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Michael Kitchen stars as Foyle, a widowed police superintendent in the coastal city of Hastings in England. His sidekick is his driver, Samantha Stewart, a vicar's daughter played by Honeysuckle Weeks.

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Fair Warning: Watch One 'Foyle's War' Episode, And You'll Want To Watch Them All

2:41pm February 24, 2015

by John Powers

The British series is set during and after World War II. Detective Foyle tackles crimes connected to the war — murder and spying, black markets and profiteering. It's "terrifically entertaining."

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Out Of The Shadows, TV Star Shines A Light On Immigration

1:52pm February 23, 2015

by Michel Martin

Actress Diane Guerrero now stars on shows Jane the Virgin and Orange Is the New Black. But when she was a teenager, her parents were deported. She tells NPR's Michel Martin how it shaped her life.

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The Oscars: What People Are Saying The Day After

1:16pm February 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

From civil rights to immigration and health issues such as Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's diseases, advocacy was a big part of last night's show. Here's what people are saying about it Monday.

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Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu accepts the Academy Award for best picture for Birdman.

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'Birdman' Wins Big On A Soggy Night At The Oscars

9:53am February 23, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Sunday night's Oscars brought expected wins for actors like Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons, and big awards for the quirky showbiz satire Birdman.

Along with Colton Dunn (L), Harris Wittels (R) played a bumbling member of the Pawnee animal control team on the show he co-executive-produced, Parks And Recreation.

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The Comedy And Good Conversation Of Harris Wittels

2:24pm February 20, 2015

by Glen Weldon

NPR contributor Glen Weldon remembers writer, actor, producer, musician, and comedy podcast mainstay Harris Wittels, who died Thursday, just 30 years old.

In the "Winter's Gift" episode of Sofia the First, Disney Princess Tiana (left) from The Princess and the Frog makes a special appearance to help Princess Sofia learn that a true gift comes from the heart.

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And The Moral Of The Story Is ... Kids Don't Always Understand The Moral

8:28pm February 19, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

"Research among U.S. populations of kids indicates that this ability to articulate a moral theme develops fairly slowly, emerging only around age 9 or 10," says researcher Seeta Pai.

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Supervising sound editor Rob Nokes (left) and looper Lanei Chapman watch a silent scene to get a sense of what to say during a looping session for the television show Bones.

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Never Seen And Sometimes Barely Heard, Loopers Fill In Hollywood's Soundtrack

6:33pm February 19, 2015

by Susan Stamberg

In movies, crowd noise, hospital waiting room chatter and barroom brawl sounds are created by voice actors called loopers. "If it's done right, you shouldn't even notice it," one sound mixer says.

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Jon Cryer, left, and Ashton Kutcher in a scene from Kutcher's 2011 debut on CBS' "Two and a Half Men."

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As CBS' 'Two And A Half Men' Ends, Questions On How It Lasted So Long

4:12pm February 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

CBS' Two and a Half Men ends a 12-season run tonight as TV's longest-running multicamera sitcom. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says some experts still struggle to explain the show's longtime success.

Larry Wilmore debuts Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Jan. 19.

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For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows

3:12pm February 19, 2015

Wilmore is still fine-tuning The Nightly Show, which fills the late-night spot on Comedy Central vacated by Stephen Colbert. The show launched just as Wilmore's 20-year marriage was coming to an end.

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Mara Brock Akil and her husband, Salim, are a Hollywood power couple. Mara's behind several of BET's hit shows, and Salim's a movie producer and director.

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Watch This: The Akils On Black Film And TV You Can't Miss

7:58am February 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

The husband and wife team of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil have created some of the most iconic African-American characters on television. This is their list of must-see shows and movies.

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