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• Anne with an E on Netflix

  

  The miniseries Anne on the CBC has now finished the first season and is headed to Netflix (as Anne with an E). Our beloved Anne Shirley from Lucy Maude... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• I'm Still Here! 2016 Round-up

  

  Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell in Victoria on PBS/ITVSorry I haven't been posting lately but my day job has been demanding too much time. So I have a bit of... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT

• To Autumn- Ben Whishaw

  

  Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and blessWith fruit the vines that round the... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Love & Friendship - The Film AND The Book

  

  Jane Austen meets Oscar Wilde meets Monty Python? Yes, please!First let me say, I loved Whit Stillman's Love Friendship (based on Jane Austen's Lady Susan).... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

  

  If you haven't yet heard about Julian Fellowes's new book/app Belgravia you are in good company, as I just heard about it today. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Grand Sophy Film: Latest News March 2016

  

  I recently had a tantalizing comment on my last post about The Grand Sophy film on this blog which went like this:Financing is being pulled together now. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 FINAL EPISODE Best Lines

  

  I can't believe this is the end! There is some talk of a Downton film in the future and there were also rumors of Julian Fellowes penning a prequel to Downton... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 8 Best Lines

  

  Lady Edith: I'd accept him in a trice if it weren't for Marigold. If I stay silent, there's a lie at the heart of my marriage. But if I tell him the truth,... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 7 Best Lines

  

  Daisy: Oh, my God!Mrs. Hughes: I will thank you not to take the Lord's name in vain.Daisy: I hope it's not in vain. I need all the help I can get!By the way, I... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 6 Best Lines

  

  Lady Violet: Roll up! Roll up! Visit an actual dining room complete with a real life table and chairs!Daisy: You don't want to encourage (Mrs. Patmore). She's... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 5 Best Lines

  

  Carson: Are these done enough? This plate is cold...which is a pity. Bubble and squeak as a vegetable with lamb? This knife could do with sharpening. It's been ... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Map of UK Filming Locations

  

  This brilliant map of Downton Abbey filming locations was recently compiled by Wayfair.co.uk. Apparently Wayfair is a US based online furniture retailer... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 4 Best Lines

  

  Lady Violet: Mary needs more than a handsome smile and a hand on a gear stick.Lord Grantham: I'm surprised you know what a gear stick is.Lady Violet: I know mor... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 3 Best Lines

  

  Carson: I am the happiest and luckiest of men.Mrs. Hughes: It's been a long time since I've been on the brink of anything. Except possibly the grave.Mrs. Hughes... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 2 Best Lines

  

  Mr. Drewe: We made a plan. But we forgot about emotion. And emotion's what can trip you up every time.Thomas: Do you want to see Lady Mary showing off her... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Downton Abbey Season 6 Episode 1 Best Lines

  

  Lord Grantham: Do you really like riding like that, when a side-saddle is so much more graceful?Lady Mary: And so much more dangerous!Mrs. Hughes: When I... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• A Child's Christmas in Wales 1987

  

  A Child's Christmas in Wales"I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether it snowed for twelve days and twelv... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Christmas Specials-Sherlock and Call the Midwife

  

  A Victorian Sherlock Holmes and John Watson!Sherlock Holmes has gone Victorian for the holidays! Airing on PBS on January 1st at 9:00 pm we have Benedict... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Grand Sophy Film- A Georgette Heyer Adaptation at Last?

  

  According to the BAFTA website, the writing/producing duo of Olivia Hetreed and Andy Paterson are planning a film adaptation of Georgette Heyer's The Grand Soph... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Suffragette

  

  I finally got to see Suffragette this weekend and it is well worth seeing. Carey Mulligan plays Maud Watts, an East London laundry worker who gets caught up in... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT