UNSEEN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 @ 9:00PM
As a blind, undocumented immigrant, Pedro faces uncertainty about obtaining his college degree, becoming a social worker, and supporting his family. Through experimental cinematography and sound, Unseen reimagines the accessibility of cinema while exploring the intersections of immigration, disability, and mental health.
INFERNO TO PARADISE
PART ONE: THE INFERNO
MONDAY, MARCH 18 @ 6:00PM & 10:30PM
Explore the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante’s birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306. (2 Hours)
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 21 @ 8:00PM
Helena Bonham Carter stars as actress and television presenter Noele ‘Nolly’ Gordon, the first woman to ever appear on color television and one of the most famous faces on British TV in the 1960s and 1970s. Don’t miss the premiere on Sunday, March 17 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
SEASON 13, EPISODE 1
THURSDAY, MARCH 21@ 10:00PM
Nonnatus House kicks off a new pupil midwife training. Dr. Turner supervises the delivery of a baby whose mother has cerebral palsy. The “Raise the Roof Campaign” for better pay and conditions creates a divide of opinion among the nurses.
OCEAN
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 @ 5:00PM
A natural history exploration of Australia’s magical coasts and islands where three oceans create the perfect environment for whales, giant cuttlefish and sharks.
AT THE MET
DEAD MAN WALKING
FRIDAY, MARCH 15 @ 7:00PM &12:00AM
Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.
ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS
EPISODE 1
SATURDAY, MARCH 9 @ 5:30PM
From New Nordic to new normal. How the Danes are strengthening community through food and social consciousness. We’ll meet one of the original architects of the New Nordic Manifesto, along with with two gifted community builders leading Denmark into its next decade of food leadership through social gastronomy.
MUSIC THROUGH THE LENS
ON THE NET
FRIDAY, MARCH 8 @ 11:00PM
Where does music photography sit in the contemporary, popular culture landscape? The seismic switch from analogue to digital is discussed alongside the rise and influence of social media. The series ends by asking whether music photography still has a role to play, does it still carry the same importance, and who are the new standard bearers of the profession?
BUTTERFLY BLUEPRINTS
SUNDAY, MARCH 10 @ 6:00PM
The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a chrysalis as it’s being spun.
RETURNS
SUNDAY, MARCH 3 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
1927: Bella Ainsworth is still devoting her considerable energies to the Hotel Portofino, which has overcome its early troubles and is starting to prosper. But Bella will be forced to confront the reality of her relationship with her no-good husband Cecil – to decide whether to accept him back into her life in the face of her growing friendship with a handsome local architect, Marco Bonacini.