We are lucky to employ some amazing interns at CET and ThinkTV. This blog post was written by Nadya Ellerhorst following her first trip out on a shoot to help produce an episode of The Baking Journal. Enjoy! It was a Tuesday morning and one of Stephanie’s Great Danes had just broken a potted plant. For the rest of the day, I had a lingering […]
Ten home cooks representing a variety of regions in the United States. Eight episodes. Three expert judges. One “Great American Recipe.” On PBS’ new cooking series The Great American Recipe, cuisines from all corners of the globe find their way into contestants’ dishes. This series celebrates the different flavors and stories that American cuisine has to offer! In this series, 10 home cooks will compete […]
MASTERPIECE is back with the new drama-filled series, Hotel Portofino. Starring Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication, Halo), Hotel Portofino features charming characters from different walks of life mingling in an exhilarating cocktail of romance, glamour and mystery. The six-episode show follows an elite – yet dysfunctional – British family who open a hotel for upper-class travelers on the magical Italian Riviera during the Roaring ‘20s. “Filled […]
Chief Programming Officer Jim Wiener’s infamous Q&As, which used to be featured in our Membership Magazine, are now on our blog! Read the next round below: I was enthusiastically looking forward to the first episode of Ridley Road, but what a disappointment! I could understand less than half of the dialogue because of the accents. The day before I had re-watched several earlier episodes of Downton […]
As the founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking shows like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls…, street-wise champion for the arts Joe Papp believed great art was for everyone, not just for the privileged few. American Masters: Joe Papp in Five Acts tells the story of this cultural change agent who worked for more than […]
This segment of our blog, The Baker’s Corner, features insights from The Baking Journal’s host, Stephanie. To view all content from The Baking Journal, please visit www.thinktv.org/thebakingjournal/ or www.CETconnect.org/thebakingjournal and subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pjrZPeeRenFKAF3kBuZcQ! Hello, Baker’s Corner readers! Today’s blog post is all about the health benefits of baking. Yes, you read that correctly, health benefits!! Baking has been found to help […]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic and The Spanish Flu, the bubonic plague hit San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1900s. This was the first time that the world’s most-feared disease – The Black Death – made it to North America. American Experience’s new film Plague at the Golden Gate tells the gripping story of the race against time to save both San Francisco and the nation from […]
As a dark-skinned Pacific Islander, Five-time Olympic medalist Duke Kahanamoku broke through racial barriers with athletic accomplishments before Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson; yet relatively few outside of Hawaii know the details of his inspiring story and considerable impact. Narrated by Aquaman and Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa, Waterman – Duke Ambassador of Aloha, a new film from American Masters, reveals Kahanamoku’s […]
May is Jewish American Heritage Month! This month we reflect on the contributions made by the Jewish people to our country. From providing the world with life-changing scientific solutions to composing some of the best-known songs in the country, Jewish Americans have left an indelible mark on our country’s history. Learn about a few Jewish Americans who helped shape our country and/or culture on this […]
Read what critics had to say about the series below: “It’s a drama with resonance. It has the right story to tell—alas—in our current dark age.” – The Guardian “Ridley Road is an action thriller as well as a period piece, with chases, fights and romance to go with its political context.” – The Independent “What makes Ridley Road a joy to watch is not […]
