JANUARY 2019 MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS
Season 3 on Starts Sunday, January 13 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Also: New season of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. plus classic Pride and Prejudice, new episodes of Doc Martin, and new series Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators C1_WETA_January_2019.indd 1
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n January, we ring in the new year with superb television programming that includes a new season of riveting WETA co-production Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and some outstanding drama offerings that are sure to entertain. We are very proud to bring to the nation Season 5 of Finding Your Roots as part of our longstanding collaboration with our good friend distinguished scholar Skip Gates and our production partners at McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and Ark Media. The new, fascinating explorations of celebrity ancestries illuminate the extraordinary diversity of the American mosaic and include locally focused stories. Watch for more from WETA and this production team in April, when we premiere Skip’s new history film, Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. Also this month, tune in to WETA TV 26/HD and WETA UK for a much-awaited new season of Doc Martin, which brings the beloved characters together again for more quirky interactions in scenic Cornwall. Sharing top billing among January drama presentations are a classic BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, a new comedic British detective series — Shakespeare & Hathaway — and a new season of popular Masterpiece series Victoria. Enjoy all this and much more, including additional specials, performance programs and engaging new Nature, NOVA and American Experience documentaries. Thank you for your support of WETA.
Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President & CEO, WETA
Victoria, Series 3 on Masterpiece — New Season!
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Sundays at 9 p.m., starting January 13 on WETA TV 26/HD
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enna Coleman returns in a new season of Victoria on Masterpiece, starring as Britain’s famed queen who ruled over the largest empire the world has ever known. As the new episodes open, it is 1848 and revolution is breaking out across Europe. Britain’s fearless young monarch stands between order and chaos as she faces a crisis that threatens her reign. While pregnant with her sixth child, Victoria must contend with political upheaval on the Continent as the downtrodden begin agitating for the overthrow of aristocratic rule. In England, this impassioned discontent leads to Chartism, a set of demands for universal male suffrage, the secret ballot, equal representation for voters and other reforms considered radical at the time. Passion is also an issue at Buckingham Palace, where Victoria is reluctant to risk more pregnancies and she and Albert (Tom Hughes) find themselves at odds about their offspring (especially troubled Bertie), the role of the monarchy and, increasingly, with each other. Series 3 introduces new historical characters, including the vainglorious Lord Palmerston (Laurence Fox, Inspector Lewis), who crosses swords with the queen over British foreign policy. Also vexing the queen this season is Victoria’s half-sister, Princess Feodora (Kate Fleetwood), who seeks refuge with the queen due to political unrest back home in Germany. Following Victoria’s first two episodes on January 13 and 20, stay tuned for Victoria & Albert: The Wedding, which recreates the couple’s famed nuptials that changed British matrimonial ceremonies forever. Victoria, Series 3 on Masterpiece also airs on WETA UK, Saturdays at 8 p.m. starting January 26.
Funding for Masterpiece is provided by Viking and Farmers Insurance® with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust.
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January Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD Doc Martin, Series 8 — New Season!
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t’s been a long wait, but the British comedy-drama Doc Martin has finally returned with its eighth season as the socially challenged doctor, Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes), and his wife Louisa (Caroline Catz) are back together again, living in Portwenn with their infant son, James Henry. Family life, however, is proving to be stressful, and their problems are far from over. With Louisa’s encouragement, James Henry has grown attached to Buddy the dog, but Martin is disgusted by the four-legged friend. In need of a new nanny, Louisa finds herself juggling too many responsibilities and considers switching careers, causing a rift with Martin. Meanwhile, Portwenn is abuzz as the residents prepare for a wedding. The Larges hope to profit from the festivities, but when Martin’s Aunt Ruth (Emmy winner Eileen Atkins) considers selling the family farm, her decision causes trouble for their business endeavors. As some relationships bloom and others falter, can Martin cope with all the changes — or will he risk the fragile accord he’s forged with his family? Sigourney Weaver, Caroline Quentin and Art Malik are guest stars this season, the drama’s penultimate. Doc Martin, Series 8 airs on WETA UK as well, Tuesdays at 9 p.m. starting January 8 and on following Thursdays at 10:30 p.m.
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
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n a quirky, comic 2018 crime drama from the production team that created Father Brown, The Coroner and Land Girls, Mark Benton stars as private detective Frank Hathaway, who works alone but isn’t faring so well. He might have a brilliant instinct when it comes to solving crime, but he’s also out of shape and low on cash. Frank needs a partner. He doesn’t know it yet, but he needs ex-hairdresser and peopleperson Lu Shakespeare, portrayed by Jo Joyner. After fate brings them together, Frank and Lu eventually join forces and form an unlikely and entertaining detecting duo. They keep busy, for all is not as peaceful as it seems in their pretty theatre town and home of the Bard, Stratford-upon-Avon. Vengeful lovers stalk the streets, the mayor is murdered and a magician’s trick fatally misfires. The two partners must learn to trust each other, aided by their actor-receptionist, who spends too much of his time learning his lines. Shakespeare & Hathaway airs on WETA UK as well, Saturdays at 9 p.m. starting January 5 and on following Sundays at 10 p.m.
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NEW SEASON of the WETA co-production airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. starting January 8 on WETA TV 26/HD
opular ancestry series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. — produced in partnership with WETA — presents fascinating new stories and extraordinary revelations as it returns in January with a new season spotlighting the heritage of 25 of America’s best-known celebrities. Each program features detailed explorations of guests’ family histories, developed from genealogy research and DNA science. As in previous seasons, surprises are in store as lost ancestors are found, mysteries of identity are solved, and family myths are exploded. Series host, writer and executive producer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, again guides the discoveries, gleaned from old-school genealogical detective work along with cutting-edge DNA analysis that has advanced rapidly in recent years. In the 10 new episodes of Season 5, participants learn intriguing truths about their forebears. New program guests this season are Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei; Emmy and Golden Globe award winners Felicity Huffman, Laura Linney and S. Epatha Merkerson; and actors Michael K. Williams, Andy Samberg, Chloë Sevigny and Kal Penn. Programs spotlight author George R.R. Martin; journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry, Joe Madison and Lisa Ling; author and Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg; TV hosts Seth Meyers and Michael Strahan; artists Marina Abramović and Kehinde Wiley; politicians Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard and Paul Ryan; Academy Award-winning filmmakers Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Michael Moore; and comedians Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman. The roots of the guests span the globe, and their family trees are filled with compelling characters — artists and entrepreneurs, abandoned children and missing parents, revolutionaries, soldiers, kings, and ordinary individuals who did remarkable things, laying the groundwork for their successful descendants. Among the inquiries is a mystery that has plagued Curry’s family for her entire life. Merkerson learns of a haunting family connection to an iconic Washington, D.C., institution. A startling revelation for another guest, Washington-based radio talk-show host Joe Madison, led Gates to offer him a bow-out from the series; Madison chose to participate. Also this season is a special episode that examines how science and history can inspire the next generation. The series’ findings underscore the diversity of the American people. “I find it inspiring that our fellow Americans are so determined to explore their own ancestral heritage precisely at a time when immigration has become such a deeply controversial and sensitive matter,” said Gates. “Our series demonstrates each week, in vivid detail and with moving storytelling, that a continuing source of strength for our country is the fact that we are a nation of immigrants.” WETA is encouraging viewers nationwide to explore and share their family history via #FindingYourRoots on Facebook and Twitter, on Facebook.com/FindingYourRootsPBS and @HenryLouisGates, and on the series website, pbs.org/findingyourroots. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Five is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films and WETA, in association with Ark Media. Also in the works from Gates, WETA and the Finding Your Roots production team is the riveting history documentary Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, which will premiere in April.
