America's Public Television Stations
Call the Midwife
Happy Christmas! If you're reading this, you must have just recently watched the annual Call the Midwife holiday episode. Our friends from Poplar have hit the road once again, this time to help an isolated Scottish community with a serious shortage of medical personnel. Let's take
Culture
As 2020 draws near, we take a look ahead at the new British programs are heading our way in the New Year, and discuss the favorites we can't wait to see return. Let's run down some of the major highlights we're expecting to see
Call the Midwife
'Tis the season! The holidays are almost upon us, which means it's nearly time for one of our favorite traditions: The annual Call the Midwife Christmas special. The special holiday installment will air on Christmas Day in both the U.S. and the U.K., and will
Vienna Blood
PBS will bring a brand new mystery series to American shores this winter, as Masterpiece will run with Vienna Blood. The series, which recently finished airing on BBC Two, will arrive on this side of the pond in January. The new series is a period piece set at the turn
Miss Scarlet (and the Duke)
Worlds are colliding for Masterpiece fans - the worlds of period drama and mystery meet in Miss Scarlet and the Duke, a new series heading to PBS at some point in 2020. Kate Phillips, probably best known among Americans for her role as Linda Shelby on Peaky Blinders, has also appeared
World On Fire
Sprawling, epic World War II drama World on Fire will officially be coming to PBS Masterpiece this Spring. The seven-part period drama spans the first year of the war, with its story split between multiple main characters in several locations, including Manchester, Warsaw, Berlin and Paris. The idea is
Poldark
Previously on Poldark: After five years and over forty episodes, the story of Ross Poldark and friends is finally coming to an end. For now, anyway. Oh, and also Ross is also currently pretending to commit treason, because reasons. It’s hard to explain. If you’ve missed something, we’
Poldark
Previously on Poldark: Ned Despard is executed on trumped up treason charges after a high drama trial that saw Ross passionately defend his friend and Dwight imply he was brain damaged. Back in Cornwall, Terrible Tess Trigedden is busy throwing herself at Sam Carne because it looked like he might
Sanditon
New Jane Austen drama Sanditon will officially premiere in America this January, and to help get audiences ready, PBS has dropped a new trailer teasing its arrival. Which, in case you've not seen any of the footage from this new series yet, looks fantastic. The series is based
Poldark
Previously on Poldark: Ned gets arrested as a result of a complicated plan between George, Racist Slave Trader Hansen and that random evil guy Ross thinks is his friend. which basically involved getting him drunk and letting him rant against the government around town at top volume until someone from
The Durrells in Corfu
Four years have gone by so quickly! It’s hard to believe that The Durrells in Corfu which brought us such beautiful backdrops, eccentric characters and a lovely, albeit chaotic, family is over. But before we relive the laughter and tears from tonight’s finale, let’s remember where we
Belgravia
At long last, the trailer for Julian Fellows' next period drama is here. The Downton Abbey creator will return to the small screen in 2020 with Belgravia, a lavish story of secrets and scandals set in 19th century London, when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders