Escape into Period Pieces

All Creatures Great & Small Season 6 w/ Drea Mayer

Escape back to the Yorkshire Dales with Stephanie and returning guest Drea Mayer as they discuss SEASON 6 of All Creatures Great and Small (available on PBS Passport, Masterpiece on Prime Video and Blu-ray/DVD). Hear them talk about their favorite moments from this past season, react to the time jump, as well as little Jimmy, Tristan, and the status of Siegfried and Mrs. Hall... For their past reactions to earlier seasons, be sure to check out the episodes in Season 1 and 2 of the podcast! References: All Creatures Great and Small (season 6) PBS/PBS Passport Masterpiece Theatre Downton Abbey Call the Midwife The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman Bookish Greg Wise Emma Thompson Bandstand: The Musical CW's Nancy Drew The New Force (2025) I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys A Night Divided by Jennifer A Neilsen Flipped The Way Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

Beyond The Secret Garden: The Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett

It's time for another Author Spotlight episode! This time on Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) best known for her children's novels: The Secret Garden, A Little Princess and Little Fauntleroy. In today's episode dive into her life and see the legacy her work has left behind. Hopefully this will get you to pick up one of her novels or watch one of the films based on her work! Stay tuned at the end of the episode for future episode plans and what Stephanie is currently watching and enjoying :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come to Stephanie's Zoom Lecture this month! (May 13th @ 7PM) Register now: https://sachem.librarycalendar.com/event/exploring-period-piece-genre-zoom-174927 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REFERENCES: Frances Hodgson Burnett Biography: Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden by Angelica Shirley Carpenter and Jean Shirley (1992) Louisa May Alcott The Buccaneers Season 2 The Gilded Age (HBO Max) Death by Lightning (Netflix) Regency Rumors (Channel on YouTube) Little Lord Fauntleroy Fauntleroy (1921) film starring Mary Pickford A Little Princess 1939 Little Princess film starring Shirley Temple 1995 A Little Princess film A Secret Princess by Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz Jo & Laurie by Stohl and de la Cruz Alyssa Colman's The Gilded Girl and The Tarnished Garden The Secret Garden 1993 and 2020 films 1987 Secret Garden Hallmark Hall of Fame film The Forsytes The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox) The Count of Monte Cristo The Way Home (Hallmark Channel) The Law According to Lidia Poet (Netflix) Stay tuned next time for the episode on ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL SEASON 6! Let Stephanie know which author you'd like her to discuss next? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Happy Spring!!

Wuthering Heights (2026) w/ Brian Hicks

It's finally time... The podcast is discussing another 2026 release with the highly controversial "Wuthering Heights" directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Margot Robbie and Jacobi Elordi that came out on Valentine's Day. Sound bite from the episode: "So that was a thing we watched..." In this episode the podcast welcomes back returning guest, Dr. Brian Hicks who specializes in Bronte literature. Brian and Stephanie give their uncensored review of the film and discuss how much it differs from the book, the parts that were uncomfortable and made no sense, as well as what they would like to see in a Wuthering Heights film. Brian also pitches at least three different film concepts. Beware of book and film spoilers and enjoy hearing two people rant after just watching the film a few hours before recording! References: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte "Wuthering Heights" (2026) Zoolander (Will Ferrell) Saltburn Fellow Travelers (2023) mini-series ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

Current Watches: Dodger, Buccaneers Season 2, Bookish, Midwife Updates & More!

Join Stephanie today as she discusses recent shows she's watched so far in 2026 from season 2 of The Artful Dodger and The Buccaneers as well as PBS shows like Bookish and Call the Midwife. But that's not all! She also chats about more current watches and future things to check out! Today's episode does get spoilery for a few different things, so be sure to check out the time stamps below to not get spoiled (unless you want to be). Avoid the spoilers time stamps! * 4:56 The Buccaneers Season 2 * 22:26 The Artful Dodger Season 2 * 33:20 Bookish * 41:10 Call the Midwife * 47:59 Rapid Fire: Watch or Skip? * 51:50 Currently Watching * 56:50 Next Up on the Watchlist References: The Buccaneers (Apple TV) The Artful Dodger (Disney+/Hulu) Bridgerton Rational Romantics (podcast) Little House on the Prairie Bookish The Lost Baker of Vienna by Sharon Kurtzman Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson Call the Midwife The Choral (2025) Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix) Schmigadoon! (Apple TV) Miracle: The Boys of '80 Sandokan The Count of Monte Cristo The Forsytes The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow The Other Bennet Sister (2026) Young Sherlock (Prime Video) Fackham Hall Grantchester The Law According to Lidia Poet The Way Home Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

Northanger Abbey (2007) w/ Swoon-Worthy's Carly

Venture into Jane Austen's coming of age, and satire on all things gothic with today's episode on the 2007 adaptation of Northanger Abbey starring Felicity Jones, JJ Field, and Carey Mulligan. Stephanie welcomes podcast host Carly from Swoon-Worthy and perioddramastyle on Instagram to chat about one of her favorite comfort films. Get ready to discuss all things Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen and a few references to recent period dramas like Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights as well as a look to future Jane Austen adaptations coming out later this year. Remember to check out Carly over on Instagram: @swoonworthypodcast and @perioddramastyle as well as listening to Swoon-Worthy on all platforms where you find podcasts. Thank you so much for joining the podcast this episode, Carly! To watch Northanger Abbey (2007): PBS app, Britbox, and available for rent and for purchase. Always remember to check out your local library! References: Northanger Abbey Jane Austen Northanger Abbey (2007) Swoon-Worthy Podcast 1994 Little Women The Secret Garden 1996 Emma Clueless Andrew Davies Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell Persuasion Wuthering Heights The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray Felicity Jones JJ Field Austenland Carey Mulligan Awesomely Austen editions Mansfield Park Note: Colin Firth and Peter Firth are not related Becoming Jane Doctor Who Netflix's Frankenstein Stranger Things Netflix's Pride & Prejudice (coming in 2026) New Sense & Sensibility from Focus Features (coming in 2026) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!