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Everything British Streaming on PBS for January 2026
Our monthly rundown of everything British coming to PBS and PBS Passport for January 2026.
Great Performances
The long-running PBS franchise, dedicated to live theatrical events.
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Shakespeare in the Park Returns to 'Great Performances' with 'Twelfth Night'
Since Great Performances rekindled its relationship with The Public Theater and its long-running Shakespeare in the Park summer festival series in the mid-2010s, the recording of the live show has been the endcap of the PBS series' TV season, arriving in early to mid-May. Those who couldn't
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'Great Performances' To Air London Production of 'Next to Normal'
Long-time public television fans will probably have picked up by now that, no matter what happens in a given year, there is always one guaranteed Shakespeare production that airs on Great Performances in May as the TV season draws close. Most years, it comes via a broadcast of whatever show
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'Great Performances' Trailer for 'Hamlet' Resets the Bard in America
When Great Performances was founded in the early 1970s, the Free Shakespeare in the Park series was already an institution, with Joseph Papp starting the series in the 1950s. However, it was still young on many levels, as the theater in which it performed had not been established until the
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Everything British for PBS Viewers to Stream in May 2024
It has been a very long spring, and while summer's mystery series are all announcing themselves for June and July, we're not actually there yet. There's one more month of high-profile releases heading this way, and at least two more Masterpiece shows to go
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Everything British Coming to PBS Passport in November 2023
We've reached November, and the holidays are just around the corner. World on Fire, Annika, and Hotel Portofino are half over, and the Christmas specials are going to be descending upon us in a month or so. Sunday nights are packed with British mysteries; Thursdays (for some local
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'Great Performances' 'Making Shakespeare: The First Folio' To Mark "Folio 400"
The United Kingdom is a tiny island in the Northern Atlantic that once ruled a vast expanse of the globe. While today, that empire is a vestigial tail of what it once was, but its primary export still reflects that legacy: Culture. For centuries, the British way of life has
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Robert O’Hara on 'Great Performances' 'Richard III' & Shakespeare Meeting Us Where We Are
Great Performances celebrates 50 years on PBS in 2023, and as part of the anthology series' 50th anniversary, it's leading off with another anniversary special -- Shakespeare in the Park's Richard III. The Joseph Papp-conceived free-for-all production celebrated 60 years since opening its signature arena
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British Shows to Stream on PBS Passport In November 2022
PBS's Sunday fall lineup from Masterpiece didn't roll out until mid-October, so most of this season's British arrivals only landed on Passport two weeks ago. That being said, with the holidays just around the corner, some U.K. treats are heading to streaming for
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5 Shows to Stream on PBS Passport in September 2022
The early days of September are traditionally a pledge time for most PBS stations, but that doesn't mean a complete absence of new programming. Though the big titles won't arrive until October, there's plenty to stream on PBS Passport and available on the PBS
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National Theater's "Romeo & Juliet" Coming To PBS' 'Great Performances'
Though live performances are largely still shuttered over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, fans of Shakespeare can rejoice, and those who have needed a jolt of theatrical goodness are in for a treat. PBS's Great Performances has picked up the rights to Romeo & Juliet, the planned