THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT
LIGHT
SUNDAY, APRIL 27 @ 10:00PM
Fortune’s wheel turns as Cromwell finally finds himself in Henry’s crosshairs. Charged with treason and feeling the axe’s edge, only a masterstroke of political maneuvering can save him from the scaffold now.
HATED, HUMBLED, MORTIFIED
SUNDAY, APRIL 27 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
When Rohan and Jeanne are brought to public trial, events spiral beyond Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control. In defending her reputation, Marie Antoinette unwittingly destroys it and delivers a fatal blow to Louis’s political authority.
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RACHMANINOFF REBORN
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 @ 10:00PM
Rachmaninoff was a Russian aristocrat who lost everything in the Bolshevik revolution: his home, his family fortune, his musical inspiration. Adrift in a new landscape, speaking little English, he longed for a homeland that had disappeared.
FROM MOROCCO
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
“International Jazz Day from Morocco” sees jazz and blues stars from around the globe come together to celebrate the unifying power of music. International Jazz Day is the one day each year on which jazz is celebrated worldwide, bringing together people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities in more than 190 countries.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO
THURSDAY, APRIL 24 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Enemy body counts and American casualties mount as GIs chase an elusive foe and face deadly ambushes and artillery. While Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, the Johnson Administration reassures the public that victory is in sight.
SIMON SCHAMA
THE HOLOCAUST, 80 YEARS ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 22 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Against the contemporary backdrop of rising antisemitism around the world, and 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Simon Schama traces the historical path to the monstrous death camp – the endpoint of a much longer road of horror.
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT
MIRROR
SUNDAY, APRIL 20 @ 10:00PM
Cromwell brings Anne of Cleves to England to be Henry’s new wife. With France and the Holy Roman Emperor together threatening to invade England, the marriage will cement an alliance between the powerful reforming princes of Europe and defend England from attack.
ENEMIES ASSEMBLE
SUNDAY, APRIL 20 @ 8:00PM @ 12:00AM
When Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft, she is determined to prove her innocence and punish those responsible. Blinded by her desire to defend herself, she and Louis fail to see the dangers of pursuing a public trial.
BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN: ARIZONA, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY, APRIL 19 @ 9:00PM
Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins meet setbacks and surprises while driving the last leg of Route 66. They learn about a 16th-century Muslim explorer and a Syrian camel driver who surveyed Route 66 and find an unlikely Muslim village in Las Vegas.
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BOCCHERINI: NIGHT MUSIC
FRIDAY, APRIL 18 @ 10:00PM
The Spanish court brought Boccherini, Europe’s greatest cellist, from Italy to Spain. There he created new musical forms and fell in love with his adopted hometown — until he was exiled to the Sierra.