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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Oct 30, 2022 • 40min
‘Miss Scarlet’ Creator Rachael New Mixes ‘Clue’ With ‘Pride And Prejudice’ To Winning Effect
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Second Season of Miss Scarlet and the Duke.
The witty banter and serialized crime-of-the-week format of Miss Scarlet and the Duke give viewers a regular pivot between the expected and the extraordinary. That span was exactly what series creator and executive producer Rachael New aimed for when she put together the show, and she explains the origin story and looks ahead in a new conversation.
Oct 24, 2022 • 39min
Lesley Manville Lights Up The Screen As Susan Ryeland
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for episode two of Magpie Murders.
Lesley Manville is in high demand lately for her excellent work on screen, so it seems only fitting that she come to the MASTERPIECE screen in the role of brilliant editor Susan Ryeland in the twisty mystery of Magpie Murders. Manville explores what drew her to the role, and where she stands in her storied career.
Oct 17, 2022 • 35min
Anthony Horowitz Takes A Meta Approach To Mystery Fiction In His 'Magpie Murders'
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Magpie Murders.
Anthony Horowitz has written dozen of books and scores of television dramas in his lengthy career, but the task of transforming his meta mystery novel, Magpie Murders — a crime novel about writing and publishing crime novels — was especially tricky. Fortunately for MASTERPIECE viewers, the resulting series is a delight, and the author explains the tricky choices he made to bring Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd to the screen.
Aug 15, 2022 • 37min
Daisy Coulam And Tom Brittney Wrap Up — And Look Ahead
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of the Seventh Season of Grantchester.
As the seventh season of Grantchester comes to a surprisingly satisfying close, fans can be assured that the eighth season of the series is just over the horizon. Series creator and head writer Daisy Coulam and series lead — and director! — Tom Brittney return to the podcast to wrap up and look ahead .
Aug 8, 2022 • 40min
Tessa Peake-Jones Tackles A Tough Season
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the Seventh Season of Grantchester.
The stubborn Mrs. C — Sylvia Chapman — is a centerpiece of the Grantchester family. Her unexpected medical troubles this seventh season leave her and the entire vicarage at a loss. Fortunately, Tessa Peake-Jones is more than able to find the emotional center of her character's difficult moments.
Aug 1, 2022 • 27min
Casting Director Alex Irwin Makes Murderers Every Episode
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of the Seventh Season of Grantchester.
There's a rotating cast of murderers — and murder victims — on every episode of Grantchester. But where do the actors come from who populate the Cambridgeshire rogues’ gallery? Longtime series casting director Alex Irwin reveals how she casts a show.
Jul 25, 2022 • 36min
Tom Brittney Heads Behind The Camera For A Change
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the Seventh Season of.
Grantchester lead Tom Brittney already took a big leap in leading a series after a beloved main character left — and now, he takes on a new challenge in directing that show, too. The actor and director returns to the podcast for a very cinematic conversation about where he draws inspiration behind and in front of the camera.
Jul 18, 2022 • 34min
Daisy Coulam Sees A Tonal Shift In ‘Grantchester’ Season Seven
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of the Seventh Season of Grantchester.
Maybe it’s the season, maybe it’s real-world changes, maybe it’s the tide — but Grantchester head writer and series creator Daisy Coulam feels a positive vibe in the seventh iteration of her character-driven murder mystery. True, there’s still murder — but things are looking up for Will, Geordie and their found families.
May 2, 2022 • 36min
Sarah Solemani Seeds Modern Moments In Vintage Anti-Fascist Fable
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Ridley Road.
Both sides of Sarah Solemani’s family have roots in the Ridley Road area of London, so when she read author Jo Bloom’s haunting novel, Ridley Road, she saw personal elements in the story. Still, the narrative on screen in her new miniseries — a young Jewish woman caught up in anti-fascist espionage — casts a wider and more thrilling net.
Apr 25, 2022 • 35min
After A Busy New Season, Rose Williams Is Ready For Charlotte’s Next Big Moves
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of the Second Season of Sanditon.
Charlotte Heywood is finally able to properly grieve her sense of loss, but the choices she makes at the end of this second season are surprising, to say the least. Rose Williams is ready for the story still to come in season three.
