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Top Ten Binge Worthy Shows on PBS PASSPORT

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Struggling with what to watch? Look no further. WUCF has got you covered with the top ten most binge worthy shows on PBS Passport.

1. Sanditon

Masterpiece adapts Jane Austen’s final and unfinished novel, written only months before her death. Sanditon tells the story of heroine Charlotte Heywood, played by Rose Williams, a young women who travels to a Seaside Resort for summer and learns valuable lessons about love, friendship, and family. Also starring Theo James as the charming Sidney Parker. The ending of this show will have you begging for more.

2. Antiques Roadshow

There’s a reason this show is PBS’s most-watched ongoing series. Antiques Roadshow features specialists from the country’s leading auction houses and independent dealers giving free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. After binging this show for hours, you’ll find yourself searching through the attic to find the next great Roadshow Treasure.

3. No Passport Required

No Passport Required will bring cuisine and culture from diverse community’s right to your living room. Chef Marcus Samuelsson travels across the United States to explore and celebrate immigrant traditions. Each hour, Marcus travels to a different city and dives into a new food culture, always leaving you hungry for more!

4. MotorWeek

Calling all Gear Heads! The award winning MotorWeek is televisions longest running automotive series and its available for you to binge. Host John Davis travels around the world bringing you the latest automotive technologies and road tests of new cars and trucks.

5. Finding Your Roots

Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the ancestry of influential people from diverse backgrounds letting viewers see the past to reveal the connection in all of us. Learn about the ancestry of famous celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel, Sterling K. Brown, Melissa McCarthy, Seth Meyers, Ty Burrell and many more.

6. Victoria

Travel back to Europe in the 1800’s with Masterpiece’s Victoria. Jenna Coleman stars as the fearless Queen Victoria as she rose to power navigating the scandal, corruption and political intrigues of the British Court. Her story begins with her accession to the throne at the age of 18, with support from Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and her husband Prince Albert played by Tom Hughes.

7. Nature

The Nature documentaries transport viewers to ecosystems and animals around the world to educate and entertain you. Experience the wonders of the natural world by binging Nature in no particular order. Start by watching an episode of your favorite animal or one you want to learn more about. We recommend Octopus: Making Contact as a good place to start.

8. Great British Baking Show

This is not your average baking competition show, each week the bakers will tackle a different skill testing their baking abilities and creativity in hopes of being named U.K.’s best. Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood judge twelve bakers as the don their aprons and head to the iconic tent in the British Countryside. After binging the series try out your own baking skills with recipes from the show.

9. Expedition With Steve Backshall

Go on an adventure into the unknown! Explorer Steve Backshall brings viewers on a journey to the world’s most unexplored places while facing challenges of his own. Get hooked on the extraordinary wildlife and people along the way. You'll find yourself constantly hitting “next episode”.

10. Beecham House (Passport Exclusive)

Gurinder Chadha’s drama series Beecham House is set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled that region. Tom Bateman steps into the role of soulful, John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family. With Beecham comes secrets, he hopes never to be revealed. You can watch all the episodes before they air this summer when you watch PBS Passport. What’s not to love?

Not a Passport Member? Become one today and gain access to these binge worthy shows. Happy Streaming!