简介：Description: KeeleyHawesnarratesthisfive-partseriesexaminingtheextraordinaryimpactthatcostumeandperioddramahashadontelevisionhistoryoverthelast50years. 1/5.TheGreatestStoriesEverTold. Cynicsdismissthegenreasathreadbareparadeofbonnets,frillyshirtsandcliches,butcostumedramaissubjecttotrends,too.Mindyou,JaneAustenhasruledtheroostforawhilenow,costumedramaisawhimsicalbeast.Itallbeganwithabow,arrowandfoot-tappingjingleinTheAdventuresofRobinHoodin1955.ThencameadulteryinTheForsyteSaga,posttraumaticstressinUpstairs,DownstairsandrisqueRomansinIClaudius.Partoneselectsthebestofthebunch,whilethestarsreminisceabouttheirtimeintogasandstays. 2/5.TheStars.Thisepisodeexploreshowcostumedramascreatedstarsoutoftheleadingmenandwomenwhoappearedinthem.FeaturinginterviewswithSeanBean,JulietAubrey,HelenMirren,JeremyIrons,BilliePiper,DorianHealyandAlexKingston. 3/5.AffairsOfTheHeart.ManyofyourfavoriteshowsareshownincludingBBC'sPrideandPrejudicefrom1995,theSharpeseries,andmorerecentserieslikeCranford. 4/5.PicturePerfect.Thisepisoderevisitssomeofthegenre'smostbeautifulandevocativesettings--fromtheCastleHowardofBridesheadRevisitedtotheCornwallofPoldark--andrevealsthetoolswhichallowedprogrammemakerstorecreatethepast.InterviewsincludeAnthonyAndrews,SimonWilliams,AlexKingston,BarbaraFlynn,BillPaterson,JohnHurt,DerekJacobi,HansMathesonandCharityWakefield. 5/5.ACallToArms.Thefinalpartexplorestheepicandadventuroussideofperioddramas.…