Major corporate support for Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Five is provided by Ancestry, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T. Major support is also provided by the Ford Foundation, Candace King Weir, the Lloyd Carney Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
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January Highlights on WETA TV 26/HD Earth’s Great Seasons
Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
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our dazzling stand-alone programs from the BBC Natural History Unit explore how the seasons transform Earth. Spotlighting, respectively, spring, summer, autumn and winter, the films examine the unique opportunities and challenges posed to flora and fauna by each season. Spring brings new life, but it’s also a dash to wake up and get ahead of everyone else. Summer is a time of long days and glorious abundance, but the living isn’t always easy when the temperatures rise. Autumn brings the world’s most spectacular transformations — the last chance to breed, to grow up, to stock up before the cold returns. And during winter — the most magical, dramatic season of all — animals find inventive ways to survive. Earth’s Great Seasons airs on WETA UK as well, Sundays at 9 p.m. starting January 27.
Nature: Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
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remarkable chance discovery is about to reveal secrets of a “dragon” — an Ichthyosaur or “fish lizard” — that ruled the ocean at the time of the dinosaurs. Found as a fossil in the eroding cliffs in the southeast area of England called the Jurassic Coast, this fearsome predator could regulate its own body temperature; had astonishingly acute eyesight; and had an impressive set of blade-like teeth and powerful, gripping jaws to hunt and swallow its prey. As the forensic investigation unfolds on Nature, fossil hunter Chris Moore and his team stumble into the 200-million-year-old murder mystery of this extraordinary creature’s fate. Sir David Attenborough hosts the detective story, from the on-site extraction of the fossils to the 3D reconstruction of the creature. He tries to piece together how this super predator lived and died. Also tune in to Nature this month for the two-part film Equus: Story of the Horse (January 16 & 23, 8 p.m.).
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Wednesday, January 9 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
Support for this Nature program was made possible in part by the Arnhold Family in memory of Clarisse Arnhold; Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III; the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation; the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust; Kathy Chiao and Ken Hao; the Anderson Family Fund; the Filomen M. D’Agostino Foundation; Rosalind P. Walter; the Halmi Family in memory of Robert Halmi, Sr.; Sandra Atlas Bass; the Sun Hill Family Foundation; by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and by the nation’s public television stations.
The Swamp: American Experience
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Tuesday, January 15 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
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istory series American Experience relates a story of greed, hubris and destruction, chronicling the history of Florida’s Everglades — one of nature’s most mysterious and unique ecosystems — and humanity’s attempt to conquer the immense watershed and profit from it, and the ensuing drive to save it. Told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, from hucksters to politicians to unlikely activists, The Swamp explores the repeated efforts to transform what was seen as a vast and useless wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, ultimately leading to a passionate campaign to preserve America’s greatest wetland and an ongoing competition between the interests of conservation and development. The two-hour film is based in part on the book The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald. Other Tuesday 9 p.m. American Experience episodes this month are The Big Burn (January 22) and Surviving the Dust Bowl (January 29).
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Major funding for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance, Consumer Cellular and by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Additional funding for The Swamp provided by The Kendeda Fund and the Yawkey Foundations. Additional funding for American Experience provided by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the Documentary Investment Group, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.
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Pride and Prejudice
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The Dictator’s Playbook
Wednesdays at 10 p.m. starting Jan. 9 on WETA TV 26/HD
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new six-part documentary series follows the rise and fall of six infamous 20th-century rulers, profiling them and evaluating commonalities in the methods and tactics they used across multiple decades and continents to establish their regimes and hold and exert power. The Dictator’s Playbook examines the historical, sociological and psychological foundations of the dictatorships of Kim Il Sung, Saddam Hussein, Benito Mussolini (at right), Manuel Noriega, Francisco Franco and Idi Amin. Through historical context and analysis, the series explores how these dictators functioned, how they influenced each other, and why they succeeded or failed. As different as these men were from each other, they each followed a series of steps, from seizing power to eliminating enemies — that form an unwritten “dictator’s playbook.”
Independent Lens: The King
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Monday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
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orty years after the death of Elvis Presley, two-time Sundance Grand Jury-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki takes the King’s 1963 Rolls-Royce on a musical road trip and meditation on modern America. From Tupelo to Memphis to New York, Las Vegas and points between, the journey explores the rise and fall of Elvis as a metaphor for the country he left behind. What emerges is a portrait of the state of the American Dream and a penetrating look at how we got here. Tracing Elvis’ life and career from his birth and meteoric rise to his tragic and untimely end, The King paints a parallel portrait of the nation’s own heights and depths, from its inspired origins to its perennial struggles with race, class, power and money. A diverse, star-studded group of celebrity passengers join the journey, including Alec Baldwin, Roseanne Cash, Chuck D, Emmylou Harris and Ethan Hawke, among others. Independent Lens is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people, with additional funding from PBS, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Queen Mother
ife, monarch and much-loved public figure — Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002) was one of the most respected members of the British royal family. This moving profile pays tribute to a royal icon, revealing the story of one of the most dramatic periods in the Queen Mother’s life and highlighting the moments that ultimately defined her legacy. The program explores how she and King George VI took the throne as the royal family faced a crisis after the abdication of Edward VIII, and how, just a few years later, they steered the country through the darkness of World War II. After George’s death in 1952, Elizabeth forged a new role for herself as a senior matriarch.
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Monday, January 14 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD
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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD January primetime simulcast listings.
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Nature: Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
NOVA: Einstein’s Quantum Riddle
The Dictator’s Playbook (Ep 1 of 6. Kim Il Sung)
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (Pt 3 of 10)
Pride and Prejudice (Pt 1 of 6)
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(from 7:58pm) Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Cat Among the Pigeons
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Finding Your Roots, Season 5 (Ep 2 of 10. Mystery Men)
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Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse (Pt 1 of 2. Origins)
NOVA: Day the Dinosaurs Died
The Dictator’s Playbook (Ep 2 of 6. Saddam Hussein)
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (Pt 4 of 10)
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Victoria & Albert: The Wedding (Pt 2 of 2)
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Antiques Roadshow: Meadow Brook Hall (Ep 3 of 3)
Secrets of Selfridges
Independent Lens: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (to 11:30pm)
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Finding Your Roots, Season 5 (Ep 3 of 10. Reporting on the Reporters)
The Big Burn: American Experience
Frontline: Coal’s Deadly Dust
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Nature: Equus: Story of the Horse (Pt 2 of 2. Chasing the Wind)
NOVA: Island Volcano
The Dictator’s Playbook (Ep 3 of 6. Benito Mussolini)
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (Pt 5 of 10)
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Finding Your Roots, Season 5 (Ep 4 of 10. Dreaming of a New Land)
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Frontline: Predator on the Reservation
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Nature: Naledi: One Little Elephant
NOVA: First Face of America
The Dictator’s Playbook (Ep 4 of 6. Manuel Noriega)
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Doc Martin, Series 8 – NEW! (Pt 6 of 8)
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (Pt 6 of 10)
Pride and Prejudice (Pt 4 of 6)
Earth’s Great Seasons (Ep 1 of 4. Spring)
Earth’s Great Seasons (Ep 2 of 4. Summer)
Earth’s Great Seasons (Ep 3 of 4. Autumn)
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Washington in the ’90s (to 11:30pm) James Watson: American Masters (to 11:30pm)
The WETA Movie: Moscow on the Hudson (to 11:30pm)
Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration The WETA Movie: Gilda (to 11:30pm) Victoria & Albert: The Wedding (Pt 1 of 2) Check, Please! DC (Ep 8)
Great Performances: Orphee et Eurydice from Lyric Opera of Chicago (to 11:30pm) The WETA Movie: Lawrence of Arabia (to 1:12am)
Earth’s Great Seasons (Ep 4 of 4. Winter)
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NOVA: Pluto and Beyond
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WETA TV 26 & WETA HD January simulcast primetime listings, plus weekends for WETA TV 26
• 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 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 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 13 for schedule information. Program Key ■ — WETA productions, co-productions or presentations. R — Aired within the month. Listings are accurate as of press time. For late-breaking program updates, visit weta.org/tv or call 703-998-2724.
