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Call the Midwife is a moving and intimate insight into the colorful world of midwifery and family life in 1950



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Sundays on PBS Remain TV's Top Destination for Drama
by Caryn Robbins - March 26, 2014

PBS and WGBH announced today the final national ratings for hit dramas “Downton Abbey, Season 4” and “Sherlock, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE....


PBS to Air CALL THE MIDWIFE Holiday Episode, 12/29
by Tyler Peterson - October 17, 2013

PBS will unwrap a special treat for viewers this holiday season with the CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Premiering Sunday, December 29, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. ET, the special will pave the way for a third season of the hit drama CALL THE MIDWIFE, which returns to PBS in spring 2014....


DOWNTON ABBEY Season 3 Becomes Highest Rated Drama in PBS History
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2013

In total, 24 million viewers tuned into "Downton Abbey, Season 3" over its seven-week run - a 7 million-viewer increase from Season 2 - making it the highest-rated PBS drama of all time....


VIDEO: DOCTOR WHO Unveils 50th Anniversary Teaser!
by TV News Desk - October 19, 2013

The BBC has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, featuring all of the Doctor's incarnations (and a selection of his friends and foes!). Check it out below!...


Casting Announced RSC's THE ROARING GIRL, ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2014

Full casting is announced for the first two plays in the 'Roaring Girls' season. Led by Royal Shakespeare Company Deputy Artistic Director, Erica Whyman these rarely performed Jacobethan plays reveal some of the great parts written for and about women....


DOCTOR WHO Travels Back in AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME, Airing Tonight on BBC America
by TV News Desk - November 22, 2013

What do you get when you mix C.S. Lewis with H.G. Wells, and sprinkle in a bit of Father Christmas? An alien Time Lord exploring space and time in a Police Box spaceship called the 'TARDIS' (Time And Relative Dimension in Space). On November 23, 1963, a television legend began when the very first ep...


DOCTOR WHO Among BAFTA 2013 Television Craft Awards Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2013

BAFTA has today announced the nominations for its annual British Academy Television Craft Awards, which honour the very best behind-the-scenes talent from television. This year's ceremony will be held at The Brewery, in the City of London, on Sunday 28 April....


PBS Announces Premiere Dates for DOWNTON ABBEY, SHERLOCK & More
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2013

PBS announced today its slate of Winter/Spring 2014 programs, including the long-awaited return of MASTERPIECE 'Sherlock, Season 3'...


DOWNTON ABBEY Among Nominees for Britain's National Television Awards
by Caryn Robbins - January 08, 2013

Britain's National Television Awards has revealed its short list of 2013 nominees. Unlike other award ceremonies, the winners will be decided by a vote by the public....


Smash's Jack Davenport to Star in New Medical Drama BREATHLESS
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2013

ITV Studios and MASTERPIECE on PBS/WGBH have announced a co-production agreement for Breathless, a stylish and compelling new medical drama set in London in 1961, starring Jack Davenport as a brilliant surgeon who believes he can make a difference in womens' lives....


Hampstead Theatre Announces IN THE VALE OF HEALTH, 20 March-17 May
by Hilary Kelly - March 07, 2014

Five years after Simon Gray's death, Hampstead Theatre is delighted to present this extraordinary cycle of his work: premieres of three unperformed plays alongside a revival of Japes, the play that started it all off. The plays will be performed in repertory over 9 weeks, featuring four stories base...


Showtime Sets Premiere Dates for PENNY DREADFUL, NURSE JACKIE & CALIFORNICATION
by Tyler Peterson - January 16, 2014

Today, SHOWTIME announced premiere dates for a number of its highly-anticipated new and returning programs this Spring. Beginning Sunday, April 13, the sweeping docu-series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY makes its debut in time for Earth Day at 10 p.m., immediately following the season six premiere of...


DOWNTON ABBEY, CALL THE MIDWIFE Specials Among PBS' Full Holiday Programming
by Tyler Peterson - October 17, 2013

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, when artist and artisan, newsman and newsmaker, singer and songwriter celebrate the holiday season with PBS. This year, Tony-winner Alfie Boe and veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw - along with 'Hal' Halvorsen, the 'candy bomber' who dropped chocolates in...


