FREEDOM SUMMER

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 @ 9:00PM

Join Ann Curry for the dramatic reunions of people who lost touch after the civil rights movement. Fatima hopes to thank Thelma for her courage in the face of racism, and Sherie searches for the friend who inspired her commitment to social justice.

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ON MASTERPIECE

FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 11:00PM

“Faith, Hope & Charity”

News of the horrific famine in Ireland has finally reached the Queen. She is adamant that her government should be doing more to help, but meets with surprising opposition from her Prime Minister.

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FROM THIS DAY FORWARD

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 @ 11:00PM

When director Sharon Shattuck’s father came out as transgender, Sharon was in the awkward throes of middle school. As the Shattucks reunite to plan Sharon’s wedding, she seeks a deeper understanding of how her parents’ marriage, and their family, survived intact.

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RAISING THE DINOSAUR GIANT

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 @ 7:00PM & 12:00PM

Have scientists discovered the biggest animal to have ever walked the planet? Deep in a South American desert, a giant is being awakened after 101 million years of sleep. Paleontologists have discovered a giant femur – the largest dinosaur bone that has ever been unearthed. Another 200 bones from the same species have also been discovered. Sir David Attenborough will guide us through the remarkable journey of waking the giant as it happens – connecting the dots, translating the paleo jargon and explaining the revelations using living examples, other dinosaur discoveries and CGI visuals. As a finale, he will unveil the completed giant.

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SEASON FINALE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

It’s the end of the summer season, as Simla prepares for the arrival of a powerful local leader. Madeline is dealt some devastating news. Aafrin receives a dangerous proposition, and he and Alice come to a difficult decision. As tensions rise between Cynthia and Ralph, the club owner is dealt a personal blow.

Oscar nominee Julie Walters (Educating Rita, Billy Elliot) stars in Indian Summers, set in the twilight era of British rule in India. Romance and revolution erupt as perspectives clash in this lush, period saga.

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WITH THE ST. OLAF CHOIR

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, is the magnificent setting for an all-new Christmas special with the renowned St. Olaf Choir. This new concert pairs the internationally acclaimed mixed-voice choir from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, with the Nidaros Cathedral Girl Choir, Jentekor. The production, recorded in high definition with 5.1 surround sound, showcases the cathedral’s spare gothic beauty — it is one of the oldest gothic cathedrals in the world — and its stunning acoustics that complement the distinctive style of a capella singing for which the St. Olaf Choir is well known.

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REPORTERO

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 @ 11:00PM

In 1980, Jesús Blancornelas and Héctor Félix Miranda founded the Mexican newsweekly Zeta. They intended it to stand as an independent voice, different from the rest of the nation’s largely government-controlled media. At the time, reporting the truth about the country’s leaders was unprecedented — and risky. To secure the fledgling Tijuana paper’s survival, Blancornelas and Miranda located its printing operation across the border in California. The paper’s uncompromising stand against corruption (which included poking fun at those who practiced it) would bring it 30,000 readers — and anger from the country’s leadership.

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