MASTERPIECE Studio
MASTERPIECE Studio is your backstage pass to the PBS series—from Sherlock to Poldark. After the show, turn off the TV and tune in to MASTERPIECE Studio for the scoop with host Jace Lacob. Listen for exclusive interviews with the cast and crew of your favorite shows. Get the history lowdown behind the people and places you see on screen, and hear revealing stories from the set. MASTERPIECE Studio is made possible by Viking Cruises and Raymond James. Sponsors for MASTERPIECE on PBS are Viking Cruises, Raymond James, and The MASTERPIECE Trust.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 299
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Executive Producer Emma Kingsman-Lloyd Knows Where All The Bodies Are Buried
Warning: This podcast contains spoilers for the first episode of the sixth season of Grantchester.
In the six seasons of Grantchester, the action has mainly centered on the titular village, along w…
00:34:55 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Mark Bonnar Thinks No Character Is Unredeemable
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes Three and Four of the First Season of Guilt.
In Guilt, Mark Bonnar’s snide, crafty Max is far from sympathetic. But the veteran actor thinks eve…
00:34:27 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Jamie Sives Brings His Own Charm — And His Own Clothes — To Play The Hapless Jake
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episodes One and Two of the First Season of Guilt.
Guilt stars Jamie Sives and Mark Bonnar are old friends from high school, so it isn't hard to imagine …
00:33:22 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Chris Lang Made Himself Cry By The End Of 'Unforgotten' Season Four
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Six of the Fourth Season of Unforgotten.
The truly tragic ending of the fourth season of Unforgotten made series creator and head writer Chris La…
00:35:20 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Tom Hollander Doesn't Shirk From A Less Than Likeable Lead Role
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Us.
Douglas Petersen is prickly. The biochemist and father of one is picky, nervous and reluctant to change his mind. Tom Hollander sees h…
00:34:46 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
Saskia Reeves Plays A Sunny Optimist On A European Travelogue
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Us.
The sun-dappled European exploits of Douglas and Connie Petersen and their son, Albie, in Us mask a shifting truth at the heart of the…
00:34:10 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
A Look Behind The Real Story Of FDR And Martha
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Eight of Atlantic Crossing.
As Atlantic Crossing comes to a close, series creator, co-writer and director Alexander Eik joins lead actors Sofia H…
00:32:53 |
Mon 24 May 2021
Family — And FDR — Drew Kyle MacLachlan To MASTERPIECE
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Atlantic Crossing.
The chance to play legendary American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one big reason for Kyle MacLachlan to si…
00:35:25 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Sofia Helin Shines As Crown Princess Martha Of Norway
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Two of Atlantic Crossing.
Norwegian Crown Princess Martha was born in Sweden, but Swedish actor Sofia Helin didn't know her story until she signe…
00:29:13 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Screenwriter Alexander Eik Brings Forgotten WWII History To Life
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode One of Atlantic Crossing.
For American viewers, the story of Norway's Crown Princess Märtha is likely mostly unknown. But the Crown Princess' Wor…
00:33:16 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
Making MASTERPIECE, Episode Three: The "Downton" Effect
Even if you haven't been watching MASTERPIECE every Sunday for the past 50 years, there's a very good chance you tuned in to watch Downton Abbey. The six-season epic brought renewed attention to the …
01:02:11 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
Making MASTERPIECE, Episode Two: Minorpiece Theatre
Masterpiece Theatre enters its third decade and settles in under its third executive producer, Rebecca Eaton, as new challenges pop up to make the Boston-based anthology series' life a touch more dif…
00:50:14 |
Sun 07 Mar 2021
Making MASTERPIECE, Episode One: The Beginning
Five decades is a long time for any television series to air, but when a show hits 50, it's possible some people might start asking questions about where it all started. That's where this podcast com…
00:55:39 |
Sun 28 Feb 2021
Bonus: Nicholas Ralph Previews Season Two
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.
Now that the first season of All Creatures Great and Small has come to a close, what …
00:21:16 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Rachel Shenton Wants Helen To Have A Chance For Fun In Season Two
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Seven of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.
Helen Alderson takes care of almost everyone in the farming village of Darrowby — but…
00:32:35 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Tamara Lawrance Shines In Powerful 'Long Song' Lead Role
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of The Long Song.
The story of Miss July is ultimately a story of strength and perseverance following years of trauma and pain. Lead actor …
00:31:03 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Eliza Scarlet — And Kate Phillips — Is Always In Full Control Of The Scene
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the First Season of Miss Scarlet and the Duke.
A female private detective in Victorian London seems anachronistic — but Eliza Scarlet mor…
00:30:23 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Anna Madeley Keeps Skeldale House In Working Order
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Five of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.
Even casual viewers of All Creatures Great and Small can see the obvious head honcho i…
00:31:16 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
Remembering Dame Diana Rigg, A True MASTERPIECE Icon
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.
Dame Diana Rigg has been a MASTERPIECE regular for decades. From her Emmy Award-winnin…
00:22:51 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Take It From Samuel West — The Real Siegfried Farnon Was Just As Quirky
Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Three of the First Season of All Creatures Great and Small.
Siegfried Farnon is a difficult man to live with — and Donald Sinclair, the real life…
00:41:21 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
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