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Classical WETA 90.9 FM Celebrates 10 Years

New British Dramas on TV 26 & WETA UK The David Rubenstein Show on TV 26

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song airs Feb 10

Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. airs Feb 27-Mar 1

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his month, Classical WETA 90.9 FM celebrates a special milestone: 10 years as the exclusive home of classical music in Greater Washington. For a decade, the station has presented magnificent music and informed commentary, creating an incomparable listening experience. We are very proud of this outstanding public service, which celebrates the music, artistic excellence, intelligence and civility each and every hour of the day. Ten years on, our mission at Classical WETA remains the same as ever: to provide an excellent classical music service with appeal to a wide audience. To that end, and to mark this special anniversary, we are unveiling a new way of connecting to the music — the Classical WETA App, which provides a new platform via which to enjoy the station’s offerings. Classical WETA is an integral part of each day for our listeners, tuning in wherever they prefer to experience the music. With the new app, listeners can enjoy Classical WETA anywhere on a digitally supported mobile device. Classical WETA has attracted a large, loyal listenership in Greater Washington and is the most listened-to classical music radio station in the nation. The service nourishes those who seek out this listening environment in an age of disquieting media; preserves classical music on the air to help ensure the vitality and continuity of this important art form; and enriches all who pursue lifelong learning and cultural literacy. Significantly, Classical WETA is actively engaged around the nation capital area, recording live, local classical performances in our community, for our community, providing broad access to extraordinary music and exceptional artistry. We cherish our collaborations with artists, ensembles, cultural institutions and music venues throughout Greater Washington. We are enormously gratified to know that Classical WETA makes a real difference in people’s lives. Our dedicated staff hears often from devoted listeners who share a passion for the music and treasure this companion to their days. To all of you who value and support the station and classical music — thank you for letting Classical WETA accompany you. On WETA Television in February we celebrate Black History Month and are excited to premiere on WETA TV 26/HD our latest film collaboration with WETA friend and production partner Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. Co-produced by WETA, the three-part series Africa’s Great Civilizations is epic in scope, exploring the continent’s history from the dawn of mankind to the colonial era. In this, his most personal series yet, the distinguished scholar travels throughout Africa to offer a new vision of the continent’s pivotal place in world history. See pages 4-5 for details. Watch for more from Skip and WETA this fall, when the next season of engaging genealogy series Finding Your Roots is slated for air. Among the wide array of Black History Month presentations is the new concert program Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, a WETA collaboration with the Library that honors the iconic singer-songwriter who helped popularize the Motown Sound. Learn more on page 7 about the lively concert, which features performances of Robinson’s top hits. Also airing on WETA Television in February is an impressive lineup of British drama productions — find details opposite this column for TV 26 and on pages 17-19 for WETA UK. A new interview series featuring Washington-based philanthropist David Rubenstein exploring leadership also comes to WETA TV 26/HD this month; see page 8 to learn more. Thank you for tuning in — and for your support of WETA.

Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA

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February Drama on WETA TV 26/HD

The Secret Agent The Coroner

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n addition to ongoing Sunday-night dramas Mercy Street and Masterpiece: Victoria, in February WETA presents engaging British mysteries on Thursday nights. The Coroner, Series 2, starring Claire Goose (Waking the Dead) and Matt Bardock, airs in backto-back episodes on Thursday nights through February 16. Set in coastal Devon, the BBC crime drama series follows the investigations of Jane Kennedy, who takes a job as coroner in her old home town and investigates deaths alongside a local police detective who was her childhood sweetheart. The series features a new case in each episode. The Secret Agent, airing in three back-to-back episodes on Thursday, February 23, stars Toby Jones (The Hunger Games, Sherlock) in a thrilling BBC adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s 19th-century novel of espionage, anarchism, terrorism and repercussion. On the nights of Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26, WETA features, respectively, powerful Australian crime drama Deep Water, and episodes of lighthearted British mystery series Agatha Raisin. In the four-hour presentation Deep Water — inspired by true events — Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black) and Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) portray detectives who investigate the murder of a young gay man near Bondi Beach and attempt to link the killing to a series of murders of gay men in the 1980s and ’90s. In Agatha Raisin, Ashley Jenson stars as a brassy London PR whiz who seeks a more peaceful existence away from it all and opts for early retirement in the picturesque idyll of the Cotswolds, only to find herself immersed in a variety of mysteries. The series also airs on WETA UK this month; see pages 17-19 for more about Agatha Raisin and for the many additional drama offerings on WETA UK in February.

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The Coroner, Series 2 airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. The Secret Agent airs February 23 at 8 p.m. Deep Water airs February 25 at 8 p.m. Agatha Raisin airs February 26 at 7 p.m.

Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

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n the most innovative series Nature has ever presented, the five-part production Spy in the Wild employs more than 30 animatronic “spycams” disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild. These spy cameras — which shot footage over the course of three years in 21 countries across all continents and habitats — reveal animals as having emotions and behavior similar to humans: a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate and invent. Featured Spy Creatures include a meerkat, hippo, orangutan, bushbaby, cobra, sloth and many more. The robotic look-alikes infiltrate the natural world to film surprising behavior including: Spy Baby Crocodile getting a ride inside the mouth of a real crocodile as she gathers her babies up for safety; Spy Squirrel discovering how real squirrels use intellect to overcome nut thieves; and much more. Episodes are themed “Love” (February 1); “Intelligence” (February 8); “Friendship” (February 15); “Bad Behavior” (February 22); and “Meet the Spies” (March 1).

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Music for the Nation’s Capital CLASSICAL WETA 90.9 FM marks a decade of outstanding service to the community of Greater Washington this month. Since 2007, the radio station has presented the finest in classical music in all its forms, showcasing the power and majesty of this vast cultural tradition. The station’s mission is to preserve this important music for the public, to enrich listeners with music that enhances their lives, to educate listeners of every age who seek lifelong learning, to provide access to classical music from this community to this community, and to make classical music available to a wide audience.

The Home of Classical Music • A treasured cultural institution, Classical WETA 90.9 FM is the exclusive home of classical music on radio in Greater Washington, presenting glorious music in service to the community, around the clock, seven days a week. Classical WETA is the most listened-to classical music radio station in the nation. • The breadth and depth of musical knowledge of Classical WETA on-air hosts David Ginder, Marilyn Cooley, Bill Bukowski, Nicole Lacroix, Deb Lamberton, Linda Carducci, Chip Brienza, Rich Kleinfeldt, James Jacobs and John Banther enhances the richness of the listener experience. The hosts also appear throughout the region at music events, preconcert lectures, and educational venues alongside the Classical WETA Players to share their love of music. • Classical WETA presents inspiring broadcasts that range from local concerts by distinguished orchestras, ensembles and soloists to uplifting opera to timeless performances from around the world, many drawn from the station’s vast music library. • VivaLaVoce, an additional WETA channel devoted to classical vocal music, features opera, choral music and art song and can be heard on HD channel 90.9-2 and by live stream. Classicalweta.org extends the listening and learning experience with such popular online features as “Classical Conversations” interviews with artists, conductors and others in the world of classical music.

Music For, and From, This Community • With enduring partnerships with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Washington National Opera and a remarkable array of other organizations, ensembles, embassies, individual artists and music series, Classical WETA presents a rich variety of local performances featuring extraordinary artistry — from opera to orchestra, chamber ensemble to solo recitals. • Throughout the past 10 years, Classical WETA sound engineers have recorded the best in live performances for on-air broadcast on the station’s programs NSO Showcase, Front Row Washington, Choral Showcase and Classical WETA Opera House. • Classical WETA also airs locally recorded performances via such programs as Center Stage from Wolf Trap and the Classical WETA co-production Concerts from the Library of Congress, and from a wide array of area venues and concert series, including Chamber Music at The Barns; Dumbarton Concerts; Fredericksburg Chamber Music Festival; Freer Gallery; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; National Gallery of Art; Phillips Collection; and Washington National Cathedral.

A New Way to Listen! Introducing the Classical WETA App • Celebrating 10 years of public service, Classical WETA presents a new way to experience this cherished musical accompaniment to the day. The Classical WETA App features live-stream access to the station’s 24/7 non-commercial classical music experience, and easy access to on-demand audio, broadcast schedule, playlists, interviews, and more. • The Classical WETA App allows listeners to connect to the station on their preferred mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones. The Classical WETA App can be downloaded from classicalweta.org, iTunes and Google Play.

From left: Conductor Thomas Wilkins; WETA announcers (by Cable Risdon); Johan Botha in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (by Beatriz Schiller/ Metropolitan Opera); Borromeo String Quartet (from Concerts from the Library of Congress); National Symphony Orchestra (by Scott Suchman); Marilyn Cooley in the booth (by Cable Risdon).

