Following a very successful first series on BBC1 and PBS, the much steamier 2015 version of Poldark has begun filming in Cornwall. Unfortunately, popularity does have its downside in the age of social media, cell phones and the Internet. Evidently, the chance of seeing Poldark star Aidan Turner in the flesh seems to be proving a […]
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For several years now, in an effort to make live theater more accessible to everyone, National Theatre Live (NTLive) decided to make ‘all the world its stage’ by connecting with local theater venues around the globe to stream selected performances. Over the past couple of years, having seen several National Theatre productions such as Othello […]
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Back in April 2015, Rob James-Collier, a.k.a. Thomas Barrow, dug deep into his creative mind palace and decided upon a unique way to set up a fundraiser for his running of the London Marathon. He set out to raise £10,000 to benefit Chilterns MS Centre and invited anyone to help him raise his goal by […]
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Depending on what day of the week it was over the last several months, news of an impending Jenna Coleman departure from Doctor Who was either a wild rumor or an as-yet-to-be-verified fact. Truth be told, contrary to conventional wisdom, you can’t always believe everything you read on the Internets. Hard to believe, I know, […]
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At long last, #DowntonDay is here! While there are a few months more to wait if you live in the U.S., Downton Abbey fans in the UK have been waiting for this day to come since 25 December 2014. For the past 5+ years, Britain’s most popular period drama has been the brightest and shiniest thing on […]
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This is getting serious. Depending on where you hang your hat, we’re talking ‘extra time’ in European football or 2:00 minute warning time in American football. With only days separating members of the U.K. chapter of Downton Abbey-Nation from the beginning of the final series of Downton Abbey, it will be virtually impossible for their […]
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Rowan Atkinson, the former star of Blackadder and Mr Bean, is making a return to television to play Belgian author Georges Simenon’s pipe-smoking policeman, Jules Maigret, in two new films for ITV and, hopefully, as part of PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery series in the States. Fresh off his recent celebratory ‘25th birthday of Mr. Bean tour‘ […]
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While UK audiences are now under two short weeks until the premiere of Downton Abbey, America continues to slowly pass the time until its return in January 2016. Fortunately, it’s drama overload until then on Sunday nights which began on PBS this past Sunday with the premiere of Arthur & George, starring Martin Clunes as Sir Arthur Conan […]
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Is there no end to the far-reaching responsibilities of the Royal Family? On September 9, Queen Elizabeth will pass Queen Victoria’s reign of 63 years and 216 days. My guess is there will be a lot on the calendar in the coming week so, thankfully, for Her Majesty, the final series of Downton Abbey doesn’t transmit until Sunday, […]
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Indian Summers coming to PBS’ Masterpiece, beginning Sunday, September 27. Set. DVR. Now. Set in the summer of 1932, a time where India is dreaming of independence while the British continue to desperately cling to their colonial rule of India, Indian Summers stars Academy Award nominee Julie Walters (Harry Potter, The Hollow Crown) as Cynthia Coffin, […]
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