WORLD ON FIRE Sparks a New MASTERPIECE Season (Ep. 41)

We welcome back Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of the PBS drama series MASTERPIECE and MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! for a preview of new and continuing dramas with a special focus on WORLD ON FIRE, now in its second season on PBS MASTERPIECE.   Created by Peter Bowker, WORLD ON FIRE is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping, and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in multiple countries as they grapple with the effects of war on their everyday lives. Season 2 picks up in late 1940, taking viewers from the war-torn streets of Britain deep into Nazi Germany, the resistance within occupied France, and the brutal sands of the North African desert—where troops struggle to adapt to a very different kind of combat. 0:08 Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters 1:12 - WORLD ON FIRE Synopsis 5:02 - Susanne Simpson MASTERPIECE season 2023-2024 highlights 6:49 - NOLLY w/Helena Bonham Carter 8:56 - Telling the story of World War 2 through individual lives 15:09 - WORLD ON FIRE production, writer and scholar 18:51 - Producing a global multilingual series 22:58 - Strong and Interesting Women in WORLD ON FIRE 27:12 - Marga's Story and Nazi Germany's Lebensborn Program 35:35 - Watch and Stream WORLD ON FIRE 35:56 - Like, Share, Subscribe this podcast 37:30 - Disclaimer ----- Download the TRANSCRIPT for Episode 41 PLEASE NOTE: TRANSCRIPTS ARE GENERATED USING A COMBINATION OF SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE AND HUMAN TRANSCRIBERS, AND MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. STAY ENGAGED with HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS LISTEN to past podcasts SIGN UP for our mailing list SUBSCRIBE to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform You can SUPPORT this podcast on Spotify or SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstore Thank you for listening!