New WETA co-production with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. airs on three nights: Monday-Wednesday, February 27-28 & March 1, 9-11 p.m. on WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

ETA partner and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a sweeping history of the African continent from the birth of humankind to the colonial era in a landmark new three-part, six-hour documentary. Airing over three consecutive nights, Africa’s Great Civilizations spans an arc of 200,000 years of history and traces how Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. In the WETA co-production hosted, produced and written by Gates, the scholar explores how Africa gave humanity the blueprint for civilization itself as the birthplace of art and music, the first writing, agriculture, systems of laws, and more. Making a personal journey, Gates explores cultural heritage throughout the continent — from the city of Great Zimbabwe to the pyramids of the Kingdom of Kush in Sudan, from the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia to the continent’s oldest university in Fez, from the Blombos Caves in South Africa to an empire of ancient Mali — to tell the story of Africa from an African perspective. As Gates points out at the outset of the programs, the roots of every family tree trace to Africa, and so does the history of civilization, but too often Africa has been thought of as a static place. “Africa is the ancestral home to the human community and to many of the pivotal breakthroughs in the history of civilization, yet the continent continues to be stereotyped as an isolated and under-developed region in the mind of outsiders, devoid of any profound historical achievements,” said Gates. “This series will dispel these myths and other inaccuracies about Africa through a detailed and riveting examination of significant historical events, such as the rise of its powerful kingdoms; the growth of extensive trade networks with the Middle East, Europe and China; seminal technological and artistic discoveries; and its peoples’ resilience in the face of harrowing past traumas.”

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Vibrant History Africa’s Great Civilizations spotlights civilizations and empires, wars, great cities, the spread of learning, and much more. Among themes in the series are how Africa influenced the world and how Africa was itself influenced — for example by the arrival of Islam and the rise of a maritime civilization on the East African coast. The film also examines the ancient African kingdoms’ complex relationships with the political economics of Europe and the burgeoning trans-Atlantic slave trade, and how these interactions affected the continent.

“We made this series to end ignorance about the African past and to reveal not only how Africans shaped the history of their continent, but also how profoundly and extensively Africa has shaped the contours of our modern world.” — Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Scholar and Storyteller One of America’s most prominent intellectuals, Gates — a professor, historian, literary critic and filmmaker — has made the study of black culture his life’s work. Africa’s Great Civilizations continues the scholar’s acclaimed television explorations of the history of Africa, its peoples and the African diaspora. Currently the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, Gates has produced and hosted a wide array of series, including Black America Since MLK: And Still

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I Rise (2016), a co-production with WETA; The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013), which earned Emmy and Peabody awards; Black in Latin America (2011), and two seasons of African American Lives (2006 & 2008). Gates has also partnered with WETA to produce the genealogy-based history series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., which illuminates the patchwork of ethnicity, race and experience that makes up the fabric of America. A fourth season of Finding Your Roots premieres this fall.

African Voices & Perspectives Africa’s Great Civilizations spotlights the complexity, grandeur and diversity of many millennia of largely unknown African history, presenting a new vision of Africa and its nations through the various narratives and experiences of the diverse peoples of the continent. Supplementing local perspectives are engaging interviews with leading scholars including the Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka; Kenyan paleoanthropologist Dr. Richard Leakey; historians John Thornton and Linda Heywood of Boston University and Christopher Ehret of UCLA; Ghanaian scholar Emmanuel Akyeampong of Harvard University; and art historian Cécile Fromont of the University of Chicago.

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Africa’s Great Civilizations The WETA co-production airs on WETA TV 26/HD Part 1: Origins airs Monday, February 27 at 9 p.m., repeating Tuesday, February 28 at 4 p.m. Part 2: Cities of Gold airs Tuesday, February 28 at 9 p.m., repeating Wednesday, March 1 at 4 p.m.

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Part 3: Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations airs Wednesday, March 1 at 9 p.m., repeating Thursday, March 2 at 4 p.m.

Africa’s Great Civilizations is produced by Inkwell Films, McGee Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA, in association with Nutopia Productions. For more information about the series, visit the WETA-produced website pbs.org/africascivilizations. Join the conversation about the series at #AfricasCivilizationsPBS. To accompany the production, WETA is leading a nationwide public engagement campaign that includes screenings of the programs and discussions in communities around the country.

Major corporate support for Africa’s Great Civilizations is provided by Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, and Ancestry. Major funding is also provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Gilder Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.

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

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ETA presents an array of special programming in February in celebration of Black History Month, featuring history documentaries, independent films, biographies and more. Among the programs are several WETA co-productions created with partner Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: the new three-part, six-hour series Africa’s Great Civilizations Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (February 27-March 1, see pages 4-5 to learn more); and the acclaimed four-hour 2016 series Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (February 19), spotlighting black Americans’ social and economic progress and the challenges and obstacles that remain. Opposite this page, learn about another new program premiere this month, the lively concert program Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (February 10), also a WETA co-production. WETA premieres the new film John Lewis: Get in the Way (February 10) and reprises Freedom Riders: American Experience (February 24). Also airing is the new American Masters biography Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (February 21), along with several of the series’ other films — on writers Alice Walker and August Wilson and musical artist B.B. King. The intriguing new production The Talk: Race in America (February 20) explores how black and Hispanic families counsel their kids to stay safe if they’re stopped by police. WETA also presents the new History Makers program An Evening with Eric Holder (February 17), spotlighting the former U.S. Attorney General. See below for a list of programs and airdates. Visit weta.org/blackhistory for complete listings.

Black History Program List

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Independent Lens: The Trials of Muhammad Ali

Wed 2/1, 4pm; Rpts Sun 2/26, 3pm

Independent Lens: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Thur 2/2, 4pm

POV: Homegoings

Sat 2/4, 10:40pm

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth: American Masters

Sun 2/5, 1:30pm; Rpts Tue 2/28, 2:30pm

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

Sun 2/5, 3pm; Rpts Wed 2/22, 4:30pm

Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement

Mon 2/6, 10pm

The March

Tue 2/7, 5pm; Rpts Sun 2/12, 11pm

Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race

Tue 2/7, 4pm

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

Wed 2/8, 5pm

Slavery By Another Name

Thur 2/9, 4pm

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

Fri 2/10, 9pm; Rpts Sat 2/11, 10:30pm; Sun 2/12,1:30pm; Tue 2/21, 4:30pm

John Lewis: Get in the Way

Fri 2/10, 10:30pm

POV: American Promise

Sat 2/11, 12m

An Evening with Eric Holder

Sun 2/12, 3pm; Rpts Fri 2/17, 10pm

Independent Lens: Accidental Courtesy

Mon 2/13, 10pm

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Pt 1 Tue 2/14, 4pm; Pt 2 Wed 2/15, 4pm; + Pt 1 Sun 2/19, 1pm; Pt 2 Sun 2/19, 3pm

The Talk: Race in America

Mon 2/20, 9pm; Rpts Tue 2/21, 2:30pm

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: American Masters

Tue 2/21, 8pm; Rpts Wed 2/22, 2:30pm

Freedom Riders: American Experience

Fri 2/24, 10pm

Africa’s Great Civilizations

Pts 1-3: Mon 2/27, Tue 2/28 & Wed 3/1 at 9pm; Rpts next day, 4pm

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song WETA co-production airs Friday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD

he Motown Sound fills the air as WETA presents to a nationwide audience a new music special honoring prolific singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s receipt of the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The 90-minute concert program, taped November 16 at the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall in Washington, features musical tributes to Robinson via performances of his classic songs. The star-studded program Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song spotlights performances by Robinson himself, as well as Aloe Blacc, Gallant, CeeLo Green, JoJo, Ledisi, Tegan Marie, Kip Moore, Corinne Bailey Rae, Esperanza Spalding, vocal trio The Tenors, and BeBe Winans, with Greg Phillinganes as music director and actor Samuel L. Jackson as host. Motown founder Berry Gordy, a lifelong friend of Robinson, makes an appearance during the show. On the bill are performances of Robinson songs “Tracks of My Tears,” “The Tears of a Clown,” “I Second That Emotion,” “Who’s Lovin’ You,” “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl” and other hits. In the concert program, Robinson is presented the Gershwin Prize — named in honor of songwriting team George and Ira Gershwin — by Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and a delegation of Members of Congress. The Prize, given annually to a composer or performer whose lifetime contributions exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins, was first awarded in 2007. Honorees include Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King, Billy Joel and

Willie Nelson. WETA has produced the television production for PBS since the award’s inception. This year’s program is a co-production of WETA, Bounce AEG and the Library of Congress. A music icon whose career has spanned more than 50 years, Robinson is considered the poet laureate of soul. His mastery of lyrical verse and his velvet falsetto have created enduring songs that have become mainstays of American pop music. As a Grammy Award-winning artist, a producer and a record executive, the native of Detroit, Michigan, helped lead a musical revolution with the Motown Sound. He has released dozens of Top-40 hits and added more than 4,000 songs to his legacy songbook. Among his many achievements and accolades, Robinson has received the Grammy Living Legend Award, NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors, the presidential National Medal of Arts Award and the BET Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also been inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. To learn more about Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, visit pbs.org/Gershwin-Prize. Follow The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Twitter with hashtag #PBSGershwin. Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is made possible through the generous support of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, and public television viewers. Funding is also provided by The James Madison Council of the Library of Congress, The Ira and Leonore Gershwin Fund, The Leonore S. Gershwin Trust for the benefit of The Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and AARP. Air transportation is provided by United Airlines.

