SECRETS OF THE DEAD

IRISH ESCAPE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 @ 6:00PM SECRETS OF THE DEAD: Irish Escape revisits the story of what has been called the most outrageous escape story in the history of the high seas. In 1876, after 8 years of incarceration in Western Australia, 6 Irish political prisoners escaped on board the American whaler Catalpa. Under the pretext of a whaling voyage, the Catalpa and its unassuming...

AMERICAN MASTERS

Cachao: Uno Mas MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM The Grammy-winning bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez died in Coral Gables, Florida in March 2008, almost 90-years old. A maestro of legendary status on the world stage and ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time, he had made his home in the United States for the past four decades. Coming from a family...

MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!

Inspector Lewis, Series II Your Sudden Death Question FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 @ 7:30PM & 10:30PM It’s a quiet holiday weekend and the Oxford campus has emptied out. But the competition is still fierce — and deadly — thanks to a group of quiz enthusiasts who have convened to compete for a cash prize and bragging rights. Foul play is afoot when one contestant, a charming but lecherous...

SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 16-22

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IN SEARCH OF MYTHS AND HEROES

ARTHUR: THE ONCE & FUTURE KING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM The story of King Arthur is one that scholars believe is a case where fiction has somehow been blended with reality to become part of the history of a given place. In this case, King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, the Holy Grail, and Camelot, are ingrained as part of the British culture and held in...