Welcome back to the podcast, returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine as she and Stephanie discuss season 5 of the PBS Masterpiece Mystery series, "Miss Scarlet." This is a favorite show of the podcast and one that Stephanie and Dahlia have talked about at length, so it's bound to be an exciting deep dive.

Do you need to catch up on what happened in the previous seasons? Then listen to the "Miss Scarlet & the Duke" episode in season 1!

In season 5 of MISS SCARLET the show enters a new era with Eliza back in her office with her name above the door. Clarence works alongside her. Nash is in jail. Ivy and Mr. Potts are still engaged and the Duke "William Wellington" will not be returning for New York. This season also introduces Detective Inspector Alexander Blake who does not use private detectives...

Buckle up for spoilers and any zoom glitches

Featured Music: "Miss Scarlet" theme

References:

• Miss Scarlet/Miss Scarlet & the Duke
• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
• Grantchester
• Support PBS!!
• https://protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/
• Doctor Who
• Downton Abbey
• When Calls the Heart
• Pride & Prejudice/Mr. Darcy
• Little Women
• Frankie Drake Mysteries
• Sandition (PBS Masterpiece)
• Myrtle Hardcastle series by Elizabeth Bunce
• Masterpiece Studio Podcast
• Miss Austen
• Anne of Green Gables (1985)
• The Gilded Age
• Bridgerton season 4
• News on season 6 of "Miss Scarlet"
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/the-cast-creator-hopes-for-season-6/
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/miss-scarlet-renewed-for-season-6/#

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In today's episode listen to Stephanie discuss the new Netflix show, "The Lady's Companion" or "Manual para Senoritas." This 8 episode Spanish Romantic Comedy Period Drama premiered March 28th and is a fun time (especially after recovering from all the Tudor Era content).

The Lady's Companion is set in 1880s Madrid and follows Elena Bianda who is a chaperone before girls get married. She's constantly looking for a new job as her turnover is so great. Then she thinks she hit the jackpot when she finds a home with three daughters who have recently lost their mother. She just didn't except to fall in love with one of their potential suitors...

If you like enemies to lovers, forbidden love, betrayal and lots of drama then look no further. You'll find yourself laughing one moment and then crying the next. The Lady's Companion is Spanish speaking and there is an English dub available. If you are a fan of Bridgerton and telenovelas, then this is for you!

0:00--Intro & Period Piece Updates

8:58--Lady Companion's Overview

18:24--Non-Spoiler Section

38:32--Spoilers

1:03:03--Closing

*Hope you enjoy the spring sounds :)

References:

The Lady's Companion/Manual para Senoritas

Inkwell Threads

Grantchester season 10 premieres June 15th

The Gilded Age season 3 premieres June 22nd

Miss Austen premieres tonight! May 4th

Support PBS and Public Media!

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The Spanish Princess (Starz)

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light

Marie Antoinette (PBS)

Jane the Virgin (CW)

Bridgerton

The Empress

The Law According to Lidia Poet

Nanny McPhee

Fetch the Smelling Salts Podcast

Swoonworthy (Podcast)

Emma (Austen)

Netflix's Persuasion

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Journey back into the Yorkshire Dales and to Skeldale House with season 5 of "All Creatures Great & Small." Stephanie and returning guest, Drea Mayer, discuss their favorite and least favorite parts of the most recent season (that ended earlier this year) as well as predictions for season 6 and react to listener thoughts! Remember you can always submit your thoughts via Instagram or by sending an email!

References:

All Creatures Great & Small

Full House

Land Girls (TV show)

World on Fire (PBS Masterpiece)

Lovely War by Julie Berry

Marie Antoinette (currently on PBS)

Wolf Hall (The Mirror and the Light)

Miss Scarlet

American Pie

Downton Abbey

Call the Midwife

Rhys Bowen

The Molly Murphy Mysteries

Her Royal Spyness

The Last of Us

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Grantchester

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Welcome back to another Virtual Book Club episode! This time Stephanie and returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine, are discussing "The Spectacular" by Fiona Davis.

