Masterpiece Classic 2011 brings back favorite authors and introduces new authors and programs. See the complete 2011 MASTERPIECE CLASSIC schedule.
NOW DISCUSSING
South Riding
May 1, 8 & 15, 2011 at 9pmThree 60-minute episodes
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast in Andrew Davies's (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby's moving love story.
ALREADY DISCUSSED
Upstairs Downstairs
April 10, 17 & 24, 2011 at 9pmThree 60-minute episodes
Upstairs Downstairs is an updated version of one of the most-loved television series. Jean Marsh reprises her Emmy-winning role as Rose along with series co-creator Eileen Atkins (Cranford). Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard and Art Malik (The Jewel in the Crown) also star. Watch the episodes online at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html
The 39 Steps
March 27, 2011 at 9pmOne 90-minute episode
Secret agent Richard Hannay battles German spies on the eve of World War I in a riveting and romantic new version of the thriller by John Buchan. Rupert-Penry Jones (Persuasion) stars as Hannay. Learn more about this series at
http://www.seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/39steps/39steps.html. Read some of Buchan's works online at
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a285![](http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/classic_2011/anyhumanheart.jpg)
Any Human Heart
February 13, 20 & 27, 9pmThree 90-minute episodes)
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew Macfadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall and Jim Broadbent star. Watch online through March 22 at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html.
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The Unseen Alistair Cooke
February 6, 9pmOne 60-minute episode
Told in his own voice and home movies, The Unseen Alistair Cooke shows America as the beloved Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke saw it — the raw material for a lifetime of journalism. (Repeat) Watch online through 2/13 at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/cooke.html![](http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/classic_2011/downtonabbey.jpg)
Downton Abbey
January 9, 16, 23 & 30, 9pm(Four 90-minute episodes)
A stately country house, a noble family and a succession crisis are the backdrop for this epic drama by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) starring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and others. Watch full episodes online through 2/22/11 at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/index.html![](http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/classic_2011/myboyjack.jpg)
My Boy Jack
January 2, 9pmOne 120-minute episode)
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) stars in a World War I drama about beloved storyteller Rudyard Kipling's only son, missing on the Western front in 1915. David Haig and Kim Cattrall co-star as the famous author and his American wife, Carrie. My Boy Jack offers an intimate portrait of a nation at war and one divided family. (Repeat)
Rosemary. For most often two weeks and sometimes 3 weeks at least twice if not three times a year the usual programing is set aside with special programming that is interrupted at least 3 times an hour with an appeal to pledge your annual donation - with the pledge of various suggested amounts are gifts that will be sent when the pledge is paid - today most of us call in and put the amount on our credit card and the gift of most often a Cd or a DVD or a combo of both of the show we are watching is sent right out - when the volunteer takes our information we are encouraged to tell what programs we like and would like to see in the future.
Each area of the country and often each major city has its own local call letters that show the PBS shows along with local programing - our local channel is KLRU - where my daughter lives they have access to three different PBS stations - one from the University of NC and one from close by SC and I forget where the other comes from - each station has a different lineup and according to the success of the pledge weeks they can purchase various shows - Austin has always been generous so we now have three versions of KLRU almost like 3 separate channels - one channel Q2 it is called is nothing but cooking, sewing, gardening and travel shows.