While most of America knows Dame Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher, the Cabot Cove, Maine mystery writer/amateur detective in Murder She Wrote, it’s her performance in the forthcoming PBS Masterpiece adaptation of Little Women that will introduce a whole new generation to the brilliance of the theatre, television and film legend with her portrayal of the formidable matriarch […]
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Fans have but one question, which is something of a cold case itself — What does DS Khan carry around in his rucksack?
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With series 4 of Poldark just over the broadcast horizon on both BBC1 and PBS, news of series 5 being commissioned was announced earlier this week in a video recorded by Eleanor Tomlinson, who plays Demelza, at a BFI screening of the first episode of series four. Tomlinson was unable to attend due to her filming of the […]
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As American audiences work their way towards the end of series 7 of Call the Midwife, official word out of the UK is that series 8 has begun filming! If a picture is worth a thousand words then Mondays post from the official Call the Midwife Twitter page coupled with the simple phrase, “It’s happening”, must be considered priceless. […]
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What a difference 24 hours can make when it comes to news about the future of your favorite whiskey-swilling, jazz-loving, mystery-solving vicar. Earlier this week, the future of Grantchester was still in limbo with 11 months of no word if there would be a series 4. And, not only whether or not the series was coming back but, […]
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Four forces of nature converged in Sussex to film a documentary about their decades of acting: dames Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Aitkins and Joan Plowright.
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Attention, Anglophiles! The ‘wedding of the year’ is nearly upon us! Before you blindly mark your calendars for just Saturday, 19 May, the BBC and PBS are primed and ready to get you geared up for this global event with Royal Wedding Watch, a 5-part nightly series beginning May 14 at 10pET/9pCT. Coverage will then culminate in […]
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While it’s only been a mere eight months since series 3 of Grantchester ended last August on PBS, it has been a few weeks short of what has been a very long year since UK audiences witnessed Reverend Sidney Chambers’ tearful breakup with Amanda following her ultimatum that Sidney choose his faith or his love for her. […]
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Attention foodies! It’s time to preheat your ovens as PBS stations across the U.S. turn their collective mind palaces to the Easter weekend and bring you The Great British Baking Show — Easter Masterclass. The former Great British Bake Off judging duo of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood showcase some of their favorite Easter recipes. In a step-by-step guide, Mary […]
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Attention Call the Midwife fans! Beginning 7 April 2018 and running through 28 October 2018, CTM fans worldwide can hop on their bikes and head to Poplar (actually, The Historic Dockyard Chatham) and go behind-the-scenes of the most-watched drama on BBC1 ever! Created by Heidi Thomas and entering into its 7th series on PBS beginning […]
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