Blog - Amanda Rae Prescott

Elizabeth Tan as Vera Chang on ITV's The Singapore Grip

November 9, 2021

Americans Deserve A Chance To See Vera Chang On The Singapore Grip

Writer's Notebook Anne Dudley, Elizabeth Tan, ITV, J.G. Farrell, Luke Treadway, Mammoth Screen, Sir Christopher Hampton, The Singapore Grip, Vera Chang 0

Vera Chang broke a 40 year drought for Asian representation in UK period dramas on The Singapore Grip yet Americans can’t legally watch the miniseries.

August 27, 2021

The Signs For ITV’s Shift Away From Period Drama Existed Years Ago

Period Drama Discourse Anne Boleyn, Beecham House, Belgravia, Downton Abbey, Endeavour, Grantchester, Home Fires, ITV, Masterpiece PBS, Poldark, Prime Video, Sanditon, The Collection, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, The Darling Buds of May, The Halcyon, The Singapore Grip, Vanity Fair, Victoria 0

The pandemic accelerated the existing trend of ITV moving away from big budget period dramas.

Cover of Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson

August 18, 2021

Book Review: Sisters in Arms Shakes Up World War II Narratives

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Kaia Alderson’s debut novel Sisters in Arms spotlights the African American women who fought in the 6888th Batallion.

May 19, 2021

Untangling How UK TV Airs Stateside Pt 2

Industry Deep Dives A Discovery of Witches, A Suitable Boy, Amazon Prime, Anthony, BlackAdder, Bridgerton, Call The Midwife, Conversations With Friends, Downton Abbey, Ghosts, Harlots, HBO Max, Hulu, I Hate Suzie, I May Destroy You, Keeping Faith, Mammoth Screen, Masterpiece PBS, McDonald and Dodds, McMafia, Netflix, Normal People, Noughts + Crosses, Outlander, Small Axe, The Crown, The Cry, The Great, The Nevers, The Serpent, Vanity Fair, Victoria 0

Part 2 of this series on how UK TV airs in the US explains which US networks and streamers license or co-produce UK TV and why it takes a year for new shows to premiere.

Crystal Clarke as Georgiana Lambe on Sanditon Season 1

May 6, 2021

Sanditon’s Renewal Is Not A Reward For Racism And Fake Fandom News

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Although fans are celebrating the renewal of Sanditon for 2 additional seasons, this joy comes at the cost of dealing with racism and the toxicity of the renewal campaign on social media.

January 8, 2021

Untangling How UK TV Airs Stateside Pt 1

Industry Deep Dives A Discovery of Witches, Alibi, Amazon Prime, Bad Wolf, BBC, Bodyguard, BritBox UK, Catherine the Great (HBO), Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Endeavour, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, His Dark Materials, I Hate Suzie, iPlayer, Les Miserables (2018 PBS/BBC), Line of Duty, Lookout Point, Mammoth Screen, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Netflix, Prime Video, Sky, The Great British Bake Off, UK networks, UK production companies, UK streaming services, UK TV licenses, World Productions 0

There are so many UK TV shows and so many places in the US to watch them. Here’s how this process works.

Promo photo of Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz from The Favourite

January 3, 2021

Period Drama Discourse: Fandom Bias Against Open Door Sex Scenes

Uncategorized Bridgerton, content ratings, Cranford, Downton Abbey, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, Harlots, homophobia in fandom, morality/religion bias in fandom, Outlander, period drama discourse, Poldark, racism in fandom, The Favorite 0

I’ve been a member of Facebook period drama/Anglophile TV fan groups and followed Twitter discussions on and off since 2015 and have documented via Twitter a lot of observations about current trends. One of the many things I’m going to use this blog for is to have more space for the discourse/analyzing fandom threads. One […]

November 2, 2020

Intro: Dispensing More Period Drama Discourse

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My Twitter display name is Amanda, Dispenser of Period Drama Discourse for a reason other than ego inflation. My micro blogging has expanded since the days of Downton Abbey live tweets. I’ve moved on to live tweet other PBS shows, Doctor Who, and sometimes previewing new UK TV shows before the US premiere. Many of […]