Escape into Period Pieces

Stephanie Reese
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On Escape into Period Pieces we talk all things related to the Period Piece Genre or TV/Films set in different time periods. Each episode we'll break down why people watch them, why they are continually loved, and why you should give them a chance. I'll give some background information on the episodes or film we'll be discussing before diving into a chat with a guest. Come along for the ride! Episodes are posted biweekly Cover art by Kristen Reese. Inspired by Green Gables, Orchard House, and Pemberley. Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com

  1. Sep 6

    Enola Holmes (3) w/ Pileigh Shahinian

    Welcome to the last Summer of Mystery episode of this season! Today Stephanie and returning guest, Pileigh Shahinian, discuss the Enola Holmes series, specifically with a focus on ENOLA HOLMES 3 that just came out earlier this summer. Enola Holmes is the younger sister of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. She is played by Millie Bobby Brown and the third film takes the young detective to Malta for her wedding, as well as mystery...because why wouldn't it. Tune in to hear Stephanie and Pileigh's thoughts on the latest installment as well as the world of Enola Holmes as a whole. Watch the films on Netflix to not be spoiled. REFERENCES: Enola Holmes (2020) Enola Holmes 2 (2022) Enola Holmes 3 (2026) Stranger Things Millie Bobby Brown BBC Sherlock & Benedict Cumberbatch Enola Holmes book series by Nancy Springer House of Anubis The Magic Tree House series Henry Cavill Sam Clafin The Hunger Games The Count of Monte Cristo Little Women (2019) Pride & Prejudice My Brilliant Career CW's Supergirl Sherlock & Daughter (HBO Max) The Summer I Turned Pretty Anne of Green Gables The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Hamnet The Odyssey Derry Girls The Children of Blood and Bone The Promise Ida regénye (The Romance of Ida or The Courtship) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

    Enola Holmes (3) w/ Pileigh Shahinian

  2. Aug 23

    Farewell to Grantchester w/ Drea Mayer

    It's time to escape into the cozy mystery town of Grantchester one final time with Vicar Alphy Kottaram, Inspector Geordie Keating, and returning guest Drea Mayer! So much happens in season 11 from an "American" drive-in movie, death on a train as well as an explosive ending with a hostage situation and a shooting that affects one of the main characters. Alphy's mom comes to Grantchester, Jennifer receives big news that will put her job on the line, promotions galore, changes with CeCe's, a crisis of faith, and adoption. All of this and more gets discussed in today's episode, so make sure you don't get spoiled by watching the show in advance with PBS Passport, a Masterpiece subscription or watching the early seasons on Netflix. You can also listen to past episodes of the podcast for a refresher. References: Grantchester (season 11) Masterpiece Studio Podcast All Creatures Great & Small Call the Midwife James Norton & The House of the Dragon Enola Holmes 3 My Brilliant Career Melissa Johns: Advocate for disabled rep on screen and stage The Granchester Mysteries (book series) written by James Runcie TV adaptation developed and written by Daisy Coulam Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Look out for Rishi Nair in "Monarch of the Glen" Loved One (Netflix) Bookish (PBS) Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox) American Girl Dolls The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower The Other Bennet Sister Pride & Prejudice Thanks Drea for the closing questions!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed! One more Summer of Mystery episode left! Next Time: Enola Holmes 3 Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Stay well!

    Farewell to Grantchester w/ Drea Mayer

  3. Aug 9

    Young Sherlock (Prime Video)

