(AP) Alistair Cooke, the broadcaster who epitomized highbrow television as host of "Masterpiece Theatre" and whose "Letter from America" was a radio fixture in Britain for 58 years, has died, the ...

Depending on your age, you might have tuned into “Upstairs Downstairs” or “Downton Abbey.” You might remember that iconic “Masterpiece Theatre” opening with Alistair Cooke. Or maybe you grew up with ...

After 37 years, PBS’ “Masterpiece Theatre” is getting spruced up. The revered anthology series will be split into three mini-seasons, each with its own theme and host – one of whom is Gillian Anderson ...

Alistair Cooke, 95, the ultra-civilized, silver-haired British broadcaster best known to American audiences as the host of "Masterpiece Theatre," died March 30 at his home in New York. He had heart ...