Donning the crown ‘Victoria’ premieres in old ‘Downton Abbey’ time-slot
By Jacqueline Spendlove TV MediaSince “Downton Abbey” ended its run last year, a notable hole was left in the hearts of fans of the hit “Masterpiece” series. Happily, there’s a new period piece stepping in to fill the void. “Victoria” is a historical drama based on the titular Queen Victoria, whose long reign, passionate marriage and large brood of children provide no shortage of material worthy of prime time. The series premiered in the U.K. last summer, and makes its North American debut Sunday, Jan. 15, on PBS.
If you have an image in your head of Queen Victoria, it’s probably similar to mine: an austere and formidable middle-aged woman, clad in black and lace, looking quite important if not exactly a barrel of laughs. To be sure, she was one of the most powerful women in the world during her famously long reign and went into a period of heavy mourning after the death of her beloved husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from which she never fully emerged (hence all the black).
Victoria held the crown for 63 years, making her the longest reigning British monarch until her great-great-granddaughter, the current Queen Elizabeth II, overtook her in September 2015. Her rule was a time of much cultural,
political and industrial change in the United Kingdom, and saw a great expansion of the British Empire.
She was, however, just 18 years old when she inherited the throne in 1837, tiny and sheltered at just 4-foot-11. She’s portrayed in “Victoria” by Jenna Coleman (“Doctor Who”), and the first season examines these earliest years of her reign, from her accession to the throne and her important relationship with Prime Minister and mentor Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell, “The Pillars of the Earth”) to her early marriage to Albert (Tom Hughes, “The Game”) and the birth of their first child.
The series also features Daniela Holtz (“The Forest for the Trees,” 2003) as Baroness Lehzen, Victoria’s governess who was instrumental in her upbringing; Paul Rhys (“Borgia”) as the adversarial John Conroy; and Catherine Flemming (“Simones Labyrinth,” 2003) as Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, with whom she had a lessthan-ideal relationship.
The freshman series completed its U.K. run back in the fall, and, aside from the odd critique of historical liberties taken, has garnered favorable reviews. It drew an average of 7.6 million viewers, regularly beating fellow period piece and time-slot competitor “Poldark,” airing on BBC1. The show has secured a second season
renewal along with a Christmas special, which will air later this year. Stateside, it’s set to air in the time-slot that “Downton Abbey” held for six years, and it has equally high hopes this side of the pond. Depicting real people and events always presents a particular set of challenges, with the added pressure of getting all the details right while still delivering a story people are actually interested in tuning in to. Coleman dove head first into her research of the role, uncovering a good deal about the queen that she never knew before; the queen we see on screen may come as a surprise to many viewers as well.
“The role has been quite a revelation actually, and I’m quite surprised at how little I knew,” the actress revealed in an interview with The Independent. “A lot of people instinctively say, ‘You can’t play Victoria. ... She’s stern and old and wore black for the rest of her life.’ And actually, I don’t think people are quite aware of how vivid she is and what a lust for life she has.”
The series sees a young and green queen take the throne and step up to the challenge of proving herself worthy of it, age and gender aside. Lacking political experience, she relies heavily on the advice of Lord Melbourne, and their friendship plays an important role in her early reign. Her infatuation
with her mentor — younger and more handsome than the real, middle-aged Lord Melbourne, who was likely more of a father figure
her fellow nobles. “It’s a household. It’s a piece about Victoria and her inner and outer life, but also about Victoriana, I suppose,”
all the things that shaped the world as it is now.”