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6AM WASHINGTON IN THE ’60S 7:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’70S 8:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’80S 9:00 WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S 10AM-6PM JAMESTOWN, SERIES 1 — Parts 1-8 of 8. WETA reprises the drama’s first season in its entirety. 6PM BBC WORLD NEWS 6:30 NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR — WETA production PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews and discussions of domestic and international issues. Judy Woodruff anchors. Visit pbs.org/newshour. 8:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN, SERIES 2 — Witness emotional reunions between people who were thrown together under circumstances of historical significance. Ann Curry hosts. Episode 5 of 6. Escape from Cuba. Join Ann Curry as two men search for the people who helped them come to the U.S. when they fled Castro’s Cuba. One hopes to find the family who took him in as a boy, while another looks for the shrimp boat skipper who brought him to safety. Repeats Wed 1/2, 5pm 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION 2019 — Ring in the New Year with the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of conductor Christian Thielemann at the Musikverein. Hugh Bonneville hosts the broadcast, which features favorite Strauss Family waltzes accompanied by the dancing of the Vienna City Ballet. 10:30 WASHINGTON IN THE ’90S — A WETA TV 26 documentary chronicles the seminal local events of the decade through the recollections of those who experienced and shaped them. Highlights include Mayor Marion Barry’s fall and political comeback; the revitalization of downtown D.C. that included the return of the Washington Capitals to the then-newly-built MCI Center; and the region’s emergence as a technology hub in the early days of the pre-digital era. Longtime NBC4 news anchor Doreen Gentzler narrates. Repeats Wed 1/2, noon, 4pm; Thur 1/3, 1pm 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
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Tuesday, January 1 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Great Performances: From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2019 presents Strauss waltzes from the Vienna Philharmonic, with dances by the Vienna City Ballet. Hugh Bonneville (above) hosts.
2 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: FOX TALES — Intelligent, resilient and bold, the red fox can change its behavior to thrive in new environments, from urban locales to the Arctic tundra. New scientific research offers a fascinating look into the secret life of these foxes. Repeats Thur 1/3, 5pm; Sun 1/6, 4pm; Wed 1/9, 1pm 9:00 NOVA: PLUTO AND BEYOND — Join the mission as the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by NASA’s most distant target yet. Since it explored Pluto in 2015, New Horizons is zooming toward Ultima Thule, an object four billion miles from Earth. Repeats Thur 1/3, 4pm; Sun 1/6, 5pm 10:00 JAMES WATSON: AMERICAN MASTERS — Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA’s structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. A relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into powerhouses of molecular biology, Watson, controversial and unapologetic, still thrives on competition and disruption. Repeats Thur 1/3, 2:30pm 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
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Wednesday, January 2 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Fox Tales spotlights the supremely adaptable red fox, which is now populating urban centers and northerly habitats.
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! The popular British drama returns for a new, eighth season as Dr. Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) and his wife, Louisa (Caroline Catz) are back together in Portwenn with their infant son, James Henry. Life proves stressful for the family; will Martin and Louisa be able to cope? Part 1 of 8. Mysterious Ways. After rekindling their relationship, Louisa and Martin are living together again, but Louisa
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Thursdays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Popular drama Doc Martin’s long-awaited Series 8 begins January 3. Martin Clunes stars and Sigourney Weaver appears in this season.
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is juggling too many responsibilities at once. As Portwenn prepares for a wedding, Bert hopes to profit from the festivities. Repeats Fri 1/4, 3pm DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! Part 2 of 8. Sons and Lovers. With Janice’s departure, Martin and Louisa need to find day care for James, and they settle on Portwenn Tots. Ruth considers selling her farm, and Al’s stress level takes a toll on his body. Art Malik (Jewel in the Crown) guest stars. Repeats Fri 1/4, 4pm SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — A quirky crime drama set in Stratford-uponAvon features Mark Benton as down-on-his-luck but skilled solo private detective Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as Lu Shakespeare, an ex-hairdresser who becomes his investigative partner. Part 1 of 10. O Brave New World. Ex-cop Frank Hathaway’s detective agency is in dire financial straits, so when sobbing Lu Shakespeare appears in his office, he sees a solution to his money worries. Lu suspects her fiancé, Clive, is up to no good, but Frank’s evidence does not convince her. Lu fires Frank, who crashes her wedding in a bid to change her mind. When a murder takes place and evidence points to Lu, she must enlist Frank to clear her name. Repeats Fri 1/4, 1pm SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — Part 2 of 10. The Chimes at Midnight. Brusque care home owner Penelope Pincott is concerned about ongoing disturbances. Penelope and hapless husband Owain enlist the services of Frank and Lu to find out why someone’s trying to sabotage their business. Sebastian is sent in as an undercover assistant, and the investigation changes when a death occurs and everyone in the home has an ironclad alibi. Repeats Fri 1/4, 2pm AMANPOUR AND COMPANY
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING 6:30 JULIE TABOULIE’S LEBANESE KITCHEN 7:00 CIAO ITALIA 7:30 NIGELLA: AT MY TABLE 8:00 JOANNE WEIR GETS FRESH 8:30 RICK STEVES’ EUROPE 9:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW — (1/5-1/19; plus Secrets of Selfridges on 1/26) 10:00 THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR 11:00 A CHEF’S LIFE 11:30 PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE 12N YAN CAN COOK: SPICE KINGDOM 12:30 SARA’S WEEKNIGHT MEALS 1:00 BAKING WITH JULIA 1:30 LIDIA’S KITCHEN 2:00 IN JULIA’S KITCHEN WITH MASTER CHEFS 2:30 JACQUES PÉPIN: MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY! 3:00 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKING SCHOOL 3:30 MARTHA BAKES — New Season starts 1/5! 4:00 COOK’S COUNTRY FROM AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN 4:30 AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED — New Season starts 1/12! 5:00 CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL’S MILK STREET TELEVISION SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-1:30AM 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE — New Season starts 1/5! 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Follow 12 amateur bakers in their quest to be named Britain’s best. Judges are Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins provide comic relief. Part 3 of 10. 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: MRS. MCGINTY’S DEAD — David Suchet portrays Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot in mysteries based on Agatha Christie’s novels. In this case, Mrs. McGinty has been killed by a blow to the head, and her lodger James Bentley (Joe Absolom, EastEnders) is sentenced to hang for the murder. Poirot (David Suchet) joins forces with famed crime novelist Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) to save Bentley. Repeats Fri 1/11, 1pm 9:34 THE WETA MOVIE: MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON — In Paul Mazursky’s 1984 romance-drama, a Russian musician defects to the United States and settles in New York with the help of a Bloomingdale’s employee. Robin Williams, Maria Alonso and Cleavant Derricks star. (1:55) Repeats Sat 1/6, noon 11:30 BBC ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 12M INDEPENDENT LENS: AUTISM IN LOVE — A film follows four adults on the autism spectrum as they open up their personal lives and navigate dating and romantic relationships, showing that despite many challenges, love can find a way. (90 min.)
