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The official beginning for the Queen's Platinum Jubliee starts on Thursday, June 2, and runs through June 5, a rare extra long bank holiday to celebrate one of the longest reigns in modern history. Queen Elizabeth II may last a couple more years and beat out Louis XIV
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The Queen's Jubilee doesn't officially take place until the weekend of June 2, 2022, the 70th anniversary of her coronation. But that hasn't stopped the U.K. from celebrating ever since Feb. 6 hit, the day Elizabeth II ascended the throne. It's
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Even if March 2020 hadn't been the beginning of a new worldwide reality, the beginning of this decade was always going to see a mass shift in how content delivery worked in entertainment. November 2019 saw the launches of Apple TV+ and Disney+, 2020 had Quibi, HBO Max,
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The past year in British entertainment has felt odd, especially for American viewers. The delayed lack of programming from 2020 hit over here in the first half of 2021, leaving us with nothing to watch, while the rush of content the second half of the year made it almost impossible
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After the 2020 Hollywood shutdown and U.K. lockdowns blew up filming on nearly everything worldwide, 2021 was never going to be normal, especially for PBS, whose anthology series Masterpiece and Walter's Choice are almost exclusively dependant on overseas imports by design. But the year wasn't
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For a year that was again frequently marred by shutdowns and production setbacks, there've been a surprising number of great releases on our screens in 2021. Granted, most of them arrived in a flurry through the latter half of the year as those same delays eased (though our
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The holidays are in full swing here in the U.S. and across the pond. It's the time when Christmas and holiday specials inundate us from every corner of the screen, as between the immediacy of the season and the early sunset, most viewers are conveniently at home,
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The holidays are racing towards us, and with winter comes settling at home around the TV. The last two months of the year are significant for streaming services, many of whom saved their big awards contenders for release close to the end of December. It's also when many
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Now that The Great British Baking Show has finished its traditional openers, it's time to get into the wilder middle rounds. Once the series hits round four, just about anything goes. But if there's one week that's been closest to a traditional opener for
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It's Biscuit Week in the tent, and c'mon now, let's be honest. I don't care how American you are. You're calling it Biscuit Week because "Cookie Week" just doesn't have the same ring to it. But
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It's fall! The apples are bobbing, the spooky season is trending, and on streaming, everything emphasizes horror movies or Christmas. But for those looking for British TV, the best place this month is PBS, which has not one, not two, but three fan favorites arriving this month after
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When Telly Visions launched in September 2011, PBS and Masterpiece were still generally the most dependable way to watch British shows in America. Both A&E and Bravo, which had started as highbrow cable channels in the 1990s, had long left those ambitions behind. BBC America existed, but only