Screenwriter Alexander Eik Brings Forgotten WWII History To Life

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🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Atlantic Crossing.

For American viewers, the story of Norway's Crown Princess Märtha is likely mostly unknown. But the Crown Princess' World War II influence was a surprise even for Atlantic Crossing co-writer and director Alexander Eik, who spent almost seven years researching his miniseries. Eik explains how he found the key to Märtha's story, and what viewers should anticipate in the next seven episodes, in a new interview.

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0:44.2	The history of World War II has been told on our screens again and again and again.
0:49.9	Indeed, you've seen some of those wartime stories of triumph and tragedy on Masterpiece
0:54.5	in recent years, and will likely continue to see them for years to come.
0:59.2	But I'd wager you haven't seen the hidden story of Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.
1:04.4	I'll Princess Martha, what do you like best about America?
1:09.6	My husband.
1:12.9	Princess Martha, a Swedish royal who married into the Norwegian royal family, was a major
1:17.9	influence on the World War II strategy of both her husband, Crown Prince Olaf, and that
1:23.4	of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
1:26.4	Norway.
1:27.4	Hmm.
1:28.4	Well, Denmark, on both.
1:31.6	But those countries are neutral.
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