SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM
EPISODE 4
Daisy continues to press her case, and Baxter has a new case to consider. Anna and Mary make an urgent trip to London, and two visitors from the past—one distant, one recent—arrive at Downton. Car talk is in the air. See the much-anticipated final season of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama.
WITH GWEN IFILL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 9:00PM
AT THE MET
IL TROVATORE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 @ 6:00PM
Soprano Anna Netrebko appears in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour. Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna, Yonghoon Lee is Manrico in his Met role debut as the title character, Dolora Zajick sings her signature role of the gypsy Azucena, and Štefan Kocán is Ferrando. Marco Armiliato conducts Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired production.
When the production debuted earlier this season, The New York Times observed, “Ms. Netrebko sounded wonderful, singing with plush, penetrating sound and affecting character.”
(3 HOURS)
MYSTERY BENEATH THE ICE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Tiny, transparent, and threatened, krill are crucial to the Antarctic ecosystem. But the population of krill is crashing for reasons that continue to baffle the experts. A leading theory says that krill’s life cycle is driven by an internal body clock that responds to the waxing and waning of the Antarctic ice pack, and as climate change alters the timing of the ice pack, their life cycle is disrupted. To test it, NOVA travels on the Polarstern, a state-of-the-art research vessel, to the frigid ice pack in the dead of winter. From camps established on the ice, scientists dive beneath the surface in search of the ice caves that shelter juvenile krill during the winter.
NATURAL BORN HUSTLERS
THE HUNGER HUSTLE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM
The duplicitous ways in which animals try to secure their next meal is the subject of the second episode, The Hunger Hustle. Singled out is the devious drongo, a South African bird. In winter, he has to rely on grubs and insects that live underground, but other animals are far better equipped to dig them up, so the drongo devises a con. He serves as lookout while vulnerable social weaver birds are on the ground digging up food. If a predator is spotted, he sends out an alarm call and the weavers head for safety until they get an all clear call from him. But the drongo also issues fake alarm calls, allowing him to eat food the weavers have dug up before issuing an all clear to return.
IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 @ 9:00PM
Learn how the ancestors of Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans struggled for freedom, and how each of these cultural trailblazers gain a new understanding of how they fit into this proud trajectory.
BONNIE & CLYDE
TUESDAY, MAY 9 @ 10:00PM
Though their exploits were romanticized, the Barrow gang was believed responsible for at least 13 murders, including nine law enforcement officers, as well as numerous robberies and kidnappings. Discover the true story of the most famous outlaw couple in U.S. history — Bonnie and Clyde.
SEASON 6 ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 3
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
A wedding dress drama takes a disastrous turn. The hospital debate turns personal. A charming volunteer helps Edith save face, and a handsome face returns to Downton. See the much-anticipated final season of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama.
WITH GWEN IFILL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 @ 9:00PM
In his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama struck an optimistic tone as he vigorously defended his record of achievements, but he also acknowledged that the partisan divide in Washington has gotten worse instead of better. The president urged lawmakers to “fix our politics” but is that possible in an election year where extreme and divisive rhetoric has become common?
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG
FRIDAY, JULY 14 @ 11:00PM
This year’s all-star tribute to singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song features performances by Nelson, as well as Edie Brickell, Leon Bridges, Rosanne Cash, Ana Gabriel, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Raul Malo of The Mavericks, Neil Young, Promise of the Real, Buckwheat Zydeco and past Gershwin Prize honoree Paul Simon — with Don Was as music director (program subject to change).
In front of a Washington, D.C., crowd, including a smattering of lawmakers, the 82-year-old “outlaw” musician sang that there’s “room for everyone” in America, after accepting the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Wednesday night.