Category Archives: Program Highlights

AMERICAN MASTERS

NEVER TOO LATE

THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY

FRIDAY, APRIL 2 @ 10:00PM

After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule of touring, performing and teaching. An engaging new documentary, Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story, traces the life and groundbreaking career of the unstoppable musical icon.


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AMERICAN MASTERS

NEVER TOO LATE

THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY

FRIDAY, APRIL 2 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule of touring, performing and teaching. An engaging new documentary, Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story, traces the life and groundbreaking career of the unstoppable musical icon.


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THIS OLD HOUSE

RETURN TO DORCHESTER

THURSDAY, APRIL 1 @ 9:00PM

This 1905 three-family home in Dorchester, MA endured a fire on the 4th of July in 2019. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the house suffered significant damage. In addition to repairing the fire damage in the back of the house, all three kitchens will need restoration, and the water-damaged heating system needs to be replaced in the basement.


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BASEBALL

THE FAITH OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE

THURSDAY, APRIL 1 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Before and after World War I, a steady stream of immigrants land on the shores of America. They want instantly to become American, to pursue the American dream, to play the American game. Inning Three, The Faith of Fifty Million People, examines the century’s second decade, which was dominated by the Black Sox scandal. George Herman “Babe” Ruth makes his first major league appearance.


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EXTINCTION

THE FACTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 @ 10:00PM

With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.


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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 @ 6:00PM

In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind.

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HOWARDS END

ON MASTERPIECE

EPISODE 3

SUNDAY, MARCH28 @ 7:00PM & 11:0PM

Still searching for a new home, Margaret receives an unexpected offer from Henry which could change everything. Helen is incensed by the unfair fate of the Basts. The three families collide at a wedding, and Henry’s past is revealed.


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AMERICAN MASTERS

TWYLA MOVES

FRIDAY, MARCH 26 @ 10:00PM

Twyla Moves explores the life of legendary dancer, director and choreographer Twyla Tharp. Jumping from historical footage to the present day, the film traces her influential career while providing an intimate look at her famously rigorous creative process.


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THIS OLD HOUSE

A QUEEN ANNE REVIVAL

THURSDAY, MARCH 25 @ 9:00PM

Tom Silva, Kevin O’Connor and Richard Trethewey recount the project’s challenges. Jeff Sweenor meets them outside and walks the front yard with Kevin. Inside, designer Kristen Martone gives Tom a tour of the second floor. Richard looks at the basement mechanicals with Kevin. Jenn Nawada and Jeff show off the backyard. Kevin meets the homeowners to see their living room and kitchen.


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BASEBALL

SOMETHING LIKE A WAR

THURSDAY, MARCH 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

In 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft “Ban” Johnson takes over a struggling minor league – the Western League – and turns it into a financial success. Inning Two, Something Like a War, takes viewers through 1910 and introduces some of the game’s most celebrated and colorful characters, including Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. (2 Hours)


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