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If you are a bit sick of the age we are living in, well Acorn <\/a>is bringing all kinds of options to revisit the past. From WW1 to 1975 and some era’s in between there are a few places you can visit form the safety of your couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April highlights coming to Acorn TV:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated BBC drama\u00a0The Hour<\/strong>\u00a0delves into the high stakes world of TV news in the 1950s. Starring\u00a0Romola Garai<\/strong>\u00a0(Emma, Crimson Petal and the White<\/em>),\u00a0Ben Wishaw<\/strong>\u00a0(Brideshead Revisited<\/em>) and\u00a0Dominic West<\/strong>\u00a0(The Wire, The Affair<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Series 3 of the slick procedural<strong>\u00a0Balthazar<\/strong>\u00a0starring\u00a0<strong>Tomer Sisley<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Messiah, We\u2019re the Millers)\u00a0<\/em>arrives April 5<sup>th<\/sup>. After a taunting video message from his wife\u2019s killer surfaced at the end of Series 2, Balthazar skipped town without a word to his friends but is soon dragged into investigating gruesome killings once again<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ggVXMF8yck4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Poldark<\/strong>, a true classic that first aired on Masterpiece Theatre in 1975 to an astonishing 15 million viewers, is a gripping romantic drama set in the 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Century following America\u2019s War for Independence. 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