Culture
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II triggered what has long been known as Operation London Bridge, ten days of mourning covering the late monarch's laying in state, state funeral arrangements, a bank holiday, and the ascension of her son Charles to the throne. Due to where she passed,
Culture
It's the end of 2017, and time to look back at the best shows aired on your local PBS station this year. This was a big year for our local PBS stations, who lost their flagship Downton Abbey, but soldiered on anyway. This year brought us the beginning
Drama
King Charles III has all the hallmarks of a Shakespearean history play, one that tells that sad truth that "Monarchs should be seen and not heard." But what does it say about the United Kingdom that it insists on telling the tale of the end of our second
Drama
King Charles III airs this weekend on Masterpiece, a Shakepearan style historical drama about history that hasn't actually happened yet. We reflect on the end of the second Elizabethan Age and the anxiety about it that has brought about such a drama before its time. Just a couple
Drama
The award-winning play King Charles III will be coming to a PBS station near you this May. Masterpiece presents a television adaptation of the Tony-nominated show, starring the late actor Tim Pigott Smith. He also performed the lead role in both the Broadway and West End productions, the latter of
Theater
The Tony-nominated Broadway play King Charles III is coming soon to a Sunday night on PBS near you. During their recent presentation at the summer edition of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, the folks at Masterpiece announced they would be co-producing a television adaptation of the play with the