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By FDR Presidential Library & Museum - 73-113:95, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43606596 Atlantic Crossing is now airing on PBS in the United States and Canada. It is an eight-part mini-series, looking at the Crown Princess of Norway’s escape to safety in the United States with her children during the Second World War and her friendship with American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It stars Sofia Helin as Crown Princess Martha and Kyle MacLachlan as Franklin Roos...

Having the US take on Nazi Germany was never a sure thing. America in the 1930s had a strong isolationist tradition; many saw the conflict in Europe as Europe’s problem, while others were actively supportive of Hitler’s regime. By the end of 1940, with Europe under German control and the British Empire reeling, a Nazi victory looked all but certain. Enter Norwegian Crown Princess Martha. Sofia Helin portrays Crown Princess Martha Source: SBS Norway’s behind-the-scenes role in World War I...

This guest recommendation comes from Janet Mullany! Janet Mullany is a sometime fiction writer who is a regular contributor for PBS/WETA’s Tellyvisions blog. … Really, PBS Masterpiece? Is that the best you can do? Because Atlantic Crossing is not some sort of adulterous fairy tale. A production of Norwegian Public Broadcasting (NRK), it tells the story of how Norway’s Crown Princess Märtha, in exile in the US, became a major player in persuading President Franklin D. Roosevelt to join t...

Thank the stars for Tv — the one force that still has the power to bring the nation together. On Sunday night, as the BBC1 police thriller Line Of Duty finally revealed the bent copper at the heart of its web of corruption, up to 13 million Brits were glued to their sets . . . at the same moment. Whatever you thought of that finale — and many applauded it as subtly ingenious, while others denounced it loudly as a letdown — it achieved its purpose. Were all still talking about it. Theres a...

Photo: Carolina Romare, Courtesy of Filmlance International What’s behind the great Nordic cultural wave which has swept across the world in recent years – the great TV series, burgeoning art scene, and Oscar-winning films? The answer is collaboration, as we hear from star of ‘The Bridge’ Sofia Helin, among other leading figures from the Nordic arts scene. ‘The Foreign Desk’ and our Denmark correspondent Michael Booth have teamed up with the Nordic Council of Ministers for a series ...

Download and Subscribe to MASTERPIECE Studio The chance to play legendary American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one big reason for Kyle MacLachlan to sign on to Atlantic Crossing. But it was the story of the young Norwegian Royal Family at the heart of the miniseries that made him commit to the role. MacLachlan explores Roosevelt, Agent Dale Cooper and wine with lifelong Twin Peaks fan, MASTERPIECE Studio host Jace Lacob. Transcript Jace Lacob: I’m Jace Lacob, and you’re listen...

Sausage Party and  This Is The End comes a high-octane time-travel, action, adventure, comedy like nothing you’ve ever seen on your TV, or computer, or tablet, or phone before. Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson), a world-ranked gamer, still lives at home with his parents and has a dead-end job as a janitor at a sexual disease research centre. His social ineptitude, low self-esteem and prominent inability to approach women can only be matched by his unparalleled prowess at The Biotic Wars, a ...

lead_image_image_caption: lead_image: interview_subject: Alexander Eik mp_interview_content_0_question: The story of Crown Princess Martha and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is no doubt surprising to many MASTERPIECE viewers. How did you go about uncovering the hidden history for the series? mp_interview_content_0_answer: It all started back in 2011 actually, when I read a newspaper article about Crown Princess Martha and her experiences during the second World War. I was very surprised to s...

MASTERPIECE Behind the Scenes of Atlantic Crossing Join actors Kyle MacLachlan and Sofia Helin, writers Alexander Eik and Linda May Kallestein, and MASTERPIECE Executive Producer Susanne Simpson as they go behind the scenes of the new MASTERPIECE series and answer questions from the audience.  Register Here! Sunday, April 18, 2021 Join actors Kyle MacLachlan ( Twin Peaks) and Sofia Helin ( The Bridge), writers Alexander Eik and Linda May Kallestein, and MASTERPIECE Exe...

Viking Takes Delivery Of Newest Ocean Ship Viking Venus Will Be Officially Named in England on May 17 News provided by Share this article , the companys newest ocean ship. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieris shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Viking Venus will now make her way to the United Kingdom, where she will be officially named on May 17, 2021 by her ceremonial godmother, Anne Diamond, the esteemed British journalist and broadcaster. The ship...