PBS

Aug 2022 27

Detectives for Free on PBS: Grantchester & Endeavour

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

PBS, for me KVIE or KQED, is another way to get a dose of “ahhh” for my Anglophile thirst with Masterpiece Mystery. No membership fee required. No commercial breaks, barring the seasonal pledge break. Every summer the new seasons for Endeavour and Grantchester are aired, and to better adjust to the year wait, the previous season is rerun to remind fans of last year’s events and cliffhangers and allow newbies a chance to get up to speed.

Jan 2021 9

Real People and Real Neighbors: Jeff and Jill Aiello

2021 Articles, Community, Movies, Tom Sims

by Tom Sims

On December 24, Christmas Eve, Jeff Aiello posted these words to his Facebook friends: “Christmas Eve marks the official end of the Creek Fire.”
It was a great Christmas gift after four months of High Sierra burning.

Sep 2020 19

Endeavour (Season 7) & Father Brown (Season 8) PBS

2020 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

PBS is an easy, free way to see some favorite and popular U.K. mysteries and police procedural with access to Masterpiece Mystery on KVIE and KVIE2 (Sacramento) and KQED (San Francisco). Every year Endeavour shows up, but with infrequent reruns the rest of the year. Father Brown is a regular with weekly reruns from the current and some of the previous seasons. I also make regular weekly visits to watch favorites like Vera, Death in Paradise, Prime Suspect, Grantchester, Morse, Lewis, Midsomer Murders, The Dr. Blake Mysteries and more although not the full series and not all the time. However, even with issues of regularity, variety, and completeness, PBS is a good way for many to enjoy these popular favorites.

Aug 2018 18

The Doctor Blake Mysteries An Australian Gem PBS and BritBox

2018 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Anglophiles in the United States have always been at a disadvantage when trying to access U.K. television programs and movies. Some are picked up and presented on local public television stations, but consistency and variety are problematic.

Jul 2017 22

ValleyPBS Celebrates 40 Years

2017 Articles, Sarah Peterson-Camacho, TV

by Sarah A. Peterson-Camacho

Downton Abbey, Sesame Street, Ken Burns—PBS is known for its wide variety of quality television programming, and ValleyPBS is no exception. And as the Valley’s local PBS affiliate celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, ValleyPBS CEO Phil Meyer sat down with Kings River Life to discuss the past, present, and future of Valley Public Television.

Jul 2017 8

Murder and the Cloth: Grantchester

2017 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Grantchester, first aired in 2014 (UK) and 2015 (US), is entering its third season, Sunday nights on PBS. Based on The Grantchester Mysteries, a collection of short stories by James Runcie, this detective drama is set in the 1950s.

Jul 2016 23

The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! Part 2: Inspector Lewis & Endeavour

2016 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Inspector Morse concluded its run in 2000, but not its popularity. “What will the next invasion bring?” Two spin-off dramas crossed to our shores providing a positive nod to the original, yet unique enough to become favorites among the “Morse” fans.

Nov 2012 24

New Tricks is a Treat: More than 9 million BBC Viewers Agree

2012 Articles, Deborah Harter Williams, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Deborah Harter Williams

One of the most popular dramas on BBC One for ten years features an eccentric bunch of ex-policemen, brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes.