WHEN GOD SLEEPS

MONDAY, APRIL 2 @ 8:00PM

When God Sleeps is a rap-punk-rock documentary about Iranian musician Shahin Najafi, who is forced into hiding after hardline clerics issue a fatwa for his death, incensed by a rap song focusing on women’s and human rights. Risking his life every time he steps on a stage–especially as rising anti-Muslim sentiment escalates amidst the fallout from the Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan concert attacks in France–Shahin refuses to stop performing, even with a $100,000 bounty on his head.

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SEASON 7, EPISODE 3

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 @ 11:00PM

A mother abandons her children at the clinic, leaving the family devastated. When Violet and Fred organize a beauty contest for charity, Valerie and Magda both sign up and quickly become close friends leading to the sharing of a terrible secret.

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ON MASTERPIECE

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

A moment of distraction triggers a crisis in the lives of a happy, successful British couple in Ian McEwan’s haunting tale of a lost child and redeemed love, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire). (90 minutes)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 30

The Art of Recording @ 10:00pm

Painting With Sound @ 11:00pm

The Human Instrument @ 12:00Am

Explore the role of the music producer tasked with turning an artist’s vision into a hit and view the contrasting styles of some of the most accomplished producers. Featuring George Martin, Sam Phillips, Tom Petty, Dr. Dre and more.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 30

The Art of Recording @ 7:00pm

Painting With Sound @ 8:00pm

The Human Instrument @ 9:00pm

Explore the role of the music producer tasked with turning an artist’s vision into a hit and view the contrasting styles of some of the most accomplished producers. Featuring George Martin, Sam Phillips, Tom Petty, Dr. Dre and more.

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BATTLESHIP YAMATO

SATURDAY, JUNE 13 @ 11:00PM

Learn how Japan, in a bid to dominate the Pacific, builds the biggest battleship in the world. A floating fortress with the most powerful guns and the thickest armor ever mounted on a warship, the Japanese believe her unsinkable.

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DOLORES

FRIDAY, JULY 10 @ 11:00PM

Dolores Huerta’s fascinating life, from the fearless young woman confronting teamsters on violent picket lines to the activist grandmother nearly beaten to death by a San Francisco police squad, was overshadowed by the legacy of Cesar Chavez. After she was forced from the ranks of the all-male union leadership after his death, Dolores learns the painful truth- that her gender is the greatest obstacle of all. But she turns her defeat into inspiration, setting the course for a lifetime pursuit of equality for all. (2 Hours)

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PORTRAITS OF LIFE AND DEATH

MONDAY, MARCH 26 @ 7:00PM

Hear intimate, provocative stories of nine men and women forever changed by their encounters with mortality. Through astrophysics, art, cryonics, near-death experiences and green burials, they challenge us to rethink our place in the universe. (2 Hours)

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ON MASTERPIECE

SEASON 1, EPISODE 1

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 @ 9:30PM

A stately country house, a noble family, and a succession crisis caused by the sinking of the Titanic are the backdrop for this epic drama by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) starring Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, and other great actors in a production that brings a glittering bygone era to life. (REPEAT)

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ICON

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 @ 11:00PM

Richard Pryor’s impact on the craft of comedy and today’s top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.

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