Join PBS this Sunday at 8:00 Pm for an insightful glimpse into the life of the mystery queen herself with “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen.” In Season 1 Episode 3, titled “Unfinished Portrait,” the focus shifts to Agatha Christie’s later life, exploring how her experiences amidst the turbulent social and political changes of the 1930s and 40s influenced her writing.
This episode delves into Agatha Christie’s personal journey, shedding light on newfound happiness and its positive impact on her literary creations. Viewers can anticipate a narrative that goes beyond the mysteries on the pages, unraveling the woman behind the pen and the intricate interplay between her life and the evolving world around her.
For fans of literature, history, and the enigmatic Agatha Christie, “Unfinished Portrait” promises a captivating blend of biographical details and literary insights. Tune in to PBS at 8:00 Pm for a deeper understanding of...
This episode delves into Agatha Christie’s personal journey, shedding light on newfound happiness and its positive impact on her literary creations. Viewers can anticipate a narrative that goes beyond the mysteries on the pages, unraveling the woman behind the pen and the intricate interplay between her life and the evolving world around her.
For fans of literature, history, and the enigmatic Agatha Christie, “Unfinished Portrait” promises a captivating blend of biographical details and literary insights. Tune in to PBS at 8:00 Pm for a deeper understanding of...
- 12/11/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Step into the mysterious world of Agatha Christie with “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen” Season 1 Episode 2, titled “Destination Unknown,” airing on PBS at 8:00 Pm, Sunday, December 10, 2023. This episode delves into a haunting moment in history, specifically the evening of December 3, 1926, when Agatha Christie left her home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, driving her Morris Cowley. To the astonishment of all, her car was discovered abandoned the next morning, teetering on the edge of a quarry.
“Destination Unknown” takes viewers on a captivating journey into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding Agatha Christie’s disappearance. Lucy Worsley unravels the layers of intrigue, exploring the events that led to that fateful night. The episode promises a blend of historical insight and mystery, inviting audiences to join the investigation into one of the most perplexing moments in the life of the renowned mystery queen. Tune in for a night of suspense and exploration...
“Destination Unknown” takes viewers on a captivating journey into the enigmatic circumstances surrounding Agatha Christie’s disappearance. Lucy Worsley unravels the layers of intrigue, exploring the events that led to that fateful night. The episode promises a blend of historical insight and mystery, inviting audiences to join the investigation into one of the most perplexing moments in the life of the renowned mystery queen. Tune in for a night of suspense and exploration...
- 12/3/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
“I’m not interested in telling fairy tales about nice ladies doing nice things,” British cultural and literary historian Lucy Worsley says cheekily. Surely English mystery novelist Agatha Christie, the subject of her fascinating three-part series, Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, would agree. “The reason she’s a great writer is you can read her books purely as entertainment but also as a biting critique of society,” says Worsley, who examined the creator of household-name sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple in her 2022 biography Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman. (Credit: Tom Hayward/PBS) Here she takes a chronological approach to the life of the author, born Agatha Miller in 1890 to a wealthy, quirky family. It begins with her solitary childhood at a spooky Victorian villa and leads to atmospheric spots like Egyptian temples. Worsley conducts interviews — one with Christie’s great-grandson — and scrutinizes photos and documents (twist:...
- 12/1/2023
- TV Insider
In the debut episode of “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen,” Season 1, titled “Cat Among the Pigeons,” scheduled to air on PBS at 8:00 Pm on Sunday, December 3, 2023, viewers are in for an intriguing exploration of the legendary mystery writer’s enigmatic early life. Lucy Worsley takes the audience on a captivating journey, delving into Agatha Christie’s haunted and unconventional past, unraveling hidden secrets that shaped the famed author.
The episode promises to unveil aspects of Agatha Christie’s life that may be lesser-known, providing a fresh perspective on the woman behind the timeless mysteries. Lucy Worsley, a renowned historian, guides viewers through the complexities of Christie’s early years, shedding light on the influences and experiences that laid the foundation for her prolific career. “Cat Among the Pigeons” is poised to be a must-watch for both avid Agatha Christie enthusiasts and those seeking to uncover the...
The episode promises to unveil aspects of Agatha Christie’s life that may be lesser-known, providing a fresh perspective on the woman behind the timeless mysteries. Lucy Worsley, a renowned historian, guides viewers through the complexities of Christie’s early years, shedding light on the influences and experiences that laid the foundation for her prolific career. “Cat Among the Pigeons” is poised to be a must-watch for both avid Agatha Christie enthusiasts and those seeking to uncover the...
- 11/26/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
This holiday season will be a special one for fans of novelist Arthur Conan Doyle and his greatest creation, the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Two new TV programs about the two men are coming to BBC and PBS. One is Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle, coming to BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and PBS in December. As the BBC explains, the three-episode series will examine how Doyle “came to hate” Holmes, who has become the world’s most famous fictional detective. Lucy Worsley, a historian who previously hosted Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen, will present “a unique parallel biography of Sherlock Holmes and the complex man who created him,” the network adds. She’ll delve into archives, meet with experts and descendants, and incorporate historical context with personal history. Dear friends, our Top Secret New Project is secret no more! Our exciting new...
- 10/21/2023
- TV Insider
BBC Arts has unveiled two new shows exploring the rich legacy of author Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes.
Doyle came to hate Holmes and killed him off in print only to be forced to revive him upon public demand. In documentary series “Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle” (3 x 60′), historian Lucy Worsley investigates the love-hate relationship in a parallel biography of Holmes and the man who created him.
