Jenna Coleman (Victoria) is set to lead upcoming TV drama The War Rooms, the untold story of the women that worked in Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker during World War II.

GREAT PERFORMANCES celebrates and spotlights the performing arts in a year when COVID-19 closures created unprecedented hardships. Don’t miss THE ARTS INTERRUPTED – Friday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Experience the legendary talent and peerless showmanship of a pop music icon in a dazzling show filmed on the cusp of the new millennium. Recorded at Paisley Park Studios, tune in for PRINCE: RAVE UN2 THE YEAR 2000 – Tuesday night at 11 on the Explorer Channel.

Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect) is set to join Gillian Anderson (Bleak House) in the new film White Bird: A Wonder Story.

The tools and techniques date back centuries. The craftsmanship is art. Discover the first-hand process of taking raw materials from conception to completion on URBAN FORGE: OZARK ARTISTRY – Wednesday at 8pm on PNC NC.

Sounds Familiar

“Good afternoon. All my life, I have refused to be weighed down by the past. I believe in the future, I believe in freedom, I really do. By all means, judge me by my results. For today, at least, I can tell you my intention: I will do anything – anything– to set my country free. Thank you.” – Peter Laurence (Hugh Laurie), speaking to the press before stepping into No. 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister, ROADKILL on MASTERPIECE

Sounds Familiar

“And if that doesn’t leave me without a stain on my conscience, then I don’t know what it doesn’t leave me without a stain on.” – Bertie Wooster (Hugh Laurie), JEEVES AND WOOSTER