If the series is as popular with North American audiences as it’s
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6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Ka’upulehu-Kona Hawaii (Live) (3:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2016-17 (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KAWE NCAA Hockey Fer.St. at Bem. Bemidji, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball G.S. at Hou. Houston, Texas (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey Min. vs. Wisc. (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Hall of Fame (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Third Round Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia (Live) (6:00)
9:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR The Season (1:00)
SHOW Boxing Card TBA Shobox: The New Generation. (2:30)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball Ind. at L.A. L. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
Saturday, Jan. 21
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (2:00)
ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Third Round Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia (3:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
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8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
FSN Musky Hunter Television (0:30)
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NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN NCAA Basketball Arz. St. at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Ka’upulehu-Kona Hawaii (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 The Dan Le Batard Show (Live) (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Abu Dhabi Championship. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2:00)
NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)
11:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Third Round Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia (3:00)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2
CareerBuilder Challenge. La Quinta, Calif. (Live) (4:00)
NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)
2:30 p.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s Minn. St. vs. St. Cloud (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
NBCSN Figure Skating Short Dance U.S. Championship. (Live) (2:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer Totten. at Man. C. Manchester, England (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball Ford. vs. Mas. (Live) (2:00)
Noon FSN Hockey Day Minnesota (Live) (1:00)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Tex. at Kan. Lawrence, Kan. (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Extra (Live) (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN H.S. Hockey Boys Eden Prairie vs. Stillwater (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Marquette vs. Crei. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Basketball R.I. vs. Duq. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 30 for 30 (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 CareerBuilder Challenge. La Quinta, Calif. (Live) (4:00)
2:30 p.m. (11) KARE Figure Skating
Pair’s Free and Dance Programs U.S. Championship. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (2:30)
3:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Arz. at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:00)
(23) WUCW NCAA Basketball Drex. vs. UNC-W (Live) (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
FSN Hockey Day Minnesota (Live) (2:00)
3:30 p.m. NBCSN FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Downhill Kitzbuhel, Austria (1:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:25)
8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
9:00 a.m. (9) KMSP Vikings Huddle (0:30)
CNBC EPL Soccer Evert. at C.Pal. London, England (Live) (2:00)
FSN Hockey Day Minnesota (Live) (1:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2
Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Ka’upulehu-Kona Hawaii (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN College Gameday (Live) (1:00)
FSN H.S. Hockey Boys Thief River Falls vs. Mahtomedi (Live) (2:00)
10:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Vander. vs. Fla. Gainesville, Fla. (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Prov. at Vill. Villanova, Pa. (2:00)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Abu Dhabi Championship. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Basketball W.Va. at Kan.St. Manhattan, Kan. (Live) (2:00)
FSN NCAA Hockey Min. vs. Wisc. (Live) (2:30)
6:00 p.m. GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Ka’upulehu-Kona Hawaii (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Countdown (Live) (0:30)
(9) KAWE NCAA Hockey Fer.St. at Bem. Bemidji, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
(11) KARE Figure Skating Women’s Free Program U.S. Championship. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN College Gameday (Live) (0:15)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
7:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball S.A. at Cle. Cleveland, Ohio (Live) (2:30)
FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s Fourth Round Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia (Live) (6:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Ana. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jan 15, 2017 to Jan 21, 2017
The house has been cleaned (at least the rooms that the guests are going to see), the decorations are up and the lovely hors d’oeuvres are heating up in the oven. Hosting a party, whether it’s just for a few friends or it’s a huge multi-family affair, is a lot of work, but that feeling when you pull it off and everyone spends months talking about it, it’s priceless.
Food Network regular Giada De Laurentiis also loves hosting get-togethers, and in her show “Giada Entertains,” which airs Sunday evenings, she throws her own fun-filled
festivities, while also sharing some of her best tips, recipes and advice to help make any at-home event an extra-special one.
In this week’s episode, airing Sunday, Jan. 17, she hosts a cocktail party for some of her friends. Of course, Giada being Giada, this is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill get-together with a few fancy mixers. No, this is a classic talent show with her guests bringing out their hidden talents for everyone to see, whether that’s juggling, playing the guitar, singing or even doing magic tricks.
But, of course, every good party needs great food, and Giada hates to disappoint. For a cocktail party/ talent show, she wants to serve
easy-to-eat finger foods, and she has just the right recipes — ones that she’s happy to share with everyone watching at home. If such delicacies as candied prosciutto and roasted carrot hummus don’t get her guests’ mouths watering, then the crab crostinis with lemon and herbs should hopefully do the trick; they’re all made from scratch by Giada herself, and she’s more than happy to share her recipes with everyone watching at home. In next week’s episode, she deals with a sit-
uation that we’ve all experienced: guests popping by unexpectedly. Surprise! Giada doesn’t let the chance for an unexpected party pass her by, and she shares her secrets not only for whipping up some quick but succulent treats, but also how to decorate a living room using only what happens to be on hand.
Entertaining is wonderful, but it can also be pretty stressful. With Giada De Laurentiis’s tips, tricks and tasty recipes, fun-filled entertaining is a whole lot easier.
Sunday, Jan. 15
11:30 a.m. (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
Destinations
12:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue
University With Steven Raichlen
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
Destinations
2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
TRAV Food Paradise: London
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a
(8) WDSE The Great British
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Thursday, Jan. 19
Friday, Jan. 20
7:00 a.m. TRAV Secret
Late Laughs
Conan
Donald Trump is reportedly considering two Democrats for his cabinet. That’s right, and those Democrats are Donald Trump from 1996 and Donald Trump from 2004.
On Saturday, the hearse carrying Fidel Castro’s remains broke down and had to be pushed. The hearse was being driven by Cuba’s minister of metaphors.