Escape into Period Pieces

Season 1 of Debbie Horsfield's re-imagining of John Glasworthy's Forsyte Saga, The Forsytes, aired on PBS Masterpiece this Spring. Join Stephanie in today's episode as she breaks down her thoughts on this new show, discover the source material for the first time and recap some of the 2002 BBC series.
To avoid spoilers watch now on PBS Passport or with the Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video.
Episode Time Stamps:
18:27-21:47: Ada Galsworthy Parallels
24:27: (2025) Show Review
50:01: (2002) Series Thoughts
1:00:00: Closing
Enjoy the atmosphere of the ice-cream and lawn mowers, despite the A/C and closed windows....
REFERENCES:
The Forsytes
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy
2002 and 1967 TV series
Poldark
Debbie Horsfield
Downton Abbey
Bridgerton
The Buccaneers
Doctor Who
Fate: The Winx Saga
Brandon Sanderson
"The Man of Property" (1906)
1985 Anne of Green Gables
Swoonworthy Podcast
The Masterpiece Studio Podcast
Hamlet
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The Other Bennet Sister
Fackham Hall
Wuthering Heights
Next Time: Mr. Holland's Opus! Watch now on Disney Plus.
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Escape back to the Yorkshire Dales with Stephanie and returning guest Drea Mayer as they discuss SEASON 6 of All Creatures Great and Small (available on PBS Passport, Masterpiece on Prime Video and Blu-ray/DVD).
Hear them talk about their favorite moments from this past season, react to the time jump, as well as little Jimmy, Tristan, and the status of Siegfried and Mrs. Hall...
For their past reactions to earlier seasons, be sure to check out the episodes in Season 1 and 2 of the podcast!
References:
All Creatures Great and Small (season 6)
PBS/PBS Passport
Masterpiece Theatre
Downton Abbey
Call the Midwife
The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman
Bookish
Greg Wise
Emma Thompson
Bandstand: The Musical
CW's Nancy Drew
The New Force (2025)
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
A Night Divided by Jennifer A Neilsen
Flipped
The Way Home
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It's time for another Author Spotlight episode! This time on Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) best known for her children's novels: The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Fauntleroy.
In today's episode dive into her life and see the legacy her work has left behind. Hopefully this will get you to pick up one of her novels or watch one of the films based on her work!
Stay tuned at the end of the episode for future episode plans and what Stephanie is currently watching and enjoying :)
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Come to Stephanie's Zoom Lecture this month! (May 13th @ 7PM)
Register now: https://sachem.librarycalendar.com/event/exploring-period-piece-genre-zoom-174927
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REFERENCES:
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Biography: Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden by Angelica Shirley Carpenter and Jean Shirley (1992)
Louisa May Alcott
The Buccaneers Season 2
The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
Death by Lightning (Netflix)
Regency Rumors (Channel on YouTube)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Fauntleroy (1921) film starring Mary Pickford
A Little Princess
1939 Little Princess film starring Shirley Temple
1995 A Little Princess film
A Secret Princess by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz
Jo & Laurie by Stohl and de la Cruz
Alyssa Colman's The Gilded Girl and The Tarnished Garden
The Secret Garden
1993 and 2020 films
1987 Secret Garden Hallmark Hall of Fame film
The Forsytes
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Way Home (Hallmark Channel)
The Law According to Lidia Poet (Netflix)
Stay tuned next time for the episode on ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL SEASON 6!
Let Stephanie know which author you'd like her to discuss next?
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It's finally time... The podcast is discussing another 2026 release with the highly controversial "Wuthering Heights" directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Margot Robbie and Jacobi Elordi that came out on Valentine's Day.
Sound bite from the episode: "So that was a thing we watched..."
In this episode the podcast welcomes back returning guest, Dr. Brian Hicks who specializes in Bronte literature. Brian and Stephanie give their uncensored review of the film and discuss how much it differs from the book, the parts that were uncomfortable and made no sense, as well as what they would like to see in a Wuthering Heights film. Brian also pitches at least three different film concepts.
Beware of book and film spoilers and enjoy hearing two people rant after just watching the film a few hours before recording!
References:
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
"Wuthering Heights" (2026)
Zoolander (Will Ferrell)
Saltburn
Fellow Travelers (2023) mini-series
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Join Stephanie today as she discusses recent shows she's watched so far in 2026 from season 2 of The Artful Dodger and The Buccaneers as well as PBS shows like Bookish and Call the Midwife. But that's not all! She also chats about more current watches and future things to check out!
Today's episode does get spoilery for a few different things, so be sure to check out the time stamps below to not get spoiled (unless you want to be).
Avoid the spoilers time stamps!
4:56 The Buccaneers Season 2
22:26 The Artful Dodger Season 2
33:20 Bookish
41:10 Call the Midwife
47:59 Rapid Fire: Watch or Skip?
51:50 Currently Watching
56:50 Next Up on the Watchlist
References:
The Buccaneers (Apple TV)
The Artful Dodger (Disney+/Hulu)
Bridgerton
Rational Romantics (podcast)
Little House on the Prairie
Bookish
The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman
Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
Call the Midwife
The Choral (2025)
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix)
Schmigadoon! (Apple TV)
Miracle: The Boys of '80
Sandokan
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Forsytes
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
The Other Bennet Sister (2026)
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Fackham Hall
Grantchester
The Law According to Lidia Poet
The Way Home
Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
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