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ONE SINGULAR SENSATION CELEBRATING MARVIN HAMLISCH MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM The New York Philharmonic had engaged Marvin Hamlisch, the famed composer of many of our most beloved songs of stage and screen, to conduct this year’s New Year’s Eve concert in Avery Fisher Hall on Monday evening, December 31. Tragically Hamlisch died suddenly last August at the age of 68....

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MEN WHO SWIM MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 @ 11:00PM Men Who Swimis a humorous and poignant look at a group of men of a certain age in Stockholm who have found unlikely fellowship as members of Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team. What began as a weekly escape from the daily grind of work and family responsibilities, gradually evolved into a more serious commitment. By day, they are train...

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 8:30PM Episode: Holiday Special – Preview In this special, newly married Chummy and Nurse Jenny Lee are hard at work during their first Christmas in Nonnatus House. As nurses and nuns minister to an abandoned newborn and search for the mother, and Jenny tries to find the children of an elderly vagrant, Chummy plans an ambitious nativity play. In true...

NEED TO KNOW

AFFORDABLE CARE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 @ 11:30PM Medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay investigates readmission penalties, an element of the Affordable Care Act designed to reduce costs and lead to more coordinated healthcare once patients are released from the hospital. Later, anchor Ray Suarez interviews Dr. Michael Sparer of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. This week’s...

AMERICAN MASTERS

JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE SATURDAY, JUNE 11 @ 6:00PM JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. Founders Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino revolutionized American dance by combining modern with traditional ballet to create a new and daring art form. Narrated by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin...