Masterpiece Contemporary

Behind the genius, outspokenness, and mischievous antics of the much-loved “smart Beatle,” John Lennon (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who), is an artist whose struggle with childhood abandonment by his father shapes and nearly undermines his every relationship. Find out more...

SCHEDULE NOV 18 – NOV 24

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ATHENS

THE DAWN OF DEMOCRACY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM Against the glorious backdrop of ancient Greece, classical historian Bettany Hughes (The Spartans, Helen of Troy) explores the truth about the “Golden Age” of ancient Athens. Far from an environment of peace and tranquility, democratic Athens was a bloody, tumultuous place of both brilliant ideas and a repressive...

NOVA

SECRETS OF STONEHENGE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 11:30PM Dated to the late Stone Age, Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory. Every year, a million visitors are drawn to England to gaze upon the famous circle of stones, but the monument’s meaning has continued to elude us. Now investigations inside and around Stonehenge have kicked off a dramatic new era of...

THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE

TINA FEY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on November 9, the 90-minute special features a star-studded cast of Fey’s friends and colleagues including top entertainers Fred Armisen, Steve Carell, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Krakowski, Steve Martin, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler...