Edward Gorey, noted for his characteristic pen-and-ink drawings that often depicted vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings was also a Tony Award-winning costume designer and artist. Gorey was also known for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers, would have been 98 years young on 22 February. PBS […]
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For those PBS Mystery series fans that are currently experiencing the Sunday evening greatness that is Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Magpie Murders and Annika and who have been anxiously awaiting each Summer for the new seasons of Endeavour and Grantchester for the better part of the last decade, you may not be aware of the root history of ‘mystery’ on PBS that needs to be recognized for those that remember way, way back into the 80’s, back when the Earth was beginning to cool from the Ice Age.
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The book set in ancient Egypt is one of four Christie works never before adapted for any form of media.
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ITV’s top-rated crime drama Vera, starring Brenda Brethyn, is set to return for a new series of four episodes this month. The 2-time Academy Award nominee will don her trademark floppy fishing tackle shop hat to make the Northumberland countryside safe once again beginning Sunday, 19 March on ITV. Based on the bestselling Inspector Stanhope books […]
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When series 3 of Broadchurch returns on 27 February, it’s fairly clear from the early look that this series will be delving into some pretty dark territory this time around as compared to the first two series. In an extended look from ITV, Olivia Colman’s DS Ellie Miller and David Tennant’s DI Alec Hardy are immediately confronted with former Coronation […]
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Series 4 of the brilliant series, Endeavour, is in the books if you live in the U.K. Given the series will not air in the U.S. on PBS until Summer 2017, American viewers might not fully understand the sigh of relief coming from east of the Atlantic on Sunday night. What PBS audiences are not […]
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If, for some unexplainable reason, you find yourself waist-deep in the NFL playoffs this Sunday, we’ve got you covered with regards to Sherlock. The series 4 finale of Sherlock, which is set to broadcast at 7pET/6pCT as part of PBS’ Masterpiece series, will make its way to movie theaters nationwide on Monday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 18. Fans will […]
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The brilliant Death in Paradise returned to BBC1 last night for a 6th series (the series premieres tonight in Australia on BBC First). For a sleepy little Caribbean island town of Saint Marie, rest assured there’s a lot more death on the horizon as series 6 of Death in Paradise is just around the corner. Kris Marshall, who fully embraces the […]
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Most likely, Sherlock-Nation is still reeling from the shocking conclusion to the New Year’s Day return with “The Six Thatchers” (no spoilers here in case you are just waking up from New Year’s Eve and have an appointment with either the BBC iPlayer or the PBS Video player scheduled in the next day or so). It’s rather difficult […]
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Evidently, someone forgot to tell the world’s most highly functioning sociopath that you should never work with kids or animals on screen. When the long-awaited Sherlock 4 begins tonight on BBC1 and PBS, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington seem to have hit the motherlode as both child and animal are part of the newest series. It […]
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