REPORTING ON THE REPORTERS
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 @ 10:00PM
Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shows journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling that the stories within their own family trees are every bit as compelling as the news stories they have been covering for the world.
RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 @ 11:00PM
RUMBLE is the electric story of how Native American influence shaped blues, jazz, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll, a missing chapter in music history, including Link Wray — the electric guitar pioneer whose titular instrumental hit was banned from the radio.
THE WEDDING
MONDAY, MARCH 6 @ 8:00PM
Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged, followed by a sumptuous wedding breakfast, a prelude to the first night that began a marriage so iconic, it heralded constitutional monarchy as we know it today.
ON MASTERPIECE
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 10:00PM
Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present their petition.
Continuing the story of Victoria’s rule over the largest empire the world has ever known, Victoria, Season 3 introduces fascinating new historical characters, including Laurence Fox (Inspector Lewis) as the vainglorious Lord Palmerston, who crosses swords with the queen over British foreign policy. Also vexing the queen this season is Kate Fleetwood (Harlots) as Victoria’s devoted but troubled half-sister, Princess Feodora, who seeks refuge at Buckingham Palace due to political unrest back home in Germany.
ORPHEE ET EURYDICE FROM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 @ 10:00PM
Experience Christoph Willibald Gluck’s enduringly popular French-language opera based on the famous Greek myth. From Lyric Opera of Chicago in collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet. Starring Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman and Lauren Snouffer.
ORPHEE ET EURYDICE FROM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Experience Christoph Willibald Gluck’s enduringly popular French-language opera based on the famous Greek myth. From Lyric Opera of Chicago in collaboration with The Joffrey Ballet. Starring Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman and Lauren Snouffer.
ON MASTERPIECE
UNEASY LIES THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Watch as revolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds for Victoria with new arrivals at the Palace.
SADDAM HUSSEIN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.
MYSTERY MEN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 @ 9:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves deeply empowering.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 @ 7;00PM & 11:00PM
Explore the story of Florida’s Everglades, America’s greatest wetland. A tale of greed, hubris and destruction, the film chronicles the repeated efforts to conquer what was once seen as a useless wasteland and the passionate efforts to preserve it.