By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief TV critic for The Times. When mini-series ruled prime time, their maxi-est star was Richard Chamberlain. Today we call them “limited series.” ...

Richard Chamberlain was the star of TV series like Dr Kildare, Shogun and The Thorn Birds Richard Chamberlain, who has died today at the age of 90, shot to fame as TV heartthrob Dr Kildare in the ...