It’s hard to believe that we’re almost at the end of the season, but alas, here we are. Last week, we bid adieu to another friend… or hooroo, as they apparently say in Australia? At least we’ll always have the Hotel St Marc, Detective Mustache! Anyway, though I am personally distressed by this development, we have a case to solve, and childhood trauma to unlock.

We’re just over half way through All Creatures Great and Small season 5, and have so far encountered many wonderful creatures of all sizes (including the returning human creature, Tristan). With so much drama on a usually fairly cozy show, GBH Drama sat down to discuss everything that’s happened so far. Warning: there will be spoilers for episodes one through four.

This week’s episode finds us in prison, listening to the ever-delightful Detective Mustache read aloud whilst drinking whiskey. Less delighted thank I by this frankly idyllic scene? The prison guard Detective Mustache has been bribing to supply the aforementioned booze (who, it seems, has not been paid in some time). But rather than quibble over cash, the guard delivers an update: the Governor wants to see our friend. Why? A committee has been dispatched to shorten the sentences of select prisoners due to overcrowding, and Detective Mustache? He’s just good enough at flimflam to convince the committee to let him out. Immediately.

Our third installment of the season kicks off with Ivy’s foray into the 9 to 5 lifestyle. Trying to manage household chores, have breakfast, and still be on time for work is never easy, and that’s before factoring in all the things Ivy still does to support her employer/surrogate child Victoria Mars. It’s a lot, ok?

Our second episode begins at a VERY swanky restaurant. Ivy and Barney the Morgue Bureaucrat have gone out for a nice dinner to celebrate the latter’s promotion to chief clerk, and invited Victoria Mars and Accountant along, for some reason. To be clear: Accountant is a surprisingly good hang. It’s Victoria Mars who surprises me, given her long-standing and barely contained feud with Ivy’s fiance.

Well, reader, it’s hard to believe that we’re back for another new season of the newly renamed Miss Scarlet. LAST season ended on a bonkers note with our pal Victoria Mars (Eliza) helping out Detective Mustache (Nash) after he got into even crazier shenanigans than usual, leaving him on the hook for kidnapping and obstruction charges. More importantly (and again I point you to the show name change), Duke Silver (William) officially left our friends to go take a job in America, leaving a lot of confusion and broken hearts in his wake.

Winter is here (allegedly — as a snow loving Boston resident, I’m miffed) and so is a drama fan favorite holiday tradition: the Call The Midwife Holiday Special! I’m here to recap the show just in case you missed it, or just couldn’t get enough of our favorite nurses, nuns, and other assorted denizens of Poplar.

Have you ever had friends recommend you try something, you put it off for a while, and then immediately regret waiting so long after you finally do try it? This was my experience with Murdoch Mysteries… except we’re talking about over a decade of putting it off. Whether you’re a period drama or mystery fan, Murdoch Mysteries is a great wintertime binge.

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Whether you are a fan of a student or school participating in GBH’s High School Quiz Show® this season, a HSQS Super Fan, or general trivia fan, the bracket is set for our 16th Season, and we want to mark the occasion with you!

Friday, January 24, 2025
5:30 PM — Qualifying Match #4: Belmont vs. BB&N

GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: March 8, 2025

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Please note:

• This event is free to the public. 
• Seating is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. 
• Audience members must be at least 7 years old; all minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult. 
• Registration does not guarantee seating in the studio audience (overflow will be seated in an adjacent theater featuring a live feed of the taping). Audiences are seated according to production needs. 
• Please inform us in advance of any special accommodations by reaching out to Audience Member Services during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org.
  

Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by the Museum of Science, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Xfinity Mobile, UMass Amherst, and Subaru of New England.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA.

Come join our studio audience!


Whether you are a fan of a student or school participating in GBH’s High School Quiz Show® this season, a HSQS Super Fan, or general trivia fan, the bracket is set for our 16th Season, and we want to mark the occasion with you!


Sunday, January 26, 2025

8:15 AM — Qualifying Match #6: Acton-Boxborough vs. St. John’s Prep
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: March 22, 2025

10:00 AM — Qualifying Match #7: North Quincy vs. Saint John’s HS
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: March 29, 2025

11:45 AM — Qualifying Match #8: Lexington vs. Maimonides
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GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 5, 2025

2:30 PM — Quarterfinal #1: Winners of Andover/Sharon vs. Somerville/Wild Card Winner
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 12, 2025

4:15 PM — Quarterfinal #2: Winners of South High/Weston vs. Belmont/BB&N
LINK TO TICKETS
GBH2/PBS Passport/YouTube Premiere Date: April 19, 2025


Please note:

• This event is free to the public. 
• Seating is limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. 
• Audience members must be at least 7 years old; all minors (under 18) must be accompanied by an adult. 
• Registration does not guarantee seating in the studio audience (overflow will be seated in an adjacent theater featuring a live feed of the taping). Audiences are seated according to production needs. 
• Please inform us in advance of any special accommodations by reaching out to Audience Member Services during regular business hours M-F, 9am-5pm at 617-300-3300 or via email: info@wgbh.org.

Major funding for High School Quiz Show is provided by Safety Insurance. Additional funding is provided by the Museum of Science, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Xfinity Mobile, UMass Amherst, and Subaru of New England.

High School Quiz Show is endorsed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Massachusetts PTA.