Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Archie gets closer to making a play to replace Robert as Prime Minister as Robert's daughter comes under increasing scrutiny and the truckers' union becomes more antagonistic towards the government. 

As Vivien's 70th birthday approaches, her children's lives all come to crisis points. Mary is excited for Vivien's party, but she's the only one, given the huge rift that has opened between Mark and Vivien's children. 

Maggie's disastrous radio interview has gone viral. She tries to mend her relationships, starting first with her neighbor Carol, whose life is a lot more complicated than Maggie realizes. 

The documentary Represent follows three women candidates in the Midwest as they run for local office, including a Korean American Republican running on Chicago's North Shore. "A woman called me a white nationalist," she says. "And I thought, 'Me?' "

Robert plans a visit to Northumberland as the region's crises continue to worsen, while Archie begins laying plans to take advantage of the situation and amass power. Fraser and Francine find common ground.

Vivien connects with Mary and begins to feel unexpectedly nostalgic as she prepares for some significant changes in her life, while her children all take important steps in making their relationships less complicated.

Maggie Cole, the picturesque Thurlbury's "local historian," unwittingly upends her peaceful town when she shares local gossip in a radio interview after a few too many gin and tonics.

Attending college on the G.I. Bill changed Abner Mikva's life. As a congressman, judge, and mentor to Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, and numerous young people, Mikva tried to show that government could be a force for good in people's lives. 

Who doesn't love a good speculoos? As the weather chills, bake some of the spiced cookies with a recipe from Milk Street and enjoy them alongside a hot cup of tea. 

As the United Kingdom suffers under mass blackouts, one region spirals into chaos while the Prime Minister is faced with difficult decisions. Anna becomes re-immersed in her past before facing a dangerous situation, and a family crisis threatens the PM's reputation.

Vivien makes two sudden decisions that startle and upset her children, while they all continue to mess up in their struggling relationships and Mary keeps snooping. 

In the series finale of Last Tango in Halifax, Alan and Celia approach their seventh anniversary, Ted goes on an adventure, Caroline tries to make amends, and Gillian ponders what to do with the farm.

40 years ago, the Polish trade union Solidarity was formed. It would go on to force the first free elections in Communist Poland and win resoundingly, ending the Communist regime there. Chicago's Polish community played a strong supporting role throughout. 

A new season of Pati's Mexican Table explores the cuisine of Sonora. Pati Jinich starts off her journey just over the border in Tucson, Arizona, the "gateway to Sonora," where she makes these oozy, cheesy chiles rellenos.

A possible global crisis faces Prime Minister Robert Sutherland and his chief of staff Anna Marshall as they deal with a fractious Cabinet, a long-lost person from the past, and troubles within the family.