Telly that bridges the Pond
As told through the lens of documentarian Frederick Wiseman, the story of the National Gallery is as layered, rich, and engaging as the masterpieces of art housed in the London institution.
After speaking with a friend in Morocco, where temps are around 115° F at night (!), highs in the 90s here don’t seem so bad, especially when we can chill out with some fab British, Irish, Australian, and Canadian series
Years ago, the summer months meant rerun city for telly. That isn’t really the case anymore, although there are fewer British (and Canadian) TV premieres this month than last.
Betrayal. Hatred. Revenge. Tyranny. Rulers within the fictional Seven Kingdoms and real-life medieval England have used each as a means or motive to gain or maintain the throne, for the latter as illustrated in the brilliant docudrama, Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty:
Attention, fans of the British Royals. A regal treat is in store for you, as the fab documentary, The Queen’s Castle, is set to debut on public television stations in the US later this month.
Hello June, the month that practically every US Brit TV fan has been waiting for, given the premieres of several highly-anticipated new series and the return of many viewer favorites.
It’s time to wrap the maypole and begin watching the more than dozen British TV shows premiering in the US this month, including The Fixer, Mr. Sloane, the third and final season of Moone Boy, and the second season of
No, not how to get ahead in advertising, but in the royal courts of Ye Olde Europe. As presented in How to Get Ahead, the illuminating documentary series that is coming to public TV stations and features actor David Tennant
Fun might not be the first word that comes to mind when it comes to documentaries, but with Everyday Miracles, fun is what you get. Kids will like it, too!
Whether you’re a fan of British TV in general or history documentaries in particular, check out what is truly must-see TV: World War One: The People’s Story.
What better reason to stay indoors during the rainy month of April than to watch the US premieres of the highly-anticipated returns of Game of Thrones, Outlander, and Ripper Street, and the critically-acclaimed Wolf Hall. And there’s more besides…
First world problems. A funny 21st-century meme, but for people who lived in 16-century Tudor England, things such as new homes and exotic foods could be deadly. Find out how they and others were health hazards in the fascinating Hidden Killers