Raise a pint for Inspector Lewis
Kevin Whately talks about the detective’s final season
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’The struggle with writing is over’: Philip Roth at 80
America’s greatest hope for winning the Nobel Prize for literature has never been more relevant
Eight ways to save the next season of ’Downton Abbey’
A concerned fan on a wishy-washy season
’Downton Abbey,’ Season 3, Episode 2: fashion forward
The cast’s costumes are ever-evolving, on set and off
Ken Burns on the impact of climate change and the ‘Ken Burns effect’
In conversation with Brian D. Johnson
Mr. Rogers would have loved this remix
Warning: once you hear his gentle voice singing ’Garden of Your Mind’ you may want to listen to it all day
And You Thought the CBC Had Problems
I sometimes talk about how Canada has problems making - or at least getting people to watch - home-grown TV, and what the CBC’s...
Intelligent viewers have spoken
A show once dubbed ‘grandparents’ TV’ is rocking the ratings wars
The ultimate bromance
A cheeky new series plants Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the 21st century
The "cozy" mysteries of summer
From books to television, the gentle mystery genre is everywhere these days