The series follows in the footsteps of “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen,” with Worsley unearthing Holmes’ origins in Doyle’s early life as a medical student, unpicking his early stories and revealing the dark underbelly of late Victorian Britain – from drug use to true crime. She explores Doyle’s growing disenchantment with his detective creation and desire to distance himself from Holmes and investigates the darkness of his later stories,...
Doyle came to hate Holmes and killed him off in print only to be forced to revive him upon public demand. In documentary series “Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle” (3 x 60′), historian Lucy Worsley investigates the love-hate relationship in a parallel biography of Holmes and the man who created him.
The series follows in the footsteps of “Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen,” with Worsley unearthing Holmes’ origins in Doyle’s early life as a medical student, unpicking his early stories and revealing the dark underbelly of late Victorian Britain – from drug use to true crime. She explores Doyle’s growing disenchantment with his detective creation and desire to distance himself from Holmes and investigates the darkness of his later stories,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
News
Top BBC news anchor Yalda Hakim has jumped ship to Comcast-owned Sky. She is set to join Sky News as lead world news presenter. Her start date has not yet been confirmed.
At the BBC Hakim is a chief anchor for BBC News where she also hosts “The Daily Global with Yalda Hakim.” At Sky News she will host a new prime-time show focused on international news.
“I am honored and excited to be joining Sky News as lead world news presenter,” said Hakim. “I have long admired Sky for its smart, fearless and world-class reporting. At a time when global media must work harder than ever to earn the confidence of our viewers, I look forward to giving my all as part of one of the most talented and accomplished news teams anywhere.”
David Rhodes, executive chair of Sky News Group, said: “We’re so excited to...
Top BBC news anchor Yalda Hakim has jumped ship to Comcast-owned Sky. She is set to join Sky News as lead world news presenter. Her start date has not yet been confirmed.
At the BBC Hakim is a chief anchor for BBC News where she also hosts “The Daily Global with Yalda Hakim.” At Sky News she will host a new prime-time show focused on international news.
“I am honored and excited to be joining Sky News as lead world news presenter,” said Hakim. “I have long admired Sky for its smart, fearless and world-class reporting. At a time when global media must work harder than ever to earn the confidence of our viewers, I look forward to giving my all as part of one of the most talented and accomplished news teams anywhere.”
David Rhodes, executive chair of Sky News Group, said: “We’re so excited to...
- 7/27/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Being stupid, as the saying goes, is like being dead – you’re oblivious either way, so it’s only really a problem for the people around you. The people around TV documentarian Philomena Cunk therefore, have a major problem.
At the end of January this year, America met Cunk properly for the first time when new show Cunk on Earth arrived on Netflix US. A documentary series follow-up to 2018’s Cunk on Britain, it’s an ambitious attempt to sum up the history of humankind in five half-hour episodes, made even more ambitious by the fact that it’s presented by a total moron.
A deliberate total moron, let’s be clear. Some apparently still aren’t clear that Philomena Cunk is not a real TV presenter but a character played by British comedy actor Diane Morgan. When Morgan appeared on US chat show Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this year,...
At the end of January this year, America met Cunk properly for the first time when new show Cunk on Earth arrived on Netflix US. A documentary series follow-up to 2018’s Cunk on Britain, it’s an ambitious attempt to sum up the history of humankind in five half-hour episodes, made even more ambitious by the fact that it’s presented by a total moron.
A deliberate total moron, let’s be clear. Some apparently still aren’t clear that Philomena Cunk is not a real TV presenter but a character played by British comedy actor Diane Morgan. When Morgan appeared on US chat show Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this year,...
- 6/30/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Wheelhouse UK Wins First Commission With Channel 5’s ‘Puzzling’
Jimmy Kimmel and Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse has secured its first UK commission, a Channel 5 quiz format produced with ITV Studios-backed 12 Yard. In Puzzling [working title], broadcaster and historian Lucy Worsley will challenge Britain’s brightest minds across five rounds on language, calculation, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory. In a dramatic plot twist, the winning team then turn on each other to be named the ‘Best of the Best’ and earn a place in the series Grand Final, where the winner will be crowned. The series is the first revealed commission for Wheelhouse’s UK arm, which is helmed by former Deal or No Deal producer Glenn Hugill, who set it up earlier this year. 12 Yard is co-producer. Channel 5 rarely dabbles in quiz formats but recently picked up Eggheads, another high-end quizshow that used to air on BBC Two.
Jimmy Kimmel and Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse has secured its first UK commission, a Channel 5 quiz format produced with ITV Studios-backed 12 Yard. In Puzzling [working title], broadcaster and historian Lucy Worsley will challenge Britain’s brightest minds across five rounds on language, calculation, lateral thinking, visual intelligence and memory. In a dramatic plot twist, the winning team then turn on each other to be named the ‘Best of the Best’ and earn a place in the series Grand Final, where the winner will be crowned. The series is the first revealed commission for Wheelhouse’s UK arm, which is helmed by former Deal or No Deal producer Glenn Hugill, who set it up earlier this year. 12 Yard is co-producer. Channel 5 rarely dabbles in quiz formats but recently picked up Eggheads, another high-end quizshow that used to air on BBC Two.
- 5/3/2023
- by Max Goldbart, Nancy Tartaglione and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Studios’ BBC Podcasts Premium has launched in Australia exclusively on Apple Podcasts following a successful debut in Canada and the US where it ranked as one of Apple’s top 20 subscriber channels in 2022.
BBC Podcasts Premium offers ad-free early access to shows like In Our Time, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Lady Killers With Lucy Worsley Series 2 and Killing Victoria, and ad-free versions of popular shows across news, history, true crime, pop culture and science including BBC Global News Podcast, Business Daily and Football Daily.
Jennie Baird, BBC Studios EVP and MD of Digital News and Streaming, said: “The BBC is a world leader in audio content and the success of BBC Podcasts Premium in the US and Canada has shown that audiences really value the opportunity to access the best of our world-renowned impartial news and quality, distinctive podcasts in this way. I am delighted that we are now...
BBC Podcasts Premium offers ad-free early access to shows like In Our Time, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Lady Killers With Lucy Worsley Series 2 and Killing Victoria, and ad-free versions of popular shows across news, history, true crime, pop culture and science including BBC Global News Podcast, Business Daily and Football Daily.
Jennie Baird, BBC Studios EVP and MD of Digital News and Streaming, said: “The BBC is a world leader in audio content and the success of BBC Podcasts Premium in the US and Canada has shown that audiences really value the opportunity to access the best of our world-renowned impartial news and quality, distinctive podcasts in this way. I am delighted that we are now...
- 3/13/2023
- Podnews.net
Hindley was appointed as interim lead in August of last year.
Emma Hindley has been confirmed as lead commissioner for the BBC’s international docs strand Storyville, having been appointed interim lead in August of last year.
Hindley left her position as creative director at UK TV and radio production company Brook Lapping after five years to take on the role on an acting basis, replacing Philippa Kowarsky who stepped down abruptly after less than a year in post.
Bafta TV-winning executive Hindley has worked in documentaries for 25 years as a film editor, director, and executive producer. Her credits include...
Emma Hindley has been confirmed as lead commissioner for the BBC’s international docs strand Storyville, having been appointed interim lead in August of last year.
Hindley left her position as creative director at UK TV and radio production company Brook Lapping after five years to take on the role on an acting basis, replacing Philippa Kowarsky who stepped down abruptly after less than a year in post.
Bafta TV-winning executive Hindley has worked in documentaries for 25 years as a film editor, director, and executive producer. Her credits include...
- 1/18/2023
- by Ellie Kahn Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
BBC Storyville has appointed Emma Hindley as its Lead Commissioning Editor.
The world-renowned doc strand has been looked after temporarily by Hindley since September, when previous incumbent Philippa Kowarsky departed. Hindley will report to BBC Unscripted Director Kate Phillips.
Storyville, which has recently aired docs including One Day in Ukraine, Afghan film And Still I Sing and A Bunch of Amateurs, works with filmmakers around the world and co-produces many of its offerings with other public broadcasters.
Hindley is a former Brook Lapping Creative Director who has been nominated for a clutch of awards and worked on the likes of Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley, Tom Daley: Illegal to be Me and David Harewood: Psychosis and Me, all for the BBC.
“Emma has a proven track record of delivering award-winning, high impact films both domestically and internationally and I’m delighted that she has accepted this role,” said Phillips. “She...
The world-renowned doc strand has been looked after temporarily by Hindley since September, when previous incumbent Philippa Kowarsky departed. Hindley will report to BBC Unscripted Director Kate Phillips.
Storyville, which has recently aired docs including One Day in Ukraine, Afghan film And Still I Sing and A Bunch of Amateurs, works with filmmakers around the world and co-produces many of its offerings with other public broadcasters.
Hindley is a former Brook Lapping Creative Director who has been nominated for a clutch of awards and worked on the likes of Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley, Tom Daley: Illegal to be Me and David Harewood: Psychosis and Me, all for the BBC.
“Emma has a proven track record of delivering award-winning, high impact films both domestically and internationally and I’m delighted that she has accepted this role,” said Phillips. “She...
- 1/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
That John Major is one mighty hunk of man-meat,” said no one but Edwina Currie probably. Watch The Crown this season, though, and you’ll be foaming at the mouth in minutes over Britain’s most boring Pm. See, Major – who absolutely, categorically did not advise Prince Charles on whether to force his mother’s abdication in 1991, thank you very much – is played in The Crown by Jonny Lee Miller, an actor so flagrantly good-looking that even dressing him up in geeky spectacles and a floppy grey wig can’t extinguish the heat.
Inappropriate sexiness is The Crown’s métier. Here is a show that thought the perfect person to play famed demonoid Margaret Thatcher was Gillian Anderson, knowledge of whose overt, indubitable sex appeal has been passed down the generations like some kind of erotic folk tale. Prince Charles has been played by both the prolifically allergic-to-clothes Josh O’Connor and,...
Inappropriate sexiness is The Crown’s métier. Here is a show that thought the perfect person to play famed demonoid Margaret Thatcher was Gillian Anderson, knowledge of whose overt, indubitable sex appeal has been passed down the generations like some kind of erotic folk tale. Prince Charles has been played by both the prolifically allergic-to-clothes Josh O’Connor and,...
- 11/9/2022
- by Adam White
- The Independent - TV
The BBC has unveiled a factual slate to take on the competition that includes more Louis Theroux Interviews, a Simon Schama personal exploration of post-1945 society, natural history series on a mass dinosaur graveyard and a third season of Race Across The World.