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February Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations

Sundays at 6:30 p.m. starting February 5 on WETA TV 26/HD

hat makes a truly great leader? How can leadership be developed into a force for true achievement? The new Bloomberg Media series The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations goes in search of these insights, exploring successful leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business. Coming to TV 26 this month and airing Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m., each half-hour episode features renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein talking to leaders around the country to learn their stories and explore their path to success. Each program presents an interview with one business leader. The series includes discussions with Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO; Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway CEO; Kenneth Chenault, American Express chairman and CEO; Google parent company Alphabet’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt; and PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi. As a peer in business, Rubenstein asks his guests frank questions, uncovering the moments that define how they think, lead and give back. David M. Rubenstein is the co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse private equity groups. A graduate of Duke and the University of Chicago Law School, he is chairman of the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, regent of the Smithsonian Institution, president of the Economic Club of Washington, and a noted “patriotic philanthropist” who has loaned his copies of artifacts such as the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and Emancipation Proclamation to national museums. Rubenstein has also helped fund repairs to the Washington Monument. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, is the exclusive sponsor of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations.

Britain’s Royals in the Spotlight on WETA TV 26/HD

The Queen at 90 airs Sunday, February 12 at 10 p.m. Princes of the Palace airs Sunday, February 19 at 10 p.m.

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wo special programs in February explore the lives of Britain’s royal family. The documentary The Queen at 90 chronicles the Queen’s storied life, extraordinary reign and devotion to country and family through archival footage and interviews with some of those closest to her. The year 2016 was a milestone year for Queen Elizabeth II in more ways than one: on February 6, she officially surpassed her greatgreat-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longestreigning monarch in British history, and on April 21, she turned 90. In The Queen at 90, members of the British royal family share their memories of the Queen as a monarch, mentor and family matriarch, providing rare insight into the private world of Great Britain’s most iconic public figure. Also this month, Princes of the Palace chronicles the lives of three generations of British royal princes, from 95-year-old family patriarch Prince Philip to his great-grandson Prince George. Royals watchers, also tune in to the three-part series The Queen’s Castle, airing Sunday nights on WETA UK; see page 19 for details.

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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

February primetime simulcast listings.

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The Coroner, Series 1 (Pts 9 & 10 of 10)

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2: Dead Air

The WETA Movie: Driving Miss Daisy (to 10:40pm)

Sun

Mercy Street, Season 2 (Pt 3 of 6. One Equal Temper)

Victoria on Masterpiece (Pt 4 of 7. An Ordinary Woman)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, IN (Ep 2) Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, WV (Ep 1) Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement

Tue

Finding Your Roots, Season 3: Tragedy+Time=Comedy

Oklahoma City: American Experience

Wed

Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries (Ep 2 of 5. Intelligence)

NOVA: Ultimate Cruise Ship

Thu

The Coroner, Series 2 (Pts 3 & 4 of 10)

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Hollywood Idols: Michael Caine

Aurora: Fire in the Sky

The Coroner, Series 2 (Pts 1 & 2 of 10) Live from Lincoln Center: 50 Years of Mostly Mozart

Secrets of the Six Wives (Pt 3 of 3. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived)

City in the Sky (Pt 1 of 3. Departure)

The Coroner, Series 2 (Pts 5 & 6 of 10) Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

John Lewis: Get in the Way (to 11:30pm)

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2: Unnatural Habits

The WETA Movie: Laura (to 10:25pm)

Smokey Robinson: Lib. of Congress Gershwin Prize (to 12m)

Sun

Mercy Street, Season 2 (Pt 4 of 6. Southern Mercy)

Victoria on Masterpiece (Pt 5 of 7. The Queen’s Husband)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis, IN (Ep 3) Antiques Roadshow: Charleston, WV (Ep 2) Independent Lens: Accidental Courtesy (to 11:30pm)

Tue

Finding Your Roots, Season 3: War Stories

Ruby Ridge: American Experience

Independent Lens: Tower (to 11:30pm)

Wed

Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries (Ep 3 of 5. Friendship)

NOVA: The Origami Revolution

City in the Sky (Pt 2 of 3. Airborne)

Thu

The Coroner, Series 2 (Pts 7 & 8 of 10)

Fri

Washington Week

Sat

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Series 2: Murder Under the Mistletoe

The WETA Movie: The Lady From Shanghai (to 10:27pm)

Sun

Mercy Street, Season 2 (Pt 5 of 6. Unknown Soldier)

Victoria on Masterpiece (Pt 6 of 7. The Engine of Change)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Palm Springs, CA (Ep 1)

The Talk: Race in America

Tue

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: American Masters

Frontline: Out of Gitmo

Wed

Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries (Ep 4 of 5. Bad Behavior)

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

City in the Sky (Pt 3 of 3. Arrival)

Thu

The Secret Agent (Pts 1-3 of 3)

Fri

Washington Week

Great Performances: New York City Ballet Symphony in C

Freedom Riders: American Experience (to 12m)

Sat

Deep Water (Pts 1-4 of 4) (to 12m)

Sun

(from 7pm) Agatha Raisin (Pilot + Eps 1-4) (to 11:30pm)

Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Palm Springs, CA (Ep 2)

Africa’s Great Civilizations (Pt 1 of 3. Origins)

Tue

Finding Your Roots, Season 3: Family Reunions

Africa’s Great Civilizations (Pt 2 of 3. Cities of Gold)

Hollywood Idols: Audrey Hepburn

Hollywood Idols: Clint Eastwood

The Queen at 90

The Coroner, Series 2 (Pts 9 & 10 of 10) Great Performances: New York City Ballet in Paris

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PBS NewsHour airs weeknights at 7 p.m.

9:00

9:30

An Evening with Eric Holder Oklahoma City: Am. Exp. (to 12:30am)

Princes of the Palace (to 11:30pm)

10:00

10:30

Charlie Rose airs late weeknights (check listings)

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WETA Arts

NOVA: Search for the Super Battery

10:00

Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries (Ep 1 of 5. Love)

WETA TV 26 & WETA HD

February simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26

• Programming on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD is exactly the same — simulcast — Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. through Charlie Rose, and weekend evenings, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. Sundays. • Please note that Saturday daytime listings that follow are for WETA TV 26 only unless otherwise indicated. For complete 24-hour schedules of programs on WETA TV 26 and WETA HD, visit weta.org/tv. • 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 16 for schedule information.

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Program Key n — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. {DVI} — Descriptive Video Service. R — Aired within the month. Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, call 703-998-2724 or visit weta.org/tv.

Thursdays beginning February 2 on WETA TV 26/HD British crime series The Coroner, starring Claire Goose, moves into Series 2 on February 2 at 9:30 p.m. after Series 1 concludes.

1 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, A NATURE MINISERIES — More than 30 animatronic “spy cameras” disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. These Spy Creatures reveal that animals show emotions and behavior similar to humans. Episode 1 of 5. Love. Spy Creatures explore rarely seen animal emotions, revealing whether they are as strong and complex as our own. Join the spycams as they are accepted into a wild dog pack, witness elephant love, and are mourned by a troop of monkeys. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/2, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: SEARCH FOR THE SUPER BATTERY — Renowned gadget geek and host David Pogue sets out on a quest to discover how batteries work and uncover what the future of batteries means for our gadgets, our lives and even our planet. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/2, 2pm 10:00 AURORA: FIRE IN THE SKY — A program examines legends about the origins and meaning of the aurora, the colorful glow that often brightens the night sky in Earth’s polar regions, investigating the myths of Finland’s Saami, Alaska’s Inuit, Canada’s Native Americans and New Zealand’s Maori. Repeats 2/2, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

stolen from the mortuary and found later washed up on a beach. Jane and Davey question the festival organizers and pursue the case. Repeats Fri 2/3, 2pm 9:31 THE CORONER, SERIES 2 — Jane Kennedy continues her investigations of sudden or unexplained deaths in her Devon hometown alongside her childhood sweetheart, police detective Davey. In this new series, the chemistry between Jane and Davey remains as palpable as ever — will this old flame finally be reignited? Parts 1 & 2 of 10. The Drop Zone. Jane’s fear of heights is put to the test when she and Davey investigate a skydiving accident and discover that someone has tampered with the parachute. Perfectly Formed. When building work at an abandoned cottage unearths a child’s hidden remains, Jane uncovers other well-kept family secrets. Repeats Fri 2/3, 4pm 11:03 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

