Masterpiece

…host of the television program Masterpiece Theatre. In that same year he published Russell Baker’s Book of American Humor, which, following an illuminating introduction, gives its due to figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Mark Twain, and James Thurber. Baker’s final “Observer” column for The New York Times appeared on Christmas…

…early ’90s, as host of Masterpiece Theatre, Cooke served as an interpreter of British culture through the presentation of BBC dramatic television programming to American audiences.

…Masterpiece Theatre (begun 1971; later Masterpiece), presided over for many years by Alistair Cooke.

…years 1879 through 1926, and Masterpiece Theatre (PBS, from 1971), an anthology of British programming from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other producers. Perhaps the most significant and influential contribution to come from educational television in the 1960s, however, was the children’s program Sesame Street (PBS, from 1969). Created…