The slate was presented by newly appointed Director of Unscripted Kate Phillips at a press event yesterday morning in Central London, and featured a wealth of new shows and previews of pre-announced fare. Phillips was promoted in a protracted restructure following the departure of Patrick Holland to Banijay last year and she now oversees a huge brief incorporating documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and arts.
Theroux’s series will see him interview the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Stormzy and Bear Grylls and press were treated to a clip in which he speaks to rapper Stormzy about his dating life.
The BBC stressed the slate is a...
The slate was presented by newly appointed Director of Unscripted Kate Phillips at a press event yesterday morning in Central London, and featured a wealth of new shows and previews of pre-announced fare. Phillips was promoted in a protracted restructure following the departure of Patrick Holland to Banijay last year and she now oversees a huge brief incorporating documentaries, factual entertainment, specialist factual and arts.
Theroux’s series will see him interview the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Stormzy and Bear Grylls and press were treated to a clip in which he speaks to rapper Stormzy about his dating life.
The BBC stressed the slate is a...
- 9/28/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC & PBS Team For ‘Unsolved Histories’
The BBC and PBS are co-producing a four-part series in which historian Lucy Worsley will attempt to shed light on some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Histories with Lucy Worsley (working title) will ask questions including, who killed the Princes in the tower in 1483? What actually caused the Black Death? Why did a witch craze sweep 16th century Britain? BBC Studios is producing the series with Julia Harrington executive producing. Unsolved Histories was commissioned by Patrick Holland and Abigail Priddle, while Bill Gardner is overseeing for PBS.
Exclusive: Graham Norton Novel Set For U.S. Release
UK talk show host Graham Norton’s third novel, Home Stretch, is set to be published in the U.S. by HarperCollins imprint HarperVia on June 22. The Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of a tragedy in a small Irish town that reverberates throughout the...
The BBC and PBS are co-producing a four-part series in which historian Lucy Worsley will attempt to shed light on some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Histories with Lucy Worsley (working title) will ask questions including, who killed the Princes in the tower in 1483? What actually caused the Black Death? Why did a witch craze sweep 16th century Britain? BBC Studios is producing the series with Julia Harrington executive producing. Unsolved Histories was commissioned by Patrick Holland and Abigail Priddle, while Bill Gardner is overseeing for PBS.
Exclusive: Graham Norton Novel Set For U.S. Release
UK talk show host Graham Norton’s third novel, Home Stretch, is set to be published in the U.S. by HarperCollins imprint HarperVia on June 22. The Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of a tragedy in a small Irish town that reverberates throughout the...
- 2/4/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has said it is considering transforming BBC Four into a global subscription service amid continued uncertainty about the television channel’s future in the UK.
In its 76-page annual plan published on Wednesday, the BBC revealed: “We are exploring potential commercial opportunities for BBC Four to become a new global subscription service that takes our strengths in specialist factual to the world stage.”
The British broadcaster offered no further detail, but it’s clear that it believes there could be value in adding the network to BBC Studios’ existing portfolio of international channels, including BBC Earth and BBC Brit. BBC Four is known for its experiments in slow TV and high-end history documentaries, such as Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album.
The plans also help explain the surprise sideways move of Cassian Harrison, who this month vacated his role as BBC Four channel editor to take on an...
In its 76-page annual plan published on Wednesday, the BBC revealed: “We are exploring potential commercial opportunities for BBC Four to become a new global subscription service that takes our strengths in specialist factual to the world stage.”
The British broadcaster offered no further detail, but it’s clear that it believes there could be value in adding the network to BBC Studios’ existing portfolio of international channels, including BBC Earth and BBC Brit. BBC Four is known for its experiments in slow TV and high-end history documentaries, such as Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album.
The plans also help explain the surprise sideways move of Cassian Harrison, who this month vacated his role as BBC Four channel editor to take on an...
- 5/20/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Four is one of the BBC’s most highly-regarded networks, but its future is under threat as the UK broadcaster looks to cut costs and refocus on super-serving young audiences.
There have been months of whispers about BBC Four’s durability and the rumor mill went into overdrive last week when the channel’s editor, Cassian Harrison, made a surprise sideways move to BBC Studios on a nine-month attachment.
The BBC insisted that the plan is for Harrison to return, but industry insiders think it is the first step in a major change of course for the network, which spawned hits like The Thick Of It and introduced UK audiences to Scandi drama The Killing.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday that BBC Four will be axed, even though it said the BBC won’t publically admit that this is the case. Indeed, a spokeswoman said: “There are no plans to close BBC Four.
There have been months of whispers about BBC Four’s durability and the rumor mill went into overdrive last week when the channel’s editor, Cassian Harrison, made a surprise sideways move to BBC Studios on a nine-month attachment.
The BBC insisted that the plan is for Harrison to return, but industry insiders think it is the first step in a major change of course for the network, which spawned hits like The Thick Of It and introduced UK audiences to Scandi drama The Killing.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday that BBC Four will be axed, even though it said the BBC won’t publically admit that this is the case. Indeed, a spokeswoman said: “There are no plans to close BBC Four.
- 5/14/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Author, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, and BBC presenter Lucy Worsley has made a name for herself as one of the UK’s chief historians, bringing history to life for the millions that regularly tune into her shows. Her latest offering, A Very British Romance, promises to uncover the steamy secret lives of the Georgians and Victorians. If her past successes are anything to go by, it’s one you won’t want to miss. Find out more about its presenter with these ten little facts. 1. She’s scared of heights Worsely might be prepared to go to great lengths in unburying
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- 3/3/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
Killing Eve and Patrick Melrose were the big winners at the BAFTA TV Awards in London.
The BBC America drama, which was created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, took home the best drama series award as well as for Jodie Comer as best actress and Fiona Shaw for best supporting actress. In the main drama category, it beat breakout BBC One terror hit Bodyguard, BBC/Amazon co-pro Informer and Sky sleeper hit Save Me.
Comer, who plays murderous lead Villanelle, beat her Killing Eve co-star Sandra Oh as well as Bodyguard’s Keely Hawes and Mrs Wilson’s Ruth Wilson in the lead actress category. Comer thanked her “inspiration” Waller-Bridge as well as Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham, who helped her out early in her career, and her Nana Frances in the last award of the night.
Shaw, who plays MI6 agent Carolyn Martins, beat Keeley Hawes (Mrs Wilson), Billie Piper (Collateral...
The BBC America drama, which was created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, took home the best drama series award as well as for Jodie Comer as best actress and Fiona Shaw for best supporting actress. In the main drama category, it beat breakout BBC One terror hit Bodyguard, BBC/Amazon co-pro Informer and Sky sleeper hit Save Me.
Comer, who plays murderous lead Villanelle, beat her Killing Eve co-star Sandra Oh as well as Bodyguard’s Keely Hawes and Mrs Wilson’s Ruth Wilson in the lead actress category. Comer thanked her “inspiration” Waller-Bridge as well as Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham, who helped her out early in her career, and her Nana Frances in the last award of the night.
Shaw, who plays MI6 agent Carolyn Martins, beat Keeley Hawes (Mrs Wilson), Billie Piper (Collateral...
- 5/12/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2019 BAFTA TV Awards programs took place at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 12. Talk show host Graham Norton presided over this celebration of the best of British television. Scroll down to see the full and complete list of BAFTA TV Awards winners (and nominees).
As with the Emmys, the British academy divides its TV awards into two parts. The BAFTA TV craft awards which are equivalent to the Creative Arts at the Emmys, were handed out in a ceremony on April 28 that was emceed by Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”). At these kudos honoring the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals, “A Very English Scandal,” based on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal, won a leading three BAFTAs: Costume Design, Director (Fiction) for Stephen Frears and Editing (Fiction), “Patrick Melrose” claimed Writer (Drama) for David Nicholls as well as Production Design and “Killing Eve” took Original Music and Sound (Fiction).
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As with the Emmys, the British academy divides its TV awards into two parts. The BAFTA TV craft awards which are equivalent to the Creative Arts at the Emmys, were handed out in a ceremony on April 28 that was emceed by Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”). At these kudos honoring the best behind-the-scenes artists and professionals, “A Very English Scandal,” based on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal, won a leading three BAFTAs: Costume Design, Director (Fiction) for Stephen Frears and Editing (Fiction), “Patrick Melrose” claimed Writer (Drama) for David Nicholls as well as Production Design and “Killing Eve” took Original Music and Sound (Fiction).
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- 5/12/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The BAFTA TV Awards honor programs across a wide range of genres. Winners will be revealed in a ceremony at London’s Festival Hall on Sunday, May 12. The Craft Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, April 28. (Read the full report on the BAFTA TV Awards nominations here.)
Best Drama Series
Bodyguard (BBC One)
Killing Eve (BBC Three)
Save Me (Sky Atlantic)
Informer (BBC One)
Best Mini Series
A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Kiri (Channel 4)
Mrs Wilson (BBC One)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime/Sky Atlantic)
Best Single Drama
Bandersnatch – Black Mirror (Netflix)
Care (BBC One)
Killed By My Debt (BBC Three)
Through the Gates – On the Edge (Channel 4)
See 2019 BAFTA TV Awards nominations: ‘Killing Eve’ slays with 14 bids, ‘A Very English Scandal’ has 12, ‘Bodyguard’ kept to just 5
Best Drama Actor
Hugh Grant – A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Chance Perdomo – Killed By My Debt (BBC Three)
Lucian Msamati – Kiri...
Best Drama Series
Bodyguard (BBC One)
Killing Eve (BBC Three)
Save Me (Sky Atlantic)
Informer (BBC One)
Best Mini Series
A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Kiri (Channel 4)
Mrs Wilson (BBC One)
Patrick Melrose (Showtime/Sky Atlantic)
Best Single Drama
Bandersnatch – Black Mirror (Netflix)
Care (BBC One)
Killed By My Debt (BBC Three)
Through the Gates – On the Edge (Channel 4)
See 2019 BAFTA TV Awards nominations: ‘Killing Eve’ slays with 14 bids, ‘A Very English Scandal’ has 12, ‘Bodyguard’ kept to just 5
Best Drama Actor
Hugh Grant – A Very English Scandal (BBC One)
Chance Perdomo – Killed By My Debt (BBC Three)
Lucian Msamati – Kiri...
- 3/28/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
British reality format Love Island scored a peak audience of 3.4m viewers on ITV2 as the digital broadcaster cleaned up against its bigger rivals. The series, which follows a group of singletons including Danny Dyer’s daughter Dani Dyer who must couple up in a Majorcan villa, averaged 2.9m viewers across its 90-minute episode, more than double the 1.3m that tuned in to last year’s opener. Some 52% of its audience was aged between 16-34, a massive boon for the commercial broadcaster. The show helped the network beat major rivals including BBC One, which aired doc Suffragettes With Lucy Worsley in the timeslot, as well as The Queen’s Coronation In Colour on parent channel ITV, Versailles on BBC Two and C4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody. ITV bosses will hope that the increasing success of the format, a relative rarity in UK non-scripted formats, will help it sell the format into the U.
