Escape into Period Pieces

What do Miss Scarlet, Miss Fisher, Frankie Drake and Lidia Poet have in common???
They're all in today's episode on THE LADY DETECTIVE TROPE!
What is a "lady detective?" A basic answer, a female 'amateur' sleuth, but that's not all... Listen to Stephanie and returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine's, discussion on this concept and so many great examples of this character type. Be prepared for slight spoilers, but major spoilers for MISS SCARLET SEASON 6.
After you listen, be sure to check out Dahlia's latest release: A Good Morning for Giddo found wherever you purchase books!
REFERENCES:
Nancy Drew
Miss Marple
Agatha Christie
Miss Scarlet (season 6)-- PBS, Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries--Acorn TV, Roku Channel and Hoopla
Frankie Drake Mysteries--PBS
The Law According to Lidia Poet--Netflix
Shakespeare & Hathaway
Grantchester
Cleopatra Fox series by CJ Archer
Edwina & Beryl
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Gran Hotel
Secret of the Nile (Egyptian Gran Hotel)
Myrtle Hardcastle series by Elizabeth C. Bunce
Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey
Britbox Title referenced: The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000)
Miss Scarlet & the Duke: House of Mystery by Victoria Dowd
Fetching the Smelling Salts-Lidia Poet episode
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
Miss S (HBO Max)
Ghosts
Masterpiece Studio Podcast
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Escape into the pond on Landry farm in today's episode as Stephanie discusses the Hallmark tv series THE WAY HOME (2023-2026), which just concluded its final season last week.
THE WAY HOME follows three generations of women in the Landry family who are coming back together after Kat gets divorced and moves her daughter back to her childhood town and home. Her daughter, Alice discovers a magical time traveling pond on their land that takes her back to 1999 where she meets family members she's never seen before and starts to solve the mystery of what happened to them. That's just skimming the surface as this show dives into many different times and introduces lots of characters.
Watch the first three seasons now on Netflix and the fourth with Hallmark Plus or Hallmark Channel.
Spoiler section starts: 36:47
Closing: 1:05:51
References:
The Way Home (2023-2026)
The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox)
Young Sherlock (Prime Video)
Sense and Sensibility (Oct 2026)
Providence Falls (Hallmark)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Reign (CW)
School Spirits
Doctor Who and River Song
Anne of Green Gables/Anne with an E
Best Medicine (it's actually Doc Martin not Doc Brown)
Nancy Drew (CW)
Charmed Season 6
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
Little House on the Prairie coming this July!
Atonement
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In today's episode, Stephanie and returning guest Emily Heyden discuss a nostalgic 1995 favorite, Mr. Holland's Opus (available on Disney Plus).
Listen to two teachers review the film and get critical over why they felt nostalgic about it and how those feelings have changed during this recent rewatch as well as reminisce about playing an instrument in school.
References:
Mr. Holland's Opus
The Holdovers
Pretty Woman
The Green Mile
That Thing You Do!
A League of Their Own
School of Rock
Miracle
Now & Then
John Adams (HBO series)
Hamilton
YesterYear
Yellowstone 1883
Philadelphia
Little House on the Prairie (Netflix 2026)
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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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