Tag Archives: PBS

There’s a New Inspector in Town

Posted on October 13, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Maigret (2025) I must admit that it was difficult to watch this contemporary version of an old classic show. Even the description of the character from the books completely ties in with what I remember of previous versions. Maigret wears … Continue reading →

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“What’s It Like to Learn This?”

Posted on February 20, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Finding Your Roots (PBS) This is the other ancestry show. The same cross-section of famous people get to undergo the Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journey into their past. But Mr. Gates has an agenda. He wants them to confront slavery … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Remember Laughing So Hard, as Last Night

Posted on May 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016) Christmas pantomime shows are all the rage in the UK. This one got filmed, which definitely sets it apart from other ones. It’s the filmed version that we watched on PBS, last night. There are … Continue reading →

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They Say, in Entertainment, that Timing is Everything

Posted on October 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

World on Fire (2019 – ) We started watching this series on PBS last night. From the episode we saw, it might be that this is season two, since the story seems to come in the middle of the conflict … Continue reading →

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