Historian Lucy Worsley finds answers to real historical crimes.
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Fun Fact about Lucy Worsley, the woman best known in the U.S. for her many documentary series, like Lucy Worsley Investigates and Holmes vs. Doyle, in which she does historical deep dives into British history. In the U.K., she's actually known for her many documentary series
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Thanks to the oddities of PBS scheduling, the second season of Lucy Worsley Investigates has aired sporadically throughout the last three months. We reviewed the first two episodes when they aired in January 2025, and with the final episodes now out, we’re back to wrap up the season. The
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PBS has been off cycle from the commercial TV world ever since it discovered it could have the entirety of January to itself. However, spring is still a significant part of the schedule, especially when Masterpiece has a series it genuinely believes can compete in the yearly Primetime Emmy push.
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If you aren’t already familiar with historian and presenter Lucy Worsley, get ready to meet the only person on Earth who can make reading microfilm compelling. Worsley has presented British history documentaries on everything from Sherlock Holmes to Marie Antoinette. Her somewhat catchall series, Lucy Worsley Investigates, is back
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As another television year fades to black, PBS stations close the book on 2024, a year that included releases for both new and existing series. From unexpected treats like The Marlow Murder Club and Gemma Arterton’s grounding performance in Funny Woman to a satisfying ending to Moonflower Murders, there
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The holidays are nearly over, and the new year looms large on the calendar, even as emails are still bouncing back and half the people you need to talk to are on vacation. However, the end of the year also means it’s pledge drive time in the world of
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From antiquity to the Blitz, monarchs to suffragists, presenter Lucy Worsley’s British history expertise knows no bounds. Though she began her career as a curator and inspector of historic buildings, her passion for making history accessible to the public landed her first documentary appearance in 2009’s Inside the
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Popular historian Lucy Worsley’s first TV appearance was in 2009 for the documentary Inside the Body of Henry VIII, joining a medical doctor and a biographer in a special that examined the king’s physical condition on the 500th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. Worsley commented that