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32-714: Fire Down Below may refer to: Books [ edit ] Fire Down Below (novel) , a novel by William Golding and final part of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth Fire Down Below , an unwritten science fiction story in Robert Heinlein's Future History Film and television [ edit ] Fire Down Below (1957 film) , starring Robert Mitchum, Jack Lemmon, and Rita Hayworth Fire Down Below (1997 film) , starring Steven Seagal "Fire Down Below", an episode of

64-566: A common signature based upon the First Suite in D by Mouret (originally chosen by Sarson, who had heard it played at a Club Med resort in Sicily, because it sounded "British and heraldic"). In the opening to the "Classic" strand of shows, the word "Theatre" appears for a brief moment, apparently in order to maintain WGBH's trademark registration on the former name (in 2011, the show's 40th anniversary,

96-512: A lot of shows that are already made, reading scripts, and choosing the ones that would suit this audience." They're made by British companies and British broadcasters – for the BBC and ITV – and once they're done, we bring them back here. It's also my job is to make sure the whole country knows about Masterpiece and knows about whatever show is being produced. There's a great deal of publicity and marketing to be done. I also have to raise money. In 2008,

128-451: A selection of programs to be broadcast. Decisions on the format of the show were finalized and the series premiered on January 10, 1971, with the first episode of The First Churchills . The working title for the series had been The Best of the BBC , which was changed to Masterpiece Theatre before the first broadcast, with Sarson insisting upon the British spelling for Theatre . The series

160-477: A sister series, Mystery! , featuring a mix of contemporary and classic British detective and crime series , such as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries , Agatha Christie's Miss Marple , and Touching Evil . In 2000, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the show, it presented Masterpiece : The American Collection , nine works by American writers, including Thornton Wilder 's Our Town , starring Paul Newman . One of television's most honored series,

192-465: A time of reflection for the young man. Talbot begins by describing the passengers of all classes (getting a tour of the ship) and crew members, who encompass a motley yet representative collection of early 19th-century English society. He becomes concerned with the downfall of passenger Reverend Colley. Talbot has a somewhat ambiguous role in Colley's fall; although he quickly assumes a mediator's role between

224-473: Is an account of a six-month voyage to Australia in the early 19th century by an assorted group of British migrants on a converted man-of-war . It is in the form of a journal written by Edmund Talbot, a young aristocrat. His influential godfather has arranged for him to be employed with the Governor of New South Wales , and presents Talbot with a journal to record the significant events of the journey. He considers it

256-465: Is punishable by hanging. Talbot comes across Colley's journal, and feels guilty for seeing how eager Colley was to know him better. Colley is given a formal burial at sea. As the novel closes, Talbot is ambivalent about presenting his own journal to his godfather, as he fears it may not show him in the best light. He concludes that he does not have a choice, and eventually he seals the journal, in order to protect what he has written. Rites of Passage won

288-441: The 1980 Booker Prize . Golding begins Close Quarters (1987) from Talbot's point of view and soon after he completed his first journal on the 6-month voyage to Australia. Talbot starts a new journal in a different tone, as this volume will not be presented to his godfather. He describes his romantic feelings for a young woman whom he meets on a different ship they encounter, HMS Alcyone. Feeling ill, he expresses his fears about

320-452: The 35th anniversary of the show, PBS aired an entertainment special produced and directed by Darcy Corcoran. The Best of Masterpiece was hosted by Sir Derek Jacobi and featured interviews with Dame Helen Mirren , Hugh Laurie , Damian Lewis , Robson Green , Ian Richardson , Gillian Anderson , Charles Dance , Alex Kingston , Anthony Andrews and Jean Marsh . The countdown special was based on more than 20,000 survey responses posted to

352-677: The BBC would sell programs to the station. Suggestions for the series format came from, among others, Frank Gillard in the UK and Christopher Sarson in the US. In looking for an underwriter for the series, Calderwood eventually met with Herb Schmertz of Mobil Corporation . Schmertz was able to gain funding for the show, and with Joan Wilson of WGBH-TV bought the US distribution rights for fifty hours of British dramas for about $ 1 million per year. He and several other men, including Frank Marshall, met in London and made

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384-526: The British television situation comedy Man About the House "The Fire Down Below", an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Music [ edit ] "Fire Down Below", a 1957 Top 30 Jeri Southern song "The Fire Down Below", a song on the 1976 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band album Night Moves "Fire Down Below", a song written by bassist Jerry Scheff for Elvis Presley ;

416-452: The Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of nautical, relational novels— Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989)—by British author William Golding . Set on a former British man-of-war transporting migrants to Australia in the early 19th century, the novels explore themes of class and man's reversion to savagery when isolated, in this case, the closed society of

448-550: The Golden Nymph prize for best actor in a mini-series (awarded to Benedict Cumberbatch) and the winner of the Satellite Award for best mini-series. Masterpiece Theatre Masterpiece is known for presenting adaptations of novels and biographies , but it also shows original television dramas. The first title to air was The First Churchills , starring Susan Hampshire as Sarah Churchill . Other programs presented on

480-506: The Prettimans, a married couple; of the rivalry between the two principal officers, Summers and Benét, for Captain Anderson's respect and trust; and of the conclusion to Edmund's affaire de coeur with Miss Chumley. Much detail is given to the increasingly frantic measures to repair the ship and reach Australia. Rites of Passage is characterized by the theme of class division , in particular,

512-479: The Reverend and Captain Anderson, initially he had presumed on his status by going on the quarterdeck without the captain's express invitation, about which the latter man was protective. Colley dies "of shame" after getting drunk and performing a sex act on one of the ship's crew. When one of the crew suggests officers were involved, the captain ends his investigation of Colley's death, as "buggery" (homosexual intercourse)

