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Criminally underappreciated Brit actors: Rupert Graves.

April 25, 2017 Sarah 2

When you start to watch a lot of British TV, you’ll notice that there are a lot of key actors and actresses who show up […]

What makes British television better than American?

March 23, 2017 Sarah 2

First off, you should know that the post title this morning is the sort of thing that makes Mr. GreatBritishTV very unhappy. When I told […]

http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/moran

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 5 MORE Irish actors and actresses to find on TV.

March 16, 2017 Sarah 2

On Tuesday we discussed five Irish actors and actresses with whom you simply must spend this St. Patrick’s Day. And in case those actors and […]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10752207/Chris-ODowd-interview-Fame-hasnt-changed-me.-But-its-changed-everybody-around-me.html

Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Five Irish Actors and Actresses on TV

March 14, 2017 Sarah 0

Happy St. Patrick’s Day week! I’ve always felt, as someone with absolutely no Irish heritage or genetics, that I shouldn’t really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. […]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/spotlight/6-surprising-queen-victoria-facts/

Not loving “Victoria”? Consider watching these royal period dramas instead.

February 9, 2017 Sarah 4

Yeah, I’ve been watching the historical drama “Victoria” on PBS, simply because I am powerless to turn off any program produced in the UK (don’t […]

http://www.cabletv.com/blog/americas-favorite-british-tv-shows-by-state/

Favorite British TV programs by state.

February 7, 2017 Sarah 4

Have you seen this yet? It’s America’s Favorite British TV, by State. I’m not quite sure what I think about it, and I really don’t […]

5 British TV soundtrack composers you should know.

February 2, 2017 Sarah 1

Okay, I’m not suggesting you choose which British TV shows to watch based on their soundtracks. Except, maybe I am. Today, a list of programs […]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/news/sherlock-returns/

Five shows to watch now that Sherlock is over–if it is over.

January 24, 2017 Sarah 4

Well, three episodes up, and three episodes down. The fourth season of Sherlock has come and gone–too quickly?–so the question must be, well, all right, […]

http://www.historychannel.com.au/shows/penelope-keiths-hidden-villages-s-2/

British TV recommendations from friends.

January 19, 2017 Sarah 0

Perhaps one of the best aspects of enjoying British TV is talking it over with like-minded and like-viewing friends. This week I got two emails […]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/02/19/james-norton-my-love-life-is-infinitely-less-interesting-than-my/

Vicars and priests and British TV, oh my.

January 17, 2017 Sarah 0

One thing I’ve often noticed about British TV is that members of the clergy (vicars, primarily) tend to be portrayed much more often than they […]

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