- 6/5/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A royal wedding in England is always a big deal, combining the history of the country with the pomp and spectacle of the trappings from the wedding gown to the guests’ outrageous hats.
While the upcoming royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is of global interest, Americans are particularly intrigued by one of our own becoming royalty. It’s Grace Kelly for a new generation, and the fact that Markle is also biracial lends additional meaning to her high-profile status.
It’s been six years since the last royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and TV programming and streaming technology has come a long way since then. The elder prince’s big day drew an estimated 3 billion pairs of eyes worldwide, with 23 million coming from the States.
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While the upcoming royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is of global interest, Americans are particularly intrigued by one of our own becoming royalty. It’s Grace Kelly for a new generation, and the fact that Markle is also biracial lends additional meaning to her high-profile status.
It’s been six years since the last royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and TV programming and streaming technology has come a long way since then. The elder prince’s big day drew an estimated 3 billion pairs of eyes worldwide, with 23 million coming from the States.
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- 5/11/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The time is upon us: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are about to make it official with the wedding of the year. PBS is ramping up for this global event with Royal Wedding Watch, a five-part nightly series starting May 14 which will culminate in the live broadcast of the wedding of the prince and the actress on May 19.
The series will be hosted by Meredith Vieira and British television presenter Matt Baker. For five days, the two will keep royal wedding fanatics updated on the fancy preparations for the event before Harry and Meghan are joined in matrimony at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Throughout the week, the hosts will be joined in-studio by experts, commentators and special guests. BBC presenter and host Anita Rani will report live from Windsor Castle each night, and English historian Lucy Worsley, Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, will give the...
The series will be hosted by Meredith Vieira and British television presenter Matt Baker. For five days, the two will keep royal wedding fanatics updated on the fancy preparations for the event before Harry and Meghan are joined in matrimony at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Throughout the week, the hosts will be joined in-studio by experts, commentators and special guests. BBC presenter and host Anita Rani will report live from Windsor Castle each night, and English historian Lucy Worsley, Joint Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, will give the...
- 4/11/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
King Henry VIII’s wives are back in the spotlight thanks to the new PBS series Secrets of the Six Wives, and the show’s host, historian Lucy Worsley, is bringing to light hidden “hints at independence” in the women who lived alongside England’s 16th-century king. Among the series’ biggest revelations about each of the royal wives:
Divorced: Catherine of Aragon
At her divorce trial in London, Henry’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, stood up for herself against the might of the crown and the establishment. Henry had been frustrated in his bid to have a male heir...
Divorced: Catherine of Aragon
At her divorce trial in London, Henry’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon, stood up for herself against the might of the crown and the establishment. Henry had been frustrated in his bid to have a male heir...
- 2/3/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Henry VIII spent many years trying to cut loose his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, only to then wed Anne Boleyn for a mere three years before her beheading.
The fickle monarch would ultimately leave a trail of six wives, whose individual stories are now being told by historian Lucy Worsley in PBS’s new series Secrets of the Six Wives, which airs alongside the new Masterpiece series Victoria on Sunday evenings in the U.S.
But the first two are typically regarded as the most famous and strong-minded of Henry’s wives.
Catherine of Aragon was married to the notorious king for nearly 24 years.
The fickle monarch would ultimately leave a trail of six wives, whose individual stories are now being told by historian Lucy Worsley in PBS’s new series Secrets of the Six Wives, which airs alongside the new Masterpiece series Victoria on Sunday evenings in the U.S.
But the first two are typically regarded as the most famous and strong-minded of Henry’s wives.
Catherine of Aragon was married to the notorious king for nearly 24 years.
- 1/29/2017
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
During her time as the longest-serving monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth has written her own history. But she’s also had the opportunity to learn from the great kings and queens of the past.
With the popularity of Netflix’s The Crown and now PBS/Masterpiece’s Victoria and the dramatized documentary series on the notorious King Henry VIII’s six wives, two historians have weighed in on how the Queen compares with her ancestors.
Lucy Worsley, who fronts PBS’s Secret of the Six Wives, says the Queen differs from the women in her documentary because she “sailed...
With the popularity of Netflix’s The Crown and now PBS/Masterpiece’s Victoria and the dramatized documentary series on the notorious King Henry VIII’s six wives, two historians have weighed in on how the Queen compares with her ancestors.
Lucy Worsley, who fronts PBS’s Secret of the Six Wives, says the Queen differs from the women in her documentary because she “sailed...
- 1/25/2017
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Henry VIII’s six wives are getting a modern new spin.
Royal historian Lucy Worsley explores the British monarchy’s most notorious king and the women he loved — and in two cases, executed — on PBS’s new series Secrets of the Six Wives.
In People’s exclusive sneak peek, Worsley takes cameras inside the Vatican library, where Henry’s passionate love letters to Anne Bolyen are shown for the first time on TV. (He had her beheaded in 1536 after she failed to produce a male heir).
For the series, premiering on January 22, Worsley sought a new angle on the six...
Royal historian Lucy Worsley explores the British monarchy’s most notorious king and the women he loved — and in two cases, executed — on PBS’s new series Secrets of the Six Wives.