3 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — WETA’s long-running weekly production presents a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/4, 6:30pm 8:30 HOLLYWOOD IDOLS: MICHAEL CAINE: BREAKING THE MOLD — Born into poverty in London, Caine persevered as an actor in theater and television before becoming one of filmdom’s most versatile stars. This special features clips from such films as Educating Rita, The Man Who Would Be King, Alfie, California Suite, Hannah and Her Sisters, Mona Lisa, Sleuth, Zulu, and more. Repeats Sun 2/5, 11:30pm; Mon 2/6, 1pm 9:00 LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: 50 YEARS OF MOSTLY MOZART — A special program celebrates the 50th anniversary of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Mostly Mozart Festival, one of the world’s major music festivals. The visionary programming celebrates the genius of Mozart with signature performances and new commissions. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE CORONER, SERIES I — In the BBC crime drama, Claire Goose stars as Jane Kennedy , who returns to her home town on the South Devon coast to take a job as coroner. She collaborates in local investigations with Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins (Matt Bardock), her childhood sweetheart. Parts 9 & 10 of 10. The Deep Freeze. Robert Talbot, the owner of an ice-cream factory, is found dead by his factory manager in a walk-in freezer with a defective lock. The successful factory was in the process of being sold. Jane suspects his glamorous wife, while Davey suspects the son. Dirty Dancing. During Lighthaven’s Latin American Dance Festival, a Cuban dancer dies in the street. Her body is

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Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Spy in the Wild, a Nature Miniseries, features five films in which animatronic “spy cameras” disguised as animals capture unique footage of creatures’ behavior in the wild around the globe.

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FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 3 WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. A WETA CO-PRODUCTION

Tuesdays, February 7, 14 & 28 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA reprises Season 3 episodes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s series Finding Your Roots, a co-production with WETA that explores the genealogy of guests such as actor Bill Hader (above with Gates).

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5 Sunday 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 RELIGION AND ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY 11:00 THE OPEN MIND S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: DRIVING MISS DAISY — (1:40) R

6 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Episode 2. Repeats Tue 2/7, 1:30pm; Wed 2/8, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CHARLESTON, WV — Episode 1. Repeats Tue 2/7, 2:30pm 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT — D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film The Birth of a Nation unleashed a battle still raging today about race relations, representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and others are featured in the program. 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 3 — WETA reprises episodes from scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s 2016 series — a WETA co-production — delving into guest participants’ genealogy. Tragedy + Time = Comedy. Gates uncovers a history of tragedies and triumphs in the families of three of America’s funniest men — Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader — as they learn how comedy truly has its place in all aspects of life. {DVI} Repeats Wed 2/8, 2pm

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O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 CHEF JOHN BESH’S NEW ORLEANS 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 HUBERT KELLER: SECRETS OF A CHEF 8:00 JOANNE WEIR’S COOKING CONFIDENCE 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 EASTENDERS — (two episodes) 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N THE MIND OF A CHEF 12:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: HEART & SOUL 1:00 ESSENTIAL PÉPIN 1:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 2:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 2:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 3:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 3:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED — New season features new hosts. 5:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 5:30 MARTHA BAKES 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 6 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: DEAD AIR — There’s a new wireless radio in the Fisher household, but there’s murder on the airwaves when Dot’s favorite show is interrupted by an on-air panic. The radio station’s bookkeeper and budding announcer is found choked to death. When Phryne gets involved, she finds Jack already undercover as the newsreader. Repeats Sun 2/5, 7pm; Mon 2/6, 1:30pm 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: DRIVING MISS DAISY — In Bruce Beresford’s 1989 drama, an Atlanta widow and her chauffeur reflect the changing times, from 1948 to 1973. Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd star. Tandy won an Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Writing. (1:40) Repeats Sun 2/5, 11:30am 10:40 POV: HOMEGOINGS

1:30 ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH: AMERICAN MASTERS — The biography series examines the life of writer/activist Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple and the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Born in 1944 into a family of sharecroppers in rural Georgia, Walker came of age during the violent racism and seismic social changes of mid-20th-century America. Her mother, poverty, and participation in the civil rights movement were the formative influences on her consciousness, becoming themes in her writing. Repeats Tues 2/28, 2:30pm 3:00 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 Wed 2/22, 4:30pm 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: VIETNAM — Repeats Mon 2/6, 5pm 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — In a Bloomberg Media series, renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein explores successful leadership, talking to business leaders about their stories and path to success. 7:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: DEAD AIR — R 8:00 MERCY STREET, SEASON 2 — The new season continues, following the chaos at Mansion House and the changing situation of the burgeoning black population. Part 3 of 6. One Equal Temper. As Pinkerton looks at the Greens more closely, they join forces to hide an ugly secret. McBurney, hoping to distance Foster from Mary, sends him to a nearby army camp on a house call. Alice helps Frank escape and Samuel earns Charlotte’s respect. 9:00 VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE — Jenna Coleman stars as the British monarch, portraying Victoria from the time she becomes queen in 1837 at age 18 through her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes). Part 4 of 7. An Ordinary Woman. Courtship at court leads to second thoughts and other complications. Will Victoria and Albert take the fateful step into matrimony? And will the queen promise “to obey” her foreign prince? Repeats Mon 2/6, 2:30pm 10:00 SECRETS OF THE SIX WIVES — Historian Lucy Worsley harkens back to the Tudor court to spotlight some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s six wives. Part 3 of 3. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. Worsley presents the last three wives: Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katherine Parr. Repeats Mon 2/6, 3:30pm; Fri 2/10, 1pm 11:00 HOLLYWOOD IDOLS: GREGORY PECK 11:30 HOLLYWOOD IDOLS: MICHAEL CAINE — R

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Tuesday, February 7 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Oklahoma City: American Experience spotlights the 1995 domestic terror attack that killed 168 people. Also this month, the history series presents Ruby Ridge (February 14), chronicling an Idaho confrontation that gave rise to the modern militia movement.

9:00 OKLAHOMA CITY: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — The history series follows the rise of the extremist militia movement, from Ruby Ridge to Waco, that led to the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history — the 1995 bombing by Timothy McVeigh that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City. Repeats Wed 2/8, 3pm; Sat 2/18, 10:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

8 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, A NATURE MINISERIES — More than 30 animatronic “spy cameras” disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. Episode 2 of 5. Intelligence. Spy Creatures infiltrate the world of animal intelligence, ingenuity and creativity. Watch spies disguised as animals observe a gray squirrel stealing Spy Nut, a sea otter cracking open a meal, and an orangutan washing with soap. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/9, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: ULTIMATE CRUISE SHIP — Weighing 54,000 gross tons and stretching over two football fields, the Seven Seas Explorer is no ordinary boat. NOVA joins pioneering shipbuilders as they endeavor to build the ultimate cruise ship. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/9, 2pm 10:00 CITY IN THE SKY — A BBC miniseries spotlights a unique airborne metropolis — a midair “city” composed of nearly a million people on flights that crisscross the world daily. Meet the hidden army working to keep the city aloft and uncover the exceptional engineering and technology that make it work. Part 1 of 3. Departure. Learn what it takes to get a million people off the ground, from building the world’s biggest passenger plane to controlling the flow of passengers through the busiest airport on the planet to the perils of takeoff in the coldest city on Earth. Repeats Thur 2/9, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

9 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE CORONER, SERIES 2 — Parts 3 & 4 of 10. Those in Peril. After a hoax callout, a volunteer in the Lighthaven lifeboat crew drowns. Jane suspects foul play, but Davey is skeptical — until other volunteers are targeted. The Beast of Lighthaven. When a local journalist tries to convince the people of Lighthaven that there is a big cat on the moors, nobody believes him, until the discovery of his mauled body. Repeats Fri 2/10, 2pm 9:31 THE CORONER, SERIES 2 — Parts 5 & 6 of 10. The Captain’s Pipe. When Mick’s rival landlord is found dead on the beach, Jane is forced to try to clear his name before he is charged with murder. Life. A death in custody brings Jane into prison and face to face with notorious child killer Sidney Sutton. Jane starts to hope that she might be able to use this case to find the final resting place of his teenage victim. Repeats Fri 2/10, 4pm 11:03 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — WETA’s long-running weekly production presents a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/11, 6:30pm 8:30 WETA ARTS — The WETA TV 26 arts magazine features WETA critics Tim Gordon and Travis Hopson exploring 2016’s standout films in an Academy Awards preview; presents a profile of renowned pianist Khalid Moss, who has played with an array of jazz giants; spotlights a photographer who finds her calling creating striking portraits of pets; and chronicles how Jim Stevens overcame sudden blindness to expand his career as a visual artist. Repeats Sun 2/12, 1pm, 4pm; Mon 2/13, 1pm; Tue 2/14, 3:30pm; Thur 2/16, 4pm; Sun 2/19, 5pm, 11:30pm; Mon 2/20, 5:30pm; Wed 2/22, 2pm; Fri 2/24, 1pm; Sun 2/26, 11:30am, 2:30pm 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 of Congress’ 2016 Gershwin Prize. Taped at DAR Constitution Hall in November, the concert features Robinson and an array of musical artists in performance, with a special appearance by Berry Gordy, founder of Motown. See page 7 for details. Repeats Sat 2/11, 10:30pm; Sun 2/12, 1:30pm; Tue 2/21, 4:30pm 10:30 JOHN LEWIS: GET IN THE WAY — A documentary spotlights one of the key figures of the Civil Rights Movement, Rep. John Lewis. Lewis was one of the leaders of the SNCC, one of the original Freedom Riders, and the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington. This program follows Lewis today and recounts his role in the Civil Rights Movement and his early political career. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE: THE WEEK 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

