• August 7, 2014
• At Home, Documentary

I’m sure people will see the title and think (like I did) that this “Secrets of…” PBS special is about London’s Underground rail system (which would be interesting in...

• December 22, 2013
• At Home, Documentary, Television

There is so much history centered in and around the famous walls of the Tower of London, the imposing fortress that sits in the River Thames in the heart...

• December 22, 2013
• At Home, Documentary, Television

American entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge grew up in poverty and cut his teeth working his way up at Marshall Fields department store in Chicago. But he had big ideas:...

• December 22, 2013
• At Home, Documentary, Television

Scotland Yard (or rather the NEW Scotland Yard) is a nickname for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (or “the Met”), aka the City of London police force....

• January 4, 2013
• At Home, Documentary, Television

Fans of Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, and Remains of the Day will completely soak up Secrets of the Manor House, a fascinating peek at the UK’s aristocracy and their...