February 2018 - WETA Magazine by WETA

FEBRUARY 2018 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS

Science & Nature on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD Nature: The Last Rhino airs February 21

Animals with Cameras airs Jan. 31, Feb. 7 & 14

NOVA

airs February 7, 14 & 21

The Secret Life of Dogs airs February 26

Neanderthals

airs February 28

ALSO ON TV 26: Black History Month, Agatha Christie's Marple & more AND ON WETA UK: Sharpe, Agatha Christieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poirot and Cambridge Spies

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February Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries Wednesdays, January 31-February 14 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

BBC/GORDON BUCHANAN

new three-part Nature miniseries offers a front-row seat for an extraordinary wildlife experience, as animals become the cinematographers and we see the world as though through their eyes. Cameraman Gordon Buchanan and a team of pioneering animal behaviorists join forces to capture never-before-seen behavior through state-of-the-art cameras worn by the animals themselves. The cameras — custom built by camera-design expert Chris Watts to fit unobtrusively on the animals and to be removed easily later — allow viewers to sprint across the savanna with a cheetah, plunge into the ocean with a seal and swing through the trees with a chimpanzee. Soft neoprene harnesses secured with Velcro keep the cameras in place temporarily. Among the footage, newborn meerkats are shown in their burrow for the first time, and in the Atlantic Ocean, an unborn devil ray is shown kicking inside its mother’s stomach — a phenomenon never before captured on film. Animals with Cameras visits eight countries and features three different species per episode, spotlighting meerkats, chimpanzees, Magellanic penguins, cheetahs, fur seals, Chacma baboons, devil rays, Eurasian brown bears and shepherd dogs. Wildlife photographer Gordon Buchanan also appears on Nature this month in the episode Snowbound: Animals of Winter on February 28. Support for this Nature program was made possible in part by the Arnhold Family in memory of Clarisse Arnhold; the Halmi Family in memory of Robert Halmi, Sr.; Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III; the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation; the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust; the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation; Rosalind P. Walter; Sandra Atlas Bass; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and by the nation’s public television stations.

W E TA B R OA D CA S T S A N D S E R V I C E S

Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy

Thursday Mysteries on WETA TV 26/HD

Agatha Christie’s Marple airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. The Widower airs Thursdays, Feb. 1-15 at 11 p.m.

Victoria, Series 2

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RLJ ENTERTAINMENT/ACORN MEDIA

ecades after mystery writer Agatha Christie’s death in 1976, her character Miss Marple — the elderly spinster investigator — remains one of literature’s most popular creations. With knitting needles clicking away in Agatha Christie’s Marple, the unlikely sleuth is portrayed by Julia McKenzie, who appeared in Masterpiece’s production of Cranford before stepping into the shoes of a succession of screen Marples, including Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan. Adaptations airing this month in Thursday double-features are Endless Night and The Pale Horse (February 1); The Secret of Chimneys and The Blue Geranium (February 8); The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side and A Pocket Full of Rye (February 15); and Murder Is Easy (with Benedict Cumberbatch, above) and They Do It With Mirrors (February 22). Following episodes of Agatha Christie’s Marple on Thursdays, February 1-15, WETA reprises The Widower, a drama that tells the true story of Malcolm Webster (portrayed The Widower by Reece Shearsmith) — a seemingly mild-mannered male nurse who marries, and then attempts to kill, a succession of women to cash in on their life insurance policies. The three-part series co-stars Sheridan Smith, Kate Fleetwood and Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife). John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors) portrays Detective Inspector Charlie Henry, who pursued Webster.

Janet King and Victoria continue Sundays at 8 & 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD O

n Sunday nights in February, WETA presents the remaining episodes of ongoing popular dramas Janet King, Series 3 and Victoria, Series 2 on Masterpiece, respectively starring Marta Dusseldorp and Jenna Coleman. In Janet King, the prosecutor has become an examiner for Australia’s National Crime Commission, probing sports betting and its connection to crime rings involved in the production of drugs boosting athletic performance, as well as match fixing, kickbacks and murder. Victoria, meanwhile, spotlights the young monarch as she contends with the trials of motherhood, the Irish Famine, the pressures of her enormous responsibilities, and more. Tom Hughes reprises his role as the queen’s dashing consort Prince Albert, and co-starring as well are Diana Rigg as the Duchess of Buccleuch and Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne. Both seasons of the dramas conclude February 25. COURTESY ITV STUDIOS 2017 FOR MASTERPIECE

ETA presents a rich array of exciting television offerings this month across a wide number of program genres, featuring engaging dramas, nature films, historical documentaries, concert performances, science specials and much more. Throughout February, WETA TV 26 and WETA HD feature a slate of intriguing programs marking Black History Month, including two productions created in partnership with WETA — the major documentary Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, with esteemed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and a lively concert spotlighting musical icon Smokey Robinson, in collaboration with the Library of Congress. Find a complete list of Black History Month specials on page 2. We also present fascinating nature and science programming, from The Secret Life of Dogs to Neanderthals, and entertaining drama series that include Miss Marple mysteries, Victoria on Masterpiece and Janet King. On WETA UK, the swashbuckler series Sharpe joins our outstanding program lineup. On Classical WETA 90.9 FM, enjoy powerful music every day, including superb performances on NSO Showcase and The Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts. Be sure to tune in to our weekly program Front Row Washington, which showcases world-class local concert performances recorded by Classical WETA staff in our community. Thank you for your support of WETA.

Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking Cruises and Farmers Insurance® with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.

TONY MOTT/RLJ ENTERTAINMENT/ACORN MEDIA

WETA Focus

Janet King, Series 3

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February Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD Celebrating Black History Month

Throughout February on WETA TV 26/HD

Black History Month Specials

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Great Performances: Nas Live from the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop

Fri 2/2, 9pm; Rpts Sun 2/4, 2:30pm; Sat 2/10, 11pm

Independent Lens: I Am Not Your Negro

Fri 2/2, 10pm

Fats Domino: American Masters

Tue 2/6, 11pm; Rpts Mon 2/12, 2pm; Wed 2/14, 2:30pm

Independent Lens: Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Wed 2/7, 11pm

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Fri 2/9, 9pm

B.B. King: The Life of Riley: American Masters

Fri 2/9, 10:30pm

An Evening with Eric Holder

Sun 2/11, 1:30pm

The March

Sun 2/11, 2:30pm; Rpts Sat 2/17, 11:17pm

John Lewis: Get in the Way

Sun 2/11, 3:30pm

August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: American Masters

Tue 2/13, 2:30pm; Rpts Wed 2/14, 1pm; Fri 2/16, 11pm

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: American Masters

Fri 2/16, 9pm; Rpts Fri 2/23, noon

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Pt 1 Sun 2/18, 1:30pm; Pt 2 Sun 2/18, 3:30pm

Independent Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Mon 2/19, 9pm; Rpts Tue 2/20, 4:30pm; Wed 2/21, 3pm

Independent Lens: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Mon 2/19, 10:30pm; Rpts Tue 2/20, 2:30pm; Wed 2/21, 1pm; Sun 2/25, 3:30pm

An Evening with the HistoryMakers: Chicago Stories

Fri 2/23, 11pm

wo series — four programs, airing back to back — narrated by Martin Clunes examine why and how humans have developed such a unique and long-lasting relationship with dogs, a companion to humankind for thousands of years and the most diverse species of mammal on the planet. Why are they so different? Where in the wild did they originate? And how much do we really know about them? The first program offers insights into the way dogs understand us, love us and in some cases, can save or enhance our lives, spotlighting how the true success of their species is our mutually beneficial relationship. Then three programs examine the diversity of dogs, separating them into three distinct tribes that give rise to the episodes’ titles and content — the guardians (Man’s Best Friend), the workers (Working Like a Dog) and the companions (We Are Family). Celebrated are the qualities of each group, including their remarkable physiology, their emotional bond with humans and their extraordinary super-senses.

Nature: The Last Rhino

Wednesday, February 21 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

Nature film meets Sudan, the last male of his sub-species, the Northern White Rhinoceros, exploring his harrowing journey with the international cast of characters who have been involved in his life — from his being snatched as a calf from his mother’s side in war-torn Central Africa, to his captivity as a prized exhibit in a concrete zoo behind the Iron Curtain while poaching devastated his kind to extinction back home. Now 43 years old and half-blind, Sudan is living out his days under 24-hour armed guard in a protective sanctuary in Kenya. As his kind nears its last hour, scientists and animal experts turn to technology to save the Northern White Rhino before it dies out forever.

The Gilded Age: American Experience

Tuesday, February 6 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

special two-hour presentation of the history series American Experience meets the titans and barons (such as John Pierpont Morgan, right center), of the glittering late-19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the extreme poverty of the workers who challenged them. The Gilded Age explores how, 30 years after the Civil War, America had transformed itself into an economic powerhouse and was fast becoming the world’s leading producer of food, coal, oil and steel. That transformation created stark new divides in wealth, class and opportunity, and by the end of the 19th century, the richest 4,000 families in the country — less than one percent of all Americans — possessed nearly as much wealth as the other 11.6 million families combined. The vast disparities in wealth between these strata of society sparked violent debate over the concentration and distribution of wealth, and government’s role in pursuing economic growth vs. economic justice. Also from American Experience this month is The Bombing of Wall Street (February 13), spotlighting a still-unsolved 1920 crime in the nation’s financial center. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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ETA features special programming marking Black History Month in February, presenting engaging history documentaries, Independent Lens: Tell Them performance programs, independent films, We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities biographies and more. Among the offerings are a new concert program featuring musical artist Nas at the Kennedy Center on Great Performances (February 2); the acclaimed WETA co-production Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (February 18), created with scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., spotlighting black Americans’ social and economic progress and the challenges and obstacles that remain; and a new film about America’s historically black colleges and universities on Independent Lens (February 19). Great Performances: Nas Live from the Kennedy WETA also reprises the WETA co-production Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Center: Classical Hip-Hop Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (February 9) and presents civil rights documentaries about the March on Washington (February 11) and Rep. John Lewis (February 11); American Masters biographies of performing artists Fats Domino (February 6) and B.B. King (February 9) and authors Maya Angelou (February 16) and August Wilson (February 16); the Independent Lens films Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People (February 7) and The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (February 19). See below for programs and airdates. Visit weta.org/blackhistory to learn more.

Monday, February 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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The Secret Life of Dogs, Series 1 & 2

Major funding for American Experience provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additional funding for The Gilded Age provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations: Strengthening America’s Future Through Education; and by The Documentary Investment Group: Gretchen Stone Cook Charitable Foundation, Marjie and Robert Kargman. Additional funding for American Experience provided by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

February primetime simulcast listings.

February simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

Denotes WETA productions, co-productions and presentations

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Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Doc Martin, Series 2 (Pts 3 & 4 of 8) (to 9:32pm)

Sun

Janet King, Series 3 (Pt 5 of 8. Game Changer)

Victoria, Season 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 4 of 7. Faith, Hope & Charity)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: New Orleans, LA (Ep 2 of 3)

Life (Eps 7 & 8 of 10. Hunters and Hunted/Creatures of the Deep) (to 11pm) & Independent Lens: Winnie (to 12:30am)

Tue

We’ll Meet Again (Ep 3 of 6. Lost Children of Vietnam)

The Gilded Age: American Experience (to 11pm) & Fats Domino: American Masters (to 12m)

Wed

Animals with Cameras: A Nature Miniseries (Ep 2 of 3)

NOVA: First Face of America

Thu

Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Secret of Chimneys

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Doc Martin, Series 2 (Pts 5 & 6 of 8) (to 9:32pm)

Sun

Janet King, Series 3 (Pt 6 of 8. Hard Ball)

Victoria, Season 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 5 of 7. The King Over the Water)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: New Orleans, LA (Ep 3 of 3)

Life (Eps 9 & 10 of 10. Plants/Primates) (to 11pm) & POV: Do Not Resist (to 12:30am)

Tue

We’ll Meet Again (Ep 4 of 6. Heroes of 9/11)

The Bombing of Wall Street: American Experience

Frontline: The Gang Crackdown

Wed

Animals with Cameras: A Nature Miniseries (Ep 3 of 3)

NOVA: Great Escape at Dunkirk

Impossible Builds (Ep 2 of 3. Europe in the Desert)

Thu

Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Doc Martin, Series 2 (Pts 7 & 8 of 8) (to (9:34pm)

Sun

Janet King, Series 3 (Pt 7 of 8. White Line Fever)

Victoria, Season 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 6 of 7. The Luxury of Conscience)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: St. Louis, MO (Ep 1 of 3)

Indep. Lens: Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (to 10:30pm) & Indep. Lens: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (to 12:30am)

Tue

We’ll Meet Again (Ep 5 of 6. Freedom Summer)

Frontline: Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Pt 1 of 2)

Wed

Nature: The Last Rhino

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

Thu

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Murder Is Easy

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Doc Martin, Series 3 (Pts 1 & 2 of 9) (to 9:32pm)

Sun

Janet King, Series 3 (Pt 8 of 8. Little Victories)

Victoria, Season 2 on Masterpiece (Pt 7 of 7. Comfort & Joy)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: St. Louis, MO (Ep 2 of 3)

The Secret Life of Dogs 1 (to 9:44pm) & The Secret Life of Dogs 2 (Eps 1-3 of 3) (to 12:30am)

Tue

We’ll Meet Again (Ep 6 of 6. Coming Out)

American Creed

Wed

Nature: Snowbound: Animals of Winter

Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors

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#MeToo, Now What? (Pt 2 of 5)

#MeToo, Now What? (Pt 3 of 5)

#MeToo, Now What? (Pt 4 of 5)

8:30

PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

Great Performances: Nas Live from the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop

Independent Lens: I Am Not Your Negro (to 11:30pm)

• The weeknight primetime schedule on WETA TV 26 often repeats the next weekday afternoon on WETA TV 26. • WETA TV 26 is devoted to children’s programming 5 a.m.–noon weekdays and 6–9 a.m. Sundays. For 24 hours of children’s programming each day, tune in to the WETA Kids channel. See page 12 for schedule information.

The WETA Movie: Julia (to 11:30pm)

Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. R — Aired within the month. ListingsSUNDAY are accurate as MONDAY of press time. For late-breakingWEDNESDAY program updates,THURSDAY call 703-998-2724FRIDAY or visit weta.org/tv. TUESDAY SATURDAY

Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (Pt 2 of 3)

12pm

Impossible Builds (Ep 1 of 3. The Scorpion Tower) (to 11pm) & Indep. Lens: Through a Lens Darkly (to 12:30am)

1 ThursdayAs Time Goes By

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR

B.B. King: American Masters (to 11:30pm)

1:30pm

The WETA Movie: Laura (to 11pm) & Great Performances: Nas Live from the Kennedy Center (to 12m)

2pm

Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (Pt 3 of 3)

2:30pm

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3pm 3:30pm 11:00

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Agatha Christie’s Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye

4:30pm

5pm

The WETA Movie: Casablanca (to 11:17pm) & The March (to 12:14am)

12M

5:30pm

Elizabeth at 90: A Family Tribute (to 11:30pm)

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

New Tricks

7:30pm

Great Performances: Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine (to 11pm) & An Evening with the HistoryMakers: Chicago Stories (to 12m)

8pm

starts 2/20)

8:30pm

The WETA Movie: Picnic (to 11:30pm)

9pm

The Manners of Downton Abbey (to 11:30pm)

Frontline: Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia (Pt 2 of 2) (to 11pm) & Indep. Lens: Rat Film (to 12m)

10:30

Amanpour on PBS airs late weeknights (check listings).

Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series II/III

BBC Antiques Roadshow

spinster sleuth Miss Marple. Despite warnings from Poldark, Series II a gypsy woman, a couple plans their dream home at on Masterpiece a local spot known as Gypsy’s Acre. Tragedy unfolds, (Series III starts and Miss Marple must MI-5 sort out the clues, MI-5 but can she MI-5 MI-5 MI-5 Midsomer 2/17) Murders, solve the mystery before she finds herself in danger? Series X Tom Hughes (Silk, Victoria) and Joanna Vanderham Father Brown, (The Paradise) co-star. Repeats Fri 2/2, 3pm Series V AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: THE PALE HORSE — (except 2/17) McKenzie In athe case featuring ingenious •Julia The Coroner, Series IIstars. Waking Dead Waking the Dead Waking the Dead Waking the Dead Waking the Dead (through 2/11) and black magic, Miss Marple’s old friend deceptions •is Victoria, I on foundSeries murdered, and when Marple receives a list of Masterpiece (starts Life (starts 2/3) names sent 2/18, 3-5pm; thenby the victim before his death, she seeks Thursdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD 3-4pm on 2/25) justice. Repeats Fri 2/2, 4:30pm Agatha Christie’s Marple, starring Julie McKenzie as the spinster THE WIDOWER — A drama presents the true story of Globe Trekker Wallander, Father Brown, Life • Mekong River Foyle’s War, sleuth Miss Marple, airs in double features on Thursday nights. Malcolm Webster, who marries and then attempts to Series II/III Series V with Sue Perkins Series II/III kill a succession of women to cash in their life insur• The Ganges (Victoria, Series I 8:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT? — A five-part series Pie hosted ance policies. Reece Shearsmith stars, and the cast in theby Sky, with Sue Perkins on Masterpiece Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women Series Internaincludes as Simone. Part IV (Series I (starts 2/27) on 2/18) Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) tional, goes beyond the headlines about sexual harass1 of 3. When Claire Webster confronts her husband over starts 2/10) EastEnders (also •he Thetries Coroner, Poldark, II and how we move forward his wildSeries spending, to controlMidsomer her with sedatives.Doctor Blake ment to ask how we got here 9am Saturdays) Murders, Series X Mysteries, Series II Series II on Masterpiece to effect positive and lasting change. Each episode Afraid he’ll soon be caught, he silences her. • Miss Fisher’s (Series III startsON PBS focusesAgatha on a different AMANPOUR — Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief(Series III starts Christie’s aspect of sexual harassment. Are You Being 2/21) Murder Mysteries 2/18, 5-7pm; then Part 1 of 5. International Correspondent, hosts conversations with Poirot Served? (starts 2/19) 5-6pm on 2/25) 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: NAS LIVE FROM THE KENglobal leaders and decision-makers. (30 min.) HIP-HOP Pie in the Sky, Doc Martin, NEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL Janet King, — GroundbreakMekong River with Life (starts 2/4; Midsomer Series I Series III Series IIIa symphonic Sue Perkins except 2/18) Murders ing hip-hop artist Nas performs rendition Series X of his seminal debut album Illmatic with the National Symphony Orchestra. Nas paints a densely textured PBS NEWSHOUR lyrical portrait of life in a New York City public housing WASHINGTON WEEK — InBeing WETA’s long-running Repeats Sun 2/4,Are 2:30pm; Sat 2/10,As 11pm Are You Are You BeingweeklyAre You Beingproject.Are You Being You Being Time Goes By Mekong River production, join moderator for a robust Served? 10:00 INDEPENDENT NOT YOUR NEGRO — An Served? Robert Costa Served? Served? LENS: I AM Served? with Sue Perkins roundtable Academy Award-nominated documentary by Raoul (starts 2/4) discussion with award-winning journalists As Time By ofAsthe Time Goes news By As Time GoesPeck By envisions As Time Goes As TimeBaldwin Goes By never As Time Goes By who provide reporting andGoes analysis major the By book James finished, stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats a revolutionary and personal account of the lives and Sat 2/3, 6:30pm successive assassinations of three of his close friends: Agatha Christie’s Janet King, Father Brown, Poldark, Series II Life (starts 1/28) Pie in the Sky, Doctor Blake MedgarSeries Evers, Malcolm Xon and Martin LutherSeries King,IIIJr. Poirot V Masterpiece Series I (starts 2/5) Mysteries, 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS (Series III starts Series II (Series III • Mekong River with Sue Perkins (starts 1/28) • The Ganges with Sue Perkins (starts 2/25)

Silent Witness, Series III

Doc Martin, Series III

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2/16, 8-10pm; then 8-9pm) Foyle’s War,

• The Coroner, Series II

Series III I ON WETA TV 26,Series 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. Series I • Victoria, (except 2/16) • Cambridge SpiesCOOKING on Masterpiece 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN Wallander, Series II (starts 2/15) (starts 2/17, ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 9:30pm (Series6:30 III starts 9-11pm) 2/14) 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT OF A CHEF Miss Fisher’s Serangoon Road The Tunnel, Series I • InKELLER: Plain SightSECRETS Globe Trekker Midsomer Murder Mysteries, • Sharpe (starts Murders, 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE (11pm on 2/17) Series II 2/15) EUROPE Series X 8:30 RICK STEVES’ (starts 2/6) 9:00 GLOBE TREKKER 10:30pm 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 LIFEthe Dead, New Tricks, Silent Witness, Waking Hustle, SeriesAVICHEF’S Doctor Who: Colin Father Brown, Hustle, Series V 11:30 MEXICAN TABLE Series VIII Series III (except IV (11:41pm (Series VII PATI’S Series Baker Movies Series V (Series VI starts 12N THE MIND OF 2/15) A CHEF 2/17; 2 eps on 2/24) starting starts 2/21) 2/20) 12:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS Throughout February on WETA TV 26/HD 11:30pm 1:00 BAKING WITH JULIA WETA’s Black History Month specials (see page 2) include the 1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN Independent Lens film I Am NotMONDAY Your Negro (Feb. 2, TUESDAY 10 p.m.), based WEDNESDAY SUNDAY THURSDAY FRIDAYCHEFS SATURDAY 2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER on a work by author James Baldwin (above, in Washington, 1963). 2:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY!

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Are You Being Served?

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Impossible Builds (Ep 3 of 3. The Floating House)

10:00

6pm

7:00 8:00

Agatha Christie’s Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

9:30

New Tricks

Are You Being Served?

8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: ENDLESS NIGHT — 1pm Series III Julia McKenzie (Cranford) stars as Agatha Christie’s

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: American Masters (to 11pm) & August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand: American Masters (to 12:30am)

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Are You Being Served?

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Janet King,

Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Blue Geranium

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Globe Trekker

WETA Television

#MeToo, Now What? (Pt 1 of 5)

Agatha Christie’s Marple: The Pale Horse

RLJ ENTERTAINMENT/ACORN MEDIA

8:30

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Endless Night

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• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. through primetime programs, and weekends beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. Sundays.

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Mondays, February 5 & 12 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Life, a monumental 10-part film from the BBC Natural History Unit, continues, with episodes spotlighting predators and prey, creatures of the seas, plants and primates. Sir David Attenborough narrates.

Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD We’ll Meet Again continues, hosted by journalist Ann Curry, who explores some of history’s most dramatic events through the personal stories of those who experienced them, bringing together people whose lives intersected at pivotal moments in time.

sports star. Marta Dusseldorp stars. Part 5 of 8. Game Changer. Janet and Tony are suspicious of Maxine and Janet deduces that Nate, Eddie or Flynn could give evidence against Maxine. She gets the bottle from Pearl and learns about the drug and its effects. Richard gets close to Lucy. Janet convinces Pearl to report criminal behavior, then sets her up in an apartment. On learning Maxine was in contact with Clay’s visitor, Janet and the police go to her house. Repeats Mon 2/5, 5pm; Fri 2/9, 2pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Jenna Coleman stars as the British monarch and Tom Hughes portrays her husband, Albert, Prince Consort. Part 4 of 7. Faith, Hope & Charity. News of the horrific famine in Ireland has finally reached the queen. She is adamant that her government should be doing more to help, but meets with surprising opposition from her prime minister. Repeats Mon 2/5, 3pm 10:00 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SECRET AGENTS — A miniseries uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years. Part 2 of 3. Elizabeth’s enemies grow in strength, but her spymaster Robert Cecil also fights an enemy within; a rival is trying to take over his network. At stake is control over the aging queen and the power to choose England’s next King. Repeats Mon 2/5, 4pm 11:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’60S — An Emmy Award-winning WETA TV 26 production explores the political, social and cultural events that make up the history of the Washington, D.C. area during the seminal decade of the 1960s. Connie Chung narrates.

7 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES — Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan and a team of pioneering animal behaviorists join forces to spotlight animals in the wild, with animals as the cinematographers. Episode 2 of 3. Cameras capture young cheetahs learning to hunt in Namibia, reveal how fur seals on an Australian island evade great white sharks offshore, and help solve a conflict between South African farmers and Chacma baboons. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/8, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: FIRST FACE OF AMERICA — Take a risky dive into an underwater cave in Mexico to uncover the 13,000-year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager. Follow forensic clues that reveal details of her life and death — and how her people first ventured into North America. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/8, 3pm 10:00 IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS — Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. Episode 1 of 3. The Scorpion Tower. Follow the construction of one of the most complex skyscrapers ever to make it off the drawing board. Its design is so radical that construction experts have turned to a building material never before used in skyscrapers. Repeats Thur 2/8, 4pm

5 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW ORLEANS, LA — Episode 2 of 3. Repeats Tue 2/6, 1pm, 3pm; Wed 2/7, 2pm; Thur 2/8, noon, 2pm 9:00 LIFE — A 2009 BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough and filmed on every continent and in every habitat spotlights the glorious variety of life on Earth and the extraordinary behavior and tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. Episode 7 of 10. Hunters and Hunted. Every day, in the jungles, grasslands, deserts and frozen wastelands, battles are won, fought and lost between carnivores and their prey. See cheetahs join forces to bring down an ostrich; a tiny stoat take on a rabbit 10 times its size; elephant seal pups snatched from their nursery pool by a killer whale; the antics of a squirrel as it outwits a rattlesnake; and at an amazing 2,000 frames per second, the strike of a bulldog bat flying at 100 kph. Repeats Tue 2/6, 4pm; Sun 2/25, 7pm 10:00 LIFE — Episode 8 of 10. Creatures of the Deep. Using specially developed underwater tracking time-lapse techniques, Life journeys into the oceans. It is here that the newest discoveries are being made and the strangest creatures live, from huge spider crabs which gather in their thousands, to giant squid. Join a pack of Humboldt squid, 250 strong, hunting; see the ultimate self-sacrifice of a Pacific giant octopus mother for her young; and dive under the Antarctic ice to see starfish devour a meal. Repeats Tue 2/6, 5pm

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN — Join Ann Curry for a series featuring dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. View history through their eyes and hear stories of heroism, hope and the forging of unbreakable bonds. Episode 3 of 6. Lost Children of Vietnam. Curry presents dramatic reunions between people separated after the war. Tina, born in Vietnam, searches for her American father. Nam hopes to find the Texas cowboy who saved him as a young boy and inspired him to come to America. Repeats Wed 2/7, 5pm; Mon 2/12, 1pm 9:00 THE GILDED AGE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Meet the titans and barons of the glittering late 19th century, whose materialistic extravagance contrasted harshly with the poverty of the struggling workers who challenged them. The vast disparities between them sparked debates that still rage today. Repeats Wed 2/7, 3pm; Fri 3/9, noon 11:00 FATS DOMINO AND THE BIRTH OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL: AMERICAN MASTERS — The series explores how the musical artist’s brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues became rock ’n’ roll. As popular in the 1950s as Elvis Presley, Domino suffered degradations in the pre-civil rights South and aided integration through his influential music. Repeats Mon 2/12, 2pm; Wed 2/14, 2:30pm 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

Wednesdays, February 7-21 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Impossible Builds, a three-part series, explores the creation of some of the world’s most technologically advanced buildings.

11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A PEOPLE — A documentary spotlights the story of the pioneering African-American photographers — men and women, celebrated and anonymous — who have recorded the lives and aspirations of generations, from slavery to the present. 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS — Julia McKenzie stars. Marple accompanies Lady Virginia Revel to a weekend party at her family home of Chimneys. When a dignitary goes missing, the search reveals a decades-old murder that might be connected to a mysterious diamond theft. Stephen Dillane and Edward Fox co-star. Repeats Fri 2/9, 3pm 9:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: THE BLUE GERANIUM — Julia McKenzie stars. While visiting an old friend, Miss Marple discovers that there may be new evidence concerning the notorious Blue Geranium murder case. Can Marple unlock the clues before the wrong person is found guilty of murder? Sharon Small, Toby Stephens and Caroline Catz guest star. Repeats Fri 2/9, 4:30pm 11:00 THE WIDOWER — Reece Shearsmith stars. Part 2 of 3. After two failed attempts on Felicity’s life, Malcolm returns to Scotland and reinvents himself — this time as the perfect boyfriend to Simone. However, DS Henry is hot on his heels, trying to prevent the next murder. 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-9AM WETA KIDS PROGRAMMING 9:00 WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE 9:30 TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE 10:00 THIS IS AMERICA AND THE WORLD WITH DENNIS WHOLEY 10:30 DEFENSE NEWS WEEKLY 11:00 THE OPEN MIND S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: JULIA — (1:57) R 1:30 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 — Hosted by journalist Jim Cotter, the Emmy Award-winning magazine show highlights how our shared humanity is expressed through arts and culture. Repeats Tue 2/6, 12:30pm 2:00 HONORED TO SERVE: LOCAL HEROES — Part of a WETA initiative exploring local stories surrounding America’s Armed Forces, a WETA TV 26 production spotlights the U.S. Army Band, U.S. Army Artists, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and National Park Service’s Museum Resource Center, and the National Capital Honor Flights that bring veterans to Washington. 2:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP — R 3:30 WE’LL MEET AGAIN — Part 2 of 6. Rescued from Mount St. Helens. R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: ART TRAILS, FRENCH RIVIERA 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: THE ART OF THE SOLDIER — A WETA TV 26 production spotlights military artists, musicians and arts, featuring a Fort Belvoir art collection; the U.S. Army Band; the work of the real “Monuments Men”; and more. 7:00 LIFE — Episode 4 of 10. Fish. R 8:00 JANET KING, SERIES 3 — In the third season of the drama series, the Crown prosecutor confronts a hornet’s nest of illegal gambling, organized crime and money laundering while probing the death of a young

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11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: WINNIE — Explore the life of Winnie Mandela and her struggle to bring down apartheid, with intimate insights from those closest to her and testimony from the enemies who sought to extinguish her radical capacity to shake up the order of things. 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 3:30 MARTHA BAKES 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED 5:00 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12M: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Part 2 of 8. 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Parts 3 & 4 of 8. 9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: JULIA — In Fred Zinnemann’s 1977 drama, playwright Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) recalls a World War II mission, her best friend (Vanessa Redgrave) and writer Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards). Redgrave and Robards won Oscars for their performances. (1:57) Repeats Sun 2/4, 11:30am 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — A WETA TV 26 production offers an unfiltered look at the Greater Washington restaurant scene via a panel of citizen reviewers. Rose Previte hosts.

9 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/10, 6:30pm 8:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT? — A five-part series hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, goes beyond the headlines about sexual harassment to ask how we got here and how we move forward to effect positive and lasting change. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of sexual harassment. Part 2 of 5. 9:00 SMOKEY ROBINSON: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG — In the WETA co-production, Samuel L. Jackson hosts a star-studded musical tribute to singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson as the artist receives the Library’s 2016 Gershwin Prize. Taped at DAR Constitution Hall, the concert features Robinson and an array of renowned musical artists in performance, with a special appearance by Berry Gordy, founder of Motown. 10:30 B.B. KING: THE LIFE OF RILEY: AMERICAN MASTERS — The biography series explores the musical artist’s life and career through candid interviews with the “King of the Blues,” filmed shortly before his death, and fellow music stars, including Bono, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Ringo Starr. 11:30 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 3 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12M: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Part 4 of 8. 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Parts 5 & 6 of 8. 9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: LAURA — In Otto Preminger’s 1944 noir crime drama, an arrogant New York columnist taunts a detective obsessed with a slain woman’s portrait. Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb star. (1:25) Repeats Sun 2/11, 11:30am 11:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP — R

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN — Join Ann Curry for a series spotlighting people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. Episode 4 of 6. Heroes of 9/11. Curry presents dramatic reunions between people whose lives intersected on 9/11. Patrick searches for the stranger who comforted him after the disaster, and Tim hopes to thank the chaplain who gave him the strength to carry on. Repeats Wed 2/14, 5pm; Mon 2/19, 1pm 9:00 THE BOMBING OF WALL STREET: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The history series explores the story behind the mostly forgotten 1920 bombing in the nation’s financial center, which left 38 dead — a crime that launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover yet remains unsolved today. Repeats Wed 2/14, 4pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: THE GANG CRACKDOWN — Frontline spotlights a slew of killings linked to the MS-13 gang, and the crackdown that swept up immigrant teens. Some 25 bodies have surfaced since 2016. Law enforcement is trying to stop the gang, but some immigrant teens have been unlawfully detained in the process. 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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Tuesday, February 13 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Bombing of Wall Street: American Experience explores the 1920 bombing, still unsolved, that killed 38 in the U.S. financial center.