11 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 4 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 6 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: UNNATURAL HABITS —The gothic world of the Magdalene Laundries — a halfway house for pregnant and wayward girls, run by Catholic nuns — sets the scene for the tragic death of an escaping teenager. As Fisher becomes more suspicious of the goings-on behind the convent walls, she and Jack realize the threads of this crime lead higher up and closer to home than they ever suspected. Repeats Sun 2/12, 7pm; Mon 2/13, 1:30pm 9:00 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 2/12, 11:30am 10:30 SMOKEY ROBINSON: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG — R

12 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 5 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: LAURA — (1:25) R 1:00 WETA ARTS — R 1:30 SMOKEY ROBINSON: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG — R 3:00 AN EVENING WITH ERIC HOLDER — See the Friday, February 17, 10 p.m. listing. 4:00 WETA ARTS — R 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: FOOD HOUR: SOUTHERN CHINA — Repeats Fri 2/17, 1pm 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — In a Bloomberg Media series, renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Episode 3. Repeats Tue 2/14, 1:30pm; Wed 2/15, 1pm 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CHARLESTON, WV — Episode 2. Repeats Tue 2/14, 2:30pm 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: ACCIDENTAL COURTESY — African-American musician Daryl Davis has a peculiar passion: meeting and befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan in an attempt to change their minds and forge racial conciliation, one racist at a time. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

14 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 3 — WETA reprises episodes from scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s 2016 series — a WETA co-production — delving into guest participants’ genealogy. War Stories. Gates uncovers a long history of military service in the families of Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain, and how this has instilled in each of them an enduring spirit of strength and integrity. {DVI} Repeats Wed 2/15, 2pm 9:00 RUBY RIDGE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Through eyewitness accounts, including Randy Weaver’s daughter and federal agents involved in the deadly confrontation, the history series examines the 1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge that helped launch the modern militia movement. Repeats Wed 2/15, 3pm

SMOKEY ROBINSON: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG A WETA CO-PRODUCTION

Friday, February 10 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD WETA co-production Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song presents a star-studded concert at DAR Constitution Hall honoring the iconic singer-songwriter who helped create the popular Motown Sound.

10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: TOWER — A film explores the deadly August 1, 1966, mass shooting at the University of Texas that left 16 dead. Tower reframes the events of that day via the perspectives of those who lived through it and examines the effects of the shooting over the last 50 years. 11:30 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

15 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, A NATURE MINISERIES — More than 30 animatronic “spy cameras” disguised as animals secretly record animal behavior in the wild. Episode 3 of 5. Friendship. Spy Creatures and their new wild friends rely on each other to look out for predators. A Spy Meerkat babysits meerkat pups while a Spy Cobra pretends to attack the mob. Spy Crocs witness a convenient partnership between real crocodiles and birds. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/16, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: THE ORIGAMI REVOLUTION — The ancient art of paper folding is sparking scientific advances, affecting drug development and future NASA space missions. NOVA discovers how the art of origami is reshaping the world around us as scientists uncover the power of folding. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/16, 2pm 10:00 CITY IN THE SKY — A BBC miniseries spotlights a unique airborne metropolis — a midair “city” composed of nearly a million people on flights that crisscross the world daily. Part 2 of 3. Airborne. Examine the hidden army that keeps your plane safe, and explore just what it takes to keep the “city in the sky” functioning and safe between take-off and landing. Learn why flying has become safer than ever. Repeats Thur 2/16, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Sunday, February 12 at 10 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The Queen at 90 spotlights the British monarch’s milestone year, presenting Royal Family members’ memories of Elizabeth II. Also this month, tune in February 19 for Princes of the Palace, and, on WETA UK, the Feb. 5-19 Sunday miniseries The Queen’s Castle.

7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE CORONER, SERIES 2 — Parts 7 & 8 of 10. Perfect Pair. The mystery of why a window cleaner is found dead next to a sports car he doesn’t own leaves Jane with questions for a property entrepreneur she suspects is hiding something. The Foxby Affair. To explain the sudden death of a reclusive woman at a remote address near Lighthaven, Jane must first solve the mysterious disappearance of a notorious, aristocratic playboy from decades before. Repeats Fri 2/17, 2pm 9:31 THE CORONER, SERIES 2 — Parts 9 & 10 of 10. Pieces of Eight. Lighthaven’s Pirate Festival provides the perfect cover for a robbery, leaving Davey giving chase while Jane tries to discover why a faceless man has washed up on the beach. Crash. Jane is reconnected with an old school friend when she tries to find out who left a teenage girl to die after a car crash. Repeats Fri 2/17, 4pm 11:03 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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David Rubenstein explores successful leadership, talking to business leaders about their stories and path to success. 7:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: UNNATURAL HABITS — R 8:00 MERCY STREET, SEASON 2 — Part 4 of 6. Southern Mercy. After the Second Battle of Bull Run, Hopkins and Emma set out to rescue a stranded group of wounded Union soldiers. Lisette, a hospital observer, discovers the truth about a young soldier, shocking Foster. Hopkins and Emma share an intimate moment. 9:00 VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE — Part 5 of 7. The Queen’s Husband. At loose ends in a foreign land, Albert finds a noble cause. Victoria gets her way at court and resorts to a folk cure in the bedroom. Francatelli does Miss Skerrett a favor — for a price. Repeats Mon 2/13, 2:30pm 10:00 THE QUEEN AT 90 — 2016 was a milestone year for Queen Elizabeth II in more ways than one: she officially surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, and on April 21, she turned 90. In this program, members of the British royal family share their memories of the Queen, providing rare insight into the private world of Great Britain’s most iconic public figure. Repeats Mon 2/13, 3:30pm; Sun 2/26, 1:30pm 11:00 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 participants and observers. Denzel Washington narrates.

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18 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 4 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12:30AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 6 8:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: MURDER UNDER THE MISTLETOE — Phryne, Dot and Dr. Mac happily accompany Aunt Prudence to a picturesque chalet to celebrate a Christmas in July. The four arrive to find one of the residents dead; then the body count starts to rise, and heavy snowfalls and harsh weather trap them with a murderer in their midst. Repeats Sun 2/19, 7pm; Mon 2/20, 1:30pm 9:00 THE WETA MOVIE: THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI — In Orson Welles’ 1947 noir crime drama, a rich lawyer and his seductive wife frame an Irish sailor for murder. Rita Hayworth (then married to Welles), Welles himself, and Everett Sloane star. (1:27) Repeats Sun 2/19, 11:30am 10:30 OKLAHOMA CITY: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — R

19 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 5 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 THE WETA MOVIE: LADY FROM SHANGHAI — (1:27) R 1:00 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. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores African American history from 1965 through the early 1980s, from Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act through the white 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. 3:00 BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE — The WETA co-production with scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. continues, exploring the past 50 years of AfricanAmerican history. 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. 5:00 WETA ARTS — R 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW

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Saturday, February 25 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Australian crime drama Deep Water, starring Nick Manning and Yael Stone, follows two detectives probing a series of targeted slayings. The four-hour series airs in back-to-back episodes.

6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — In a Bloomberg Media series, renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein explores successful leadership, talking to business leaders about their stories and path to success. 7:00 MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES, SERIES 2: MURDER UNDER THE MISTLETOE — R 8:00 MERCY STREET, SEASON 2 — Part 5 of 6. Unknown Soldier. Lisette re-creates on paper the face of a disfigured, amnesiac soldier, leading to a family reunion. When Anne’s plans to be made head nurse fail, she rejoins Hale to undermine McBurney’s authority. Pinkerton questions the Greens, causing a rift. 9:00 VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE — Part 6 of 7. The Engine of Change. With a child on the way, Victoria must choose a regent in case she dies during childbirth. The Tory party disputes her choice, but she and Albert turn the tables with the aid of the latest in 19th-century technology. Repeats Mon 2/20, 2:30pm 10:00 PRINCES OF THE PALACE — From 95-year-old family patriarch Prince Philip to his great-grandson Prince George, the young heir to the throne, this documentary chronicles the lives of three generations of British royal princes. Featuring archival film and newsreels as well as interviews with royal biographers and commentators, the program explores how the princes have served Queen Elizabeth II over the course of her historic reign. Repeats Mon 2/20, 3:30pm; Thur 2/23, 4pm; Fri 2/24, 1:30pm; Sun 2/26, noon 11:30 WETA ARTS — R

20 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PALM SPRINGS, CA — Episode 1. Repeats Tue 2/21, 1:30pm; Wed 2/22, 1pm 9:00 THE TALK: RACE IN AMERICA — In the wake of recent tragic and fatal interactions between men of color and law enforcement, a program explores how black and Hispanic families counsel their kids to stay safe if they are stopped by the police. Repeats Tue 2/21, 2:30pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

21 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 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 new interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Common, the Clintons, and others. Repeats Wed 2/22, 2:30pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: OUT OF GITMO 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

22 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 SPY IN THE WILD, A NATURE MINISERIES — More than 30 animatronic “spy cameras” disguised as animals

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secretly record animal behavior in the wild. Episode 4 of 5. Bad Behavior. Spy Creatures infiltrate the underground world of animal mischief, crime and retribution. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/23, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: WHY TRAINS CRASH — Trains are essential for moving freight and people throughout the world, but they are far from accident-free. Follow investigators as they probe the wreckage of infamous accidents and watch safety experts test the latest crash prevention designs. {DVI} Repeats Thur 2/23, 2pm 10:00 CITY IN THE SKY — Part 3 of 3. Arrival. What goes up must come down — and getting passengers safely back to earth depends on complex global networks and some astonishing technology. Around the world, 100,000 flights a day make touchdown — almost every one safely. Learn what’s involved. Repeats Thur 2/23, 3pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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24 Friday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 WASHINGTON WEEK — WETA’s long-running weekly production presents a roundtable discussion with award-winning journalists who provide reporting and analysis of the major news stories of the week from the nation’s capital. Repeats Sat 2/25, 6:30pm 8:30 HOLLYWOOD IDOLS: CLINT EASTWOOD: THE MAN FROM MALPASO — Catapulted to international prominence by Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Westerns, Clint Eastwood leapt from TV lead to world-class movie star superstardom. Eastwood’s goal was to get behind the camera to make great films. Toward this end, he has produced, directed and starred in a wide array of classics. 9:00 GREAT PERFORMANCES: NEW YORK CITY BALLET SYMPHONY IN C — Great Performances presents two classic ballets by George Balanchine: Georges Bizet’s sparkling Symphony in C, and the rarely seen Sonatine to the music of Maurice Ravel, in performance in Paris. 10:00 FREEDOM RIDERS: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — From May until November 1961, more than 400 Americans, black and white, risked their lives — and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment — traveling together on buses and trains through the Deep South in a challenge to segregation during the Civil Rights Era. 12M CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

25 Saturday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-6PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-6PM See the Saturday, February 4 listings S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 6PM-12AM: 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND

Sunday, February 26 at 7 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Comic mystery series Agatha Raisin stars Ashley Jensen as a brassy London PR maven who moves to a picturesque Cotswold community and takes up a new avocation — crimesolving. The series also airs on WETA UK this month; see page 18 for details.

6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 6 8:00 DEEP WATER — In this four-part, four hour Australian series, when a young gay man is murdered near Bondi Beach, detectives Tori Lustigman (Yael Stone) and Nick Manning (Noah Taylor) are assigned to investigate. After more bodies are found, Tori tries to link the deaths to a series of prior murders. The cast includes Craig McLachlan of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Parts 1-4 of 4. Detectives Lustigman and Manning are called to investigate a man’s murder; Nick is convinced it was a domestic incident, but Tori believes the killer lured the victim. Evidence may connect the death to other killings. The detectives seek leads from past cases.

26 Sunday O N WETA TV 26, 6AM-11:30AM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6 AM-11:30AM See the Sunday, February 5 listings. S IMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:30AM-12M: 11:30 WETA ARTS — R 12N PRINCES OF THE PALACE — R 1:30 THE QUEEN AT 90— R 2:30 WETA ARTS— R 3:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI — A documentary film spotlights boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s toughest bout: his battle to overturn the five-year prison sentence he received for refusing U.S. military service. 4:30 GLOBE TREKKER: DELHI & AGRA — Rpts 2/28, 1:30pm 5:30 SCI-TECH NOW 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN SHOW: PEER-TO-PEER CONVERSATIONS — In a Bloomberg Media series, renowned Washington, D.C.-based financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein explores successful leadership, talking to business leaders about their stories and path to success. 7:00 AGATHA RAISIN — In comic mysteries, Ashley Jensen stars as a London PR exec who has it all — with money no object, an executive riverside apartment, and a stellar career — but opts for early retirement in the Cotswolds, only to find herself immersed in crime solving. Pilot Episode. The Quiche of Death. Agatha settles in the sleepy village of Carsely and attempts to curry favor with the locals by entering a quiche-making competition, but she ends up a suspect in a murder and must sleuth her way out of trouble. Repeats Mon 2/27, 1pm

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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 THE SECRET AGENT — Toby Jones stars in a BBC suspense thriller adapting Joseph Conrad’s novel about a secret agent who exploits his family to accomplish his deadly mission, ultimately bringing about their destruction. Part 1 of 3. In 1886 London, unassuming shop owner Anton Verloc secretly works as a spy for the Russian government. Verloc’s employers task him with arranging a bombing that will be blamed on a group of London anarchists. Repeats Fri 2/24, 3pm 9:00 THE SECRET AGENT — Part 2 of 3. Verloc works to set his plan in motion with the help of an unlikely accomplice, while Inspector Heat continues his pursuit of the Professor. Repeats Fri 2/24, 4pm 10:00 THE SECRET AGENT — Part 3 of 3. Winnie is devastated by loss and by Verloc’s role in the bombing. Meanwhile, the Russian and English governments scramble to resolve the consequences of the incident. Repeats Fri 2/24, 5pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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AFRICA’S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. A WETA CO-PRODUCTION

participants’ genealogy. Family Reunions. Gates uncovers family mysteries about two legends of hip hop, Sean Combs and LL Cool J, through the use of DNA technology that reveals information that shakes the two performers to their foundations. {DVI} 9:00 AFRICA’S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS — The documentary series — a WETA co-production — continues, featuring scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Part 2 of 3, Cities of Gold, spotlights the Almoravid movement and the founding of an African-based empire that includes parts of Europe; Marrakesh, an intellectual capital in North Africa; the conversion of part of Ghana to Islam; the libraries of Timbuktu; the Empire of Mali and its most famous emperor, Mansa Musa. The second hour covers Arab trade in the Indian Ocean, the trading civilization of the Swahili coast, Great Zimbabwe and the gold trade of southeast Africa, art and the city of Benin, the arrival of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean and their alliance with Ethiopia, conflict over Ethiopia’s church, and Ethiopia’s cultural renaissance at Gondar. Repeats Tue 3/1, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

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Mon.-Wed., Feb. 27-28 & March 1 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Africa’s Great Civilizations, a new film from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents a sweeping history of Africa from the dawn of humankind to the colonial era. In the three-part program, a WETA co-production, Gates travels the length and breadth of the continent to tell the stories of Africa’s civilizations from an African perspective.