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coasts and powerful currents. And in the mountains, food is scarce and the weather extreme. It’s a steep learning curve for all. But if they can learn from those around them, they might be able to overcome the hurdles that stand in their way. 11:32 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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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 10:58 THE OPEN MIND 11:28 FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-2:02AM: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON — R 2:00 JAMESTOWN, SERIES 1 — Parts 7 & 8 of 8. R 4:00 NATURE: FOX TALES — R 5:00 NOVA: PLUTO AND BEYOND — R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC 7:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 5 ON MASTERPIECE — WETA reprises the drama’s penultimate season, following the Crawley family as it adjusts to life in the Roaring Twenties. Part 3 of 9. Mary checks into a hotel and checks out a potential mate. The specter of Green is revived when the police come to Downton. And a secret from Violet’s past is revealed. Repeats Mon 1/7, 1pm 8:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — WETA presents a classic drama. With five daughters, no sons and an entailed estate, the elder Bennets are in dire straits as Mrs. Bennet tries to arrange advantageous marriages. Colin Firth portrays Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle is Elizabeth Bennet in the acclaimed 1995 BBC adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Part 1 of 6. Two rich, eligible and handsome young bachelors gallop into Hertfordshire and into the lives of every hopeful young woman and ambitious mother in the neighborhood. Mr. Bingley has bought Netherton Park and has brought his sisters and very wealthy friend, Mr. Darcy, with him. At a dance, Bingley takes a fancy to Jane Bennet, but Darcy and Elizabeth clash. Repeats Mon 1/7, 5:06pm; Thur 1/10, 10pm; Fri 1/11, 5pm; Sun 1/13, 5pm 9:00 REBECCA — WETA reprises a classic drama. Parts 1 & 2 of 2. The late mistress of Manderley, Rebecca, casts her irresistible spell from beyond the grave in this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s haunting novel. Diana Rigg earned an Emmy for her portrayal of Mrs. Danvers, the sinister head housekeeper devoted to Rebecca. Charles Dance and Emilia Fox star as Maxim and Mrs. de Winter. (3 hrs., 8 min.) Repeats Mon 1/7, 1:58pm 12:08AM THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Parts 1 & 2 of 10. (2 hrs.)
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 5 — In a new season of this WETA co-production, join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 25 cultural trailblazers. Episode 1 of 10. Grandparents and Other Strangers. Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps actor Andy Samberg and author George R. R. Martin answer some family mysteries when DNA detective work uncovers new branches of their family trees. The DNA analysis upends family history and reveals new relatives. Repeats Wed 1/9, 5pm; Thur 1/10, 2pm; Sun 1/13, 4pm 9:00 WE’LL MEET AGAIN, SERIES 2 — Witness emotional reunions between people who were thrown together or separated under circumstances of historical significance. Ann Curry hosts. Episode 6 of 6. The Fight for Women’s Rights. Join Ann Curry as two women search for friends and colleagues who fought for equal rights. One of the first female commercial pilots wants to thank her mentor, and an advocate hopes to find the woman who inspired her to join a movement. Repeats Wed 1/9, 4pm 10:00 USS INDIANAPOLIS: THE FINAL CHAPTER — Follow a scientific detective story detailing the discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site, 18,000 feet below the Philippine Sea. The heavy cruiser’s sinking during World War II was the largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history. Repeats Wed 1/9, 2:30pm 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
9 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: ATTENBOROUGH AND THE SEA DRAGON — Join Sir David Attenborough as he pieces together the remarkable discovery of the Ichthyosaur, a fearsome fish lizard that lived during the age of dinosaurs. Repeats Thur 1/10, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: EINSTEIN’S QUANTUM RIDDLE — Quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology, from networks to code breaking, but first we need to know it’s real. Join physicists as they capture light from across the universe in a bid to prove Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance.” Repeats Thur 1/10, 4pm 10:00 THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK — Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Episode 1 of 6. Kim Il Sung.
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Sundays at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Pride and Prejudice, a classic BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, stars Jennifer Ehle (above) as Elizabeth and Colin Firth as Darcy.
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7:58 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS — Poirot (David Suchet) tackles an intriguing and dangerous murder case involving international espionage, a Middle Eastern revolution and a missing princess. The surviving heir to a nation’s throne is hidden away from revolutionaries in a small English girl’s school, but when — one by one — teachers are found murdered, it seems the school may not be such a haven after all. Harriet Walter, Natasha Little, Anton Lesser and Claire Skinner co-star. Repeats Fri 1/18, 12:58pm 9:32 THE WETA MOVIE: GILDA — In Charles Vidor’s 1946 noir-drama, the schemes of a Buenos Aires casino owner (George Macready) unravel when he hires a former gambling cheat (Glenn Ford) who turns out to be the ex-lover of his alluring wife (Rita Hayworth). (1:50) Repeats Sun 1/13, noon 11:30 INDEPENDENT LENS: MY COUNTRY NO MORE — Explore the rise and fall of the recent North Dakota oil boom through the intimate lens of one family fighting to preserve their agricultural way of life, which puts them at odds with relatives and neighbors determined to sell. (60 min.)
Wednesdays at 10 p.m. starting January 9 on WETA TV 26/HD The Dictator’s Playbook profiles six 20th-century despots, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, exploring how they gained, wielded and lost power. Above: North Korea’s Kim Il Sung and successor.
Witness Kim Il Sung’s transformation from guerrilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on Earth and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations? Repeats Thur 1/10, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! Part 3 of 8. Farewell, My Lovely. Louisa’s stress is compounded when she must take a group of students on a sailing trip. Ruth’s decision regarding the farm causes trouble for the Large family enterprises, and Morwenna and Al throw an event to launch Al’s new business. Repeats Fri 1/11, 4pm 9:00 SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — Part 3 of 10. This Promised End. Undertaker Peter Quintus leads a quiet and unassuming life with his loving wife Anne. So when he’s visited one morning by two mysterious hitmen who inform him he has just 24 hours to live because of an undisclosed misdemeanor he goes into a tailspin. Peter flees straight to the detective agency and offers Frank and Lu an impressive fee to save his life. Can Frank and Lu crack the case before it’s too late? Repeats Fri 1/11, 3pm 10:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 1 of 6. See the Sunday, January 6, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
11 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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 1/12, 6:30pm 8:30 EARTH’S GREAT SEASONS — Episode 2 of 4. Summer. Every year, spectacular seasons transform Earth. As they sweep across the world, they drive all life, bringing huge opportunities and great challenges. Summer, with the sun shining and the flowers blooming, is the season of splendid abundance, and the long hours of daylight make life burst out in a riot of activity. 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION — Celebrate the orchestra’s centennial with a special gala concert conducted by Franz Welser-Most, featuring pianist Lang Lang and works by Mozart, Strauss and Ravel, with vignettes of past music directors. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon, Monday
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12 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-12:30AM: 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Part 4 of 10.
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Wednesdays, January 16 & 23 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Equus: Story of the Horse, a two-part Nature presentation, travels the globe to uncover the history of humankind’s relationship with the horse and discover the animal’s habits and biology.
10:00 VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING — Enjoy a recreation of the wedding that changed British matrimonial ceremonies forever. Lucy Worsley hosts. Part 1 of 2. Join the experts preparing to reconstruct the wedding that set the standard for generations of brides to come. As they get ready for the ceremony and investigate the stories behind the dress, food and music, they uncover astonishing details and their challenge comes into focus. Repeats Mon 1/14, 4pm 11:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Parts 3 & 4 of 10. (2 hrs.)
