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Downton Abbey, Season 4

With the new year comes “Downton Abbey, Season 4,” the continuation of the spellbinding costume drama created and written by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes. It’s another season of fascinating “must see” television (usually an oxymoron). PBS, taking full advantage  ...
Foyle’s War, PBS

Foyle’s War, PBS

Foyle’s War’ (Series VII) PBS Masterpiece MysteryCreated and written by Anthony HorowitzStarring: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle WeeksPBS stations, Sundays, Sept. 15-29, 2013, 9 p.m. ET/PT       A fabulous new seventh season of the applauded British series, “Foyle’s  ...
The Lady Vanishes, PBS

The Lady Vanishes, PBS

    'The Lady Vanishes' Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence Starring Tuppence Middleton, Tom Hughes, Selina Cadell Adapted by Fiona Seres (based on the 1936 novel “The Wheel Spins,” by Ethel Lina White) Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS stations Aug.  ...
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Mr. Selfridge, PBS

In 1909 London, American Harry Selfridge (Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”) arrives with his family from Chicago determined to modernize the London shopping experience as he did in Chicago at Marshall Field’s. The brash, bold and self-assured Selfridge finds that traditional retailers  ...
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LyricFest, Philadelphia

Philadelphia,
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano, led the LyricsFest performance'Journey Toward Freedom' LyricFestFirst Presbyterian Church, PhiladelphiaMarch 3, 2013 LyricFest designs concerts with scope and historical significance so well that it often results in uniquely vital programming. Earlier this year, their single  ...
Debussy’s Preludes by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on DG

Debussy’s Preludes by Pierre-Laurent Aimard on DG

A Master Interprets Debussy’s ‘Preludes’ Pierre-Laurent AimardClaude Debussy, “Preludes” Books 1 & IIDeutsche GrammophonCD 477 9983 The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presented pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s concert of Claude Debussy’s "Préludes" (Book II) at the Perelman Theater late  ...
Downtown Abbey, Season 3, PBS

Downtown Abbey, Season 3, PBS

'Downton Abbey' Season 3 Written and created by Julian Fellowes Directed by Brian Percival, Ashley Pearce, Jeremy Webb and David Evans Starring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens Masterpiece on PBS stationsSundays, Jan. 6 through Feb.  ...