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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Feb 17, 2020 • 30min
Andrew Davies' Sanditon Is An Austen Tale Only He Could Create
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of the First Season of Sanditon.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies has already adapted Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, and *Emma *for television *— *but his new iteration of the author's tragically unfinished final novel, Sanditon is a creation distinctly his own. Davies reveals how he found the plot in Austen's 24,000-word fragment, and what he embellished on his own in creating the new series.
Feb 10, 2020 • 10min
From The Sea To The City: Sanditon Heads To London
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of the First Season of Sanditon.
For the first time since her journey from Willingden, Charlotte Haywood leaves the town of Sanditon, heading to London in pursuit of her kidnapped friend, Miss Georgiana Lambe. Series stars Theo James, Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke join Sanditon creator Andrew Davies in a special podcast episode exploring the misty streets of Regency-era London, and offering previews of the final two episodes on the way.
Feb 3, 2020 • 39min
Charlotte Spencer Is Everything Esther Denham Is Not
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the First Season of Sanditon.
Esther Denham has few friends in Sanditon, and even her wolfish step-brother, Sir Edward, seems to prefer the company of others more than he does his sharp-tounged step-sister. So it's a charming surprise to speak with actor Charlotte Spencer, who truly is everything that Esther is not.
Jan 31, 2020 • 19min
Bonus: Rose Williams And Crystal Clarke, Beachside BFFS
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of the First Season of Sanditon.
In a special bonus episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, Sanditon stars Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke reunite in the studio to answer a few of your viewer questions about the series, their friendship and the difficulties of wearing Regency-era corsets.
Jan 27, 2020 • 28min
Crystal Clarke’s Miss Georgiana Lambe Isn’t The Only One Code Switching
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of the First Season of Sanditon.
Crystal Clarke is not the first major character of color to appear in a MASTERPIECE production — but the American-born actor thinks it’s high time more period dramas offered a broader range of history than currently on view. Clarke talks pineapples, codeswitching and the sadness of Miss Lambe in a brand new interview.
Jan 20, 2020 • 23min
Theo James Plays A Romantic Lead With An Aversion To Romance
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the First Season of Sanditon.
The dashing Sidney Parker floats in and out of his brother Tom's seaside enterprise of Sanditon with barely a word besides. But Theo James — already a MASTERPIECE fan favorite from his memorable role in the first season of *Downton Abbey *— has plenty to say about this new series and his character's seemingly icy resolve.
Jan 13, 2020 • 28min
Rose Williams’ Charlotte Heywood Is A Bold Austen Heroine For A New Era
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes One and Two of the First Season of Sanditon.
As she prepared for her role as the ambitious Charlotte Heywood in MASTERPIECE’s Sanditon, actor Rose Williams went deep into Jane Austen’s literary catalogue of heroines. Her Charlotte is an entirely new creation, and one that both respects the Austen pantheon and brings new light to familiar literary tropes. Williams previews the exciting series to come, and gives special insight to this story by the sea.
Nov 18, 2019 • 38min
Debbie Horsfield And Robin Ellis Say Goodbye To Poldark
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of the Fifth Season of Poldark.
For Poldark creator, writer and executive producer Debbie Horsfield, there was never any question as to whether or not the original Ross Poldark, Robin Ellis, would come back for the series finale of her adaptation of Winston Graham's novels. Horsfield and Ellis both say goodbye to Ross and company in a final podcast episode.
Nov 11, 2019 • 31min
Kerri McLean Knew Kitty Despard's True Story Couldn't Be Ignored
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of Season Five of *Poldark.
Catherine Despard was a real-life abolitionist and activist whose story is often ignored in the history books. That sense of responsibility gave actor Kerri McLean a real motivation in her performance as Kitty in this final season of Poldark.
Nov 4, 2019 • 18min
The Durrells Say Goodbye To Corfu
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of Season Four of *The Durrells in Corfu.
After four years and four seasons of television, Louisa, Larry, Leslie, Margo and Gerry Durrell are leaving Corfu. It's a departure that's true to life, like much of the sunny series, and actors Callum Woodhouse, Daisy Waterstone and Milo Parker join The Durrells in Corfu creator Simon Nye to reflect on the fantastic family at the heart of it all.