"The Spectacular" is set primarily in 1956 New York City with some flashforwards to 1992. Main character, 19 year-old Marion Brooks is a dance teacher in Manhattan and when she loses her job, she tried out to be a Radio City Rockette much to the dismay of her father, sister, and boyfriend. There is also a mystery (crime thriller) element involving "The Big Apple Bomber" who has been terrorizing the citizens for 16 years.

Beware of spoilers in this episode, so be sure to read the book before if you don't want to be spoiled!

References:

• The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
• Lovely War by Julie Berry
• Grantchester
• The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
• Miss Scarlet
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
• Agatha Raisin
• The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
• Mad Men
• D.E. Stevenson: Miss Buncle's Book (1934) & The Two Abbotts (1943)
• British Library Women Writers
• Tea Is So Intoxicating by Mary Essex
• Chatterton Square by E.H. Young
• Father by Elizabeth Von Arnium
• We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
• The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
• A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
• The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
• In Want of a Suspect by Tirzah Price
• Sugar Street-The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
• CJ Archer's Glass and Steele AND The Glass Library book series
• Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
• Beryl and Edwina Mystery Series by Jessica Ellicott
• Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend by Rebecca Romney
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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Tudor March continues with today's Deep Dive on the Tudors on Screen as Stephanie and her returning guest, Stephanie Rekowicz, discuss and rank their favorites as well as explore why people are obsessed with this time period. With PBS Masterpiece's latest series: "Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light" premiering March 23rd, get prepared with a look at the first series and other adaptations that handle this popular reign.

For more historical context on the Tudors, check out last episode, 'Who are the Tudors?' first!

Editing Stephanie here! What I remembered is that the White Queen (Elizabeth Woodville) calls Prince Richard my Perkin and Perkin Warbeck is historically the imposter, so what a cool Easter Egg :)

Correction: Kate Phillips plays Jane Seymour and Miss Scarlet; not Kate Bishop.

Featured Music: "Theme of Wolf Hall" Debbie Wiseman

References:

"Wolf Hall" (2015)

"Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light" (out now!)

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (novel)

"My Lady Jane" (2024) Prime Video

Anne Boleyn Opera: Anna Bolena (first performance in 1830)

Merlin BBC TV show

Showtime's "The Tudors" (2007-2010)

Costuming Accuracy--Frock Flicks (podcast & website)

Game of Thrones

1923, A Yellowstone Prequel (Paramount)

Noble Blood Podcast (hosted by author Dana Schwartz)

William Shakespeare

"Richard III"

Philippa Gregory

The White Queen (2013) Starz

The White Princess (2017) Starz

The Spanish Princess (2019-2020) Starz

SIX The Musical

Becoming Elizabeth (2022) Starz

Lady Jane (1986)

CW's "Reign" (2013-2017)

"The Lost King" - 2022 film about Richard III's remains found on Hulu

Firebrand (2023)

John Adams (2008)

Where the Heart is (2000)

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What better way to get prepared for the new PBS Masterpiece Series "Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light" then having a history deep dive episode about The Tudors! Henry VIII may be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about this reign, but there's so much more to it!

Join Stephanie in a "Crash Course" on this time in history (1485-1603) as she explores this famous family line. Listen to this episode before the next one to understand the context of upcoming discussion on how the Tudors are portrayed in the media (TV and movies, etc.)

Hope you enjoy!