    Escape into Oxford in the 1870s with Prime Video's YOUNG SHERLOCK that premiered earlier this year. Audiences are welcomed to a younger version of the great detective and a re-imagining of his early encounter with James Moriarty. The show stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Donal Finn, Zine Tseng, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, Holly Cattle, Colin Firth and Joseph Fiennes. All 10 episodes are available on Prime Video and a second season is now in production. As always beware of spoilers in this episode! REFERENCES: Young Sherlock (Prime Video) Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Guy Ritchie Hero Fiennes Tiffin Donal Finn The Young Sherlock Holmes film (1985) Young Sherlock book series by Andrew Lane The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg Sherlock, Lupin & Me (series) by Irene Adler A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro Andrew Scott as James Moriarty (Sherlock BBC) BBC Merlin (2008-2012) Smallville (2001-2011) Talkville (a rewatch podcast) Psych (2006-2014) The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox) Hadestown Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Regency Rumours YouTube Channel ^^Sherlock video: https://youtu.be/Zn6rPxaORGw?si=_4vzGZeqCFLouRjj The Rumour Mill Podcast A Lady of Substance is supposed to be A Woman of Substance (Britbox) Sandokan Netflix's Little House on the Prairie BBC Sherlock Atonement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed! More Summer of Mystery episodes to come! Next Time: Farewell to Grantchester :( Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Happy August!

  4. Jul 26

    The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes

    The Summer of Mystery continues in today's episode as Stephanie does a deep dive on the legendary detective SHERLOCK HOLMES. Whether you've been a fan for years of have always heard of this iconic figure and don't know much, this episode is for you! Stephanie looks into Sherlock's origins as well as a look at the author who created him and the range of adaptations and retellings that have come out. Why does the love continue for this fictional detective and why does his world continue to endure on our screens and pages? Find out in today's episode! References: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes "A Study in Scarlet" The Great Mouse Detective Sherlock & Daughter (2025) "A Study in Charlotte" by Brittany Cavallaro Young Sherlock (Prime Video) Enola Holmes 3 Merlin (2008-2012) The Other Bennet Sister Harry Potter Sherlock Holmes (2009) Shakespeare & Hathaway (Brtibox) Psych (2006-2014) Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Elementary (2012-2019) Jeremy Brett Benedict Cumberbatch BBC Sherlock (2010-2017) Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle (PBS) Doctor Who The Unselected Journals Of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower Holmes & Watson (2018) C. Auguste Dupin in "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe The Irregulars (Netflix) Spider-Noir (Prime Video) The Sherlock Holmes Museum Adam Worth Father Brown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed! The Summer of Mystery continues next episode with: Young Sherlock (Prime Video) Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! See you next time!

  5. Jul 12

    The Lady Detective Trope w/ Dahlia Hamza Constantine

    What do Miss Scarlet, Miss Fisher, Frankie Drake and Lidia Poet have in common??? They're all in today's episode on THE LADY DETECTIVE TROPE! What is a "lady detective?" A basic answer, a female 'amateur' sleuth, but that's not all... Listen to Stephanie and returning guest, Dahlia Hamza Constantine's, discussion on this concept and so many great examples of this character type. Be prepared for slight spoilers, but major spoilers for MISS SCARLET SEASON 6. After you listen, be sure to check out Dahlia's latest release: A Good Morning for Giddo found wherever you purchase books! REFERENCES: Nancy Drew Miss Marple Agatha Christie Miss Scarlet (season 6)-- PBS, Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries--Acorn TV, Roku Channel and Hoopla Frankie Drake Mysteries--PBS The Law According to Lidia Poet--Netflix Shakespeare & Hathaway Grantchester Cleopatra Fox series by CJ Archer Edwina & Beryl My Big Fat Greek Wedding Gran Hotel Secret of the Nile (Egyptian Gran Hotel) Myrtle Hardcastle series by Elizabeth C. Bunce Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Lady Hardcastle Mysteries by T.E. Kinsey Britbox Title referenced: The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (1998-2000) Miss Scarlet & the Duke: House of Mystery by Victoria Dowd Fetching the Smelling Salts-Lidia Poet episode Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price Miss S (HBO Max) Ghosts Masterpiece Studio Podcast ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and make sure you're subscribed! The Summer of Mystery continues next episode with: The Legacy of Sherlock Holmes!! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! See you next time!

    The Lady Detective Trope w/ Dahlia Hamza Constantine

  6. Jun 28

    The Way Home (Hallmark Channel)

    Escape into the pond on Landry farm in today's episode as Stephanie discusses the Hallmark tv series THE WAY HOME (2023-2026), which just concluded its final season last week. THE WAY HOME follows three generations of women in the Landry family who are coming back together after Kat gets divorced and moves her daughter back to her childhood town and home. Her daughter, Alice discovers a magical time traveling pond on their land that takes her back to 1999 where she meets family members she's never seen before and starts to solve the mystery of what happened to them. That's just skimming the surface as this show dives into many different times and introduces lots of characters. Watch the first three seasons now on Netflix and the fourth with Hallmark Plus or Hallmark Channel. Spoiler section starts: 36:47 Closing: 1:05:51 References: The Way Home (2023-2026) The Other Bennet Sister (Britbox) Young Sherlock (Prime Video) Sense and Sensibility (Oct 2026) Providence Falls (Hallmark) Four Weddings and a Funeral Reign (CW) School Spirits Doctor Who and River Song Anne of Green Gables/Anne with an E Best Medicine (it's actually Doc Martin not Doc Brown) Nancy Drew (CW) Charmed Season 6 The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young Little House on the Prairie coming this July! Atonement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

  7. Jun 14

    Mr. Holland's Opus w/ Emily Heyden

    In today's episode, Stephanie and returning guest Emily Heyden discuss a nostalgic 1995 favorite, Mr. Holland's Opus (available on Disney Plus). Listen to two teachers review the film and get critical over why they felt nostalgic about it and how those feelings have changed during this recent rewatch as well as reminisce about playing an instrument in school. References: Mr. Holland's Opus The Holdovers Pretty Woman The Green Mile That Thing You Do! A League of Their Own School of Rock Miracle Now & Then John Adams (HBO series) Hamilton YesterYear Yellowstone 1883 Philadelphia Little House on the Prairie (Netflix 2026) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

    Mr. Holland's Opus w/ Emily Heyden

  8. May 31

    The Forsyte (Saga)

    Season 1 of Debbie Horsfield's re-imagining of John Glasworthy's Forsyte Saga, The Forsytes, aired on PBS Masterpiece this Spring. Join Stephanie in today's episode as she breaks down her thoughts on this new show, discover the source material for the first time and recap some of the 2002 BBC series. To avoid spoilers watch now on PBS Passport or with the Masterpiece subscription on Prime Video. Episode Time Stamps: 18:27-21:47: Ada Galsworthy Parallels 24:27: (2025) Show Review 50:01: (2002) Series Thoughts 1:00:00: Closing Enjoy the atmosphere of the ice-cream and lawn mowers, despite the A/C and closed windows.... REFERENCES: The Forsytes The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy 2002 and 1967 TV series Poldark Debbie Horsfield Downton Abbey Bridgerton The Buccaneers Doctor Who Fate: The Winx Saga Brandon Sanderson "The Man of Property" (1906) 1985 Anne of Green Gables Swoonworthy Podcast The Masterpiece Studio Podcast Hamlet The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Other Bennet Sister Fackham Hall Wuthering Heights Next Time: Mr. Holland's Opus! Watch now on Disney Plus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for listening and consider subscribing! Instagram: @escape.into.period.pieces Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com Merch (2 places!): Search: Escape into Period Pieces on Spreadshirt.com Spreadshop: https://escape-into-period-pieces.myspreadshop.com/ Support your local library and PBS station! Till next time!

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On Escape into Period Pieces we talk all things related to the Period Piece Genre or TV/Films set in different time periods. Each episode we'll break down why people watch them, why they are continually loved, and why you should give them a chance. I'll give some background information on the episodes or film we'll be discussing before diving into a chat with a guest. Come along for the ride! Episodes are posted biweekly Cover art by Kristen Reese. Inspired by Green Gables, Orchard House, and Pemberley. Email: escape.into.period.pieces.podcast@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Stephanie Reese
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Stephanie Reese
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    Escape into Period Pieces

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