14 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MEADOW BROOK HALL — Episode 2 of 3. Discover Detroit-area items appraised at the historic Dodge-Wilson estate. One is $40,000$60,000. Repeats Tue 1/15, 1pm; Thur 1/17, 1pm; Mon 1/21, 1pm 9:00 THE QUEEN MOTHER — Parts 1 & 2 of 2. A biography reveals the dramatic inside story of the tumultuous life of Britain’s Queen Mother, from royal power struggles to the darkness of World War II. Wife, monarch and much-loved public figure, Queen Elizabeth forged a new role for herself as the senior matriarch of the royal family. Repeats Tue 1/15, 4pm; Wed 1/16, 1pm 10:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC — Episode 8. 11:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE — Go deep into the bayous with fisherman Thomas Gonzales, who has lived through hurricanes and oil spills but now faces a bigger threat: monstrous 20-pound “swamp rats” who are eating up coastal wetlands. It’s man vs. rodent. 12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
15 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 5 — In a new season of this WETA co-production, join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 25 cultural trailblazers. Episode 2 of 10. Mystery Men. Gates helps actors Felicity Huffman and Michael K. Williams discover a wealth of hidden family history. Both grew up knowing little about their biological fathers, and seeing their lost ancestry restored proves deeply empowering. Repeats Wed 1/16, 5pm; Thur 1/17, 2pm; Sun 1/20, 4pm 9:00 THE SWAMP: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Explore the story of Florida’s Everglades, America’s greatest wetland. A tale of greed, hubris and destruction, the film chronicles the repeated efforts to conquer what was once seen as a useless wasteland — and the passionate efforts to now preserve it. Repeats Wed 1/16, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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8:00 NATURE: EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE — Travel around the world with anthropologist Niobe Thompson to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse. Discover the habits and biology of these majestic animals and ride along with the world’s last nomadic tribes. Part 1 of 2. Origins. Repeats Thur 1/17, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: DAY THE DINOSAURS DIED — Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they drill into the impact crater and, for the first time, reconstruct the catastrophe that unfolded in the minutes, hours and months after the impact. Repeats Thur 1/17, 4pm 10:00 THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK — Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Idi Amin, shaped the 20th century. Episode 2 of 6. Saddam Hussein. Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few others in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the whole world. Repeats Thur 1/17, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
17 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! Part 4 of 8. Faith. Morwenna’s missionary parents pay her a surprise visit and are taken aback by her relationship with Al. As Louisa starts her new counseling course, Penhale investigates a break-in at the school in which nothing was stolen. Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey) and Rebecca Lacey (Monarch of the Glen) guest star. Repeats Fri 1/18, 4pm 9:00 SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — Part 4 of 10. This Rough Magic. Old-school magician Lawrence Pross is in the midst of his grand finale when tragedy strikes and his unlucky volunteer is fatally trapped in his medieval iron maiden. Accused of involuntary manslaughter, Lawrence is ruined. His daughter Maggie doesn’t believe the trick was faulty and convinces Lawrence to enlist Frank and Lu to prove that the act was sabotaged by Lawrence’s nemesis. Frank and Lu are unconvinced by the case but agree to take it. Is Lawrence really innocent, or is it all smoke and mirrors? Repeats Fri 1/18, 3pm 10:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 2 of 6. See the Sunday, January 13, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
18 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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 1/19, 6:30pm 8:30 EARTH’S GREAT SEASONS — Episode 3 of 4. Autumn. Autumn is the time of year that brings the world’s most spectacular transformations. With winter fast approaching, life must get ready and that means feeding while possible, fighting for the last chance to breed and rushing to grow up before the cold returns. While chipmunks and beavers dash to stash their winter supplies, many animals from musk oxen to beetles have to battle for mates and young gannets must face life’s first dangerous challenges. 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: ORPHEE ET EURYDICE FROM LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO — Reimagine Christoph Willibald Gluck’s popular opera based on the famous Greek myth. Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman and Lauren Snouffer star in the performance from the Lyric Opera of Chicago in collaboration with the Joffrey Ballet. 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon, Monday
19 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-1:12AM: 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Part 5 of 10.
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Saturday, January 19 at 9:30 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD The WETA Movie presents David Lean’s blockbuster 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif.
8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: MEADOW BROOK HALL — Episode 3 of 3. Magnificent Michigan treasures shine at Meadow Brook Hall, including a $40,000-$50,000 appraisal. Repeats Tue 1/22, 1pm; Wed 1/23, 3pm; Thur 1/24, 1pm; Mon 1/28, 1pm 9:00 SECRETS OF SELFRIDGES — Two words are synonymous with Selfridges: luxury and London. However, Selfridges was the brainchild of an American — Harry Gordon Selfridge — who coined the expression, “The customer is always right.” The real, flamboyant Mr. Selfridge brought about a complete revolution in the way Londoners shopped. This program reveals the grandiose store’s hidden stories and delves into the mind of its creator. Repeats Tue 1/22, 4pm; Sat 1/26, 9am 10:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD — Discover how Native American musicians have transformed American blues, jazz and rock in this musical celebration featuring Robbie Robertson, Taj Mahal, Slash, Jackson Browne, Taboo, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Iggy Pop, Steven Tyler and other artist-luminaries. 11:30 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
22 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 5 — In a new season of this WETA co-production, join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 25 cultural trailblazers. Episode 3 of 10. Reporting on the Reporters. Gates shows journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling that the stories within their own family trees are every bit as compelling as the news stories they have been covering for the world. Repeats Wed 1/23, 5pm; Thur 1/24, 2pm; Sun 1/27, 4pm 9:00 THE BIG BURN: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — In August 1910, a massive wildfire swept across the Northern Rockies, devouring more than three million acres in 36 hours. The catastrophe would define the fledgling U.S. Forest Service and the nation’s fire policy for much of the 20th century. Repeats Wed 1/23, 4pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: COAL’S DEADLY DUST — Frontline spotlights the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners. An investigation with NPR reveals the biggest disease clusters ever documented, and how industry and government failed to protect miners. Also, a report from Yemen. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-12N See the Sunday, January 6 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 11:58AM-12M: 11:58 THE WETA MOVIE: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA — (3:37) R 3:35 CHECK, PLEASE! DC 4:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 5 — Episode 2 of 10. Mystery Men. R 5:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 2 of 6. R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC 7:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 5 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 5 of 9. Rose makes a handsome new acquaintance. Something is wrong with Thomas. Edith’s link to Marigold draws attention. Bricker and Robert lose control. Repeats Mon 1/21, 2pm 8:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 3 of 6. Elizabeth is stunned to learn that Mr. Collins is to wed her friend Charlotte. When the Netherfield party departs for London in autumn, Jane stays with her modest London relatives and it becomes apparent that the Bingleys are ignoring her. Elizabeth visits the Collinses’ home in Kent, near Rosings, the estate of the formidable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy’s aunt, and Elizabeth meets Darcy several times. Shortly after Elizabeth learns of Darcy’s responsibility for Jane and Bingley’s separation, Darcy makes an unexpected proposal. Repeats Mon 1/21, 5pm; Thur 1/24, 10pm; Fri 1/25, 5pm; Sun 1/27, 5pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 2 of 8. Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present their petition. Repeats Mon 1/21, 3pm 10:00 VICTORIA & ALBERT: THE WEDDING — Enjoy a recreation of the wedding that changed British matrimonial ceremonies forever. Lucy Worsley hosts. Part 2 of 2. Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged, followed by a sumptuous wedding breakfast, a prelude to the first night that began the couple’s iconic marriage. Repeats Mon 1/21, 4pm 11:00 THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Part 5 of 10. R
COLUMBIA PICTURES/PHOTOFEST
8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: THIRD GIRL — Poirot (David Suchet) is joined by crime novelist Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) as he attempts to prove the innocence of a young girl accused of murder. The mystery stretches back 18 years to the suicide of the girl’s mother. Peter Bowles and James Wilby co-star. 9:34 THE WETA MOVIE: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA — David Lean’s 1962 blockbuster, winner of Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, stars Peter O’Toole as controversial British officer T.E. Lawrence, who learned the culture of Arabs and united their tribes against the Turks during World War I. Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle and Claude Rains co-star. (3:37) Repeats Sun 1/20, 11:58am
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Wednesday, January 23 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD NOVA: Island Volcano explores the causes of Kilauea’s sudden 2018 activity, which sent lava flows into communities in Hawaii.
7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: EQUUS: STORY OF THE HORSE — Travel around the world with anthropologist Niobe Thompson to uncover the history of mankind’s relationship with the horse. Discover the habits and biology of these majestic animals. Part 2 of 2. Chasing the Wind. Repeats Thur 1/24, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: ISLAND VOLCANO — Join scientists and residents on a breathtaking journey to investigate the Kilauea volcano’s recent spike in activity, including the deadly April 2017 eruption. Along the way, some of Hawaii’s biggest secrets are revealed. Repeats Thur 1/24, 4pm
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10:00 THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK — Learn how six dictators, from Francisco Franco to Idi Amin, shaped the 20th century. Episode 3 of 6. Benito Mussolini. See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th-century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness. Repeats Thur 1/24, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
24 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! Part 5 of 8. From the Mouths of Babes… With James teething, Martin and Louisa are desperate for more sleep. In a display of mourning, Mrs. Tishell closes the pharmacy, inconveniencing everyone. Meanwhile, Al needs Bert’s help to get the whiskey business back on track. Caroline Quentin guest stars. Repeats Fri 1/25, 4pm 9:00 SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — Part 5 of 10. Toil and Trouble. When the Mayor of Arden is discovered murdered in his isolated cottage, suspicion falls on local criminal Billy Porters, but he’s nowhere to be found. When Billy turns up at the agency he pleads with Frank to clear his name and reminds Frank he owes him. Frank is adamant that Billy is no murderer and he’s going to prove it. Repeats Fri 1/25, 3pm 10:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 3 of 6. See the Sunday, January 20, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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25 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. Visit pbs.org/washingtonweek. Repeats Sat 1/26, 6:30pm 8:30 EARTH’S GREAT SEASONS — Episode 4 of 4. Winter. With their world encased in snow and ice, animals must find the most inventive ways to survive and even benefit from the cold. Caribou become ice road travelers, stoats make their own fur bedding, and snow monkeys find a warm bath. Emperor penguins are built for the cold weather, but even they must find their own tricks to endure the world’s most savage winter. 9:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: DOUBT FROM THE MINNESOTA OPERA — Watch an adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s hit 2005 Broadway play and the 2008 film
Wednesday, January 30 at 8 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Nature: Naledi: One Little Elephant spotlights an orphaned young elephant struggling to survive in Botswana’s Okavango wilderness.
about suspicion leading to a battle of wills at a Bronx Catholic school. Christine Brewer, Adriana Zabala, Matthew Worth and Denyce Graves star. Repeats Sun 1/27, 1:30pm; Wed 1/30, 1pm 12M AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon, Monday
26 Saturday ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-5:30PM. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-5:30PM See the Saturday, January 5 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 5:30PM-12:04AM 5:30 SAMANTHA BROWN’S PLACES TO LOVE 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 WASHINGTON WEEK — R 7:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Part 6 of 10. 8:00 AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT: APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH — While holidaying in Syria, Poirot (David Suchet) is drawn into an investigation of the murder of Lady Boynton (Cheryl Campbell), wife of an eccentric English archaeologist (Tim Curry), at an archaeological dig. Each of the suspects has a motive for killing the victim, and Poirot must determine which of them arranged her demise. Co-starring are John Hannah, Mark Gatiss and Elizabeth McGovern. 9:34 THE WETA MOVIE: SHALLOW GRAVE — In Danny Boyle’s 1995 crime thriller, three friends discover their new flatmate dead but loaded with cash. Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston and Ewan McGregor star. (1:33) Repeats Sun 1/27, noon 11:07 INDEPENDENT LENS: A BALLERINA’S TALE — A film explores the rise of Misty Copeland, who made history as the first African-American female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theater. (60 min.)
COURTESY GHOST IN THE MACHINE FILMS
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Monday, January 28 at 9 p.m. on WETA TV 26/HD Independent Lens: The King presents a musical road trip that traces the rise and fall of Elvis Presley as a metaphor for the country he left behind. Above: Dale Rushing at Elvis’ birthplace.
ON WETA TV 26, 6AM-12N. See weta.org/hd for WETA HD. 6AM-12N See the Sunday, January 6 listings. SIMULCAST ON WETA TV 26 & WETA HD, 12N-12M: 12N THE WETA MOVIE: SHALLOW GRAVE — (1:33) R 1:30 GREAT PERFORMANCES: DOUBT FROM THE MINNESOTA OPERA — R 4:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS, SEASON 5 — Episode 3 of 10. Reporting on the Reporters. R 5:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 3 of 6. R 6:00 PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND 6:30 CHECK, PLEASE! DC 7:00 DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIES 5 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 6 of 9. An ancient spark flares in Violet’s heart. While police deepen their probe, Bates tells Anna the truth. A long mystery is solved. Repeats Mon 1/28, 2pm 8:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 4 of 6. Darcy justifies his previous actions in a long letter to Elizabeth: he misjudged Jane’s affection for Bingley and exposes
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Wickham as a gambler who once attempted to elope with his young sister, Georgiana, to obtain her inheritance. Back at Longbourn, Mr. Bennet allows Lydia to accompany the militia to Brighton, chaperoned. Elizabeth joins the Gardiners on a sightseeing trip to Derbyshire and visits Pemberley, Darcy’s estate, during his absence. Repeats Mon 1/28, 5pm; Thur 1/31, 10pm 9:00 VICTORIA, SERIES 3 ON MASTERPIECE — Part 3 of 8. At Osborne House, Albert relishes the opportunity to spend time with the family away from London, but Victoria is desperate to get back to the Palace and the business of politics. Repeats Mon 1/28, 3pm 10:00 TALES FROM THE ROYAL WARDROBE — Examine the significance of the wardrobes of English monarchs over the last 400 years. Learn why most royals carefully choreographed every aspect of their apparel and why, for those who didn’t, the consequences were sometimes calamitous. Repeats Mon 1/28, 4pm; Tue 1/29, 2pm 11:00 GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, SERIES 1 — Part 6 of 10.