8:00 JANET KING, SERIES 3 — Marta Dusseldorp stars. Part 6 of 8. Hard Ball. Darren testifies to the commission. Bianca and Wayne catch Maxine trying to leave the country and she implicates Darren but refuses to testify. Janet insists Lina proceed with the case against Flynn despite her misgivings. Nate is released on appeal. Graham, who is being investigated for fraud, gives evidence to the commission and is then accosted. The phone used by Clay’s visitor is found and he is identified. Richard is induced to help infiltrate Darren’s inner circle. Repeats Mon 2/12, 5pm; Fri 2/16, 2pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes star. Part 5 of 7. The King Over the Water. Feeling suffocated by the weight of the crown, Victoria escapes with her court to the Scottish Highlands. She and Albert revel in the opportunity to be a normal husband and wife, but the holiday can’t last forever. Repeats Mon 2/12, 3pm 10:00 QUEEN ELIZABETH’S SECRET AGENTS — A miniseries uncovers the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years. Part 3 of 3. England has a new monarch, King James I, and Elizabeth’s former spymaster Robert Cecil faces his toughest test. A group of religious extremists plans to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the king inside — the Gunpowder Plot. Repeats Mon 2/12, 4pm 11:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’70S — A WETA TV 26 documentary charts the District’s rise from the ashes of the 1968 riots to its emergence as a cosmopolitan world capital and majority-African-American-populated and -governed metropolis. Bernard Shaw narrates.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES — See a side of the animal kingdom where human cameramen can’t go as animals become the cinematographers. Episode 3 of 3. Deep-dive with Chilean devil rays in the Azores, track brown bears’ diets in Turkey and follow dogs protecting flocks of sheep from gray wolves in southern France. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/15, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: GREAT ESCAPE AT DUNKIRK — Join archaeologists and divers recovering remains of ships and planes lost during World War II’s epic Dunkirk operation. Discover new evidence of the ingenious technology that helped save Allied forces from defeat by the encircling Germans. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/15, 3pm 10:00 IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS — Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. Episode 2 of 3. Europe in the Desert. Can six sand islands, poking out of the Persian Gulf near Dubai, be transformed into the most luxurious holiday destination on earth? One man believes they can. Repeats Thur 2/15, 4pm 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: NEW ORLEANS, LA — Episode 3 of 3. Repeats Tue 2/13, 1pm; Thur 2/15, noon 9:00 LIFE — The monumental BBC nature series continues; Sir David Attenborough narrates. Episode 9 of 10. Plants. The drama of the plant world is impossible to view with the naked eye. But using time-lapse technology, all is revealed: how a Venus flytrap snaps shut and imprisons its prey; how the animal-like grasping hooks of the cat’s claw creeper and the sticky pads of the Boston ivy help in their fight for light. Fly with the seed that inspired the design of gliders and watch the fastest growing plant on Earth rocket up two feet each day. Repeats Tue 2/13, 4pm 10:00 LIFE — Episode 10 of 10. Primates. Primates are uniquely intelligent, engaging in problem solving, communication, tool use and intimate social interplay. In the Congo, meet a group of western lowland gorillas led by an ancient silverback, whose chest-beating sends shockwaves a mile through the undergrowth; see grey Phayre’s leaf-monkey mothers in Thailand battling for the privilege to babysit bright orange newborns; encounter the violent disputes of Hamadryas baboons, and join Chacma baboons shark egg hunting on the coast of South Africa. Repeats Tue 2/13, 5pm 11:00 POV: DO NOT RESIST — Director Craig Atkinson puts viewers in the center of the action in this influential exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the United States. Winner, Best Documentary Feature Award, 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

16 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/17, 6:30pm 8:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT? — A five-part series hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, goes beyond the headlines about sexual harassment to ask how we got here and how we move forward to effect positive and lasting change. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of sexual harassment. Part 3 of 5. 9:00 MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE: AMERICAN MASTERS — The biography series chronicles the prolific life of the “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” author and activist who inspired generations with lyrical modern African-American thought. Featured are interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Common, the Clintons and others. Repeats Fri 2/23, noon 11:00 AUGUST WILSON: THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND: AMERICAN MASTERS — A film captures the legacy of the man some call America’s Shakespeare, from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway, telling of Wilson’s triumphs and struggles along the path to such seminal works as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences; Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Piano Lesson; Two Trains Running and others before his untimely death in 2005. Repeats Thur 2/22, noon 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

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9:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: A POCKET FULL OF RYE — Julie McKenzie stars. Businessman Rex Fortescue is poisoned and found with a pocketful of rye in his jacket. Inspector Neele (Matthew MacFadyen) is called to investigate, ably assisted by Miss Marple. Who will be next to die? Co-starring are Rupert Graves, Helen Baxendale and Prunella Scales. Repeats Fri 2/16, 4:30pm 11:00 THE WIDOWER — Reece Shearsmith stars. Part 3 of 3. As Malcolm continues to evade capture and plots to bigamously marry Simone, DS Henry is thwarted at every step of his investigation. Time is running out when he stumbles across a legal ruling that could ultimately lead to Malcolm’s downfall. 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 4 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: LAURA — (1:25) R 1:00 ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER, SERIES 2 — Repeats Tue 2/13, 12:30pm; Wed 2/14, 3:30pm 1:30 AN EVENING WITH ERIC HOLDER — In October 2016, Washington Post writer Jonathan Capehart interviewed former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in Washington before a live audience at The George Washington University, exploring his life, 30-year career in government and commitment to service and racial justice. Holder is the first African American to have ever held the office of U.S. Attorney General. 2:30 THE MARCH — A documentary spotlights the August 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his stirring “I Have a Dream” speech. This watershed event in the Civil Rights Movement helped change the face of America. The film reveals the dramatic story behind the peaceful event through the memories of key players, including March participants and leaders; historians; journalists; and authors. Denzel Washington narrates. Rpts Sat 2/17, 11:17pm 3:30 JOHN LEWIS: GET IN THE WAY — Follow the journey of civil rights hero, congressman and human rights champion John Lewis. At the Selma March, Lewis came face-to-face with club-wielding troopers and exemplified non-violence. Now 77, he is considered the conscience of Congress. 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER FOOD HOUR: PROVENCE, FRANCE 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: NEVER FORGOTTEN — A WETA TV 26 production spotlights memorials throughout the national capital area, from war memorials to the Tomb of the Unknowns, from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial to JFK’s gravesite. 7:00 LIFE — Episode 5 of 10. Birds. R

Wednesday, February 14 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD NOVA: Great Escape at Dunkirk follows archaeologists probing remains of ships and planes lost during the World War II operation.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: THE MIRROR CRACK’D FROM SIDE TO SIDE — Julia McKenzie stars. Several people are found poisoned soon after a celebrated Hollywood actress and her film director husband settle in St. Mary Mead. Miss Marple must track down the killer and discover the reason behind the murders. Joanna Lumley and Lindsay Duncan co-star. Repeats Fri 2/16, 3pm

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 3 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12:14AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN — Part 6 of 8. 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Parts 7 & 8 of 8. 9:34 THE WETA MOVIE: CASABLANCA — In Michael Curtiz’s classic 1942 drama, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains star in the story of a jaded café owner who weighs whether or not to help his old flame and her husband escape from Nazis in Morocco. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. (1:42) Repeats Sun 2/18, 11:30am 11:17 THE MARCH — R

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Saturday, February 17 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The WETA Movie features the 1942 film Casablanca, Oscar winner for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid star.

