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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 Roosevelt. Atlantic Crossing originally aired in Norway in the autumn of 2020 and premiered in North Ame...

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 II has largely been overlooked by the history books. Atlantic Crossing aims to right that wrong – ...

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 the second world war. It’s beautifully filmed, with a strong ensemble cast, a moving and dramatic s...

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. We're all still talking about it. There's a magical sense of community in knowing that millions of us are watching together. Every gasp of su...

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 of five special, monthly episodes delving deeper into topics of global importance from the region, t...