In People’s exclusive sneak peek, Worsley takes cameras inside the Vatican library, where Henry’s passionate love letters to Anne Bolyen are shown for the first time on TV. (He had her beheaded in 1536 after she failed to produce a male heir).
For the series, premiering on January 22, Worsley sought a new angle on the six...
- 1/18/2017
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Who better to show you around the sights of London than a royal? When it comes to the dream tour guide, it’s not royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate, nor fun-loving Prince Harry who top the list. According to a new poll, most Americans would want Queen Elizabeth to lead their tour. And the record-breaking monarch didn’t just beat out her royal grandkids in the poll, she also bested several popular British figures (both past and present!), including Adele and David Beckham. The great William Shakespeare came in at the sixth spot, while Late Late Show host...
- 8/18/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Queen Elizabeth II made her annual visit to her local Women's Institute (Wi) chapter in Sandringham on Thursday, one of many trips she has dutifully made since joining the Wi 73 years ago. But, while the Wi may be familiar to those in the United Kingdom, they aren't as well-known to Americans, outside of perhaps what they've seen in the 2003 movie Calendar Girls. First founded in Canada, the Women's Institute started in the U.K. in a garden shed in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (yes, that Llanfairpwllgwyngyll) in Wales back in 1915. The organization's main aim was to revitalize rural communities and encourage women to...
- 1/21/2016
- by Maria Mercedes Lara, @maria_mercedes
- PEOPLE.com
Line of Duty, Casualty and Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse have won at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2013-2014.
The event - which honours excellence across all genres of television programming - took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday (March 17), hosted by John Sergeant.
Line of Duty picked up Best Drama Series, Best Actress went to Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire and Best Actor was won by Tom Hollander (A Poet in New York).
Casualty beat Coronation Street and EastEnders to claim Best Soap, while comedy Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos received two awards from its three nominations.
Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman also took home Entertainment Performance, The Graham Norton Show won for Entertainment Programme and The Island With Bear Grylls triumphed in the Popular, Factual and Features category.
Sky Sports' Gary Neville collected Best Sports Commentator for the second year running, and the Lifetime...
The event - which honours excellence across all genres of television programming - took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday (March 17), hosted by John Sergeant.
Line of Duty picked up Best Drama Series, Best Actress went to Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire and Best Actor was won by Tom Hollander (A Poet in New York).
Casualty beat Coronation Street and EastEnders to claim Best Soap, while comedy Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos received two awards from its three nominations.
Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman also took home Entertainment Performance, The Graham Norton Show won for Entertainment Programme and The Island With Bear Grylls triumphed in the Popular, Factual and Features category.
Sky Sports' Gary Neville collected Best Sports Commentator for the second year running, and the Lifetime...
- 3/18/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC Two and BBC Four will air a series of factual programmes to accompany upcoming BBC Two drama Wolf Hall.
From January 2015, the channels will mark the 500th anniversary of Tudor palace Hampton Court Palace with the collection of programmes celebrating the art and culture of the Tudor era.
A Night at Hampton Court Palace will recreate a key event from the building's history to celebrate its 500th anniversary, with the christening of Henry's son and heir Prince Edward being imagined.
Presenters Lucy Worsley and David Starkey will offer audiences an insight into the world of Henry VIII and reveal how the household came together for an event which was the culmination of almost three decades of Henry's reign.
The programme will capture an event which was not only politically iconic but also a carefully managed piece of performance art.
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors - A Culture Show Special...
From January 2015, the channels will mark the 500th anniversary of Tudor palace Hampton Court Palace with the collection of programmes celebrating the art and culture of the Tudor era.
A Night at Hampton Court Palace will recreate a key event from the building's history to celebrate its 500th anniversary, with the christening of Henry's son and heir Prince Edward being imagined.
Presenters Lucy Worsley and David Starkey will offer audiences an insight into the world of Henry VIII and reveal how the household came together for an event which was the culmination of almost three decades of Henry's reign.
The programme will capture an event which was not only politically iconic but also a carefully managed piece of performance art.
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors - A Culture Show Special...
- 12/8/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Four has commissioned a new series with Strictly Come Dancing's Len Goodman.
Dancing Cheek To Cheek: An Intimate History Of Dance will explore the untold story of British dance over the course of three episodes.
After investigating the history of different dances, Goodman and co-host Lucy Worsley will train amateur dancers to recreate iconic routines in full costume across different historic locations.
The channel will also collaborate with BBC Two and the British Library on a special Gothic season. Special programmes will explore the literature, architecture, music and art of the period.
Meanwhile, international series The Bridge and Spiral will return for their third and fifth seasons respectively. The dramas will air on Saturday nights this autumn.
Cordon, a new ten-part series from Belgium, will also air on BBC Four. The drama will explore everyday life in Antwerp after the area is sealed off from the outside...
Dancing Cheek To Cheek: An Intimate History Of Dance will explore the untold story of British dance over the course of three episodes.
After investigating the history of different dances, Goodman and co-host Lucy Worsley will train amateur dancers to recreate iconic routines in full costume across different historic locations.
The channel will also collaborate with BBC Two and the British Library on a special Gothic season. Special programmes will explore the literature, architecture, music and art of the period.
Meanwhile, international series The Bridge and Spiral will return for their third and fifth seasons respectively. The dramas will air on Saturday nights this autumn.
Cordon, a new ten-part series from Belgium, will also air on BBC Four. The drama will explore everyday life in Antwerp after the area is sealed off from the outside...
