PBS's History Detectives starts its 10th season with a segment that's stirred up a behind-the-scenes controversy involving ownership of a historic piece of rock memorabilia...

2012

Jun

'QUEEN & COUNTRY': A NICE BALANCE OF CLARITY AND MAJESTY By Tom Brinkmoeller

PBS's four-part series Queen & Country offers a clear, interesting look at the British monarchy's deep and complex history...

2012

Mar

LITERATURE WORTH WATCHING: 'AMERICAN MASTERS' CREATOR SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT LITERARY DOUBLE BILL By Tom Brinkmoeller

Those who love splendid American literature will receive a special treat April 2 when American Masters, a PBS series with a strong reputation for serving up consistently delightful programming, pairs profiles of two renowned American authors...

2012

Mar

CHATTING WITH MICHAEL RIEDEL, THE NY THEATER CRITIC AND TV HOST ATTACKED, AND EMBRACED, BY NBC'S 'SMASH' By Tom Brinkmoeller

After I had written mostly positive things for TV WORTH WATCHING last year about a public-television series called Theater Talk (read the column HERE), I didn't think I'd be writing about this Broadway-news series again soon. Then NBC premiered Smash, and before the first episode was finished, I knew I had guessed incorrectly...

2012

Mar

A RISKY METHOD OF TIME TRAVEL: UNDATED, BUT NOT UPDATED, TV TRAVEL SERIES By Tom Brinkmoeller

Would you suspect something was wrong if you turned on the PBS Newshour one evening and, instead of getting an intelligent dose of the day's news by the program's current on-air team, you saw Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer on the screen, talking about Iraq's recent invasion of Kuwait? Or if you opened your favorite travel magazine and saw a lead story about the imminent opening of Walt Disney World in Florida? We go to archives and libraries for that kind of history. We go to journalists for

2012

Jan

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: AN 'ANTIQUES ROADSHOW' QUIZ By Tom Brinkmoeller

Antiques Roadshow begins its 16th PBS season Monday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET (check local listings). It's a series that fascinates millions weekly, and has thrived over these many years on the air...

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