8:30 AGATHA RAISIN — Episode 1. The Walkers of Dembley. When militant rambler Jessica Tartinck is found bashed to death in a field, Agatha is forced to go undercover to get to the bottom of the grisly crime. Repeats Mon 2/27, 2:31pm 9:15 AGATHA RAISIN — Episode 2. Hell’s Bells. A rich newcomer to the village, Amanda Ballard, has found little favor among the Carsely locals. And when her body is found hanging from the bell ropes of the church in an apparent suicide, Agatha suspects foul play. Repeats Mon 2/27, 3:16pm 10:00 AGATHA RAISIN — Episode 3. The Wellspring of Death. A village-wide squabble in Ancombe over the selling of water rights results in the death of Parish Council Chairman Robert Struthers. Agatha, on a PR job for the water company, tries to put the matter out of her mind. But as the body count rises, she finds herself drawn into the fray. Repeats Mon 2/27, 4:01pm 10:45 AGATHA RAISIN — Episode 4. The Potted Gardener. Mary Fortune, a seemingly perfect paragon of village life, is found murdered in her own back garden. As shockwaves reverberate through Carsely, a series of garden sabotages may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the murder. Repeats Mon 2/27, 4:45pm 11:30 WETA ARTS — R

27 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: PALM SPRINGS, CA — Ep 2. 9:00 AFRICA’S GREAT CIVILIZATIONS — Beginning with Africa’s ancient history as the cradle of mankind, this documentary series — a WETA co-production — features scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. bringing to life epic stories of both little-known and celebrated African kingdoms and cultures. Part 1 of 3, Origins, spotlights Africa as the homeland of humanity; the origins of the early complex societies in the Nile Valley; the development of civilization in Kerma and Nubia; the unification of Egypt by the Nubian 25th Dynasty; and the emergence of the Empire of Meroe. The series then covers trade in the Indian Ocean; the development of the kingdoms of D’mat and Axum; the growth of Christianity in Axum, Egypt and Nubia; the coming of Islam to North Africa; Northeast Africa in the age of the Crusades; and the reign of Lalibela in Ethiopia. Repeats Tue 2/28, 4pm 11:00 CHARLIE ROSE — Repeats next weekday, noon

28 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 3 — WETA reprises episodes from scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s 2016 series — a WETA co-production — delving into guest

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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational broadcasts 24 hours each day, 7 days a week. WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Sesame Street, 6am • Sesame Street, 6:30am • Odd Squad, 7am • Wild Kratts, 7:30am (7am) • Ready Jet Go!, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am (8:30am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 9:30am, 10am (9am, 9:30am) • Sesame Street, 10:30am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11am • Peg + Cat, 11:30am (11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, noon (11am) • WordWorld, 12:30pm, Mon-Thur • Ruby’s Studio, 12:30pm, Fridays • Cyberchase, 1pm (5:30am) • Super WHY!, 1:30pm (5am) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, 2pm (6am) • Arthur, 2:30pm (6:30am) • Thomas & Friends, 3pm • Bob the Builder, 3:30pm • Mack & Moxy, 4pm, Mon-Thur • Roey’s Paintbox, 4pm, Fridays • Splash and Bubbles, 4:30pm (10am) • WordGirl, 5pm • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 5:30pm • Nature Cat, 6pm • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, 6:30pm • Arthur, 7pm • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30pm

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British Television at Its Best The WETA UK channel is devoted to presenting the best in British television programming, broadcasting 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.

P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN FEBRUARY SUNDAY

12pm

Globe Trekker

12:30pm

1pm

Janet King, Series II

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

New Tricks

Rosemary & Thyme, MI-5 Series II

MI-5

2:30pm

3pm 3:30pm

4pm

• WIA/BBC Antiques Waking the Dead Roadshow • Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (starts 2/26)

Waking the Dead

Foyle’s War, Series II

A Place to Call Home

The Paradise on Masterpiece

Wolf Hall on Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series II Masterpiece

Janet King, Series II (then Series I restarts)

5:30pm

6pm

8pm 8:30pm

9pm 9:30pm

10pm

EastEnders

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By

Pie in the Sky, • W1A, Series II Doctor Blake Inspector Morse, Series III (Series IV Mysteries, Series II Series V (2/5, 2/12) • Wonderful World starts 2/13) of Gordon Watson (starts 2/19) The Coroner, Series I

Globe Trekker

Janet King, Series II (Series I restarts 2/27)

Doctor Who (Colin Baker)

Father Brown, Series III/IV

The Fixer

Doc Martin, Series VII

Are You Being Served?

As Time Goes By (two episodes)

As Time Goes By

Father Brown, Call the Midwife, Series III (Series IV Series III starts 2/23)

• Sherlock, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War, Series IV on Series X Series II Masterpiece (2/1) • Wallander, Series III (Pt 3 of 3, 2/8) • Wallander, Series Miss Fisher’s A Place to Call IV (starts 2/15) Murder Mysteries I Home

Hustle

Pie in the Sky, Series III/IV

Are You Being Served?

Agatha Raisin (90 min. premiere 1/31, then 60 min.)

10:30pm

11pm

BBC Antiques Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series II Roadshow (except 2/1) • Sherlock, Series IV (2/2) • Miss Marple The Coroner, Series VII Series I (starts 2/9)

Wolf Hall on Masterpiece

• The Queen’s Castle (2/5-2/19) • Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise (2/26)

Waking the Dead

Father Brown, Series III (Series IV starts 2/24)

• W1A, Series II Pie in the Sky, (2/6, 2/13) Series III/IV • Wonderful World of Gordon Watson (starts 2/20)

7:30pm

Waking the Dead

• T he Wild West Agatha Raisin (90 min. on 2/1, then (2/2) • T he Queen’s 60 min.) Castle (starts 2/9)

The Paradise on Masterpiece

6:30pm

7pm

Waking the Dead

•S herlock Holmes • T he Queen’s Castle (starts 2/25)

A Place to Call Home

4:30pm

5pm

BBC Antiques Roadshow Rosemary & Thyme, Series II

1:30pm

2pm

SATURDAY Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series II

• Wallander, Series The Fixer (starts 2/2) III (Pt 2 of 3, 2/1) • Miss Marple, Series VII (starts 2/8)

Rosemary & Thyme, Series II

Doc Martin, Series VI

Murder in Suburbia, Series I

Miss Fisher’s Murder Wolf Hall on Mysteries I Masterpiece

Waking the Dead

11:30pm SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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WETA UK February Highlights Agatha Raisin

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shley Jenson stars as London PR whiz Agatha Raisin, who seemingly has it all — with money no object, an executive riverside apartment, and a stellar career — but her professional achievements have come at an emotional cost. Dreaming of a more peaceful existence away from it all, she opts for early retirement in the picturesque idyll of the Cotswolds, only to find herself immersed in a variety of mysteries. In the pilot episode, she settles in the tranquil village of Carsely and attempts to curry favor with the locals, entering a local quiche-making competition. Her gambit backfires and Raisin must turn amateur investigator to clear her name of a crime. Outspoken and opinionated, she shakes up the village, unearthing hidden secrets as she goes. The series is based on novels by M.C. Beaton. The pilot and early episodes also air on WETA TV 26/HD on Sunday, February 26 starting at 7 p.m.

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Tuesdays at 9 p.m. starting January 31 on WETA UK

The Wonderful World of Gordon Watson

Sundays at 8 p.m. starting February 19 on WETA UK

elcome to the true-life world of Gordon Watson, one of the leading authorities of 20th-century design, furniture, objects and lighting. He’s the go-to person when wealthy people want unique and rare show-stopping pieces. London’s Pimlico Road is home to some of the finest and most decadent antiques and art shops in the world; none more so than Gordon Watson Ltd, led by the charismatic, eccentric and highly connected Antique Adventurer himself. With exclusive insight and unfettered access to his business — as well as to some of his millionaire clients’ homes — this intriguing BBC series follows Watson as he buys incredible objects across the globe to sell in the United Kingdom.

Murder in Suburbia, Series I

his British police detective series stars Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst and Lisa Faulkner (MI-5) as Detective Sergeant Emma Scribbins, an unorthodox investigative team in the Criminal Investigative Department of Middleford, a fictional suburban English town. Better known as Ash and Scribbs, the two are an unlikely pair: Ash, a graduate of a posh girls’ academy, has an analytical mind, while working-class Scribbs relies more on her instincts than the evidence before her. The two wisecracking cops form an unstoppable duo, working alongside their bemused boss (Jeremy Sheffield) to solve a variety of murder cases in the seemingly perfect suburbs.

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Saturdays at 10 p.m. starting February 4 on WETA UK

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Wallander, Series IV

Wednesdays at 9 p.m. starting February 15 on WETA UK

s Series III concludes, WETA UK features the final season of the Wallander mysteries, starring Kenneth Branagh in his BAFTA-winning role as Swedish police inspector Kurt Wallander. This series charts the exploits of the melancholy sleuth in three final cases based on the novels of late author Henning Mankell. The protagonist continues to contend with personal demons and health issues while battling northern Europe’s toughest criminals. Diagnosed with diabetes, he now also starts to lose his memory, and his greatest fear is succumbing to the same disease that felled his father: Alzheimer’s. Wallander must contend with knives, bullets, vicious dogs, homicidal motorcyclists — and a gnawing sense of losing focus.

Also in February: WETA UK presents The Coroner (Series I) on Mondays at 9 p.m.; The Doctor Blake Mysteries (Series II) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m.; Inspector Morse on Wednesdays at 8 p.m.; Father Brown (Series III/IV) on Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Call the Midwife (Series III) on Fridays at 8 p.m.; and Rosemary & Thyme (Series II) on Saturdays at 8 p.m.

