PBS Masterpiece Endeavor Zoom Event

We love Masterpiece on PBS We have been watching it for centuries. In fact, we prefer British shows and movies to most American shows and movies. We also have subscriptions to BritBox and Acorn. Since we are on the email list we get notifications when there are zoom events that feature some of the actors. The last one was for All Creatures Great and Small. This one was for Shaun Evans who played Endeavor over the last ten years. We watched both Morse and Lewis before this series and really love all of the actors in spite of some of the sketchy scripts. My husband is also interested in anything Oxford, and the music/theme song to the show is magical. So I registered for the event that was scheduled for last Sunday at three in the afternoon. It’s funny how the actors are as real people. Sometimes you get quite disappointed and sorry that you ever heard them speak outside of the character they play. But Mr Evans was genuine and easy to listen to. And the moderator was just as good. They were taking questions from all over the US. It’s always sad when a show you have come so accustomed to comes to an end. It’s like losing a good friend. Every time we think we will never see another great one we are always pleasantly surprised when another show becomes our favorite. So thanks for the ten years of entertainment. We really loved it! 

Barrington Pheloung Music

Music always takes me somewhere. My grandfather played the horn; my dad bought us an organ so he could learn to play; I did play the organ and was in the high school glee club. We bought just about every film sound track and my parents had 45 rpm records from Annie Get Your Gun and South Pacific. I had a great collection of 45’s from the sixties and seventies that were recently given to our grandson. My college collection of albums was significant and very heavy to cart around. To this day I love music. Sometimes the prettiest sounds come from unexpected places. We love Masterpiece shows on PBS. I’ve watched them since the Six Wives of Henry the Eighth. The theme music for many of the shows is remarkable. But the one that has the most haunting effect is Barrington Pheloung’s Inspector Morse, Lewis and the prequel Endeavor - which is ending this year. What makes the theme so touching is also the fact that the composer recently passed away. I read a bit more about him - the music was actually created with the Morse code in mind and sometimes the killer was identified using the Morse code. Regardless, both my husband and I are in a trance every time we hear it. Thanks so much for writing this wonderful music. We will always be your fans.