Showtime Launches PENNY DREADFUL Production Blog
by Tyler Peterson - December 20, 2013

In preparation for the premiere of the highly-anticipated new original series PENNY DREADFUL, SHOWTIME has launched The Penny Dreadful Production Blog, a first of its kind for any SHOWTIME series. Penny-Dreadful.comprovides an in-depth look into the creation of the series, and offers unprecedented a...


PBS to Bring LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX to U.S.
by Caryn Robbins - May 14, 2013

BBC Worldwide North America Sales & Distribution and PBS announced today the sale to PBS of the first season of the critically acclaimed British drama LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX and the third season of the award-winning BBC hit CALL THE MIDWIFE....


Reeve Carney Lands Role on Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL
by Tyler Peterson - August 26, 2013

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the original 'Peter Parker' in Broadway's SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK has landed a series regular role in the John Logan-Sam Mendes drama PENNY DREAFUL. Carney will Exit SPIDER-MAN on Sept. 15 in order to begin filming later this fall....


Linda Bassett, David Burke and More Cast in Donmar's ROOTS - Full Cast Announced!
by Christina Mancuso - August 12, 2013

Donmar Warehouse presents Arnold Wesker's ROOTS, 03 October 2013 - 30 November 2013, Press Night: Tuesday 8 October 2013. Director: James Macdonald, Designer: Hildegard Bechtler, Lighting Designer: Guy Hoare, Sound Designer: Ian Dickinson for Autograph, Video Designer: Dick Straker...


Murder Mystery Series THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE to Premiere 4/21 on PBS
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2013

THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE, a three-part murder mystery series, will premiere Sundays, April 21-May 5, 2013, 10:00-11:00 p.m. on PBS. A production of World Productions (United, 'Line of Duty') and distributed worldwide by Content Television, the series aired in the UK in September 2012 on ITV to critical...


Blowfish Theatre to Present QUARTET, May 12-21
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2014

Blowfish Theatre Company presents QUARTET by Heiner Muller, playing the 12th, 13th, 20th 21st, May at 9pm (and lasting for 1 hour) at The Latest Bar, 14-17 Manchester St, Brighton BN2 1TF....


Hugh Bonneville, Miranda Hart, Julie Walters and Patrick Stewart Star in THE MOUSETRAP Charity Performance, Nov 18
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2012

According to the Daily Mail, Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville, Call The Midwife's Miranda Hart, and stage and film stars Julie Walters and Patrick Stewart will take part in a fundraising performance of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap this Sunday, November 18, at the St. Martin's Theatre....


David Bradley to Star in DOCTOR WHO Genesis Biopic as William Hartnell
by Tyler Peterson - January 29, 2013

BBC AMERICA will co-produce and premiere An Adventure in Space and Time as part of the channel's celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. An Adventure in Space and Time will tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who - which first aired on November 23, 1963 - and the many personalit...


GAME OF THRONES Among BAFTA Radio Times Audience Award Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - April 02, 2013

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) today announced the shortlist of nominated programmes for this year's Radio Times Audience Award, the only award voted for by the British public at the upcoming Arqiva British Academy Television Awards on Sunday 12 May, 2013....


Billie Piper to Star in Showtime's PENNY DREADFUL
by Matt Tamanini - September 16, 2013

British actress Billie Piper (Doctor Who,Secret Diary of a Call Girl) has just signed on to star in the highly anticipated SHOWTIME drama series PENNY DREADFUL, which will begin filming this fall for a 2014 premiere on the network....


Grisly First Look At Reeve Carney On PENNY DREADFUL
by Pat Cerasaro - April 01, 2014

A grisly first look at Broadway standout and SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK headliner Reeve Carney in his new role playing a classic literary character on Showtime's upcoming horror-themed series PENNY DREADFUL is now available to view....


Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis to Star in BBC Miniseries WOLF HALL
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2014

Damian Lewis will play Henry VIII opposite Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in the much anticipated adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels which has begun filming....






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