audiobook Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen in Arts-Photography

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The Emmy Award-winning producer of PBSrsquo;s Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! reveals the secrets to Downton Abbey; Sherlock; and its other hit programsFor more than twenty-five years and counting; Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBSrsquo;s Masterpiece Theatre; the longest running weekly prime time drama series in American history. From the runaway hitsUpstairs; Downstairs and The Buccaneers; to the hugely popular Inspector Morse; Prime Suspect; and Poirot; Masterpiece Theatre and its sibling series Mystery! have been required viewing for fans of quality drama.Eaton interviews many of the writers; directors; producers; and other contributors and shares personal anecdotesmdash;including photos taken with her own cameramdash;about her decades-spanning career. She reveals what went on behind the scenes during such triumphs as Cranford and the multiple; highly-rated programs made from Jane Austenrsquo;s novels; as well as her aggressive campaign to attract younger viewers via social media and online streaming. Along the way she shares stories about actors and other luminaries such as Alistair Cooke; Maggie Smith; Diana Rigg; Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Radcliffe; whose first TV role was as the title character in David Copperfield.Readers will also get to know Eaton on a personal level. With a childhood steeped in theater; an affinity for nineteenth century novels and culture; and an ldquo;accidental apprenticeshiprdquo; with the BBC; Eaton was practically born to lead the Masterpiece and Mystery! franchises. Making Masterpiece marks the first time the driving force behind the enduring flagship show reveals all.