ON MASTERPIECE
ENTENTE CORDIALE
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Victoria decides to try her hand at foreign relations, and takes the royal court on an adventure to France, stepping toe to toe with the cunning King of the French, Louis Philippe.
BRISKET
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 @ 11:30PM
Learn how the brisket became a popular centerpiece of Central Texas BBQ. Hear from legends of Texas BBQ and be guided through a step-by-step brisket cook experiment using three different methods.
AT THE MET
NORMA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 10:00PM
Hear Sondra Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her rival, Adalgisa, in Bellini’s masterpiece. Joseph Calleja is Pollione and Carlo Rizzi conducts Sir David McVicar’s production, set in a Druid forest where nature rules. (3 HOURS)
AT THE MET
NORMA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 7:00PM & 12:00PAM
Hear Sondra Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her rival, Adalgisa, in Bellini’s masterpiece. Joseph Calleja is Pollione and Carlo Rizzi conducts Sir David McVicar’s production, set in a Druid forest where nature rules. (3 HOURS)
WARP AND WEFT/THE SINS OF THE FATHER
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Discontent is growing in the country, and Victoria throws a costume ball in a misguided attempt to help the silk weavers of Spitalfields – but the spectacular event only exposes her naivety, and an unexpected grief finally forces her to put childish things away for good. Despite giving birth to a healthy Prince of Wales, Victoria finds herself paralyzed by an inexplicable sorrow. Meanwhile, a tragedy in Coburg plunges Albert into his own private torment. (2 Hours)
CHILDREN OF WWII
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 11:00PM
Join Ann Curry for the dramatic reunions of people separated by WWII. A Japanese-American woman sent to an internment camp hopes to find a childhood friend, and a survivor from a Jewish ghetto searches for the child of the couple who befriended him.
EXODUS: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
The intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe’s tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis, the film follows personal journeys over two years, as countries become less welcoming to those seeking refuge.
THE FORCE
MONDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Go deep inside the long-troubled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson, Missouri, and an explosive scandal.
ON MASTERPIECE
WARP AND WEFT/THE SINS OF THE FATHER
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 @ 7:00PM
Warp and Weft” & “The Sins of the Father”
Discontent is growing in the country, and Victoria throws a costume ball in a misguided attempt to help the silk weavers of Spitalfields – but the spectacular event only exposes her naivety, and an unexpected grief finally forces her to put childish things away for good. Despite giving birth to a healthy Prince of Wales, Victoria finds herself paralyzed by an inexplicable sorrow. Meanwhile, a tragedy in Coburg plunges Albert into his own private torment. (2 Hours)
HAGIA SOPHIA
ISTANBUL’S ANCIENT MYSTERY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 @ 10:00PM
Discover the engineering secrets of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, one of the largest enclosed buildings in the world. How has this enormous structure, built in 537 AD in one of the world’s most active earthquake regions, survived dozens of earthquakes?