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 4 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: CASABLANCA — (1:42) R 1:30 BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE — In a WETA co-production, scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. spotlights the past 50 years of African-American history — from Stokely Carmichael to Barack Obama, James Brown to Beyoncé — charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain. Part 1 of 2. Out of the Shadows/ Move on Up. Gates explores African American history from 1965 through the early 1980s, from Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act through the white

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10:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION — A film revisits the turbulent 1960s, when a new revolutionary culture emerged with the Black Panther Party at the vanguard. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson tells the story of a pivotal movement, timely once again. Repeats Tue 2/20, 2:30pm; Wed 2/21, 1pm; Sun 2/25, 3:30pm 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

21 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: THE LAST RHINO — Meet Sudan, the last male of his kind, the northern white rhino, living in a Kenyan sanctuary under 24-hour armed guard. Trace his harrowing journey as scientists and animal experts race to save the species before it dies out forever. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/22, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: PREDICTION BY THE NUMBERS — Discover how predictions underpin nearly every aspect of our lives and why some succeed spectacularly while others fail. Explore entertaining real-world challenges and join experts as they tackle that age-old question: Can we forecast the future? {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/22, 3pm 10:00 IMPOSSIBLE BUILDS — Learn about the creation of some of the world’s most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings. Episode 3 of 3. The Floating House. Follow the build to make living beneath the waves into a reality as a team in Dubai attempts to construct a floating house combining the best of land and marine design. Will they achieve the impossible? Repeats Thur 2/22, 4pm 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — In WETA’s long-running weekly production, join moderator Robert Costa for a robust roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories emanating from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/24, 6:30pm 8:30 #METOO, NOW WHAT? — A five-part series hosted by Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, goes beyond the headlines about sexual harassment to ask how we got here and how we move forward to effect positive and lasting change. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of sexual harassment. Part 4 of 5. 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS WITH AARP THE MAGAZINE — Watch as Helen Mirren receives the 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The MFG awards were established to celebrate and encourage filmmaking that appeals to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind — and to recognize its artists. Repeats Sun 2/25, 1:30pm 11:00 AN EVENING WITH THE HISTORYMAKERS: CHICAGO STORIES — A program draws from more than 400 interviews with African Americans across the city of

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8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: MURDER IS EASY — Julia McKenzie stars. A woman on a train tells Miss Marple about a series of murders in her village. When the woman then falls to her death, Miss Marple — befriended by a former policeman (Benedict Cumberbatch) — vows to get to the bottom of the string of “accidents,” unearthing secrets about the villagers. Margo Stilley, Shirley Henderson, Anna Chancellor, Hugo Speer and Jemma Redgrave co-star. Repeats Fri 2/23, 3pm 9:30 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MARPLE: THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS — Julia McKenzie stars. When Miss Marple visits her friend Carrie-Louise, she soon realizes that all is not well. Not only is this the family home, but it also serves as a rehabilitation center for delinquent boys. An attempt is made on the life of Carrie-Louise’s husband, kicking off a series of attacks on the family. Penelope Wilton, Joan Collins and Brian Cox co-star. Repeats Fri 2/23, 4:30pm 11:00 SECRETS OF HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE — A documentary lifts the veil of secrecy on MI6, the legendary British spy agency that was set up in 1909 and not formally acknowledged to exist until 1994. With unprecedented access to key players in British espionage, this film explores the shadowy world of spying, going back in time and behind the scenes to look at some the world’s most delicately executed operations. 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

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19 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ST. LOUIS, MO — Episode 1 of 3. Repeats Tue 2/20, 1pm; Wed 2/21, noon; Thur 2/22, 1:30pm 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: TELL THEM WE ARE RISING: THE STORY OF BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES — A film explores the pivotal role that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played in shaping American history, culture and national identity. Repeats Tue 2/20, 4:30pm; Wed 2/21, 3pm

Monday, February 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The BBC’s The Secret Life of Dogs, Series I and II, air in four parts back to back, exploring how we have developed such a unique and long-lasting relationship with our four-legged friends.

O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 3 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12M: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 2 — Part 8 of 8. 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 3 — Parts 1 & 2 of 9. 9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: PICNIC — In Joshua Logan’s 1955 drama, based on William Inge’s play, a handsome drifter (William Holden) provokes explosive emotions in citizens (Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell) of a small Kansas town at a Labor Day festival. Betty Field co-stars. (1:55) Repeats Sun 2/25, 11:30am 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC

25 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 4 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: PICNIC — (1:55) R 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS WITH AARP THE MAGAZINE — R 3:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION — R 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: VIETNAM REMEMBERED — A WETA TV 26 production presents the story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, spotlights those who care for the Memorial, and explores what happens to items left at the Wall. 7:00 LIFE — Episode 7 of 10. Hunters and Hunted. R 8:00 JANET KING, SERIES 3 — Marta Dusseldorp stars. Part 8 of 8. Little Victories. The body in the bathroom is identified, and an arrest is made. Richard learns Darren’s next target, a young tennis player. Police arrest the drug dealers Darren is working with. More arrests are made after an attempt to abduct Richard but Owen intervenes. Janet has the principals in the case make a statement about all the crimes involved, in hopes of achieving justice. Repeats Mon 2/26, 5pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes star. Part 7 of 7. Comfort & Joy. Albert is intent on re-creating the Christmastime joy he remembers from his youth. Victoria has more than one surprise visitor and finds herself threatened by a relative. Meanwhile, the festive spirit sparks romantic tension throughout the palace. Repeats Mon 2/26, 3:30pm 10:30 THE MANNERS OF DOWNTON ABBEY: A MASTERPIECE SPECIAL — Enter the world of Edwardian manners with Alastair Bruce, historical advisor to the Downton Abbey production. Bruce and the series’ leading cast members explain how they re-created the authentic etiquette of aristocrats and servants. Repeats Mon 2/26, 2:30pm 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC

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backlash that developed during the economic downturn of the 1970s and into the early years of the Reagan era. This episode features conversations with Jesse Jackson, Nas and Donna Brazile. 3:30 BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE — The WETA co-production continues. Part 2 of 2. Keep Your Head Up/Touch the Sky. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores America’s changing racial landscape — celebrating how far we have come toward equality and asking why we still have so far to go, examining fissures in society that deepened through the 1980s and ’90s and into the 21st century. This episode features conversations with Eric Holder, Shonda Rhimes and DeRay Mckesson. 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 HONORED TO SERVE: ULTIMATE SACRIFICE — A WETA TV 26 production follows rituals at Arlington National Cemetery and visits memorials throughout the national capital area. 7:00 LIFE — Episode 6 of 10. Insects. R 8:00 JANET KING, SERIES 3 — Marta Dusseldorp stars. Part 7 of 8. White Line Fever. Janet invites Graham to stay with her while he recuperates. She and Tony help him prepare for his case. Richard attends one of Darren’s parties on a pretext, where Nate blames him for the breakdown of his marriage. Owen instructs Lina not to oppose Foster’s bail but keeps quiet about Richard’s connection to the NCC, asking Darren for advice on betting. Darren uses Richard as an unwitting courier to deliver a case full of money; Richard tampers with the lock. Repeats Mon 2/19, 5pm; Fri 2/23, 2pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE — Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes star. Part 6 of 7. The Luxury of Conscience. Victoria and Albert must face their worst nightmare as parents, while Peel takes on the ultimate battle in Parliament. When tragedy strikes, they must confront the true cost of standing by their convictions. Repeats Mon 2/19, 2pm 10:00 ELIZABETH AT 90: A FAMILY TRIBUTE — A special BBC program narrated by the Prince of Wales presents a unique celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s life, granted special access to the complete collection of Her Majesty’s personal ciné films, shot by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen herself, as well as by King George VI and the Queen Mother. Members of the royal family also contribute their personal insights and memories of Elizabeth. 11:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN — Join Ann Curry for a series spotlighting people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. Episode 5 of 6. Freedom Summer. Curry presents dramatic reunions of people who lost touch after the civil rights movement. Fatima hopes to thank Thelma for her courage in the face of racism, and Sherie searches for the friend who inspired her commitment to social justice. Repeats Wed 2/21, 5pm; Mon 2/26, 1pm 9:00 FRONTLINE: BITTER RIVALS: IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA — Part 1 of 2. A dangerous rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. From revolution in Iran, reaction by Saudi Arabia, and wars in Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq, Frontline spotlights how religion and power politics drive perpetual conflict. 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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Chicago, presenting a path both of remembrance and of celebration of the rich history and legacy of Chicago’s African-American community. 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

26 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: ST. LOUIS, MO — Episode 2 of 3. Repeats Tue 2/27, 1pm 9:00 THE SECRET LIFE OF DOGS, SERIES 1 — Cutting-edge cinematography explores dogs and spotlights their relationship with us. Revealing new insights into the way dogs understand us, love us and in some cases, can save or enhance our lives, the program uncovers how the true success of their species is our mutually

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beneficial relationship. Follow a puppy from birth, and see how dogs are transformed from being born blind and deaf into sophisticated animals. Martin Clunes narrates. Repeats Tue 2/27, 2pm; Wed 2/28, noon 9:44 THE SECRET LIFE OF DOGS, SERIES 2 — Dogs are the most diverse species of mammal on the planet. Why are they so different? Where did they originate? The series discovers that dogs fall into three distinctive tribes: the guardians, the workers, and the companions. Martin Clunes narrates. Episode 1 of 3. Man’s Best Friend. Only recently have we really begun to understand dogs’ lives, with scientists starting to uncover canines’ emotional and intellectual genius. Through their powers to read our emotions, take our perspective, and exceed our physical ability, our closest companions have been able to join us in all walks of life. Parts 1-3 of 3 repeat Tue 2/27, 3-5pm; Wed 2/28, 1-4pm 10:34 THE SECRET LIFE OF DOGS, SERIES 2 — Episode 2 of 3. Working Like a Dog. We have bred dogs for many jobs; and as our modern world changes, dogs have adapted. The unparalleled cooperation between us and our dogs has led to some of the most remarkable partnerships on earth, from sheepdogs to guide dogs; and dogs bring everything from their super senses to enthusiasm to their roles in our modern world. 11:24 THE SECRET LIFE OF DOGS, SERIES 2 — Episode 3. We Are Family. Dogs share more than 99% of their DNA with the grey wolf, and yet during their more than 10,000-year history within our homes, several key features have emerged to mark them apart, most importantly the incredible bonds they can form with us. 12:30AM AMANPOUR ON PBS

27 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN — Join Ann Curry for a series spotlighting people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments. Episode 6 of 6. Coming Out. Join Curry as those whose lives were changed by the early days of the gay rights movement reunite. Tom wants to find the childhood friend who urged him to come out, while Paul seeks a fellow student who inspired him to stand up for his beliefs. Repeats Wed 2/28, 5pm 9:00 AMERICAN CREED — Condoleezza Rice and David M. Kennedy cross party lines to ask what ideals we share as Americans. Stories of unlikely activists including baseball’s Joe Maddon, author Junot Diaz and Marine Tegan Griffith show communities striving to come together across divides. Repeats Wed 2/28, 4pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: BITTER RIVALS: IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA — Part 2 of 2. Frontline’s examination continues, exploring how two rivals have plunged the Middle East into sectarian war. While Iran extends its power from Iraq into Syria and Lebanon, Saudi Arabia is making a stand in Yemen, with deadly consequences for the region. 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: RAT FILM — Trace the history of Baltimore through this provocative film that uses the rat — as well as the humans who love them, live with them and kill them — to chronicle systemized oppression in impoverished communities. 12M AMANPOUR ON PBS

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to the best in British television programming, presenting beloved classics and contemporary series around the clock, seven days a week. WETA UK offers a full schedule of great entertainment programming — featuring drama, mystery, comedy and documentary series — all delivered with an accent from the Isles. Visit wetauk.org for a complete schedule and program descriptions.

The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, seven days a week. WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Sid the Science Kid, 5am • Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, 5:30am • Sesame Street, 6am • Wild Kratts, 6:30am, 7am (6am, 6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am, (9:30am through Feb. 16) (8:30am; 9am through Feb. 16) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 9:30am (9am) starting Feb. 19 • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Splash and Bubbles, 11am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11:30am (11am) • Super WHY!, 12N (5am, 11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, 12:30pm • Peg + Cat, 1pm • Sesame Street, 1:30pm • Splash and Bubbles, 2pm • Curious George, 2:30pm • Nature Cat, 3pm through Feb. 16; 3:30pm • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 3pm starting Feb. 19 • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm • Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm • Ready Jet Go!, 7pm Visit weta.org/kids • WordGirl, 7:30pm for full listings of • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) children’s programs • Bob the Builder, 9:30pm on WETA Kids • SciGirls, 10pm & WETA TV 26. • Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm • Bob the Builder, 11pm • Ready Jet Go!, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12M

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Starting February 19 on WETA Kids Pinkalicious and Peterrific, a new children’s series for viewers ages 3-5, premieres this month, following the adventures of an imaginative girl and her younger brother. The series encourages kids to engage in creative arts such as music, dance and visual arts.

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28 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: SNOWBOUND: ANIMALS OF WINTER — Nature travels across the snow globe with wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan to meet animal survivors of winter, from the penguins of Antarctica to the Arctic fox and the bison of Yellowstone. Snow looks magical, but it’s a harsh reality to these animals. {DVI} 9:00 NEANDERTHALS: MEET YOUR ANCESTORS — A new program spotlights the ancient Neanderthals, whose genes helped shape modern humans and continue to affect us. The two-part film reveals discoveries about their appearance, anatomy, movement, brain function, child development, diet, health and culture. Episode 1. Follow Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture, Ella Al-Shamahi, a rising star in Neanderthal research, and a group of experts who create a scientifically accurate 3D Neanderthal. Episode 2. Join Al-Shamahi and Serkis as they examine the fate of the Neanderthals, exploring why they became extinct and discovering how they live on inside us today. 11:00 AMANPOUR ON PBS

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n February, WETA UK continues its presentation of episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, starring David Suchet in his signature role as the Belgian super-sleuth. This month’s four cases are Cat Among the Pigeons (February 7), a murder case involving international spies, a middle-Eastern revolution and a missing princess; The Third Girl (February 14), in which Poirot and Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) try to prove the innocence of a young girl; Appointment with Death (February 21) — featuring a cast that includes Tim Curry, Mark Gatiss, Elizabeth McGovern and John Hannah — which finds Poirot on holiday in Syria, visiting an archaeological dig when a murder occurs; and The Mystery of the Blue Train (February 28), in which Poirot investigates the killing of an American heiress and the theft of an impressive gem on the Blue Train between Calais and Nice.

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opular drama series Pie in the Sky restarts from its opening episode this month on WETA UK. Tales of crime and culinary pursuits are interwoven in the light-hearted BBC series, which ran for five seasons and 40 episodes, spotlighting a high-minded, talented detective who loves food and dreams of becoming a restaurateur. As the series opens, Henry Crabbe — portrayed by the late Richard Griffiths (Harry Potter, The History Boys) — is about to take early retirement from the police force and buy the restaurant “Pie in the Sky.” However, the detective’s boss is reluctant to let him leave and sets conditions for his departure, coercing Crabbe into being on call when cases need solving. Maggie Steed (EastEnders, Florence Foster Jenkins) portrays Crabbe’s wife, Margaret.

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s Victoria, Series II continues on WETA TV 26 this month, the first season of the Masterpiece drama airs from the beginning on WETA UK, following Britain’s Victoria from the time she becomes queen in 1837 at the age of 18 through her education in politics and her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Victoria paints a portrait of a monarch who was raised to be the pawn of her powerful elders but who quickly showed the empire who was in charge. Her reign lasted 63 years. Famous for her candor and spirit, she enjoyed a passionate marriage, had nine children and was queen of the most important nation of her era. Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) stars as Victoria, and the cast includes Rufus Sewell as British prime minister Lord Melbourne — Victoria’s friend and confidante — and Tom Hughes as the handsome, brilliant and awkward Albert, who won Victoria’s heart.

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four-part spy thriller series starring Toby Stephens, Tom Hollander, Rupert Penry-Jones and Samuel West dramatizes the story of Blunt, Burgess, Philby and Maclean, the most notorious double agents in British espionage history. During nearly 20 years of counter-intelligence, the four were bound by their beliefs and secrets. In 1934 at Cambridge University, the four brilliant and idealistic young men were recruited to spy for Russia. Fueled by youthful idealism, a passion for communism, a talent for lying and a hatred for Hitler and fascism, the four became embroiled in obtaining and relaying Britain’s biggest secrets, betraying their country. As Europe struggled against the dictatorships of Spain, Italy and the Third Reich, the four passed on Enigma secrets and atomic bomb developments. Their careers took them to Guernica, pre-war Vienna, London during the Blitz, Cold War Washington and, ultimately, to Moscow itself.

