Kenneth Branagh is known more for his acting skills than his modesty. If this was ever in question, the recent A&E presentation of “Shackleton” left this beyond doubt. Paul Wong Branagh portrays ...

Popular history is like a polar ice shelf. It encases a certain figure, event or phenomenon in its deep freeze for ages; then, inexplicably, the surface cracks, and the glacier heaves it up: the ...

LONDON — Kenneth Branagh has picked up two actor nominations (“Shackleton,” “Conspiracy”) for the 2003 BAFTA TV awards, honoring British small-screen entertainment, announced Sunday. He will be up ...