JOSHUA BELL’S SEASONS OF CUBA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 8:00PM

In the spring of 2016, a delegation of performing artists embarked on a groundbreaking adventure – to the shores of Cuba. One of the trip’s ambassadors was the celebrated violinist Joshua Bell. Now Bell wants to recreate the magic of that cultural encounter for people here in the U.S. He’ll be joined by the magnificent Chamber Orchestra of Havana, singer-songwriter Dave Matthews, and other special guests.

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VAN GOGH’S EAR

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 11:00PM

The moment when Vincent van Gogh looked into a mirror, held up a blade and cut into his own ear defines his turbulent life and art. But what did he really do on the night of December 23, 1888, in the town of Arles? What was his state of mind? No one has been clear on the details … until now. Bernadette Murphy, a researcher living in Provence, has spent five years piecing together a meticulous picture of his life in Arles, person by person, house by house. She has uncovered definitive evidence, never before published, and pieced together a detailed timeline of the events leading up to the night of the event, explaining the driving force behind the story that dominates art history.

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LEGENDARY WHITE STALLIONS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 @ 10:00PM

The striking white Lipizzaner stallions of the famed Spanish Riding School in Vienna have been thrilling audiences for centuries. During the winter public performance season, the horses execute breathtaking displays of carefully choreographed and synchronized movements known as high classical dressage. This film looks at how horses bred for war developed into living works of art.

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FROM JESUS TO CHRIST

THE FIRST CHRISTIANS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 @ 8:00PM

FRONTLINE presents the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence, the series transports viewers back 2,000 years to the time and place where Jesus of Nazareth once lived and preached and challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. The first program traces the life of Jesus of Nazareth, exploring the message that helped his ministry grow and the events that led to his crucifixion around 30 C.E.

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THE HOLLOW CROWN: HENRY VI, PART I

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Henry V is dead, and against the backdrop of Wars in France the English nobles are beginning to quarrel. News of defeat at Orleans reaches the Duke of Gloucester, the Lord Protector, and other nobles in England. Henry VI, still an infant, is proclaimed King.

Seventeen years later the rivalries at Court have intensified; Gloucester and the Bishop of Winchester argue openly in front of the King. Rouen falls to the French but Plantagenet, recently restored as the Duke of York, Exeter and Talbot pledge to recapture the city from the Dauphin. Battle commences and the French, led by Joan of Arc, defeat the English. Valiant Talbot and his son John are killed.

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THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 @ 11:00PM

First You Dream  – The Music of Kander & Ebb is a landmark television event: a tribute to John Kander and Fred Ebb, the legendary Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy-award winning songwriting team whose Broadway shows include Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Act, Curtains and The Scottsboro Boys and timeless songs including “New York, New York,” “All That Jazz,” “Money Makes the World Go Around” and “Maybe This Time.”

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 8:00PM

Hitmakers is an up-close look at the music industry’s resilience in the digital age, featuring interviews and performances from notable artists, including Grammy Award-winning rocker Melissa Etheridge, multi-media star Questlove, Electronic Dance Music DJ/producer Steve Aoki, multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning singer Lorde, powerhouse soul/funk singer Sharon Jones and Grammy-winning blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band, along with legendary music executives. 

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