Podcasts about lord grantham

The recent Paddington Bear film series has been a delight to audiences, prompting a renewed interest in the famous bear – and even seeing the late Queen get in on the action. Filled with charm and humour, the third film in the series Paddington in Peru hits cinemas on January 1. Most well known as Lord Grantham on Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville stars, alongside the loveable Paddington Bear, as Mr Brown. Speaking with Francesca Rudkin ahead of the film's release, Bonneville explained Paddington's stint at "marmalade rehab" was behind the seven-year gap between films. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast for Sunday 22nd December 2024 Lord Grantham himself, Hugh Bonneville tells Francesca about his return to the delightful world of Paddington Bear - he also let's us know when the next instalment of Downton is coming. Kiwi reggae band Corrella are in studio to talk about winning awards and sing us 'Cookie' off their latest album Skeletons. ZB and NZ Herald Political Editors Jason Walls and Claire Trevett review the political year and look ahead to what they want from the Government next year. The Galapagos Postman Jonny Beardmore is on a worldwide letter delivery mission - he tells us about his journey so far. And travel contributor Megan Singleton has experienced Christmas travel chaos three days out from Christmas - she shares her experience. Get the Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast every Sunday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new season of PBS MASTERPIECE and MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! is here and so is our annual preview podcast with executive producer Susanne Simpson. In the preview Susanne describes her executive producer role as an inheritance similar to the legacy estate of the family patriarch, Lord Grantham, in DOWNTON ABBEY, MASTERPIECE's most popular series to date. In the full podcast Susanne highlights two exciting new historical dramas coming to PBS MASTERPIECE in 2025. Episode 60 launches Tuesday, October 22. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historicaldramasisters/support

On 23 April 1924, a landmark broadcast took place - the biggest so far. And on day of podcast release, it's the centenary! 100 years ago at time of writing, King George V opened the Empire Exhibition at Wembley, becoming the first monarch to broadcast. It also stands as the oldest surviving recording of a BBC broadcast - and the only excerpt of the BBC from the 1920s.  The BBC couldn't record anything until 1932, when the Blattnerphone came along. So how did this 1924 broadcast manage to be retained? For decades, it wasn't. A 1964 episode of Desert Island Discs tells the tale, of how their 1936/1955 Scrapbook for 1924 programme aired without the recording, but with a sad admission that there was none... till a listener got in touch. Dorothy Jones' husband had recorded the king off-air via a home-made device. Thanks to him, and her, and Scrapbook producer Leslie Baily, we have this sole recording of the 20s' Beeb. It's quite a tale. The broadcast alone was revolutionary - with 10 million people listening via loudspeakers on street corners, brand new radio sets for their homes... even Downton Abbey hired in its first wireless set (but will Lord Grantham keep it? Oh go on then...) Hear all about the momentous exhibition, the broadcast, the recording, and a rundown of royals who ruled the airwaves - and it goes back further than you might think. Hear too of brand new research into an unheralded royal radio encounter from 1906 - before even 'the world's first broadcast' took place, King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (Palace) were enjoying a 'radio' whistling solo and a personalised greeting. Thanks for listening. Do share, rate, review, rant, rave, tell people about the podcast. It's a solo operation - not made by the BBC, just by comedian & writer Paul Kerensa. So thanks!   SHOWNOTES: If you enjoyed this, make sure you've listened to our episode on The History of Coronation Broadcasts and A Brief History of the BBC Archives. Listen to the 1924 recording of the Prince of Wales and King George V. Listen to the 1923 gramophone record of King George V and Queen Mary. Listen to the 1923 recording of President Woodrow Wilson - the world's earliest recording of broadcast radio. See the picture of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra encounter 'the talking arc' via our Facebook group or on Twitter. (search for 'talking arc') We try to only use clips long beyond copyright - but any BBC copyright content reproduced courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Original music is by Will Farmer. Support us on Patreon (£5/mth), and gain bonus videos and writings in return - we're reading the first book on radio, Cecil Lewis' Broadcasting from Within, for example. Hear all instalments read to you: patreon.com/posts/patron-vid-savoy-75950901 ...Interested in joining a live actual walking tour around those first BBC landmarks? I'm thinking of running one, summer 2024. Email paul at paulkerensa dot com for details of when. Paul's on tour: An Evening of (Very) Old Radio could be playing in your town. If not (likely), book it! Details: www.paulkerensa.com/tour More info on this radio history project at:  paulkerensa.com/oldradio

