Category Archives: Program Highlights

NOVA

ALASKAN DINOSAURS

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 11:00PM

A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise their young in frigid and dark winter conditions?


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

REOPENING – THE BROADWAY REVIVAL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 @ 11:00PM

Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited reopening nights while the theater industry learns how to turn the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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INDEPENDENT LENS

A RECKONING IN BOSTON

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 9:00PM

What happens when you discover that your assumptions are flawed? A white filmmaker starts his academic inquiry by documenting low-income, adult students of color at the Clemente Course in Boston. After time, he comes to terms with his own complicity in racism. Alongside students, a unique filmmaking collaboration forms to explore the area’s history of racism and gentrification.


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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

ON MASTERPIECE

EPISODE 3

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 @ 10:00PM

David Tennant is Phileas Fogg, who risks the lives of his companions on an adventure around the globe. Is winning the wager all he cares about? To meet their connection in Aden, Fogg and Passepartout hire a camel driver to cross the desert. Bad idea! Can Abigail and her new acquaintances rescue them?


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STARS ON STAGE

FROM WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

SHOSHANA BEAN

FRIDAY, JANUARY 14 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

From her starring roles in Broadway’s “Wicked” and “Waitress,” to her chart-topping Billboard recordings, Shoshana Bean has captivated audiences around the world. In this concert special, she unleashes her passion and powerhouse vocals, igniting a dazzlingly diverse selection of songs.


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AMERICAN MASTERS

AILEY

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 @ 6:00PM

Discover the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey whose dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength and beauty. Featuring previously unheard audio interviews with Ailey, interviews with those close to him and an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today.


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INDEPENDENT LENS

HOME FROM SCHOOL

THE CHILDREN OF CARLISLE

MONDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 11:00PM

“Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” This was the guiding principle that removed thousands of Native American children and placed them in Indian boarding schools. Among the many who died at Carlisle Indian Industrial School were three Northern Arapaho boys. Now, more than a century later, tribal members journey from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to help them finally come home.


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