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Attenborough’s Birds of Paradise

Sunday, February 26 at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

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n this BBC film, wildlife filmmaker David Attenborough offers his personal take on the mystery and discovery, obsession and scientific revelation surrounding the living jewels of the rainforest: the elusive birds of paradise. From Papua New Guinea tribesmen to European royalty, artists, scientists and collectors, the fascination with these birds has spanned 500 years. These dazzling creatures inspired Attenborough to embark, 50 years ago, on an epic adventure to the remote island of New Guinea where he captured their bizarre displays on film for the very first time. In this film, Attenborough traces the origins of humankind’s passion for these birds, uncovers the science behind their lives and visits a Qatar facility that houses a breeding group of the birds.

Miss Marple, Series VII

Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m., February 8-22 on WETA UK

ITV STUDIOS FOR MASTERPIECE

cclaimed British actress Julia McKenzie (Cranford) portrays spinster sleuth Miss Marple in three Season VII episodes of Masterpiece Mystery’s popular Miss Marple series, based on the books by renowned crime novelist Agatha Christie. In A Caribbean Mystery, Marple and a curmudgeonly tycoon unravel a web of deceit, murder and “dark magic” at a tropical island hotel; in Greenshaw’s Folly, she searches for truth, past and present, at the home of an eccentric botanist (Fiona Shaw guest stars); and in Endless Night, Marple investigates the misfortunes of a couple that ignored warnings and built a home on allegedly cursed land; Tom Hughes (Silk) and Joanna Vanderham (The Paradise) co-star.

The Queen’s Castle

or the better part of a millennium, Windsor Castle has been at the heart of British history — a fortress, treasure trove and burial ground for the royal family. There is another side to the castle that tourists never see: a home — not only to the royal family, but to more than 400 people who live and work there year-round. Chronicling a year in the life of the world’s largest inhabited castle, the documentary The Queen’s Castle presents an insider’s look at this grand landmark, where crown and community live and work side by side. The three episodes spotlight preparations for a state banquet, seasonal rituals including the Order of the Garter ceremony and Royal Ascot race, and a royal wedding (of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles).

AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION

Sundays, February 5-19 at 9 p.m. on WETA UK

The Fixer, Series I

Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. starting February 2 on WETA UK

rom the makers of MI-5 and Hustle, an action-packed series set in modern Britain explores whether operating outside the usual parameters of the law — under the pretext of protecting it — can ever be justified. Andrew Buchan stars as Johnny Mercer, a deadly former operative in the British Army’s Special Forces who is imprisoned for murder. Sprung early by a shadowy police operative who makes it clear that freedom comes at a price, Mercer is brought into a mysterious covert state security squad, a vigilante branch of the police system that dispatches criminals beyond the reach of the law. Mercer must also contend with misfit team members in the unit, including an irrepressible young roommate and a beautiful, amoral colleague.

For more British programming, tune in to WETA TV 26/HD this month for an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent starring Toby Jones (Thursday; February 23 at 8 p.m.); Australian mystery miniseries Deep Water (Saturday, February 25 at 8 p.m.) and royals programs The Queen at 90 (Sunday, February 12 at 10 p.m.) and Princes of the Palace (Sunday, February 19 at 10 p.m.)

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Classical WETA 90.9 FM A Pair of 8ths, and a Violinist Who Draws a Full House, on February’s NSO Showcase Wednesday, February 1 at 9 p.m. By Nicole Lacroix, Evening On-Air Host

Classical WETA 90.9 FM

Joshua Bell

“Joshua Bell has performed this chestnut of a concerto enough times in his career that he is entitled to have some fun with it. In fact, Bell could probably attempt playing the piece with a large stalk of celery instead of his bow, with no effect on the box office.” Finally, we go back to October 2015 for Dvořák’s supremely tuneful Symphony No.8 showcasing the NSO horn section and a lovely solo turn by concertmaster Nurit Bar-Joseph. February’s NSO Showcase features Christoph Eschenbach conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in three of the best-loved Romantic showpieces, with a special appearance by superstar violinist Joshua Bell. Sounds like a winning hand to me. I hope you’ll join us Wednesday evening, February 1 at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA.

Met Opera on Classical WETA Opera House Saturdays at 1 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM

February 4 Verdi’s Rigoletto Featuring Željko Lučić Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts

KEN HOWARD/METROPOLITAN OPERA

February 11 Bizet’s Carmen With Clémentine Margaine and Marcelo Álvarez Dan Ettinger conducts February 18 Bellini’s I Puritani With Diana Damrau and Javier Camarena Maurizio Benini conducts February 25 Dvořák’s Rusalka With Kristine Opolais Mark Elder conducts

Bizet’s Carmen

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CHRIS LEE

ebruary’s NSO Showcase broadcast is bookended by two 8th Symphonies — one by Schubert and one by Dvořák. In between, the concert features Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with guest soloist Joshua Bell, previewing his upcoming week-long residency with the Kennedy Center and National Symphony Orchestra, February 7-12. The program begins with Schubert’s Symphony No.8, the so-called “Unfinished.” Christoph Eschenbach leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a performance recorded in January 2016 which was reviewed thus by The Washington Post: “...Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony is a journey indeed, and here Eschenbach’s approach — delving deeply into the music, probing and questioning each note, and being swamped, time and again, in waves of emotion — paid off...[toward the end of the movement] Eschenbach found an ache and anger and savage beauty that seemed at once completely of our time and completely the way the music was supposed to go.” Following the Schubert, we’ll enjoy the artistry of Joshua Bell from a January 2014 performance with Maestro Eschenbach and the Orchestra of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Here’s how Ionarts described it:

By David Ginder, Morning On-Air Host

resenting local music-making is always an important part of our goal here in Greater Washington, but, this year, as we celebrate Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s 10th anniversary, that objective is even clearer. On the Sunday-night, 9 p.m. weekly broadcast Choral Showcase, we look forward in the coming months to bringing you performances by Washington National Cathedral choruses, Washington Bach Consort, Cathedra, and others. On February 12, we present the inaugural concert of the Choral Arts Chamber Singers, a fairly new 30-voice sub-set of the overall Choral Arts Society of Washington’s chorus of 190 voices. The Chamber Singers were launched during a significant anniversary year for Choral Arts — their 50th — in the 2014-15 season. The first Chamber Singers concert, recorded at The Falls Church Episcopal, was called Under the Midnight Sun, and featured works by Finnish composers, conducted by Artistic Director Scott Tucker.

Monday, February 20 at 9 p.m. By Deborah Lamberton, Senior Producer

ront Row Washington celebrates Classical WETA 90.9 FM’s 10th anniversary as “Classical for Washington” with recitals featuring local Washington-area performers. Who better to kick off these special broadcasts than D.C. native and internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves! Her recent sold-out recital at the Phillips Collection Sunday Concerts last September garnered these kudos from The Washington Post: “It is simple fact to say that she gave a riveting and powerful performance, at once a tribute to AfricanAmerican artists and a kind of musical autobiography. She was moving, she was funny, she was beautiful, she sang with such perfect diction that every word of this Englishlanguage program came through, and she imbued every single thing she sang with meaning and emotion.”

Don’t miss this exclusive broadcast of Denyce Graves in recital with pianist Laura Ward on our President’s Day edition of Front Row Washington, Monday, February 20 at 9 p.m. Her program, titled “America the Beautiful,” includes rarely-heard art songs by Harry Burleigh, two arias from American opera composers Douglas J. Cuomo and Jake Heggie, Aaron Copland’s popular settings of “At the River” and “I Bought Me A Cat,” as well as several well-known Denyce Graves spirituals, including “Swing Low” and “Deep River.” Miss Graves also includes what she called “a bi-partisan” offering, Gene Scheer’s “American Anthem,” written especially for her, and sung by her at both the Clinton White House and George W. Bush’s inauguration. Tune in to Front Row Washington each Monday at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA for local performances.

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Front Row Washington Features Denyce Graves

When you think of Finnish composers, Sibelius and Rautavaara come to mind, and they are both represented in the concert. The Sibelius includes two songs for soprano, sung by Erika Rissi. One asks “Why is springtime so fleeting? Why does summer last no longer?” and compares chilly weather to relationships that never warm up. The second Sibelius song is the opposite — a beautiful, romantic love song written for the poet’s wife, and warmly set by Sibelius. Einojuhani Rautavaara (who died in July) wrote many choral works. His Suite de Lorca is a setting of words by the 20th-century Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. It evokes many dark and tantalizing images that will keep your attention focused on the music and emotions of the four pieces in the suite. The other major Rautavaara work is called Ludus verbalis (Word Games). It’s experimental fun with a variety of German words, rhythmically spoken by the chorus. As Tucker says, “It’s Rautavaara’s take on the German language!”

DEVON CASS

Sunday, February 12 at 9 p.m.

JOE TRESH PHOTOGRAPHY.

Choral Arts Chamber Singers on Choral Showcase

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