In this week's episode, we take a look at techniques for ensuring accuracy and verisimilitude in your novel. This week's coupon is for the audiobook of GHOST IN THE SEAL as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of GHOST IN THE SEAL for 50% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: SPRINGSEAL The coupon code is valid through March 19th, 2024, so if you find yourself needing an audiobook to leap into spring, we've got one ready for you! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 190 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is March the 1st 2024 as I'm recording this and today we are talking about how to create the feeling of accuracy in fiction. Before we get to that, we will do Coupon of the Week and give you an update on my current writing and audiobook projects. This week's coupon is for the audiobook of Ghost in the Seal as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of Ghost in the Seal for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: SPRINGSEAL and then is SPRINGSEAL and that code will also be in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through March 19th, 2024. So if you find yourself needing an audiobook to leap into spring, we've got one ready for you. Now for an update on current writing and audiobook projects. I am as of this recording 48,000 words into Ghost in the Veils, which puts me on Chapter 10 of 22, so almost halfway there. I'm hoping to get to 50,000 words by the end of the day, but we will see what happens. I am also 33,000 words into Wizard Thief, the second book in my Half-Elven Thief epic fantasy series and that is hopefully going to come out fairly quickly after Ghost in the Veils is done. I am also 5,000 words into Cloak of Titans, which will be my next major project after Ghost in the Veils and Wizard Thief are done. In audiobook news, Shield of Storms is now available, as excellently narrated by Brad Wills. You can get that at the moment at Audible, Amazon and Apple and it should be turning up at the other stores fairly soon once it gets through quality assurance. You can in fact get it at my Payhip store at the moment as well. I'm also pleased to report that Half-Elven Thief did well enough to merit an audiobook and recording for that will be going underway through the month of March. So hopefully if all goes well, the book will be available sometime in April. 00:01:56 Main Topic: Accuracy and Fiction Let's get right into our main topic: the importance of accuracy and fiction. Before that, why do we want our fiction to have some degree of accuracy to it? The reason for that is fiction doesn't have to be realistic. However, it has to feel realistic. It's called verisimilitude, the sensation of something that feels real, regardless of whether it is actually real or not. This is important because it ties into a concept called suspension of disbelief. We all sit down to read a book of fiction, a novel, a fantasy novel, a science fiction novel, mystery novel, whatever. We know that the book isn't real and that nothing in it actually happened. However, what we need to do is suspend our disbelief of what's happening in the book, which is necessary in order for us to enjoy what is happening and it is much easier to keep a sense of disbelief if your book has good verisimilitude, if it feels real. The example I always used to cite this is that if you live in the United States and probably the UK as well, you know they are constantly having problems with the phone scammers primarily targeting older people. One of the famous ones had a person saying that the person in question was late on back taxes and if they did not pay immediately, the IRS would send the sheriffs to arrest them for back taxes. This is implausible for several reasons. One, the IRS, if you owe back taxes, does not start the process by a phone call. It starts by a letter. Two in the United States, sheriff is an elected position, and so if anyone was going to be doing arresting, would that probably not be the sheriff, that would be the sheriff's deputies. And three, even though the sheriff's deputies do have arrest powers, generally, they do not make arrests for back taxes. So right away we see that this scam phone call is implausible for a number of reasons and can be immediately disbelieved by anyone with basic knowledge of either U.S. law enforcement or the way the US tax system works. Now imagine someone did this in a thriller novel or a mystery novel. There's a scene where the IRS sent sheriffs to arrest someone for nonpayment of back taxes. That doesn't feel real if you have any knowledge of the topics, which breaks the verisimilitude, which destroys the suspension of disbelief. The reader will either give up on the novel or hate-read it to the end and leave a bad review. For fiction, you don't have to do as much research as you would for nonfiction, but it is a good idea to do enough research that you can create verisimilitude, the feeling of reality, that won't jar the reader of the book and destroy suspension of disbelief. So why research? Research is not just for historical fiction. Any part of fiction, even a contemporary romance that touches on real life, has details that can benefit from check fact checking and areas are jarring to readers and can take them out of the story and make them give up on the story entirely in some cases, which comes from not having enough verisimilitude to maintain the suspension of disbelief. Additionally, certain genres have extremely high standards for factual accuracy, such as military fiction, historical fiction, or medical mysteries, etcetera. The example I always use for this is Jack Carr's The Terminal List, which, as a thriller has a lot of military oriented people using a lot of military oriented equipment. I believe Mr. Carr has said in several interviews and podcasts how he spends a lot of time researching all this because his audience tends to be people with expert knowledge of various military weapon systems or law enforcement procedures and they will immediately spot any factual errors and email him many times about this until the end of time. If you're writing in one of those genres, it really does behoove you to do a lot of research. Other genres tend to be a bit more forgiving, such as fantasy and romance, as long as the world has a strong internal consistency. Additionally this is where we get into realism versus verisimilitude. Readers will allow a certain amount of blurring facts if it moves along the story. For example, how long a lab work can take in a police thriller. It's a common plot device where in real life, police and forensic labs typically are backed up for months but in fiction, you can have your detective or your detective's boss pull some strings and move things along. It's also important to note that plausibility is more important than accuracy. For example, to the best of my knowledge, there is not a Starbucks kiosk at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Milwaukee, WI. But doesn't it feel completely plausible that there would be one since many American zoos do have coffee kiosks? So if you happen to mention in passing that there's a Starbucks kiosk at the Milwaukee County Zoo, that kind of plausible, if inaccurate detail most likely would not jar your reader out of the story. Factual error is often much worse if the plot depends on it. For example, a wrong fact in jury selection in a comment made in passing is less jarring than if it's the main plot point or if, for example, you're a legal thriller and your protagonist wins using evidence or tactics that in real life would get them thrown out of court or cause a mistrial, or even disbarred. Televised legal dramas are occasionally quite bad at this, where the lawyers win cases using tactics and legal techniques that would get them in enormous quantities of trouble. But if you're writing a legal thriller, the audience tends to be more knowledgeable than average about that kind of thing. So it is a good idea to do research. Some small facts that may seem insignificant can matter a lot to a reader, because they can stand out even to a non-expert. For example, in the United States, most of the states in the country are subdivided into administrative units called counties, which is why we talk about the county sheriff and how counties elect sheriffs and commissioners and so forth. However, in the state of Louisiana, they don't have counties, they have parishes. So if you're writing a book set in Louisiana, and you refer to a county in Louisiana that can jar the reader of the book if they have any knowledge of Louisiana. Another example would be you describe the final section of the baseball game as a quarter instead of an inning. Baseball doesn't have quarters like American football or American basketball does. Baseball has innings, so it's little technical details like that can be something to watch out for because you can trip up on them pretty easily. However, the flip side of this is you can use this as a technique where a factual error becomes an important plot point if you do it deliberately. For example, you can have in a police thriller evidence was stored outside of normal procedure in a way that would break the law in real life because it turns out someone actually was being bribed and the law actually was being broken. A more benign example, someone makes up a call number for the library book and it turns out to be gibberish because the person made it up on the spot, so you don't need the accurate number for the library book. Deliberately working in factual errors like this, so long as you include them in a way that you know what you're doing and it is important for the plot, can be a really neat technique where the reader will feel validated if they spot this error and then it turns out to be important later on, like someone came claims to be from Louisiana and talks about growing up in New Orleans County, only for someone to realize that New Orleans and Louisiana do not have counties. So here are some specific examples of things you may want to research in your fiction to avoid common errors. Number one: location. Distance is a major source of factual error. Movies famously ignore how long it takes to drive across Los Angeles, especially in traffic. You have movies where someone you get from one end to LA to another in like 20 minutes, which if you do it at 2:00 AM, that might be possible, but any other time during the day it's going to be traffic gridlock, and you're going to spend a lot of time in traffic. It takes much longer than 20 minutes to get from one end of LA to another. Another thing to watch out for is languages. A prominent example is Brazil. The dominant language in most of Central America and most of South America is Spanish, so people tend to assume that the dominant language in Brazil is Spanish. It's not; it's actually Portuguese. Many people in Brazil do speak Spanish because all their neighbors speak Spanish, but the main language in Brazil is not Spanish, it is Portuguese, so it's very jarring when shows have police or military officials in Brazil speaking Spanish when they should really be speaking in Portuguese. So that is the kind of detail to watch out for. Location details can also be jarring to people familiar with the location, but not necessarily the general audience. For example, in 2023, Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee closed. I'm pretty sure it's 2023. If you have a book set in Milwaukee in 2024, a person cannot be a student at Cardinal Stritch University because it no longer exists. And in fact, the date of that is probably something I should have researched (Transcriptionist's note: it closed at the end of their spring semester in 2023). Another famous example was a couple years ago, there was a Christmas holiday movie on the Roku Channel that depicted someone driving to Wisconsin from The Twin Cities and in the drive, the main character drove past a mountain range. I don't know if you've ever been to Minnesota or Wisconsin, but both of them are famously fairly flat and have no mountain ranges anywhere within the state. So that is something a little bit of research or effort would have avoided. Another good thing to research is specific procedures for the military and law enforcement, legal and scientific procedures if you're writing that kind of book. These are often highly specific and detailed and therefore you may have to do more research as a result if you're, for example, writing a legal thriller that revolves around the specific procedures and arcana of the American legal system. People will accept a certain amount of glossing over the more technical details for dramatic tension and avoiding lulls in the plot. Where it feels wrong, and unearned, is if procedures are ignored entirely or warped beyond recognition. Here are some examples from fiction of processes warped beyond recognition. The English department of a major university are awarding tenure based on a competition with other professors. That is not how that works. There's not a tournament of tenure that you can participate in to win tenure. Another example would be a soldier getting out of court martial because he had a heartfelt conversation about bravery with his or her commanding officer at the bar the night before. That is not how any of that works. At that point in the process, the court martial will be well out of the commanding officer's hands and the soldier in question's fate would be decided by the court martial. Another example from fiction would be a surgeon receives an award and promotion after convincing her husband to let her perform a risky new procedure on him. That, again, is not how any of that works. Surgeons are not allowed usually (save in cases of, you know, extreme emergency) to operate on family members because they can't be objective. Additionally the surgeon in question would be in all kinds of questions with the Ethical Review Board and if things go really badly, they would end up losing their license and may even face criminal liability. So obviously these are things you want to research. A third and final thing that is sort of broader category is that you want to focus on specific details for things you are researching based on the kind of novel you're writing, like you're writing a legal thriller, you will want to spend more time researching the specific legal details of the story you're writing. If you're writing like, for example, a historical novel about the British peerage, for example in Downton Abbey, the Earl of Grantham is named Robert Crawley, but he is always referred to as Lord Grantham, not Lord Crawley, because he's the Earl of Grantham. Very commonly, historical romance novels are known for not getting this correct, and it often irritates more knowledgeable readers. If you're writing historical fiction, another thing you might want to research is hairstyles, because hairstyles vary widely across historical periods. The final thing to keep in mind is the need to balance your research with the story. We've all read books where it was very clear that the author did a lot of research and was going to share it with us, whether we like it or not, because we'll have info dumps that go on for pages and pages. Too many details and facts are boring to the reader and rarely makes sense in the context of the story. An example would be a character explains 6 or 7 paragraphs explaining local politics to someone who's lived in the town for 20 years. You want to avoid the cliche of “as you know,  Bob” information dump. Having someone familiar with the particular profession review your work might be helpful, but unless they're a true expert, they're not going to catch everything. Remember that readers pick up a fiction book to be entertained and not taught. Facts when done correctly, add verisimilitude to the story, help with the suspension of disbelief, and make stories more interesting. And finally I'd say that you want to make a good faith effort of being as accurate as possible, but don't stress too much over it because I find as I'm writing my 150th novel at this point (I speak with a little bit of experience here), that no matter how much research you do, no matter how careful you are, it's just not going to work for everyone and someone is either going to point out something you got wrong or something that doesn't work for them, which is a matter of interpretation. I'd say focus on writing the best story you can and focus on being as accurate as you can, but if you have to pick between the two, focus on writing the best story you can. Though, bear in mind that if you have to make your legal thriller revolve around something that could not possibly happen in real life, then you are not writing the best story that you can. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful and a quick word of thanks to my transcriptionist who once again helped me pull together the research for this episode. A reminder that you that you can listen to all the back episodes of the podcast, often with transcripts at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

可以搜索公号【璐璐的英文小酒馆】或者添加【luluxjg2】咨询课程or加入社群，查看文稿和其他精彩内容哦~Hi, everyone. And welcome back to Britain under the microscope.欢迎回来【闲话英伦】Hi, 安澜。Hi, Lulu. Hi, everyone.Hi everyone. You sound a bit nasal.I've got a little bit of a cold.Okay. I suppose it adds a different type of charm.Yeah. And it's a good thing. It's audio, I don't look that great at the moment.All right. So, chitchat aside, let us get into today's topic. You know, when a lot of Chinese people when they think about British or English drama就很多人看英剧的时候, I think they start with, you know, what you call it? Big houses, servants, lords, ladies…Yeah. Kind of like sort of period drama.对, 你们管那个叫period drama, 有点时代剧那个意思。So for example when I was watching Downtown Abbey.Yes.唐顿庄园. And also some episodes of Miss Marple like Agatha Christie's, 阿婆的一些都是这种大庄园里面。Yes. So it's that time, it's the early 20th century. It's the era of the manor house.I thought today let's focus on that. What did you say? You called them Manor houses. Well. There's lots of different names for them. You can call the manor houses, country houses or stately homes.Manor is m-a-n-o-r.Yeah.What does that mean “Manor”? Well. The manor was basically the big house and the land around it.就是一个像庄园这种感觉。对吧Yeah. So, we would still say, for example, the lord or lady of the manor.By the way, statistically and realistically, how many British people still live or still own that type of manor houses?Very very very very few.It's not just, I mean just being rich, is not enough, is it?No.据我所知, 他好像是要有什么原来的那种贵族aristocrats。Well. You get some rich people that they do buy these big houses, they probably don't own much of the land around them. But the thing is - incredibly expensive to keep. And normally if you're looking at more of a traditional manor house, it comes with a lot of responsibilities.Responsibilities? I thought that's just a private home, you just take care of it like we do to our houses or flats.No, traditionally being the lord of the manor means that you have very close ties to the village, because the land is so big or it was so big that they would have its own little industries, it would have its own farms. And, it comes with a lot of responsibilities for the villagers, the people who live nearby.Oh, that's why. I'm sure a lot of you when you are watching TV shows like Downtown Abbey think about Lord Grantham.

"He's nice. He likes cars, and he's mad about you. I rest my case." - says Tom Branson to Lady Mary about Henry Talbot. Initially, I figured… meh! - Downton Abbey is going to be some stuffy pre-war British soap drama, it'll be just OK, I'll give it an episode or two. But I found myself rather enamored by all aspects of it. The show has its moments of exaggerated drama and bits of upstairs/downstairs… but each episode is packed and feels like a separate movie and not a serial or episodic story. Oh yea, and there's lot of interesting cars in there too!  Articles from the TL:DR mini-series can be found on gtmotorsports.org; and if you'd like early access to these minisodes, be sure to check out our Patreon. ======================================================================== Check out our membership program and go VIP at: https://www.patreon.com/gtmotorsports Other cool stuff: https://linkin.bio/grantouringmotorsports GTM = Years of racing, wrenching and Motorsports experience brings together a top notch collection of knowledge, stories and information. #everyonehasastory #gtmbreakfix - gtmotorsports.org

A special interview on the ground in Oakland: Shaddock visited the Bay Area for the weekend's SAFC game. I interviewed my hosts, a group of Roots fans (and owners): Izzy, River, Vivian, and Lord Grantham himself. It's a before and after of the experience of visiting Oakland for a Roots game. A real roller coaster of a game: a disaster for SAFC at 2-0 to a comeback 2-2 tie. The Roots fans learned what a Mentality Minster is. Nobody cried, but much fun was had. Enjoy!

In this week's episode of Downton Abbey, Sybil's interest in politics lands her in trouble, Bates makes a shocking revelation about the wine thief, Edith finds a new suitor, Carson worries about Mary's reputation, and Sybil is injured in a political disturbance. Main Cast Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley Brendan Coyle as John Bates Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates Jim Carter as Mr. Carson Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes Rob James-Collier as Thomas Barrow Crew Creator: Julian Fellowes Director: Brian Percival Writer: Julian Fellowes Original Air Date: October 31, 2010 Sybil's Political Activism Sybil has been increasingly interested in politics lately, and she attends a rally with Branson. However, her father, Lord Grantham, is furious when he finds out and forbids her from attending any more political events. The Wine Thief The mystery of the wine thief has been plaguing Downton Abbey for weeks, and it finally comes to a head in this episode. Bates is accused of being the thief: he knows who the wine thief is, but he refuses to tell anyone else. He then hands in his notice, saying that he can no longer work at Downton Abbey with the thief still there. Edith's New Suitor Edith seems to have found an unexpected admirer in Sir Anthony Strallan. Sir Anthony is a wealthy landowner who is interested in courting Edith. Edith agrees to go on a date with him. Mary's Reputation Carson receives a letter informing him of the rumours that are circulating about Mary. The letter says that Mary is being talked about in town for her relationship with Mr Pamuk. Carson is worried that the rumours will damage Mary's reputation. Sybil's Injury Sybil goes to the counting of the votes for the local election. When things get rowdy, she is knocked unconscious. Branson is blamed for her injuries, but Matthew comes to his defence. Matthew Proposes to Mary The episode ends with Sybil recovering from her injuries and Matthew proposing to Mary. But will she accept?

If you've been waiting since Party Down's S02 finale in 2010 for your pink-bowtied friends to come back into your life: good news! S03 premiered on Starz last week, and Mark Lisanti has come back to discuss it with us. Around The Dial takes us through The Consultant, Harrison Ford's new TV career, a selection of highlights from Peacock, Yellowjackets, and a horrifying ad for the home repair app Thumbtack. We answer Suley's challenge to create a Downton Abbey spinoff concept in which Lord Grantham loses the family estate on a poor investment. Tara pitches the Wellington Paranormal episode "The Coolening" for submission into The Canon. Then we name the week's Winner and Loser and move on to the male half of last week's Re-Role Playing Game. Grab a snack from a passing tray and join us: we ARE having fun yet! GUESTS

Corey met Hugh Bonneville! The LoG chat about his experience and brief interaction with Lord Grantham himself before diving into a straightforward episode of The Crown. Phil gets his groove back and Diana and her BFF (not side piece) cause some drama. Also what is squash? To support the LoG on Patreon visit: https://www.patreon.com/lordsofgrantham To buy LoG Merchandise visit: https://www.teepublic.com/user/lords-of-grantham-podcast

A fabulously fun conversation with the great Hugh Bonneville! On 'Downton Abbey: A New Era', the Crawley family's new adventures, bringing back the original ensemble, how Lord Grantham has evolved this past decade and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Morris discovers that, in the age of post-modern irony and multiverses, there are still movies that believe in telling great stories. Just not always in English. A drama from Iran and a thriller from Korea are two of the best of the year. Meanwhile the weight is over for Downton Abbey fans. Downton Abbey: A New Era sees half of Lord Grantham's family go to the French Riviera, while the other half host a film crew, shooting a silent movie at Downton. A hero is the latest from Iranian master Asghar Farhadi (A separation, The salesman). A winner at the Cannes Film Festival last year, it tells of a bankrupt man who gains a popular reputation when he finds a bag of money, and nobly returns it to its owner. But is the story quite as straightforward as it seems? And Escape from Mogadishu sees a violent civil war break out in Somalia, trapping man y foreign embassies. And the only way the rivals from North and South Korea - long-standing enemies - can get out alive is if they co-operate with each other.

Downton Abbey: A New Era sees half of Lord Grantham's family go to the French Riviera, while the other half host a film crew, shooting a silent movie at Downton. Starring Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Tuppence Middleton and new face Dominic West (The Wire).

Hugh Bonneville talks to Noni Needs about the excitement of being back on set and starting the filming again on Downton Abbey 2. There's also an update on vaccination marshalling at Midhurst.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you like period dramas? Do you like overly complicated names and titles? Do you like murderous vaginas? Then my goodness, you will most certainly like our Downton Abbey episode!In this totally and completely spoiler laden episode you will learn all about the Crawley family and their many servants and friends, including Carson the walrus butler, Lady Edith and her generally sucky life, how many characters get needlessly killed off to serve the plot, and finally why Lord Grantham is really the villain of the piece. Julian Fellowe's television masterpiece is certainly fun to watch and beautiful, but do we actually like it? Well you will have to listen to find out....

Oldie Editor, Harry Mount, speaks to Dominic Green – Life & Arts Editor at the Spectator USA and regular contributor to The Oldie's Letter from America Column – about his new suit, which made from the same material used for Lord Grantham's valet in the new Downton Abbey film.

At any point between 2004 and 2014ish, if Apple had announced that it was doing away with iTunes, music consumers and tech-heads around the world would have dejectedly tossed down their 2nd gen. 4 gig capacity blue ipod minis and shouted, “But my music!” Recently, however, when Apple casually mentioned that they were killing the service (in name, at least), it was sort of met with a worldwide “Ok, whatever.” In this episode of Ponderings from the Perch, Momma Bird Priscilla McKinney met with Jeffrey Hayzlett to discuss - at least partially - if there will be any discernible impact for podcasters and podcast listeners during the separation and renaming of Apple’s various media services. Spoiler: it’s unlikely. Jeffrey Hayzlett is the Chairman of C-Suite Network, host of The HERO Factor Podcast on C-Suite Radio, a primetime television host and a bestselling author. In addition to the iTunes kerfuffle, he and Priscilla discuss the art of podcasting, good guests, bad guests, and the importance of a network related to individual podcast genres. Ponderings from the Perch is a member of C-Suite Network, which Hayzlett founded to give c-suite themed podcasts a familial bond to share resources and connections.  What else? Celebrity look-alikes, of course! We’ll get you the photographic documentation in a forthcoming blog recap, but the Little Birds have collectively suggested that Hayzlett bears a resemblance to the great Hugh Bonneville - in short, we foresee Mr. Hayzlett answering to “Lord Grantham” in the near future! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for a tweed-swathed jaunt through history and Scone Palace, won't you? In our most Delicious Dish-iest episode yet, we talk about the charms of Mary Berry, the Stone of Destiny, traditional British Christmas foods, and the general dimness of Lord Grantham. Also, are you on Team Cadbury Roses or Team Nestle Quality Street? DO TELL.

The Lords are back in town after a week break to recover from the loss of Lady Sybil. Downton is in a state of mourning, but that won't stop the controversy from occurring and Lord Grantham getting some opportunities to holler. Dave and Corey have a surprisingly synced positive power rankings, and much, much more!

Dave and Corey analyze the 'finale' of Season 2. The Lords read their first negative review, Corey's friends put him in his place regarding his thoughts on Lord Grantham's extramarital activities, and the rankings reverse for the first time ever. Want to win a Downton Prize from the Lords? Send questions and comments (Downton related or otherwise) to us on Twitter @LordsofGrantham!

Dave and Corey happily move forward after the events of P. Gordon. The war is over, but things at Downton are heating up. In perhaps the most immature episode of the Lords of Grantham, Dave assumes Bates has some new duties working with cousin Matthew. Corey takes glee in Lord Grantham's busy day, and both Lords take the side of a snarling antagonist. Send us your questions on Twitter @LordsofGrantham!

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Season Six of *Downton Abbey. Michael Engler knows first-hand exactly how much pressure comes with directing a "national treasure." In this encore "Directing Downton" episode, Engler takes us behind the scenes of the two season six episodes he helmed—the series finale and Lord Grantham's bloody dinner—and reveals what it took to bring those important chapters to the screen.

The Lords return to discuss the premiere episode of Season 2. Corey is smitten with Lord Grantham's military uniform, Dave questions the moral fiber of Thomas Barrow, and both men don't know enough about World War I. Plus, controversial power rankings and more!

*Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of Season Six of *Downton Abbey. In this encore episode, Hugh Bonneville (Lord Grantham) and director Michael Engler take you behind-the-scenes of that shocking moment where Lord Grantham had a close brush with death. But Robert's health isn't the only thing worth talking about...This week, love is in the air. Our Downton roundtable discusses Mary and Edith's escalating romances.

WARNING: Downton Abbey spoilers ahead. What does that have to do with Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express"? We have no idea, but Lit & Liquor still went there. This week we talk mustaches, Dan Stevens' sexy French accent, and all things Hercule Poirot. Grab a hot Avalanche cocktail for the 2010 BBC TV series with David Suchet and then chase it with a Sparkling Cyanide for the new 2017 version with Kenneth Branagh. Warm or cold, one of these is sure to tickle your fancy and get you thinking for our in-depth and completely intellectual discussion.

  Masterpiece’s Downton Abbey came to an end last night after six seasons. In this tell-all exposé, Scottish composer John Lunn talks about his years with the Crawley family, what Lord Grantham really thought of Branson, and his thoughts on Thomas Barrow’s perpetual bad attitude. Okay, okay — not exactly. But Lunn does talk about how he got into writing for TV, how it’s different than writing operas and violin concertos, and about being part of the Downton team for six seasons. Past (and future!) secrets are revealed. All in a lovely Scottish accent.     All music in this episode (except for the Bach) from the CD, Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in B Minor BWV 893. JS Bach. Angela Hewitt.   The Suite Such Good Luck Escapades End of An Era Audio production for this episode by Todd “Lord of Toddington” Hulslander with pregnant pauses by Dacia Clay and assistance from Mark DiClaudio. Learn more about John Lunn here. For more about Downton Abbey, go here. 

Kirsty Young's castaway is Hugh Bonneville.Known around the world for his portrayal of Lord Grantham in ITV's hugely popular Downton Abbey, he made British audiences laugh with his portrayal of the hapless Ian Fletcher in the BBC comedies Twenty Twelve and W1A and charmed audiences of all ages as Mr Brown in the animated film, Paddington Bear.His immense range as an actor has ensured he's seldom been out of work since joining the National Theatre in 1987, but his thespian leanings started much earlier - writing, performing & even creating tickets for his very own dramatic productions - performed for his family at home. He was born in London to a surgeon and a former nurse and grew up with two older siblings. At junior school he refused to let a teacher put him off his passion for acting which he continued to pursue while doing a degree in Theology at Cambridge.He chose an acting career over law, and following a brief time at drama school, his first professional role was "bashing a cymbal" in A Midsummer Night's Dream at London's Regent's Park theatre in 1986. He joined the National the following year and achieved his ambition of being a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991. His television debut was as a conman in the ITV drama Chancer and his first appearance on the big screen was in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh. He appeared opposite George Clooney in the 2014 film The Monuments Men and was the voice of Father Christmas in the BBC's adaptation of the Julia Donaldson picture book Stick Man.Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Kirsty Young's castaway is Hugh Bonneville. Known around the world for his portrayal of Lord Grantham in ITV's hugely popular Downton Abbey, he made British audiences laugh with his portrayal of the hapless Ian Fletcher in the BBC comedies Twenty Twelve and W1A and charmed audiences of all ages as Mr Brown in the animated film, Paddington Bear. His immense range as an actor has ensured he's seldom been out of work since joining the National Theatre in 1987, but his thespian leanings started much earlier - writing, performing & even creating tickets for his very own dramatic productions - performed for his family at home. He was born in London to a surgeon and a former nurse and grew up with two older siblings. At junior school he refused to let a teacher put him off his passion for acting which he continued to pursue while doing a degree in Theology at Cambridge. He chose an acting career over law, and following a brief time at drama school, his first professional role was "bashing a cymbal" in A Midsummer Night's Dream at London's Regent's Park theatre in 1986. He joined the National the following year and achieved his ambition of being a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1991. His television debut was as a conman in the ITV drama Chancer and his first appearance on the big screen was in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh. He appeared opposite George Clooney in the 2014 film The Monuments Men and was the voice of Father Christmas in the BBC's adaptation of the Julia Donaldson picture book Stick Man. Producer: Cathy Drysdale.

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday Podcast. News, Talk, Laughs and Downton Abbey Re-Cap. But today we take on Barbie in the Bitter Business Bureau. Love the new options, Barbie but honestly, what took you so long? Lian has issues with Mattel so hold your applause until you hear her two cents.    Plus: Democracy Rules! Yes, we're sick of Iowa but it's still the best system in the world.  Birthday Bash: If you have the chance to give an 80th Birthday, then do it. Crown, beads and Celebrations.  Who gives more money to charity-- Men or Women. Julie has the answers so tune in Olympic Preview: Thanks to Title 9 the US is set to clean up in Rio.  #NWGSD : That's the hashtag to use when you post your photos of girls and Women celebration the power of sports. Go ahead and tag your Satellite Sisters in your posts. We want to cheer on all our Satellite Sisters, young & old. @satsisters Cauliflower Crises: The Price of Popularity Grease Live: We loved it! Shout outs to all   Plus: Downton Abbey Re-Cap : Bloody HELL! Lord Grantham gives birth to an alien through his ulcer-- right there at the dinner table!   

[Downton Gabby Off-Season 4] - The Damsels are still on the "Game of Thrones" bandwagon (despite the several public defections) as we talk about the season finale: Jon Snow's really bad day (or is he?), Cersei's epic Walk of Shame, and Arya gettin' stabby with it at the brothel. Why is the girl aggrieved? Maybe it's because this season's GoT had not a single Lady Director. Just a theory. We continue our Fellowes Film Festival with the Julian-penned "The Young Victoria," a feminist-approved historical romance which had us scrambling to the Wikipedia English Royalty entries so we could get all the first cousins straight. Plus all the Downton news and updates you know you want (Lord Grantham in a leisure suit, anyone?) So grab a drink from the Many-Faced-God (actually, don't) an join us for this rowdy episode of Downton Gabby Off-Season.

