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Plan for Healthy Life Style 4380 Fayetteville Rd. • Lumberton, NC 28358 Tele: 919-718-0414 • Fax: 919-718-0280 • Hours of Operation: 8am-5pm Monday-Friday 2 Entertainment • TV Friday, March 27, 2020 | Robesonian Page 2 — Saturday, March 28, 2020 — The Robesonian Special delivery: PBS presents the ninth season of ‘Call the Midwife’ By Rachel Jones natus house team up to serve local ness and steady hand have helped It’s no secret that the “Call the galized abortion by licensed practi- and the sometimes fraught doctor- TV Media families in the fictional area of many of the sisters, midwives and Midwife” series has effects that tioners in certain areas of the U.K. in nurse relationship. Could there be a Poplar, London. townspeople through difficult reach far beyond entertainment. The the hopes of ending the dangerous, chance for romance as well? BS’s hit series “Call the Mid- Among the team of midwives is times. characters’ positive perspectives and often fatal, back-alley proce- The first episode of the new sea- Pwife” reminds us that there is a the newly sober Trixie Franklin The show is based on the Mid- and empathetic attitudes have dures that were common before son features a diphtheria outbreak time to be born, a time to die and a (Helen George, “The Three Muske- wife Trilogy, a memoir collection shined a light on female struggles that time. We certainly saw the set- and a baby abandoned in a dustbin time for everything in between teers,” 2011), the prickly Phyllis by real-life British nurse Jennifer and brought the stories of many for- up for these changes towards the — and things get even more dra- when Season 9 premieres Sunday, Crane (Linda Bassett, “Calendar Worth. The book series consists of gotten women back into the public end of Season 8, when Nurse Valerie matic with each episode. Deaths and March 29, on PBS. Girls,” 2005), the industrious Valer- “Call the Midwife,” “Shadows of consciousness. The show has in- (Val) found out that her grandmoth- departures pepper this installment, The show follows a group of ie Dyer (Jennifer Kirby, “RSC Live: the Workhouse” and “Farewell to formed viewers about major health er had been performing unhygienic, and you’ll need to tune in to find out midwives who work at the Nonna- Henry V,” 2015) and, one of the the East End.” Much like the issues and good birthing practices, illegal abortions for money. It was a which characters could be on their tus House and the nuns of the Or- newest nurses at Nonnatus house, show, the books follow Worth as and it has been used to showcase storyline that divided viewers and way out. Season 9 of “Call the Mid- der of St. Raymund Nonnatus, who the resolute Lucille Anderson (Le- she worked as a nurse for a Whi- midwifery, which is often misunder- critics. wife” premieres Sunday, March 29, live there. The first season was set onie Elliott, “Black Mirror”), the techapel hospital alongside a stood, as a credible and important This fascinating time period is on PBS. in 1957, but this ninth installment convent’s first black nurse. The group of Anglican nuns from the career. also when the revolutionary idea of brings us up to the mid-1960s, a nuns and nurses of Nonnatus Sisters of St. John the Divine. Most notably, the drama has edu- contraception for all began to gain time of social change and upheav- house are led by Sister-in-Charge Worth focused her work on low- cated viewers by featuring diseases serious traction. Plus, last season al. As the world changes around Julienne (Jenny Agutter, “Logan’s income women and families in the and encouraging vaccination, and we saw Nurse Trixie step up as an Adelio’sItalian and American Gourmet Cuisine them, the nurses and nuns of Non- Run,” 1976), whose wisdom, kind- area. advocate for the Brook Advisory some experts attribute a rise in vac- 111 W 3rd St, Lumberton cination rates to the effect of the Centre, which is a fictional version show. Due to its overwhelming pop- of an actual center started in 1964 (910) 671-4747 ularity and critical acclaim, the series to help promote sexual health and has been renewed for at least two safe-sex practices for unmarried more seasons, through 2022. youth. Following the lead of other British It’s exciting to see how the shows on PBS, Season 9 has already show’s writer and creator, Heidi aired in the U.K. earlier this year. Be- Thomas, works these issues into the cause of this, it’s easy to find out plotline for the riveting new season. what to expect from the next eight There are so many powerful stories episodes (no spoilers here, though). to tell, and there are new challenges, and even new characters, to keep Hours: The new season begins in January Monday • 11 AM - 10 PM 1965 and features the characters re- you hooked. A team of four hand- Tuesday • 11 AM - 10 PM ceiving news of the death of Win- some doctors arrives at Nonnatus Wednesday • 11 AM - 10 PM ston Churchill. With the ‘60s in full house to shake things up, and we’re Thursday • 11 AM - 10 PM swing, your favorite midwives put sure to see some friction as everyone Friday • 11 AM - 10 PM gets adjusted, not to mention story- Saturday • 5 PM - 10 PM their best foot forward when it Sunday • Closed comes to fashion this season, sport- lines highlighting gender struggles ing time-trendy hair and colorful outfits. The nurses also deal with some new equipment and changes to medical procedures, as well as an evolving landscape as the East End is rebuilt around them. But there’s a lot more than clothes and equip- ment on the horizon for these wom- en — for all women, in fact. The show’s timeline is getting ever closer Jenny Agutter in “Call the Midwife” to the 1967 Abortion Act, which le- From page 9 Welcome to your local Farm Bureau Agency! ROBESON COUNTY Auto • Home • Life • Health • Bank 302 Bailey Road Lumberton NC 28358 Monday-Friday 1.866.645.8123 | farmbureaubank.com 8:30am–5:00pm (910) 738-7171 • (910) 521-3131 • www.ncfbins.com From page 8 Robesonian | Friday, March 27, 2020 Entertainment • TV 3 The Robesonian — Saturday, March 28, 2020 — Page 3 8:30 am WWMB Longshot TV (30m) NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (2h) ESPN2 Daily Wager (Live) (1h) GOLF LPGA Golf ANA Inspiration 8:00 am ESPN Get Up! (Live) (2h) DISC Sportfishing Adventures 8:00 am ESPN Get Up! 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