MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE
MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
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Jun 22, 2020 • 35min
Ollie Dimsdale Sees Bright Things In Daniel Marlowe's Future
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 2 of the Fifth Season of Grantchester.
The quiet charm of Leonard Finch and Daniel Marlowe's blossoming romance has been an unexpected highlight of the last few seasons of Grantchester. Even actor Ollie Dimsdale, who brings Daniel to life, is surprised by the strength of his character's long-running narrative arc. He explores the past — and future — here.
Jun 15, 2020 • 26min
Tom Brittney Rides Back Into The Village Green
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode 1 of the Fifth Season of Grantchester.
It's the fifth season of Grantchester, and series lead Tom Brittney is firmly in control in his role as Rev. Will Davenport. He's also — in a change — in control of his on-screen motorcycle, having finally obtained his bike license. He joins the podcast for a look ahead on the season on the way.
May 18, 2020 • 29min
As War Expands, Peter Bowker And Zofia Wichłacz Return At Season's End
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of the First Season of World On Fire.
After a stunning season one finale, World On Fire lead Zofia Wichłacz and series creator Peter Bowker return for another new podcast conversation, wrapping up the drama of season one and looking forward to the thrill of the second season already in the works.
May 11, 2020 • 32min
Brian J. Smith’s American In Paris Helps Ground Global Drama
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of the First Season of World on Fire.
In the international cast of World On Fire, Nancy Campbell and her nephew, Webster O’Connor, are two Americans facing the perils of a looming war. Actor Brian J. Smith found something of himself in the romantic character he plays on the series, and he shared stories from set in a new interview.
May 4, 2020 • 32min
Julia Brown Borrows From Family History For Her Lois Bennett
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the First Season of World On Fire*.*
During World War II, Julia Brown's grandmother was a jazz singer, which gave the World On Fire star a broad starting point for her fiercely independent character, Lois Bennett. But in Brown's hands, Lois is a strong and sharply independent young woman looking for adventures of her own.
Apr 20, 2020 • 28min
Peter Bowker Paints Intimate Portraits Of A World At War
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the First Season of World On Fire.
A World War II documentary helped spur Peter Bowker to create his multi-layered, international drama, World On Fire. With a season of the series dedicated to every year of the global war, the creator offers new insight into his first year, and subtle previews of the season still on the horizon.
Apr 13, 2020 • 30min
Zofia Wichłacz Adds Fire To Kasia's Grief
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of the First Season of World On Fire.
From a summer romance in beautiful prewar Warsaw to a rebel resistance in the rubble of her struggling city at war, young Polish waitress Kasia Tomaszeski has seen a life's worth of trauma in a few brief episodes. Actor Zofia Wichłacz was prepared for the dark role, but warns in a new interview — there's still more pain to come for Kasia.
Apr 6, 2020 • 11min
The Real-Life War Correspondent Who Inspired Helen Hunt's Nancy Campbell
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of the First Season of World On Fire.
If World On Fire's Nancy Campbell seems familiar, it's more than just the fact that she is played by Academy Award-winning actor Helen Hunt. The no-nonsense war correspondent was based in part on the legendary Clare Hollingworth, and in this special episode of the podcast, we share Hollingworth's own memories of the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
Mar 1, 2020 • 29min
Bonus: Gurinder Chadha's 'Beecham House' Is A Family Affair
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of *Beecham House.
Fillmmaker Gurinder Chadha brings a keen eye to her multigenerational Indian drama, Beecham House. And the family story isn’t just in front of the camera — her husband, Paul Mayeda Berges, created and produced the series with her, and the couple’s twins appear as royal characters. The entire historical costume drama is now available for binge viewing on PBS Passport, and Chadha previews the story for MASTERPIECE viewers in a new podcast conversation.
Feb 24, 2020 • 36min
Anne Reid Rather Dislikes Her Stubborn Lady Denham
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of the First Season of *Sanditon *
Actor Anne Reid is quick to remind anyone listening that her Sanditon character, Lady Denham, is a terrible, grouchy miser. But the actor herself is anything but, and her interview here is a charming farewell to the first season of the series.