[Season 5 Finale] - Another season of Downton Abbey must end, but at least there's plenty of crazy action in this finale! (Unless you are a woman who just has to stand there looking pretty while a dude shoots birds)  We've got Lord Grantham becoming unbecomingly emotional, Edith smiling (twice!), and one very sexy man motoring off into the sunset as 1924 comes to a close.  Who will end the year happy and who will be disappointed? We gnash our teeth over romances lost, speculate about the ones that are blossoming, sigh over losing Tom to America, and wonder if we could possibly maybe for real move on from the prison story lines next year. (Please!) We also debate the Butler Power Rankings, request more time-traveling characters who could guest star, and unveil the winner of our fan fiction spin-off competition! Take a break from all the drunken caroling and join us for one last discussion of Season Five!

Each week, Slate culture critic and Outward editor June Thomas will join frequent contributor Seth Stevenson to dissect the latest developments on the new season of Downton Abbey.  In this installment of the podcast, Thomas and Stevenson discuss Lord Grantham's feelings towards Marigold, poor Anna's arrest, and what plotlines should be resolved in the Christmas episode.  Note: As the name implies, this podcast contains spoilers, and is meant to be listened to after you watch each episode. Our sponsor this week is HBO, presenting the new documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." More info here.  Spoilers for Episodes 4 to 9 will be made available to Slate Plus members on Sundays at 10 p.m. Eastern, at the conclusion of the PBS broadcast—and to non-members on Tuesdays morning. (Want early access? Join Slate Plus! Start your 2-week free trial at slate.com/spoilerplus)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week, Slate culture critic and Outward editor June Thomas will join frequent contributor Seth Stevenson to dissect the latest developments on the new season of Downton Abbey.  In this installment of the podcast, Thomas and Stevenson discuss Lord Grantham’s feelings towards Marigold, poor Anna’s arrest, and what plotlines should be resolved in the Christmas episode.  Note: As the name implies, this podcast contains spoilers, and is meant to be listened to after you watch each episode. Our sponsor this week is HBO, presenting the new documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." More info here.  Spoilers for Episodes 4 to 9 will be made available to Slate Plus members on Sundays at 10 p.m. Eastern, at the conclusion of the PBS broadcast—and to non-members on Tuesdays morning. (Want early access? Join Slate Plus! Start your 2-week free trial at slate.com/spoilerplus)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week, Slate's culture critic and Outward editor June Thomas will chat with frequent contributor Seth Stevenson to dissect the latest developments on the new season of Downton Abbey.  In this installment of the podcast, Thomas and Stevenson discuss Lord Grantham's tearful farewell to Isis, Lady Edith's short reign over the publishing house, and whether Atticus and Rose's new engagement will really last.  This podcast contains major spoilers, so listen after you watch each episode. Listen to the other episodes here. Feedback about today's podcast? Let us know! Plus@Slate.com. Our sponsors this week are: HBO's The Jinx. Four decades. Three murders. And one very rich man who refused to speak, until now. “The Jinx” airs Sundays at 8 on HBO. And Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/downton and using the promo code “Downton”  For info on how to subscribe to the Slate Plus podcast feed, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week, Slate’s culture critic and Outward editor June Thomas will chat with frequent contributor Seth Stevenson to dissect the latest developments on the new season of Downton Abbey.  In this installment of the podcast, Thomas and Stevenson discuss Lord Grantham’s tearful farewell to Isis, Lady Edith’s short reign over the publishing house, and whether Atticus and Rose’s new engagement will really last.  This podcast contains major spoilers, so listen after you watch each episode. Listen to the other episodes here. Feedback about today’s podcast? Let us know! Plus@Slate.com. Our sponsors this week are: HBO’s The Jinx. Four decades. Three murders. And one very rich man who refused to speak, until now. “The Jinx” airs Sundays at 8 on HBO. And Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting www.casper.com/downton and using the promo code “Downton”  For info on how to subscribe to the Slate Plus podcast feed, go here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[S05E04] - It's a little topsy-turvy this week at Downton, as we find ourselves on Lord Grantham's side of several issues, starting with the Battle of the Bunting at another awkward family dinner. We may love what she's teaching Daisy, but we can't support any more lectures in the dining room or embarrassment of poor Tom. More bad behavior shows up in London, with Lord Gillingham going full Scorned Nice Guy when Mary tells him he's been banished to the Godfather Zone. What will his next move be as he tries to convince her to tie the knot after all? And will the suddenly very yummy Charles Blake keep sliding back into the picture to complicate matters further? Luckily not everyone is acting like a jerk this week, as Lord Merton treats us to an adorably sincere proposal for Isobel's hand in marriage. Please say yes so we can see a wedding (and maybe another fashion show while shopping for dresses)! Will the Dowager be able to help her pauper-like prince find some answers? Is there any hope on the horizon for an increasingly distressed Edith or the tragedies of Thomas? Will Molesley get that silver polished in time? Wait for your butler to finish decanting your wine and then join us for another episode of Downton Gabby!

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[S05E03] - So much romantic intrigue and crackling dialogue in this episode! Mary's back from Liverpool, but not without that narc Spratt spilling all to Violet who has a thing or two to tell her about that dangers of illicit love. Meanwhile, Anna hides THE THING in her tiny cottage while Tony wonders why Mary hasn't called. Cora gets an art history lesson from Mr Bricker while Lord Grantham gets his own much-deserved schooling. We finally hear the full story of Baxter's secret shame, as well as Miss Bunting's unsolicited opinion of Russian nobility. While Edith goes over the edge, a bearded Prince from Violet's past shows up to make us all wonder whether she did more in St Petersburg than buy souvenirs. So dust off those relics, pour yourself a big glass of vodka and join us for another episode of Downton Gabby. 