- 8/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Len Goodman is to star in a new series about the history of dance. The 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge has donned a period costume for the new show - which has already been dubbed 'History Come Dancing' - and according to one eye witness, Len's 18th century scenes were rather steamy. Historian Lucy Worsley told The Sun newspaper: ''Every so often we had to stop for Len to take off his wig to air his head.'' The finale to the show - which is to air on BBC Four this autumn - features dances from three different centuries: the minuet, the Charleston and...
- 8/4/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
BBC Two has announced a slate of new shows to mark its 50th anniversary.
The channel - which hits half a century on April 20 - has ordered a new comedy from Paul Whitehouse, plus new factual commissions.
Nurse - based on the BBC Radio 4 sitcom - will star Esther Coles as a community psychiatric nurse and Whitehouse as many of her patients or their relatives.
Amanda Foreman will present The World Made By Women - a documentary series exploring 20,000 years of women's history.
The four-part series will traverse the globe to explore the role played by women from the Palaeolithic era to Britain today.
The World Made By Women will also be accompanied by a collection of documentaries exploring key moments in women's history.
Women in Power with Amanda Vickery will cover the plight of the suffragettes, The Real Calendar Girls will see Lucy Worsley explore the Women's Institute, while...
The channel - which hits half a century on April 20 - has ordered a new comedy from Paul Whitehouse, plus new factual commissions.
Nurse - based on the BBC Radio 4 sitcom - will star Esther Coles as a community psychiatric nurse and Whitehouse as many of her patients or their relatives.
Amanda Foreman will present The World Made By Women - a documentary series exploring 20,000 years of women's history.
The four-part series will traverse the globe to explore the role played by women from the Palaeolithic era to Britain today.
The World Made By Women will also be accompanied by a collection of documentaries exploring key moments in women's history.
Women in Power with Amanda Vickery will cover the plight of the suffragettes, The Real Calendar Girls will see Lucy Worsley explore the Women's Institute, while...
- 4/8/2014
- Digital Spy
Doc Martin topped the Monday ratings once again outside of soaps, according to overnight figures.
Martin Clunes's ITV drama gained around 250,000 viewers from last week with 7.33 million (32.7%) at 9pm (249k/1.6% on +1).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.39m (10.3%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.78m (12.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (12.4%) at 8pm, while Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food cooked up 2.24m (9.7%) at 8.30pm.
The Midwives continued with 1.38m (6.1%) at 9pm, followed by the premiere of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with 1.11m (6.2%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Money Saving Meals appealed to 1.25m (5.5%) at 8pm (168k/0.8%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man educated 959k (4.1%) at 8.30pm (191k/0.8%).
Fried Chicken Shop held steady with last week at 1.10m (4.9%) at 9pm (163k/1.0%). Brothel documentary Sex: My British Life appealed to 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (210k/2.9%).
Channel 5's Phoebe Prince documentary Bullied To Death was seen by 645k (2.9%) at 9pm,...
Martin Clunes's ITV drama gained around 250,000 viewers from last week with 7.33 million (32.7%) at 9pm (249k/1.6% on +1).
On BBC One, Panorama interested 2.39m (10.3%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.78m (12.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.81m (12.4%) at 8pm, while Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food cooked up 2.24m (9.7%) at 8.30pm.
The Midwives continued with 1.38m (6.1%) at 9pm, followed by the premiere of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with 1.11m (6.2%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Jamie's Money Saving Meals appealed to 1.25m (5.5%) at 8pm (168k/0.8%). Richard Ayoade's Gadget Man educated 959k (4.1%) at 8.30pm (191k/0.8%).
Fried Chicken Shop held steady with last week at 1.10m (4.9%) at 9pm (163k/1.0%). Brothel documentary Sex: My British Life appealed to 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (210k/2.9%).
Channel 5's Phoebe Prince documentary Bullied To Death was seen by 645k (2.9%) at 9pm,...
- 9/24/2013
- Digital Spy
This investigation into sex-work in genteel Finchley was shocking in so many ways
• Read Hsiao-Hung Pai's report on Britain's sex trade
For most of us the world of the illegal immigrant is fairly unknown, a parallel existence that operates in the same place, but with a completely different set of characters, rules, morals etc. You probably only encounter it in the news, and then only when something bad happens. Sex: My British Job (Channel 4) punctures that world, brings it gushing rudely and suddenly into our living rooms.
The writer and journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai, posing as an illegal worker, gets a job as a maid in a couple of London's 2,000 brothels, most notably one in Finchley run by a foul-mouthed Chinese tyrant called Mary. Pai is employed to clean, cook, answer the phone and take money from customers. She works from 10am to 2am, seven days a week, for...
• Read Hsiao-Hung Pai's report on Britain's sex trade
For most of us the world of the illegal immigrant is fairly unknown, a parallel existence that operates in the same place, but with a completely different set of characters, rules, morals etc. You probably only encounter it in the news, and then only when something bad happens. Sex: My British Job (Channel 4) punctures that world, brings it gushing rudely and suddenly into our living rooms.
The writer and journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai, posing as an illegal worker, gets a job as a maid in a couple of London's 2,000 brothels, most notably one in Finchley run by a foul-mouthed Chinese tyrant called Mary. Pai is employed to clean, cook, answer the phone and take money from customers. She works from 10am to 2am, seven days a week, for...
- 9/23/2013
- by Sam Wollaston
- The Guardian - Film News
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