28 Monday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CA’ D’ZAN — Travel to sunny Sarasota for standout finds at Ca’ d’Zan — the home of circus royalty John and Mable Ringling. Repeats Tue 1/29, 1pm; Thur 1/31, 1pm 9:00 INDEPENDENT LENS: THE KING — Climb into Elvis Presley’s 1963 Rolls-Royce for a musical road trip that traces the rise and fall of Elvis as a metaphor for the country he left behind. Alec Baldwin, Rosanne Cash, Ethan Hawke, Chuck D and other celebrities join in. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
29 Tuesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., SEASON 5 — In a new season of this WETA co-production, join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 25 cultural trailblazers. Episode 4 of 10. Dreaming of a New Land. Gates explores with Marisa Tomei, Sheryl Sandberg and Kal Penn the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears. From Italy, Russia and India to America, their histories show success could take generations to achieve. Repeats Wed 1/30, 5pm; Thur 1/31, 2pm 9:00 SURVIVING THE DUST BOWL: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE — Travel back to the 1930s, when dust storms ravaged the parched and overplowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert. Disease, hardship and death followed, yet people stayed, refusing to give up on their land and way of life. Repeats Wed 1/30, 4pm 10:00 FRONTLINE: PREDATOR ON THE RESERVATION — Frontline spotlights a pediatrician accused of sexually abusing Native American boys for years, investigating with The Wall Street Journal a decades-long failure to stop a government doctor who moved from reservation to reservation despite warnings. 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
30 Wednesday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 NATURE: NALEDI: ONE LITTLE ELEPHANT — Born in a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana, Naledi the baby elephant loses her mother and faces the world alone. It is now up to a devoted team of caretakers and researchers to urge Naledi to survive and help her find her place in the herd. Repeats Thur 1/31, 5pm 9:00 NOVA: FIRST FACE OF AMERICA — 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. Repeats Thur 1/31, 4pm 10:00 THE DICTATOR’S PLAYBOOK — Learn how six dictators, from Francisco Franco to Idi Amin, shaped the 20th century. Episode 4 of 6. Manuel Noriega. Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence, and then, military dictator. He spied for the United States, but in the end, money laundering, drug trafficking and political crimes led to his downfall. Repeats Thur 1/31, 3pm 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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The WETA Kids channel offers a safe haven for young viewers, presenting educational programming 24 hours each day, seven days a week. WETA KIDS ON WEEKDAYS WETA KIDS AIRINGS IN BLACK; WETA TV 26 IN BLUE • Curious George, 5am • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 5:30am • Sesame Street, 6am • Peg + Cat, 6:30am (6am) • Arthur, 7am (6:30am) • Ready Jet Go!, 7:30am (7am) • Wild Kratts, 8am (7:30am) • Nature Cat, 8:30am (8am) • Curious George, 9am (8:30am) • Let’s Go Luna!, 9:30am (9am) • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, 10am, 10:30am (9:30am, 10am) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 11am (10:30am) • Sesame Street, 11:30am (11am) • Splash and Bubbles, 12N (11:30am) • Dinosaur Train, 12:30pm • The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, 1pm • Sesame Street, 1:30pm • Super WHY!, 2pm (5am) • Pinkalicious and Peterrific, 2:30pm • Let’s Go Luna!, 3pm • Nature Cat, 3:30pm • Wild Kratts, 4pm, 4:30pm Visit weta.org/kids • Odd Squad, 5pm, 5:30pm for full listings of • Arthur, 6pm, 6:30pm children’s programs • Ready Jet Go!, 7pm on WETA Kids • WordGirl, 7:30pm & WETA TV 26. • Sesame Street, 8pm, 8:30pm • Cyberchase, 9pm (5:30am) • Odd Squad, 9:30pm • SciGirls, 10pm • Maya & Miguel, 10:30pm • Let’s Go Luna!, 11pm • Ready Jet Go!, 11:30pm • Arthur, 12M
31 Thursday 7:00 PBS NEWSHOUR 8:00 DOC MARTIN, SERIES 8 — NEW TO TV 26! Part 6 of 8. Accidental Hero. Penhale decides to have a police open house to raise community awareness, but the turnout is not what he hoped for. James goes through a biting phase, and Morwenna leaves the surgery for a weekend away with Al. Caroline Quentin guest stars. 9:00 SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS — Part 6 of 10. Pursued by a Bear. A hysterical Sally Balthasar, an actor, flies into Frank and Lu’s office. Sally is in town staging her new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet but someone’s left a menacing message for her and tries to poison Sally during the preview performance. The cast is full of suspects; Sally has ruffled many feathers. With opening night approaching, Frank and Lu must find the would-be killer before a new attempt is made on Sally’s life. 10:00 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE — Part 4 of 6. See the Sunday, January 27, 8 p.m. listing. R 11:00 AMANPOUR AND COMPANY — Repeats noon tomorrow
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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.
P.M. PROGRAMMING ON WETA UK IN JANUARY SUNDAY
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• Victorian Slum House (1/6) • Pride and Prejudice (starts 1/20)
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 5
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
• Love, Lies and Records • Victoria, Series 3 (starts 1/27)
New Tricks
New Tricks
New Tricks
New Tricks
New Tricks
Doc Martin (Series 8 starts 1/12)
Midsomer Murders, Series 11
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Father Brown, Series 6
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (starts 1/6)
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
800 Words, Series 1
Foyle’s War, Series 6
Great British Baking Show Masterclasses
Midsomer Murders, Series 11
• Nature’s Microworlds • Earth’s Great Seasons (starts 1/30)
Midsomer Murders, Series 11
800 Words, Series 1 (starts 1/4)
Wallander, Series 1 & 2
Silk, Series 1
• Nature’s Microworlds • Earth’s Great Seasons (starts 1/28)
• The Syndicate (1/1-1/8) • Pie in the Sky, Series 1 & 2 (1/15-1/29)
• Doctor Blake, Series 5 (1/2) • Doc Martin, Series 8 (starts 1/9)
Pie in the Sky, Series 1 & 2
EastEnders
Great British Baking Show Series 1 Masterclasses
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
• Pie in the Sky, Series 1 • Pride and Prejudice (starts 1/15)
• Love, Lies and Records • Victoria, Series 3 (starts 1/30)
Doc Martin (Series 8 starts 1/10)
Shakespeare & Hathaway (starts 1/11)
Nature’s Microworlds (repeat from prior week)
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
As Time Goes By
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Great British Baking Show Series 1 & 2 Masterclasses
Pie in the Sky, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 1/28)
Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 5
Midsomer Murders, Series 11
Father Brown, Series 6
• Ordinary Lies, Series 2 (to 1/11) • Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents (1/18-1/25)
• Love, Lies and Records • Victoria, Series 3 (starts 1/26)
• Nature’s Microworlds • Earth’s Great Seasons (starts 1/27)
• The Syndicate (1/7) • Pride and Prejudice (starts 1/14)
Doc Martin, Series 8 (NEW! starts 1/8)
Downton Abbey, Series 6 (to 10:30pm on 1/23, 1/30)
800 Words, Series 1 (starts 1/3)
Wallander, Series 1 (Series 2 starts 1/18)
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (starts 1/6)
Silent Witness, Series 17
• Love, Lies and Records • Victoria, Series 3 (starts 1/29)
Home Fires, Series 2 (at 10:30 on 1/23 & 10:30 on 1/30)
Dreamland, Series 1 (starts 1/3)
Secrets of Highclere Castle/ Henry VIII’s Palace/Althorpe/ Chatsworth
Father Brown, Series 6
• Love, Lies and Records (1/1) • Pie in the Sky, Series 1 & 2 (starting 1/8)
Doctor Blake Mysteries, Series 5 (11:30 on 1/23 & 1/30)
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Downton Abbey, Series 6 (from 6:30 on 1/26)
Silk, Series 1
• BBC Antiques Roadshow (1/3) • Doc Martin, Series 8 (starts 1/10)
Indian Summers, Series 1
Midsomer Murders, Series 11
Father Brown, Series 6
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Silent Witness, Series 17
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WETA UK January Highlights Coming to WETA UK this month! Doc Martin, Series 8 (New!)
airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. starting Jan. 8 – See page 1
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (New!) airs Saturdays at 9 p.m. starting Jan. 5 – See page 1
Pride and Prejudice (The Classic!)
airs Mondays at 9 p.m. starting Jan. 14 – See page 4
Earth’s Great Seasons
airs Sundays at 9 p.m. starting Jan. 27 – See page 3
Victoria, Series 3 on Masterpiece
airs Saturdays at 8 p.m. starting Jan. 26
800 Words, Series 1
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n the contemporary Australian comedy-drama 800 Words, George Turner (Erik Thomson) is a popular columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper, penning a weekly piece that he insists must be exactly 800 words. After his wife dies, he sets out to start a new life with his family. He buys, on impulse over the internet and unseen, a new home in the tiny (fictional) New Zealand town of Weld, where he vacationed with his parents when he was a child — and breaks the news to his two teenage children, his daughter, Shay (Melina Vidler), and his son, Arlo (Benson Jack Anthony). But the transition proves to be more difficult than anticipated, and through a series of accidents, gossip and misunderstandings, the colorful, inquisitive locals in Weld complicate Turner’s dream of a fresh start. Rumors spread about George’s wife’s death, George insults the town in an article, and more confusion unfolds. The stress of losing a loved one combined with the rapid changes of moving leaves Turner and his children facing an uncertain future.