This week: Oscar nominee Steve Coogan (“Philomena,” this summer’s upcoming “The Trip to Italy”) meditates on condiments and dramedies … “The Monuments Men” star Hugh Bonneville – a.k.a. Lord Grantham on “Downton Abbey” -  minds his manors … Former “The Office” employee B.J. Novak introduces us to Wikipedia Brown, Boy Detective …  The BFFs behind Comedy […]

This week: Oscar nominee Steve Coogan (“Philomena,” this summer’s upcoming “The Trip to Italy” ) meditates on condiments and dramedies … “The Monuments Men” star Hugh Bonneville – a.k.a. Lord Grantham on “Downton Abbey” -  minds his manors … Former “The Office” employee B.J. Novak introduces us to Wikipedia Brown, Boy Detective …  The BFFs behind […]

[S04, E04] - A sewing machine and a refrigerator shake the very foundations of Downton this week. In other news: Another week, another new maid! Crafting, fresh-squeezed oj, a mysterious alliance with Thomas -- we're not sure what else Baxter has up her sleeve, but so far, we think we like it. Elsewhere, Anna and Bates are thankfully on the mend. We're ready for this storyline to move along, but we're pretty sure you'll be able to guess which damsel did NOT tear up during their heartfelt reunion. Upstairs, Mary's looking radiant as another potential suitor pops by, Lord Grantham is getting soft in his old age, and Isobel's picked a new crusade of the week. All seems to be going well...except what's the deal with Edith's mysterious doctor's visit? (We think we might know.) Grab a savory tart from your scary futuristic refrigerator and settle in for the latest episode of Downton Gabby!y!

Kelly & Tom finally get down to making jokes about Downton Abbey S4E3, and they want to be very clear that they aren’t interested in helping rapists. However, they do address Anna’s assault, try to cast Futurama characters in Downton Abbey, recount a 1922 hipster conversation, speculate about Lady Raven’s subjects, decide once and for all whether Alfred is dumber than Lord Grantham, strap the Dowager Countess to the top of the Beverly Hillbillies’ truck, invent a new word, come up with a radical plan to get Lady Mary past Matthew’s death, and accuse Braithwaite of witchcraft so much that it’s like an Arthur Miller play. Kelly goes inexplicably nuts over the animated film Anastasia, Tom impersonates an Irish baby, and everyone laments how different things were before the war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's 11 p.m. on a Monday night and my head is killing me. For the benefit for you people—you people!—I've just slogged through a half-dozen bottles of wine, each of which has some tie-in to a celebrity or a hit TV show. Why? Because Kristin from New York started it. A loyal listener, Kristin is, and she wrote in to my Fame Fatale podcast, asking whether the new Downton Abbey wines—yes, there are now two wines with Lord Grantham's front yard on the label—are worthy of anyone, even the downstairs maids. So for this week's episode, I invited Los Angeles sommelier Whitney Adams; Nathan Hazard of the Table Set podcast; and show favorite and Nerd Out cohost Lisa Jenkins to offer their expert opinions. Yes, we sampled the Downton claret, but we didn't stop there. We also poured a cab by Mike Ditka; a white by the late Paul Newman; an offering from Francis Ford Coppola; and plenty more.Are any of them worth their elevated price tags? You'll have to listen to find out...

S03 E03: The roof is on fire! Not because of Mrs. Hughes nifty new toaster, but the shenanigans Tom’s been up to in Ireland. We’re almost more shocked than Lord Grantham–even if it *was* an ugly castle.

Kelly & Tom’s final recap of Downton Abbey Series 2 is light on the Christmas, heavy on the special!  Matthew goes full emo, Isis pulls a Great Escape, Mary mines the literary canon for humor, Jinksy gets caught with his robe on, and the hall boy speaks!  Kelly & Tom wax emotional about the Cousins, try to predict what Baron Fellowes has in store for Series 3, and award this year’s final rating on the Maggie Smith Scale of Maggie Smiths!  All this, plus Lord Grantham and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Sequence of Events. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s business as usual in this recap of Downton Abbey S2:E7 as Kelly and Tom chat about the Edwardian equivalent of Yahoo! Answers, Sir Richard’s epigrams, Grantham Bucks, Jane’s possible alcoholism,  the Sallie Mae Shed of Failure, the zenith/nadir of Lady Mary’s bitchery, the capabilities of knickers, and Lord Grantham’s post-war hipster proclivities.  They also lament the lack of Downton’s saloon, advise listeners on teabag-steeping, and Kelly says “luncheon” a lot.  Plus, super-size Telegrams from Our Cousins and the return of Fashion Backwards and Tom Repeats History! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[MAD MEN S05 E02] - So many people to offend, so little time: Betty puts on a few pounds: An American Tragedy. We say, "throw some bugles on a sundae and eat without shame!" Sterling is the new Lord Grantham, selling beans to stoners, will Ginsberg and Peggy have hate sex? And more...

In this recap of Downton Abbey S2:E2, Kelly and Tom geek out because Adebisi is following them on Twitter, come out in favor of embroidery, and suss out some really depressing facts about World War I.  Back on the farm, Edith has her most interesting plot to date, McG impersonates Napoleon, Thomas fails to kickstart the Edwardian “It Gets Better” campaign, Ethel greets all of Downton’s unexpected guests, Lord Grantham throws a tantrum, and Miss O’Brien’s heart grows three sizes in one episode.  The hosts also catch Julian Fellowes in a continuity scandal, discover the best way to kill Tom, and wonder whether Lady Mary and Sir Richard can build something worth ruining. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Major Mustachio, the bromance of Bates and Lord Grantham, needlepoint vs. blogging, and our weekly segment of "Fuck You Mr. Bates."