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Jace Lacob

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Writer. Creator/Host, MASTERPIECE on PBS’ award-winning podcast MASTERPIECE Studio: http://apple.co/1NlTSKQ. Bylines: The Daily Beast, BBC, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, and elsewhere. JFK—> LHR —> LAX —> PDX http://www.jacelacob.com

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 14

A lovely new interview of me and my producer Jack Pombriant by @wgbh.org's Jackie Bruleigh about MASTERPIECE Studio's 10th anniversary season, prepping for interviews, favorite moments that will stay with me, why we're an audio-only podcast, spoilers, and much more.

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The MASTERPIECE Studio team on 10 years of podcasting

The MASTERPIECE Studio podcast is marking their 10th anniversary this year. To celebrate, GBH Drama sat down with host Jace Lacob and producer Jack Pombriant to talk about their favorite interviews an...

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you!

Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Aug 4

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #GrantchesterPBS star Rishi Nair and creator Daisy Coulam as we unpack the Season 10 finale of the @pbs.org period drama and discuss what lies ahead for the final season. #hello

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you, Nick! Couldn’t have gotten here without you.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jul 21

Episode 300! On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, #GrantchesterPBS star Bradley Hall on why Larry emerged as a fan-favorite on the @pbs.org period drama, his friendship with Melissa Scott on- and off-screen, how his character transformed, and much more.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jul 7

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, #GrantchesterPBS star Rishi Nair discusses putting on the dog collar for another go-around on the @pbs.org drama and this week's stellar episode, which reveals Alphy's mysterious past. "Don't look back..."

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jun 30

Give me murder and morality in sleepy English villages in the shifting Britain of the 1960s for ever and ever.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jun 30

Daisy is the absolute best and Grantchester is, no joke, my happy place.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Jun 30

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, I take a look back (and a look forward) at #GrantchesterPBS, now in its 10th season, with creator/head writer/EP Daisy Coulam as we discuss shifting dynamics, balancing murder and morality, new(ish) vicars, and more.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · May 19

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, #MissAustenPBS author Gill Hornby explores the deep bond between Jane Austen and devoted sister Cassandra, why wrote this heartfelt novel, redeeming Cassandra's legacy, and why she thinks Cassandra burned Jane’s letters.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · May 2

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, #WolfHallPBS director Peter Kosminsky shares his experience working with Hilary Mantel, filming on the Hampton Court Palace flagstones where King Henry VIII once stood, and finally saying goodbye to Thomas Cromwell. @pbs.org

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Apr 28

And, after you listen to my interview with Sir Mark, come back later this week as I sit down with #WolfHallPBS director Peter Kosminsky for one final interview to tie up Wolf Hall and The Mirror and the Light.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Apr 28

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #WolfHallPBS star Sir Mark Rylance to discuss Thomas Cromwell's fate on the @pbs.org drama, saying goodbye to this character after 10 years, the importance of mentors, and the beauty of mystery.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Apr 21

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #WolfHallPBS screenwriter and newly minted Oscar winner Peter Straughan as we discuss the process of adapting Hilary Mantel (and Robert Harris' #Conclave) and the twists in Episode 5. @pbs.org

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Apr 14

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #WolfHallPBS star Damian Lewis to discuss playing one of the most notorious kings in English history. As Henry VIII’s health deteriorates, the threat of invasion grows, but Henry gets what he finally wants...

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Apr 7

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #WolfHallPBS star Lilit Lesser, who delves into Mary Tudor's internality on the @pbs.org drama, how the character balances faith with fortitude, THAT scene with Mark Rylance's Thomas Cromwell, and much more.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Mar 31

And coming up later this run: interviews with Wolf Hall's Lilit Lesser, Damian Lewis, writer Peter Straughan, Mark Rylance, and director Peter Kosminsky.

Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Mar 31

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, #WolfHallPBS production researcher Kirsten Claiden-Yardley dissects fact and fiction in Episodes One and Two of @pbs.org's Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Mar 24

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by inimitable historian @lucyworsley.bsky.social as we travel back in time to the Tudor court to discuss Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII, and Mary Tudor, who becomes Britain's first female monarch.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Mar 13

Your bewilderment that no one knew what you were talking about made it all the more imperative I immediately validate your memory here.

Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Mar 13

@paulscheer.com Swensen’s! Like you, grew up on LI and used to go to the one in Roslyn as a kid all the time in the ‘80s. Frozen chocolate bananas, ice cream. So many memories there, so you’re not crazy in this case: it definitely existed #doughboys

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 24

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, I'm joined by #AllCreaturesPBS star Anna Madeley to discuss her spellbinding performance as Audrey Hall in the S5 finale of the @pbs.org drama, foxes, the return of that biscuit tin, diving into deep emotion, and so much more.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 17

On a new episode of MASTERPIECE Studio, #MissScarletPBS creator Rachael New discusses stepping in front of the camera on her @pbs.org period drama to portray Eliza Scarlet's formidable (and formative) teacher and what the experience meant to her and Eliza.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 14

The MASTERPIECE Studio team on 10 years of podcasting

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 10

On a new MASTERPIECE Studio, #MissScarletPBS star Tom Durant-Pritchard talks about stepping into Alexander Blake's shoes on the @pbs.org period drama, vulnerability, corpsing, balancing #TheCrown while being a children's entertainer, and more.

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Jace Lacob @jacelacob.bsky.social · Feb 7

@lucyworsley.bsky.social Thank you again for such a lovely and thoughtful interview today, Lucy! Such a gift.