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n Australian comic satire (known by the title Utopia in Australia) explores the collision between bureaucracy and grand ambitions. The series is set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority,” a fictional government organization responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects. Series 1 follows the working lives of a tight-knit team in charge of guiding these grand schemes from announcement to unveiling. Constant shifts in priorities are the order of the day as the staff is asked to come up with plans for everything from new roads and rail lines to airports and high-rise urban developments. Tony Woodford (Rob Stich) is the chief executive, constantly frustrated by his inability to achieve any real results. Nat Russell (Celia Pacquola) is Tony’s deputy, the only other competent person in the office, and she is just as exasperated as Tony. Additional characters in the series include a government liaison, a media manager, project managers and planners, and office assistants, each of whom is comically, utterly dysfunctional.
Also this month: Downton Abbey, Series 6 on Masterpiece wraps up on Wednesdays at 9 p.m.; docudrama Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Agents airs Fridays at 8 p.m. starting January 18; crime drama Wallander continues on Fridays at 9 p.m., entering Series 2 on January 18; the drama Indian Summers on Masterpiece continues Fridays at 10:30 p.m.; legal drama Silk airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. starting December 29; documentary series Nature’s Microworlds continues Sundays at 9 p.m.; crime drama Silent Witness, Series 17 continues Mondays at 10 p.m.; and the drama Love, Lies and Records continues Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
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Westminster Abbey by Canaletto, 1749
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he superstition that a composer’s 9th Symphony will be his or her latest and greatest and could even be cursed is probably Beethoven’s fault. After all, who could hope to match his stunning 9th? In this first NSO Showcase program of 2019, we tempt fate by presenting not one, but two ninth symphonies, as well as another Beethoven masterpiece. We begin with Shostakovich’s 9th Symphony (1945). He told his biographer: “They wanted a fanfare from me, an ode, a majestic ninth...I doubt that Stalin ever questioned his own genius or greatness. But when the war against Hitler was won, he went off the deep end, like a frog puffing himself up to the size of an ox, and now I was supposed to write an apotheosis of Stalin. I simply could not. My stubbornness cost me dearly.” The symphony was banned until 1955. Instead of the triumphant celebration of the end of World War II, Shostakovich wrote a neoclassical, playful work that caused a New York critic to complain, “The Russian composer should not have expressed his feelings about the defeat of Nazism in such a childish manner.” The other ninth on January’s NSO Showcase is Schubert’s 9th Symphony, the “Great,” written one year after he witnessed the premiere of Beethoven’s own 9th. In fact, Schubert famously quotes the Ode to Joy in the final movement, acknowledging the debt every composer pays to Beethoven. Between these works on NSO Showcase, we’ll hear Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan, winner of both the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition and the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, in the solo role on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Join us for stellar ninths and more on Wednesday, January 2 at 9 p.m. on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. ASKONAS HOLT
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his month on Choral Showcase, we’ll start the New Year with new recordings: highlights from some of the more recent recordings that came our way in 2018. We’ll open the New Year on the January 6 program with a project from conductor Robert Hollingworth called The “Other” Vespers. Since no record of any contemporary performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s famous Solemn Vespers of 1610 survives, Hollingworth reimagines a Vespers performance at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Conducting his ensemble I Fagiolini, he introduces music from Monteverdi’s other sacred masterwork, Selva morale e spiritual — “the moral and spiritual wood,” alongside works by some of his contemporaries. On January 13, we feature the second release in a new series of recordings of the symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Martyn Brabbins leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in A Sea Symphony, in which the composer paints a musical portrait of the sea in all its might and mystery, utilizing texts from selected poems by Walt Whitman. The music of Spain is presented January 20, with selections from the medieval Cantigas de Santa Maria by King Alfonso the Wise of Castile, performed by La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XX led by Jordi Savall, and from the 14th-century Codex Las Huelgas with Ensemble Gilles Binchois led by Dominique Vellard. From Renaissance Spain, a mass setting by Sebastian de Vivanco, Missa Assumpsit Jesus with De Profundis led by Robert Hollingworth, and Tenebrae Responsories by Tomas Luis de Victoria with Stile Antico. On January 27, we present music from Westminster Abbey, with the Choir of Westminster Abbey performing a Tudor-era Lady Mass by Nicholas Ludford, and George Frideric Handel’s complete Coronation Anthems with The English Concert led by Simon Preston. Tune in for new choral recordings this month on Choral Showcase, Sundays at 9 p.m.
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e ring in the New Year on Front Row Washington with spectacular performances and just a few more things to celebrate. Coming off the Greek Orthodox holiday, Epiphany, on January 7 we listen to guitarist Antigoni Goni’s Marlow Guitar Series Jenny Lin recital that includes Greek Miniatures by Atanas Ourkouzounov and an arrangement of two songs from Epitafios, a song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. Viewed as Greece’s best-known living composer, Theodorakis has composed for film, opera and ballet, and written more than 1,000 songs. On the January 14 program it’s The Art of Preludes and Fugues with pianist Jenny Lin. Her Shenson Chamber Music Concert at the National Museum of Women in the Arts includes alternating preludes and fugues by Dmitri Shostakovich and Johann Sebastian Bach, and music by Galina Ustvolskaya and Philip Glass. Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, known for her adventurous programing (as heard in this inventive performance) and charismatic stage presence. January 21 is the Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat, which translates to “New Year of the Trees” and in contemporary Israel is celebrated as an ecological awareness day. On this holiday we listen to a performance of Quatuor Danel at the Phillips Collection, which includes string quartets of Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Weinberg was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1919, and fled to the Soviet Union in 1939 after the start of World War II. His parents stayed in Warsaw and later perished in the Trawniki concentration camp. Although his music was largely ignored by the Soviet authorities (unlike Shostakovich’s), he was still in danger. His father-in-law was assassinated under Stalin’s orders, and the composer himself was arrested for “Jewish bourgeois nationalism.” Shostakovich intervened Quatuor Danel on his behalf to the head of the secret police. Weinberg’s full output wasn’t realized until his death in 1996. Quatuor Danel performs his 3rd string quartet, which includes a rather unusual ending. The month’s Front Row Washington broadcasts conclude on January 28 with cellist Torleif Thedéen and pianist Roland Pöntinen. Their concert at the Phillips Collection (in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden) includes cello and piano works by Beethoven, Schnittke, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. Thedéen is regarded as one of the greatest Scandinavian musicians of his generation. He leaped to fame in 1985 by winning three of the world’s most prestigious cello competitions and since been in constant demand as a recitalist, educator, soloist and recording artist.
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Verdi’s Otello With Sonya Yoncheva, Stuart Skelton & Željko Lučić Gustavo Dudamel conducts
Jan. 12: Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur With Anna Netrebko & Piotr Beczala Gianandrea Noseda conducts Jan. 19: Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande With Isabel Leonard & Paul Appleby Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Jan. 26: Muhly’s Marnie With Isabel Leonard Robert Spano conducts
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