References:

"Wolf Hall: The Mirror & The Light" premieres 3/23

The Yorks and the Lancasters

The War of the Roses

The Plantagenets

William Shakespeare's History Plays

"The Hollow Crown" (2012)

Starz series: The White Queen, The White Princess, The Spanish Princess (based on Phillipa Gregory's novels)

"War of the Roses: The Yorks vs. the Lancasters" YouTube Video by History Mapped Out

https://youtu.be/2OVrddCnihc?si=lLkoYxYzKg-_zzlX

George R.R. Martin: Game of Thrones

The Kings and Queens of England by Ian Crofton (book)

Richard III

Romeo & Juliet

My Lady Jane (Prime Video)

SIX the Musical

Showtime's "The Tudors"

"The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008)

"Wolf Hall" (2015)

"Miss Scarlet"

"The Crown"

"The Empress"

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

CW's "Reign"

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"Do you believe in miracles?" Find out in today's episode as Stephanie and her returning guest Emily Heyden discuss one of their favorite films, Disney's "Miracle."

"Miracle" tells the true story of Coach Herb Brooks lead the 1980 US Olympic Mens Hockey Team take on the invincible Soviet Union in Lake Placid, NY. Even if you aren't a hockey fan or love sports movies, you will still appreciate this film! It is available on Disney+.

Featured Music: "Dream On" by Aerosmith

References:

Miracle (2004)

Four Nations All Star Hockey Games

Mr. Holland's Opus

President Jimmy Carter

Daisy Jones & the Six

Are You There God, it's me Margaret?

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Herb Brooks

SNL : 1975

The Holdovers

Biopic

Historical Epic

King Richard

Andre

A Christmas Story

Madeline

Heidi

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Pen15 (Hulu)

Yellowstone 1883

Yellowstone 1923

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Who is Princess Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach? Learn about the Empress of Austria-Hungary in today's episode as Stephanie discusses the Netflix show "The Empress." In the first biopic of season 2, be prepared to hear her reactions to the 2 season Netflix show as well as reacting to listeners' thoughts and comparing the historical context. There is both a spoiler-free and spoiler section.

When do you do all your research when watching a biopic? During or after you finish the show? Answer in the poll below!

References:

"The Empress" (2022-Present) on Netflix

Elisabeth "Sisi" von Wittelsbach

Franz Joseph and the Habsburg lineage

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

A Complete Unknown

Rocket Man

Noble Blood Podcast hosted by Dana Schwartz: Episode entitled "Empress Sisi's Beating Heart"

The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023-Present) on Netflix

"The Artful Dodger" on Hulu

Masterpiece's "Victoria"

Sisi(1955) starring Romy Schneider

Sisi: Austrian Empress (2021) on PBS Passport

Podcast: Fetch the Smelling Salts

"The Gilded Age"

Marie Antoniette (2022) on PBS Passport

"Reign" (CW)

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In today's first guest episode of season 2 (and 2025) join Stephanie and her guest, Chelsea Moyer, discuss one of their favorite things: SCORES!

Stephanie loves talking about the music in period pieces (as she does in several past episodes), so it was about time that an entire episode was dedicated to it.

Enjoy listening to Stephanie and Chelsea geek out over their favorite songs, why they love scores so much, and rank their Top Period Piece Songs and Albums! Even if you don't listen to this kind of music on a daily basis, we hope you give it a listen and fall in love as much as us or at least recognize the importance of them, especially in the genre of Period Pieces.

Playlists referenced in the episode:

Buckle up for a long episode and thanks for persisting through these Zoom Glitches; one day they will get better :)

Shout out to all the band and orchestra kids!

References:

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Happy New Year!

To kick off the start of season 2 join Stephanie reflect back on how she'd answer the question: What's the first period piece or piece of historical fiction she remembers falling in love with?

Are any of the ones spoken about today your childhood favorites? Let us know in the comments!

Hope you enjoy :)

References:

American Girl Dolls

For more watch: Babbity Kate YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YDGsUJmYxA

Liberty's Kids

Liberty's Kids Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBF9XEsnvJI

The Secret Garden (1993)

A Little Princess (1995)

"The Gilded Girl" and "A Tarnished Garden" by Alyssa Colman

"The Christmas Doll" by Elvira Woodruff

Heidi (1993)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

Reign (CW)

The Spanish Princess (STARZ)

Madeleine (1998)

"In Two Straight Lines" by Carly Simon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roAO7gTUlls

Anastasia (1997)

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