SECRETS OF HENRY VIII’S PALACE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 @ 8:00PM

Hampton Court is the ultimate royal pleasure palace — embodying the indulgent and grandiose kingship built by Cardinal Wolsey and developed by Henry VIII. Through its rooms, chart King Henry VIII’s decline from fit young warrior to bloated womanizer and recall the vivid stories of the ladies who became his queens.

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THEY CALL US MONSTERS

MONDAY, MAY 22 @ 11:00PM

They Call Us Monsters goes behind the walls of the Compound, a high-security facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their advocates, they’re kids. To the system, they’re adults. To their victims, they’re monsters.  

The film follows three young offenders who sign up to take a screenwriting class with producer Gabe Cowan as they await their respective trials. Arrested at 16, Jarad faces 200 years-to-life for four attempted murders; Juan, also arrested at 16, faces 90-to-life for first-degree murder; Antonio was arrested at 14 and faces 90-to-life for two attempted murders. As the boys work with Gabe on their screenplay, their complex stories are revealed.

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ON MASTERPIECE

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 @ 10:00PM

Starring Downton Abbey‘s Joanne Froggatt, Dark Angel tells the story of Mary Ann Cotton: loving wife, mother, and serial murderer. Faced with abject poverty and an ailing husband, Mary Ann is ruthlessly determined to pursue a better life.

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SEASON 6, EPISODE 8

SUNDAY, MAY 21 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

An unexpected turn of events leads to a wedding being hastily arranged. Shelagh finally goes into labor. The arrival of the pill leads to unforeseen consequences.

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MASTERCLASS 3

SATURDAY, 20 @ 9:00PM

Get Paul and Mary’s tips for biscuits and pastry. Mary shares recipes for ginger spiced traybake and technically tricky tuiles with chocolate mousse, while Paul prepares iced tea loaf, sweet dough brioche tete and twisted apricot couronne.

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AMERICAN MASTERS

FRIDAY, MAY 19 @ 11:00PM

An old snapshot taken from our car’s rear seat shows only the back of a head. It is James Beard’s. Like the huge stone statues of Easter Island or an image of Buddha himself, the large, bald, freckled cranium is an instantly recognizable icon. In our faded photo, he is sitting uncomfortably in the passenger seat of our well-worn VW Beetle, waiting to drive off with us on some dining adventure.

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AMERICAN MASTERS

FRIDAY, MAY 1 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Scooping up a potato pancake, patting chickens, coaxing a reluctant soufflé, or rescuing a curdled sauce, Julia Child was never afraid of making mistakes. “Remember, if you are alone in the kitchen, who is going to see you?” she reassured her television audience. Catapulted to fame as the host of the series The French Chef, Julia was an unlikely star.

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