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Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece on PBS. Pictured: Kate Phillipa A Miss Scarlet, sleuthing on her own.
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Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-DHDeJ1G5c  The Victorian-era private eye returns — minus her longtime partner in crime-solving Since April 2020, fans of British period pieces and crime fiction have been delighting in the wit and whims of Victorian-era private investigator Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) and her policing partner DI William Wellington (Stuart Martin). With four six-episode seasons already under…
January 8, 20250Comments

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Lucy Worsley’s Holmes Vs. Doyle on PBS. Pictured: Lucy Worsley, book in hand.
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Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHW-z_p1yy0  Historian Lucy Worsley delves into the complicated relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous fictional creation, Sherlock Holmes Thick tweed fabrics, cozy closed-door home libraries and leather-bound books are all trending on social media this winter. The aesthetic — now often referred to as “dark academia” — hearkens back to a…
December 4, 20240Comments

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Lidia Celebrates America on PBS. Pictured: Lidia Bastianich holding bowls of prepared food.
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Lidia Celebrates America

Chef Lidia Bastianich pays tribute to changemakers in a new season of Lidia Celebrates America Lidia Bastianich loves food. But in truth, the Istrian-born chef’s interest in food is so strong because of her love of people. With more than 60 years under her belt in the service industry and a still-growing cooking education brand…
November 18, 20240Comments

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American Masters on PBS. Pictured: Blake Edwards on set.
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American Masters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwMz5Hp4cbU  American Masters delves into the life and cinematic career of director Blake Edwards Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Days of Wine and Roses. The Pink Panther. 10. Victor/Victoria. The versatility of the genre-crossing director who made all of those movies and many more (plus such television ventures as Peter Gunn) speaks for itself, but a notable…
August 14, 20240Comments

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Hotel Portofino on PBS. Pictured: Natascha McElhone as hotel owner Bella Ainsworth and Lily Frazer as singer-dancer-actress Claudine Pascal — two independent women making their way in 1920s Italy.
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Hotel Portofino

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zXuU59oCU  British hotelier Bella Ainsworth and her friends/lovers/employees return for a third season of romance and intrigue on the Italian Riveria, all under the looming shadow of fascism From the iconic fashions to the stunning views, Hotel Portofino has been a feast for the eyes since the very beginning. The British ex-pat family that owns…
July 30, 20240Comments

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