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October 14, 2021
As they say in these parts, "Happy Fall, Y'all!" As you enjoy the cooler weather, savor two new dramas, an extraordinary adventure, and great Mexican food paired beautifully with the culture that inspires the chef. I hope you like the recommendations below.
- Heather Mazzoni, Chief Content Officer
Now on to the shows
Grantchester Season 6
I never thought I’d recover from the departure of our dear and complicated Vicar Sidney Chambers. Thankfully the arrival of Reverend Will Davenport portrayed by actor Tom Brittney proved that a well-written series can carry on even when a beloved character departs. Fan-favorite Robson Green returns as DI Geordie Keating and this season is rife with murder, complicated family dilemmas, and a plot that showcases how far we have evolved as a society since the 1950s. Watch Now.
Seaside Hotel Seasons 2 & 3
Welcome back to Seaside Hotel a sunny place to misbehave! And your favorite getaway for romance, scandals, seduction, and of course tradition! It’s 1929 and the residents are back for more seaside shenanigans. From Walter Presents, in Danish with English subtitles. Binge Now.
Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked
With unseen footage and behind-the-scenes content, the two-part series features Backshall as he took on extreme challenges, encountered extraordinary wildlife, and met remarkable people around the globe. Enjoy a thrilling glimpse into 10 adrenaline-fueled adventures. Binge Now.
Pati’s Mexican Table
Part travelogue and part cooking instruction, Pati takes us along as she shares her Mexico with us. She then invites us into her U.S. kitchen where she teaches Mexican cooking as it is traditionally prepared in Mexican homes, as well as how it can evolve in tasty new ways. Bonus, the recipes are delicious and very easy to prepare! Watch Now.
Mark Your Calendar
Baptiste Season 2
The acclaimed series follows detective Julien Baptiste as he delves into Budapest’s corrupt underworld to find a British ambassador’s family who goes missing on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains. This promises to be his most complex case to date. Season 2 premieres on October 17. Watch the preview.
WHRO Staff Pick
I love the show and can relate because ten of the eleven children of my parents were delivered by a Midwife including “me”. Ms. Bertha Allen, the Midwife on my birth certificate, had beds in her house that resemble the beds and some of the furniture on Call the Midwife. As I grew older I became a frequent visitor of Ms. Bertha’s house to help her change and feed the new babies until she passed away.
Rhonda Hayes
Media Operations Manager
October 28, 2021
Welcome to the Halloween edition of the Passport newsletter. We have drama, a 19th-century mystery, the advent and introduction of gossip in media (perhaps the scariest of all!), and a fast-paced drama that exposes corruption in underground Budapest. In addition, we will continue our tradition of broadcasting the bewitching local program, Doctor Madblood. Celebrating his 46th anniversary Doctor Madblood is joined, by cast members Count Lacudra, Dusty the Cropduster, Widow Paine, Velma Von Basketcase, and Brain. The movie is 1959 clunker The Wasp Woman, be sure to tune in on Halloween night at 10 p.m. for this holiday treat! And enjoy previous episodes in Passport!
- Heather Mazzoni, Chief Content Officer
Now on to the shows
Agatha and the Midnight Murders
London 1940: As the blitz rages and her future is threatened by the fallout from the war, Agatha Christie decides to kill off her most famous creation. After 12 Poirot novels in six years, she’s struggling to make ends meet and plans to sell the novel to a private buyer, a superfan who will pay anything to own a piece of history. Watch Now.
Secrets of the Dead: The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th Century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America’s free Black communities. Watch Now.
American Experience: Citizen Hearst
Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst. The model for Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, he controlled a vast media empire, wielded unprecedented power and influence, and forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics. Watch Now.
Baptiste Season 2
The acclaimed series follows detective Julien Baptiste as he delves into Budapest’s corrupt underworld to find a British ambassador’s family who goes missing on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains. This promises to be his most complex case to date. Watch now.
Mark Your Calendar
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Based on remarkable real-life stories, this gripping drama series follows the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend to across some of the most beautiful and inhospitable places in the Australian outback. Binge the 8 episode series starting November 11. Watch the Preview.
WHRO Staff Pick
Having studied at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University and having British ancestry, I've always been a bit of an anglophile. I love and consume any program featuring British historian Lucy Worsley, Royal Palace Secrets, Royal Myths and Secrets, Royal Photo Album, A Very British Romance, and finally 12 Days of Tudor Christmas. She is amazingly witty, well-informed, and makes history entertaining while sharing little know facts with the audience based on her research.
Raymond Jones
Classical Music Host & Producer
