Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on English screenwriter and playwright Heidi Thomas, who is the writer and executive producer of the PBS mini-series Call the Midwife, based on the trilogy of books by Jennifer Worth, that is now in its second season. Heidi studied English at Liverpool University and then went on to gained national attention when ... Read More »

If you are like Nice Girl Melissa and me, you try and catch every British program that becomes available, as soon as it’s available. But what if you could watch those great shows anytime you want? What would that be worth to you? Acorn TV has the solution. Launched in July, 2011, Acorn TV made it possible to enjoy whose ... Read More »

The following list provides the fall shows that are returning for their new season, the new fall shows that will be debuting and the made-for-TV movies that will all during September: September 1 – Doctor Who will air its season premiere on BBC America at 9 PM September 2 – The Masterpiece Mystery PBS movie The Soul of Genius will ... Read More »

With the success of Downton Abbey and the airing of the BBC’s revival of Upstairs, Downstairs on PBS beginning April 10, it’s no wonder Acorn Media decided to release the original Upstairs, Downstairs on DVD. Series 1 is available today, providing a glimpse of the lives of the upper and serving classes in Edwardian England. Broadcast in 1971, series 1 ... Read More »