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THE PBS HISTORICAL HOUSE SERIES: WHERE HISTORICAL REALITY SUCCUMBS TO REEL REALITY
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Film & History
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January 1, 2007
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- Taddeo, Julie Anne; Dvorak, Ken
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THE PBS HISTORICAL HOUSE SERIES: WHERE HISTORICAL REALITY SUCCUMBS TO REEL REALITY
INTRODUCTION:
When PBS aired the first of the British-themed and produced historical "House" series, 1900 House, in June 2000, the network described the project as "classy voyeurism" and the place where "the sci-fi drama of time travel meets true-life drama."1 The success of 1900 House has since led to other Anglo-American productions, including 1940s House (2000), Frontier House (2001), Manor House (2002), and Colonial House (2003), and even PBS 's own version of reality dating (albeit in corsets and wigs), Regency House Party (2004) and paying homage to the romantic ideal of the American cowboy Texas Ranch ...
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COMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS;
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Getty Images;
July 12, 2005 ;
Jim Dyson;
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...Jim Dyson Getty Images 07-12-2005 LONDON - JULY 12: Alison Mosshart of The Kills performs during the Somerset House Series of open-air concerts on July 12, 2005 at Somerset House in London. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption...
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Sopranos,West Wing Top 53rd U.S. Emmy Nominations
Xinhua News Agency;
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319 words
......to pit the gangsters series "The Sopranos" against White House series "The West Wing" as they gained 22 and 18 nominations respectively...this year with 22 nominations against 18 by the NBC White House series "The West Wing," which picked up the Best Dramatrophy among...
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Getty Images;
July 12, 2005 ;
Jim Dyson;
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July 11, 2005 ;
Jim Dyson;
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BUILDER NOTES; Not So Big House series turns inward with interior design...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
October 1, 2005 ;
Buchta, Jim;
367 words
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TALLAHASSEE SENIOR CENTER CONTINUES DOCTORS IN HOUSE SERIES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
March 9, 2007 ;
257 words
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Wouldn't it be luvverly; Period Homes: TV's Edwardian Country House series...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
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Barry, Jane;
787 words
......nobs upstairs have experienced their share of mental turmoil, but the undisputed star of Channel 4's The Edwardian Country House series has sailed serenely through it all quite unscathed. Manderston, the 109-room neo- classical Edwardian mansion chosen as the...
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Somerset House Series - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Getty Images;
July 19, 2007 ;
Jim Dyson;
59 words
...Jim Dyson Getty Images 07-19-2007 Somerset House Series - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Full Size JPG (1124 KB) LONDON - JULY 18: Peter Hayes, of California garage rock band Black Rebel...
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Early writings from the 'Little House' author; Letters and diaries of...
The Christian Science Monitor;
March 7, 2006 ;
599 words
......Jenny Sawyer It's hard to imagine the author of the Little House series - among the most beloved of children's books - saying she...visit to San Francisco that explain why writing the Little House series wasn't a stretch. Laura was no passive observer. Her Missouri-bou...
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Pitt helps saves historical house
The Hindustan Times;
August 16, 2007 ;
148 words
......International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Aug. 16 -- Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt has helped preserve a historical house near Chicago by raising 50,000 dollars for its upkeep. It has been reported that Pitt insisted that the house, which belongs...
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Woman, 96, Escapes From Burning House Series: P
The Washington Post;
April 23, 1987 ;
99 words
...A 96-year-old woman crawled onto a porch roof and down a ladder today to escape a fire that had engulfed her home. Vera Keller was barefoot and wearing a nightgown when she climbed out her second-story window and down a ladder held by firefighters, who had been called to the scene about 5 a.m. She
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