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''[[wikipedia:Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]'' is a [[Long Runner|Long-Running]] primetime series on [[PBS]] that usually showcases [[BBC]] productions ([[Channel 4]] and [[ITV]] material are occasionally featured). The series premiered in 1971 and was originally hosted by Alistair Cooke, but has had a number of presenters since his retirement in 1992. Its well-known [[Public Domain Soundtrack|classical]] [[Theme Song|title theme]] is Jean-Joseph Mouret's ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSAUy09emrU Rondeau]''.
The series features dramatic adaptations of notable, usually British, literary
Adaptations for TV by the BBC of Shakespeare and other classic works are very often syndicated to appear on ''Masterpiece'' in the US, usually through WGBH-Television in Boston, often in multiple parts.
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See also Merchant-Ivory Productions, ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]''.
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* ''[[A Town Like Alice]]''
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* ''[[Downton Abbey]]''
* ''[[Elizabeth R]]''
* ''The First Churchills''
* ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]''
* ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV series)|Jeeves and Wooster]]''
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