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he BBC Natural History Unit’s monumental documentary Life spotlights the variety of life on Earth and the extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. Sir David Attenborough narrates the series — more than four years in the making, filmed over 3,000 days across every continent and in every habitat — as it captures individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment, pushing the boundaries of behavior. The BBC cinematic techniques capture unprecedented sequences in the series’ 10 episodes, The Challenges of Life, Reptiles and Amphibians, Mammals, Fish, Birds, Insects, Hunter and Hunted, Creatures of the Deep, Plants and Primates. The programs wrap up on WETA TV 26 this month and begin February 4 on WETA UK, when Episodes 1 and 2 air, respectively, at 6 and 8 p.m.

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ean Bean (Lord of The Rings, Game of Thrones, Goldeneye, Patriot Games) stars as maverick soldier Richard Sharpe in the classic drama series, which features smartly written action and adventure set during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century. Daragh O’Malley portrays Sharpe’s friend and comrade in arms, Patrick Harper. The fast-moving, feature-length films, produced in 16 installments from 1993 to 2008, are based on Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling novels. The series charts the fictional protagonist’s progress in the British Army during the wars, taking him from British-occupied Portugal to Spain, France and ultimately, India, as he faces challenges on and off the battlefield. The programs bring to the screen the danger and romance of life and warfare in the Napoleonic era. The Sharpe series kicks off this month with the first two episodes, Sharpe’s Rifles and Sharpe’s Eagle, broadcast on Thursdays, February 15 and 22, respectively.

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fter The Mekong River with Sue Perkins concludes this month, the program’s host takes a new journey of discovery, traveling down India’s Ganges River to learn about the economic and spiritual engine that drives the subcontinent. In the new miniseries’ three episodes, The Himalayas, The Gangetic Plain and The Delta, the comedian and presenter traces the course of the great river, from source to sea, to tell the story of modern India at a crucial point in its history. No other body of water is as important to so many; the Ganges’ waters are vital to 450 million people for food and industry. But as India’s supercharged economy continues to grow, the Ganges is under threat as never before. Beginning her journey high in the Himalayas at the river’s holy source, Perkins travels through the agricultural and industrial heartlands of the Gangetic Plain and the holy city of Varanasi, and to the river’s vast delta on the Bay of Bengal. With humor, warmth and curiosity, she explores the changing lives of the people of the Ganges. FOLK FILMS LTD/BBC

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Also in February on WETA UK: Janet King, Series III continues Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Silent Witness and Midsomer Murders continue Mondays at 9 and 10 p.m.; Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series II joins the schedule on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.; Wallander on Masterpiece continues Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m., entering Series III on February 14; The Syndicate, Series I continues Thursdays at 9 p.m.; Poldark on Masterpiece continues Fridays at 8 p.m., entering Series III on February 16; and The Coroner, Series II and The Tunnel continue Saturdays at 9 and 10 p.m.

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NSO Showcase Presents Titans of the Orchestra

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Feb. 3: Verdi’s Il Trovatore (1 p.m.) Marco Armiliato conducts With Maria Agresta, Anita Rachvelishvili & Yonghoon Lee

Feb. 17: Wagner’s Parsifal (11:30 a.m.) Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts With Evelyn Herlitzius, Klaus Florian Vogt, Peter Mattei, Evgeny Nikitin & René Pape

Feb. 10: Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore (noon) Domingo Hindoyan conducts With Pretty Yende, Matthew Polenzani & Davide Luciano

Feb. 24: Puccini’s La Bohème (12:30 p.m.) Marco Armiliato conducts With Sonya Yoncheva, Susana Phillips, Michael Fabiano & Lucas Meachem

Pretty Yende will perform in L’Elisir D’Amore in February

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hen did Benny Goodman and Leonard Bernstein share the stage at Carnegie Hall? On April 10, 1963, the jazz icon and the renowned composer/conductor premiered Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Anderson & Roe Piano Duo at New York’s historic recital hall barely two months after Poulenc’s sudden death from a heart attack. On Monday night, February 12 at 9 p.m., Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s broadcast of Front Row Washington features this work and two others by Poulenc, along with Walter Gieseking’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in a Phillips Collection concert by Ensemble 4.1. Formed in 2013 by pianist Thomas Hoppe and four wind soloists from top German orchestras, Ensemble 4.1 devotes their programs to rarely played works from the Romantic and Modern periods. With the Phillips Collection under construction, this recital as well as our Monday, February 5 broadcast were recorded in the newly-renovated Warne Ballroom at the Cosmos Club. The exquisitely restored ballroom adorned with two historically accurate French-made chandeliers offers the perfect environment for flutist Annie Wu’s “An American in Paris” recital, featuring a flute sonata by Philippe Gaubert, Claude Debussy’s famous Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, and Henri Dutilleux’s Sonatine for Flute and Piano, along with works by American composers Eldin Burton and Robert Beaser. In addition to performing, Ms. Wu and her accompanist, pianist Feng Niu, are pursuing post-graduate degrees at the Ensemble 4.1 New England Conservatory of Music. In 2002, Juilliard students Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe teamed up as the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, morphing into what San Francisco Classical Voice called “the most dynamic duo of this generation.” Now known for their Billboard chart-topping albums and popular YouTube videos, the Anderson & Roe Duo’s National Gallery of Art recital is featured on our Monday, February 19 broadcast. With works including “The Adoration of the Earth” from Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, a Rachmaninoff Suite and Ravel’s La Valse to Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” and Daft Punk’s “Lose Yourself to Dance,” you won’t want to miss hearing how this robust piano duo makes classical music, in their words, “a relevant and powerful force in society.” Front Row Washington closes out the month Monday, February 26 at the Freer Gallery of Art with a recital by the Shanghai Quartet and pianist Gloria Chien. Between Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major and César Franck’s F minor piano quintet is a work by one of China’s leading composers, Ye Xiaogang, called “Colorful Sutra Banner for Piano, Violin and Cello.” Inspired by Xiaogang’s journey to the Tibetan Plateau, the piece recalls the fluttering sutra banners, sacred symbols among Tibetans, which are an integral part of both the landscape and mindscape of this predominantly Buddhist region. Be sure to mark your calendars for Monday nights at 9 p.m. and tune in for each week’s Front Row Washington broadcast to experience for yourself refreshingly ear-opening performances of the familiar and the new, recorded live in-concert. Annie Wu

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nearly fell out of my chair, I was so excited.” That’s how Leonard Bernstein described his first childhood orchestral experience to The Boston Globe before the premiere of his Divertimento for Orchestra honoring the centennial of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It’s a fitting work for his own centennial — Bernstein at 100 — part of a year-long Kennedy Center tribute to the composer. This delightful suite is built on two notes, B and C (for Boston Centenary.) It begins with Sennets and Tuckets (a Shakespearean allusion). Other highlights include a waltz that channels Tchaikovsky and a Mazurka that quotes Beethoven. Various groups of instruments get the spotlight throughout this highly original piece, which opens our February broadcast of NSO Showcase. All the music was recorded by Classical WETA at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (above). The program continues with Elgar’s Cello Concerto, led by Scottish composer/conductor Sir James MacMillan. The Washington Post described the performance thus: “The German cellist Alban Gerhardt was the soloist in Elgar’s much-played and much-loved cello concerto, and he played it with taut intensity, providing an athletic, anxious focus to a piece that was played with an almost uniform sense of wistfulness, apart from the rousing rustic allegro at the start of the long finale. Although Gerhardt flung himself into his playing, he presented the affect of a kind of emotional restraint, anguish straining to get out.” Our NSO Showcase program ends with Mahler’s First Symphony, “The Titan” led by Nikolaj Znaider. NSO principal bass Robert Oppelt says, “Mahler’s First Symphony is quite a treat — a journey of many moods. One passes initially through a kind of primordial eeriness, on to Klezmer and the Ländler [a folk-dance precursor to the waltz], and capped off by a triumphant finale with full brass. The main theme of the third movement is a round, which we know as “Frère Jacques.” I get it started with a solo, but there are a few surprises in store!” Which admirably describes February’s NSO Showcase on Classical Elgar Bernstein Mahler WETA 90.9 FM.

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