Escape into Period Pieces

Mr. Holland's Opus w/ Emily Heyden

In today's episode, Stephanie and returning guest Emily Heyden discuss a nostalgic 1995 favorite, Mr. Holland's Opus (available on Disney Plus). Listen to two teachers review the film and get critical over why they felt nostalgic about it and how those feelings have changed during this recent rewatch as well as reminisce about playing an instrument in school. References: Mr. Holland's Opus The Holdovers Pretty Woman The Green Mile That Thing You Do! A League of Their Own School of Rock Miracle Now & Then John Adams (HBO series) Hamilton YesterYear Yellowstone 1883 Philadelphia Little House on the Prairie (Netflix 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!

The Forsyte (Saga)

Season 1 of Debbie Horsfield's re-imagining of John Glasworthy's Forsyte Saga, The Forsytes, aired on PBS Masterpiece this Spring. Join Stephanie in today's episode as she breaks down her thoughts on this new show, discover the source material for the first time and recap some of the 2002 BBC series. To avoid spoilers watch now on PBS Passport or with the Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video. Episode Time Stamps: 18:27-21:47: Ada Galsworthy Parallels 24:27: (2025) Show Review 50:01: (2002) Series Thoughts 1:00:00: Closing Enjoy the atmosphere of the ice-cream and lawn mowers, despite the A/C and closed windows.... REFERENCES: The Forsytes The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy 2002 and 1967 TV series Poldark Debbie Horsfield Downton Abbey Bridgerton The Buccaneers Doctor Who Fate: The Winx Saga Brandon Sanderson "The Man of Property" (1906) 1985 Anne of Green Gables Swoonworthy Podcast The Masterpiece Studio Podcast Hamlet The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Other Bennet Sister Fackham Hall Wuthering Heights Next Time: Mr. Holland's Opus! Watch now on Disney Plus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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!

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!