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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Nov 21, 2016 • 20min
Elizabeth Poldark — No Regrets
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Nine of the Second Season of Poldark.
Actor Heida Reed is nothing like the character she plays on MASTERPIECE. In fact, she describes herself as, "actually the opposite;" she's impulsive and she "doesn't have a filter." So what has it been like for her to play the buttoned-up (and hate-able) Elizabeth Poldark? We turn to Heida to find out.
Nov 18, 2016 • 7min
Bonus: Team Demelza
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of the Second Season of Poldark.
Eleanor Tomlinson -- who plays Demelza Poldark -- comments on recent events as shocking as a slap in the face.
Nov 7, 2016 • 24min
Dr. Dwight's Forbidden Love
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of the Second Season of Poldark.
Dr. Dwight Enys knows how to extract fish bones from throats, cure scurvy, and fix locked knees, but for all of his knowledge about the human body, he really struggles when it comes to matters of the heart. Actor Luke Norris joins us in the aftermath of the latest love drama to comment on whether or not things will ever come around for the good doctor.
Oct 24, 2016 • 26min
Kyle Soller on Francis's Fate
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the Second Season of Poldark.
Francis Poldark might be the unluckiest character to appear on MASTERPIECE since Lady Edith Crawley, but whereas Downton's Lady Edith got a happy ending, Francis Poldark did not.
In this episode, actor Kyle Soller talks about Francis's unhappy ending and looks back on some of his favorite scenes from the past two seasons.
Oct 10, 2016 • 27min
Talking with Poldark's Villain, George Warleggan
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Second Season of Poldark.
With all of George Warleggan's antics this season and last, it's hard to see him as anything other than Cornwall's resident villain...or is it? In this episode, actor Jack Farthing gives us a different take on the "Poldark" character.
Sep 26, 2016 • 19min
Eleanor Tomlinson Dishes on Demelza
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One and Two of the Second Season of Poldark.
In the wake of "Poldark's" tense, Season 2 premiere, Eleanor Tomlinson sits down with us to talk about playing the fiery Demelza Poldark and Demelza and Ross's future together: the good, the bad, and the baby.
Sep 23, 2016 • 18min
Aidan Turner's Ready for Poldark, Season 2. Are you?
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of the Second Season of Poldark.
Season 2 of "Poldark" is just around the corner! So what's in store for Ross, Demelza, and the rest of the Cornwall crew? On this episode, Aidan Turner looks back on Season 1 -- including Ross's shirtless scything scene -- and shares a few Season 2 secrets with us to get us ready to watch the premiere.
Sep 12, 2016 • 27min
Churchill's Secret Uncovered
*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for *Churchill’s Secret.
Actors Sir Michael Gambon and Romola Garai -- who play Winston Churchill and Millie Appleyard in the film "Churchill's Secret" -- have a relationship as lighthearted on-screen as they do off.
Here, the two come together in this exclusive interview to talk about the film, Albus Dumbledore, and the necessity of secret keeping. Also hear from the film's director, Charles Sturridge, on bringing this remarkable and true story to life.
Aug 22, 2016 • 25min
Is This the End of Lewis? Kevin Whately Speaks
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Ninth Season of Inspector Lewis.
Though this is not the first time that we've said "goodbye" to Inspector Lewis, actor Kevin Whately insists that, this time, the beloved character is leaving the screen for good.
But before we say our final farewells, Kevin Whately joins us to look back on his incredible 30 year career as Robbie Lewis -- the once "second banana" turned leading detective and star.
Aug 8, 2016 • 21min
20 Years On, Clare Holman Still Delivers Sass and Science
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of the Ninth Season of Inspector Lewis.
Clare Holman's 20-year run as pathologist Dr. Laura Hobson is coming to a close. But before it does, Clare joins us to reminisce about her time on "Morse" and "Inspector Lewis" and to tease the explosive series finale.
