Given his trademark pipe, fondness of fine alcohol and reliance on godlike intuition in solving cases, the character of Jules Maigret is frequently referred to as the Sherlock Holmes of France. Author Georges Simenon’s Inspector Maigret stories are not new to television audiences. As early as 1959, Jules Maigret hit the small screen in a major […]
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Hanging in Room 8 of London’s National Gallery is a rather unassuming painting. Bronzino’s Mannerist masterpiece, An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, was made in the mid-1500s for King Francis I, the King of France reigning from 1515 until his death in 1547. The piece, which hangs alongside works by Michelangelo and Raphael, depicts Cupid kissing his mother Venus, with great detail and […]
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At the end of series 2, Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) was, let’s just say, a little down. For good reason, too. When we last set eyes on the young Endeavour, he was last seen isolated and alone languishing in prison, falsely accused and framed for the murder of Chief Constable Rupert Standish. Seems as though […]
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If someone could have used Breaking Bad in high school to teach me chemistry, things may have turned out differently and I’d be a scientist as opposed to working in television today. Same holds true for a brilliantly cool periodic table from the folks over at Bodycote that focuses on the fictional metals and materials found in the […]
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As we collectively ready and steady ourselves for the return of The Great British Baking Show which makes its way to PBS on Friday, July 1, here is a quick look at your final 6 contestants as a follow-up to our quick look yesterday at the first six. Yes, I do know who wins but no spoilers here […]
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As we mentioned yesterday, The Great British Baking Show is back where it belongs….on PBS! The highly popular British reality/baking show, which airs under the title The Great British Bake-Off in the UK, will hit American television screens once again beginning Friday, July 1 with twelve new contestants all hoping to be the next Mary Berry. One note of […]
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The UK’s ultimate baking battle, The Great British Bake-Off, is back on PBS in America beginning July 1! Once again for 2016, armed with it’s official U.S. title for PBS, Planet Earth’s favorite baking show, The Great British Baking Show, returns for a new series beginning Friday, July 1 at 9p ET/8p CT. The series features cookery writer Mary Berry […]
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Come January 2017, Downton Abbey fans who will still be in denial over the end of the most-watched drama in PBS’ history will be saying ‘all hail Victoria’ when PBS premieres Victoria as part of the Masterpiece series. Jenna Coleman, who has spent the last several years jetting around the galaxy in a blue police box that’s bigger on […]
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Standing guard in the reception area/foyer of BBC’s Broadcasting House in London is a Dalek that is, quite possibly, more valuable than the recent 1966 Dalek that sold for £38,000. The Dalek in question was recently found to contain an interesting compound that could be used to solve an ongoing medical crisis. Bacteria that cause dangerous […]
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A 1966 Dalek has sold for approximately £38,000 to a UK bidder after attracting bids from around the world in a recent film and TV memorabilia auction. A man from London bought the Dalek, beating bids from America, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium. The Dalek, which was seen in the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 […]
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