544-404: The assumption of a higher status by individuals than is warranted. The leitmotiv of proper gentlemanly conduct is explored in the often stormy friendship of Talbot with Lieutenant Summers, who presses him to live up to his responsibilities as an aristocrat after he has taken advantage of its privilege. Summers sometimes feels slighted by Talbot's ill-considered comments and advice. Rites explores

576-402: The backing track was recorded in 1976, but vocals by Presley or any other backing singers were never overdubbed. "Fire Down Below", a song by Alkaline Trio on the album Agony & Irony "Fire Down Below", a song by Tina Charles on the soundtrack album of the film The Stud Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

608-409: The cruelties of men in groups, and the tensions as they struggle over status and place in their artificial society on the ship. In 2005 the books were adapted as a BBC drama serial starring Benedict Cumberbatch . Named To The Ends of the Earth , the series was directed by David Attwood and received a very good critical reception. The series went on to be nominated for six BAFTAs , and won both

640-399: The first seasons in the 1970s, the theme music accompanied varying closeup shots of a waving British flag, which panned out into a still image of a British flag on a staff serving as the P in "Masterpiece". In the late 1970s, the opening video switched to views of antique books and other literary artifacts, many of which titles had been dramatized on the program. In 1980, Masterpiece gained

672-516: The future of superb British drama...invest upfront in the development of new scripts and programs, and grow the [Masterpiece] series both on-air and online". In the same year the series attracted new sponsors Viking River Cruises and Ralph Lauren (Ralph Lauren was subsequently replaced by Farmers Insurance ). In the first three years the Trust raised $ 12 million from 45 donors. The Masterpiece approach has been reported as being to put up about 10% of

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704-504: The opening credits is the Fanfare-Rondeau from Suite of Symphonies for brass, strings and timpani No. 1 by French composer Jean-Joseph Mouret . The theme was performed by Collegium Musicum de Paris. Roland Douatte was the conductor. It was recorded in 1954 by Vogue Records in Paris, France, and was later remastered in stereo and re-released by Nonesuch Records in the 1960s. During

736-424: The opening was altered to show "Classic" briefly before showing "40 years"). The theme music was composed by Man Made Music, Inc; the opening sequences were designed by Kyle Cooper of Prologue. As of 2017's broadcast of Victoria series 1, Masterpiece Classic no longer aired with a regular host and the series was no longer branded as "Masterpiece Classic" but simply "Masterpiece". In March 2007, to celebrate

768-510: The production budget, in return for distribution rights and a degree of consultation on casting and content, but not editorial control. Masterpiece licences programs for several years, after which the broadcast rights revert to the original owners, generally the British producer or distributor. Interviewed in 2017, Eaton described her role at Masterpiece as "the person who chooses which British programs will be included in Masterpiece...looking at

800-450: The seaworthiness of his own ship and its ability to complete the journey. The book has a more traditional structure, with chapter breaks at dramatic moments (rather than the day-by-day account presented in Rites ). Fire Down Below (1989) closed the trilogy with a description of the ever-more perilous voyage (given the old ship and old charts); of Talbot's maturing and his growing admiration for

832-456: The series include The Six Wives of Henry VIII ; Elizabeth R ; I, Claudius ; Upstairs, Downstairs ; The Duchess of Duke Street ; The Citadel ; The Jewel in the Crown ; Reckless ; House of Cards ; Traffik , and Jeeves and Wooster . More recent popular titles include Prime Suspect , The Forsyte Saga , Sherlock , and Downton Abbey . The theme music played during

864-643: The ship's passengers and crew. The first of the books, Rites of Passage, was awarded the Booker Prize in 1980. The trilogy as a whole was adapted by the late Leigh Jackson and Tony Basgallop for a 2005 BBC drama mini-series of the same name, directed by David Attwood and starring Benedict Cumberbatch . It aired in the United States in PBS' 2006 season of Masterpiece Theatre . It became available in 2016 on Netflix and Hulu streaming. Rites of Passage (1980)

896-477: The title Fire Down Below . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire_Down_Below&oldid=1194978367 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fire Down Below (novel) To

928-425: The various shows aired on Masterpiece have won numerous Emmy and Peabody Awards . In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #3 in its list of the 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time and #16 in its list of the 60 Greatest Shows of All Time. The success of the broadcast of the 1967 version of The Forsyte Saga on NET (the precursor of PBS) led Stanford Calderwood, then serving as president of WGBH, to investigate whether

960-487: The word "Theatre" was dropped, and the show, officially known as Masterpiece , was split into three different sections. Masterpiece Classic was initially hosted by Gillian Anderson ; the following year, Laura Linney took her place. Masterpiece Mystery! is hosted by Alan Cumming . Masterpiece Contemporary was hosted initially by Matthew Goode , who was replaced by David Tennant in 2009. All three versions received their own opening sequences and theme music with

992-501: Was broadcast without a host. The original series producer was Sarson. He was succeeded in 1973 by Joan Wilson. The current series producer, Rebecca Eaton , took over in 1985 after Wilson's death from cancer. Mobil pulled out in 2004. In 2011 Eaton launched the Masterpiece Trust as a fundraising initiative, in collaboration with WGBH Boston. The Trust gives donors the opportunity to support their local PBS station and also "secure

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1024-403: Was hosted by British-American broadcaster and author / journalist Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), who initially had been reluctant to take the role. Cooke appeared for two decades until 1992; native Baltimorean , Pulitzer Prize -winning author and longtime columnist for The New York Times , Russell Baker (1925–2019), was next and hosted for over a decade from 1992 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008, it

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