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Since November 2023, when Hotel Portofino, World on Fire, and Annika concluded their second seasons, fans have been writing to us at Telly Visions, asking where the third season renewals are for the latter two shows. Hotel Portofino was renewed for Season 3 long before Season 2 aired in the
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Decades are never as neat as we would like them to be. The 2020s will have a cleaner beginning for the history books than most, in that the pandemic coincided with the proper year; however, the year 2023 is the one in which a lot of series from the 2010s
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If you're hungry for more stories and information from the World on Fire series, look no further. From Polish resistance to British women's changing roles, and the role of soldiers from the British Empire, there is lots to explore, and there are aspects of wartime life
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In the season finale of World on Fire Season 2, Lois and Harry come home, Sir James’s romance with Robina ends, Lois embraces motherhood and work, and Kasia is called to duty in Poland. Others begin difficult and dangerous journeys to find freedom and continue the fight. Kasia: You
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This week's World on Fire actually starts in France, but for continuity's sake, we'll discuss Libya first and then backtrack since most of the season has led off with North Africa. Also, like in France, things are pretty dire. The British soldiers are on
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World on Fire’s Season 2 mid-point picks up in Libya, where Harry rejoins his regiment. The Seige of Tobruk is getting dire, with control of Alexandria and Suez and supply routes to Britain at stake, and Churchill himself has ordered that positions must be held. Captain Briggs orders Harry
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We return to World on Fire as the war in North Africa rages. A wounded Harry is sent to the hospital in Cairo while Stan joins Rajib and his men in retreat. It’s an awkward situation, as the British army practices an “equal but different” policy, leaving Stan uncomfortable
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World on Fire Season 2's second episode opens with Harry arriving in the North African desert, where he’s greeted by his sergeant Stan Raddick, and the two of them resume their sarcastic banter. Harry is introduced to Rajib — “Same rank as you, but more convincing” — as Stan
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Season 2 of World on Fire doesn’t spend any time in recapping Season 1 or bridging the gap of the last three and a half years away, throwing us straight into 1941 and bombing attacks on Manchester. Lois (Julia Brown) and Connie (Yrsa Daley-Ward), once a double musical act
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We've reached October, and the television season is in full swing here at PBS and on PBS Passport. Sunday nights are packed with British mysteries; Thursdays (for some local stations) have debuted the Canadian Midsomer Murders, while Walter Presents continues to experiment with airing some of its most
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It’s been three and a half years since Season 1 of World on Fire aired, despite Season 2 being greenlit before the PBS premiere, as filming on two continents during a pandemic proved impossible. With a large cast and a storyline that encompassed the confusion, pain, and horror of
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It's been four years since the first season of World War II drama World on Fire premiered, promising to reinvent the way we tell stories of the war by focusing on the day-to-day lives of the ordinary people fighting, dying, and trying to survive during it. Its sprawling