Entertainment & Arts
Critic’s Notebook: ‘I, Claudius’ left its bloody, sinister mark on TV drama
May 6, 2012
Television
To update. . . .
July 5, 1991
PBS will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Masterpiece Theatre” by repeating some episodes of the program’s most popular miniseries: “Upstairs, Downstairs” Jan. 13 Featured: Three episodes of the nine-time Emmy Award-winning series about the rich Bellamy family and their downstairs help in early 20th-century London.
Jan. 13, 1991
Television: The new name is meant to honor the firm’s commitment to the program. But critics fear it could start a trend and tarnish public television.
Jan. 23, 1996
For the next 15 weeks, Orange County Superior Court Judge Luis A.
Sept. 9, 1993
One of England’s top stage actors, Derek Jacobi is also one of the most modest.
June 9, 1991
Troupe serves up Tom Stoppard’s comedic take on Shakespeare.
Sept. 16, 1999
Ah, Britain. Home of the best TV in the world.
April 15, 1985
Was there ever an empire so beloved by TV and movie fans as Rome?
Aug. 28, 2005
The prime-time TV season doesn’t begin officially until Sept. 22, but competition among the networks’ first-run entertainment programming really begins two weeks earlier, on Sept. 8.
Aug. 22, 1986