NOVA UNIVERSE REVEALED

MILKY WAY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 @ 10:00PM

Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood, from its birth in a whirling disk of clouds and dust to colossal collisions with other galaxies. Finally, peer into the future to watch the Milky Way’s ultimate fate as it collides with the Andromeda galaxy, over 4 billion years from now.

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THE ELEPHANT AND THE TERMITE

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

Witness the creation of the waterhole, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife meeting places manufactured by giant elephants and tiny termites. From baboons to dung beetles to chameleons, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.

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LAUGHING ON THE INSIDE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 @ 8:00PM

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

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THE MISSION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 6:00PM

Military life shapes servicemen and women in profound, unexpected ways. Veterans’ stories showcase the raw impact of these experiences: A Coast Guard recruit who helped ferry soldiers on D-Day. A pilot who remotely guided bomber drones over Afghanistan. A Marine who became the first Latina general. Hosted by Senator Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War Veteran (Army) and Purple Heart recipient.

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NORTH BY CURRENT

MONDAY. NOVEMBER 1 @ 11:00PM

Filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax returns to his rural Michigan hometown after the death of his young niece. Decades of home movies and ethereal narration reflect on struggles with grief and addiction as Madsen examines family, faith, and trans identity. NORTH BY CURRENT asks more questions than it answers, and like the relentless Michigan seasons, the only sure things are time and change.

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SEASON 10, EPISODE 5

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 @ 10:00PM

With Sister Hilda away on a refresher course, Sister Julienne steps in to carry out home visits. The new Pupil Midwives settle in. An overly protective mother struggles to cope with her daughter’s teenage pregnancy and frustrates Pupil Midwife Nancy.

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ON MASTERPIECE

SEASON 6, EPISODE 5

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 @ 8:00PM

In an all-new season, it’s 1958 and trouble is brewing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney, Greyhound) relishes his role as a firebrand vicar, but the very role he loves puts him at odds with his own ideals when Leonard (Al Weaver) is caught up in a scandal. Meanwhile, Geordie (Robson Green) finds his principles shaken, Mrs. Chapman (Tessa Peake-Jones) is distraught, and Geordie’s wife Cathy (Kacey Ainsworth) is defiant. With new crimes around every corner, and morality and legality at odds, it’s going to take all of Will’s skill and empathy to navigate these choppy waters and help the ones he loves.

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THE SONGS WE SHARE

AMERICAN ROOTS

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 11:30PM

Revel in a range of country music performances hosted by Leslie Jordan, featuring Jake Blount, Claybourne Elder, Nic Gareiss, Travis Howard, Senora May with Luke Frazier and The American Pops Orchestra.

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NOW HEAR THIS

BEETHOVEN’S GHOST

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Go inside the mind of a genius as host Scott Yoo and fellow musicians undertake a recording of Beethoven’s most personal music at a historic Berkshires manor to explore the composer’s brilliant career—where they are visited by some unexpected guests.

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SEASON 10, EPISODE 4

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 @ 10:00PM

It’s July 1966, and Britain is in the grip of World Cup fever. Nonnatus House awaits the arrival of four new pupil midwives. One of them, Nancy Corrigan, makes quite an impact. Cyril and Lucille’s relationship continues to blossom.

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