• Toby Jones heads to 19th century London as ‘The Secret Agent’

    Toby Jones heads to 19th century London as ‘The Secret Agent’

    It’s Monday so it must be time, once again, to give everyone a heads up that more quality drama is headed to the BBC1 schedule this week. In this case, we’re talking the forthcoming Sunday premiere of The Secret Agent, starring Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Captain America, Dad’s Army and the voice of Dobby […]

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  • A Day in the Life of ‘Poldark’ historical advisor, Hannah Greig

    A Day in the Life of ‘Poldark’ historical advisor, Hannah Greig

    With the projected broadcast of the much steamier 2nd series of the 21st century BBC/PBS version of Poldark just around the corner in both the UK and U.S., in an attempt to get us collectively ready for the upcoming second series, we found a little gem of an interview with series historical advisor, Hannah Greig, over at […]

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  • PBS delivers another Masterpiece with ‘Churchill’s Secret’ in September

    PBS delivers another Masterpiece with ‘Churchill’s Secret’ in September

    Admittedly, there will be an entire generation who know Michael Gambon only from the Harry Potter franchise. Others will immediately think back to an absolutely brilliant performance in The Singing Detective. Whichever the case, it’s more must-see-tv from the UK as Gambon takes on the role of Sir Winston Churchill in the new PBS drama, Churchill’s Secret. Gambon joins a long-list of […]

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  • B4 ‘Poldark’ 2 begins this Fall, BBC confirms ‘Poldark’ 3 for 2017

    B4 ‘Poldark’ 2 begins this Fall, BBC confirms ‘Poldark’ 3 for 2017

    I’ve always heard about the concept of ‘Christmas in July’ but have never really experienced it until now. With series 2 of Poldark just around the corner this Fall on BBC1 and PBS, the Beeb has announced that series 3 has been commissioned for a 2017 transmission. While no one outside of Cornwall really knows what […]

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  • Start your ovens! ‘The Great British Baking Show’ set for July 1 return to PBS!

    Start your ovens! ‘The Great British Baking Show’ set for July 1 return to PBS!

    The UK’s ultimate baking battle, The Great British Bake-Off, is back on PBS in America beginning July 1! Once again for 2016, armed with it’s official U.S. title for PBS, Planet Earth’s favorite baking show, The Great British Baking Show, returns for a new series beginning Friday, July 1 at 9p ET/8p CT. The series features cookery writer Mary Berry […]

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  • First extended look at ‘Victoria’ — coming January 2017 to PBS

    First extended look at ‘Victoria’ — coming January 2017 to PBS

    Come January 2017, Downton Abbey fans who will still be in denial over the end of the most-watched drama in PBS’ history will be saying ‘all hail Victoria’ when PBS premieres Victoria as part of the Masterpiece series. Jenna Coleman, who has spent the last several years jetting around the galaxy in a blue police box that’s bigger on […]

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  • Have we seen the last of Clara Oswald? Maybe, maybe not.

    Have we seen the last of Clara Oswald? Maybe, maybe not.

    A few brilliant bits of news came out of both the Dallas Comic-Con and Awesome Con in DC this month. First, in Dallas, fans learned firsthand from The Doctor, himself, that series 10 will be going back into production in two weeks. Two weeks! While we are still looking at an April 2017 premiere (following a Christmas […]

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  • On June 26, PBS will have you ‘Dancing on the Edge’

    On June 26, PBS will have you ‘Dancing on the Edge’

    Dancing on the Edge is set in the early 1930’s and follows the Louis Lester Band, a black jazz band on the rise, as they achieve fame by entertaining London’s upper-class society while encountering racism, class prejudice and nationalism. The band lands a gig at the Imperial Hotel and catches the eye of ambitious American […]

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  • Could ‘Being Human’ rise up again for one-off special?

    Could ‘Being Human’ rise up again for one-off special?

    Aidan Turner (Mitchell, the vampire), Russell Tovey (George, the werewolf) and Lenora Crichlow (Annie, the insecure Ghost), the original cast of the BBC3 supernatural series Being Human, recently revealed at the MCM comic-con in London that they’d be open to a return despite all having left before the show ended. After all, in a show filled with ghosts, […]

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