Masterpiece Classic on PBS

This winter/spring, PBS began its first season of Masterpiece Classic, a branch of what used to be known as Masterpiece Theater (now there are seasons of Classic, Mystery, and Contemporary). Ten period dramas were aired during the Classic season, including six movie versions of Jane Austen's novels and a mini-series of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford. Both Cranford and Sense and Sensibility have been nominated for Emmy Awards (ten altogether), and the prime-time awards show is scheduled for Sunday, September 21st. Be sure to watch it!

If you were unable to see the movies when they aired earlier this year, I highly recommend you watch them! You can find the complete list below, and the dates they were aired:

January 13, 2008 - Persuasion

January 20, 2008 -Northanger Abbey

January 27, 2008 -Mansfield Park

February 3, 2008 -Miss Austen Regrets

February 10, 17 and 24, 2008 - Pride and Prejudice

March 23, 2008 - Emma

March 30 and April 6, 2008 - Sense and Sensibility

May 4, 11 and 18, 2008 - Cranford

(Also aired were A Room with a View and My Boy Jack, none of which are set in the 19th century.)


Next season proves to be an exciting one, as Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop are scheduled to air. Charles Dickens theme, anyone?

Personally, I cannot wait!