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Call the Midwife – Episode 8 Airs May 19th

• May 12, 2013 • Comments (0)
Call the Midwife – Episode 8 Airs May 19th

Sunday, May 19, 2013, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET Chummy and PC Noakes meet with new challenges as they settle back into life in Poplar. Fred is in high spirits when his pregnant daughter, Dolly, and her young son, Anthony, arrive to stay with him. Jenny’s own jubilation comes in the form of potential love interest. The [...]

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MUMFORD & SONS KICK OFF SIXTH SEASON OF “LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN” THIS JULY

• April 30, 2013 • Comments (0)
Mumford and Sons
Live from the Artists Den

    This July, the sixth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den will premiere nationwide on public television with a riveting episode from Mumford & Sons, the 2013 Grammy® winner for Album of the Year. The three time New York Emmy®-nominated program creatively connects music fans with a remarkable line-up [...]

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POV’s ‘Girl Model’ Lifts the Veil on the International Modeling Industry

• March 26, 2013 • Comments (0)
POV’s ‘Girl Model’ Lifts the Veil on the International Modeling Industry

  Sunday, March 24, 2013 on PBS “Supply Chain” of Underage Girls and Their Unwitting Families Stretches from Russia to Japan to the United States Produced in Association with American Documentary | POV “A haunted glimpse into exploited youth.”—John Anderson, Variety   The distance from Novosibirsk Oblast in Russian Siberia to Tokyo, Japan is about [...]

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THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Production of Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino

• March 26, 2013 • Comments (0)
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Production of Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino

Blooms in March on PBS “Corcovado,” “La Vie en Rose,” “September Morn,” “Perfidia” and the theme from “Cinema Paradiso” among the popular love songs offered by the beloved tenor   Andrea Bocelli, the international superstar tenor, returns to Great Performances once again to delight fans with Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino, a new concert special [...]

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DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 SPOILERS

• February 12, 2013 • Comments (0)
DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 SPOILERS

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DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON THREE PREVIEW

• January 24, 2013 • Comments (0)
DOWNTON ABBEY: SEASON THREE PREVIEW

The Phenomenon Lives On! Downton Abbey, Season 3 The acclaimed cast returns with guest star Shirley MacLaine January 6, 2013 on PBS Season Three Video Clip:  http://youtu.be/NvDtszcZAV0 The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises [...]

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PBS TO AIR FILM ON MODERN AMERICAN WOMEN’S MOVEMENT

• January 20, 2013 • Comments (0)
PBS TO AIR FILM ON MODERN AMERICAN WOMEN’S MOVEMENT

PBS TO AIR FILM ON MODERN AMERICAN WOMEN’S MOVEMENT MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA IN FEBRUARY 2013 —   First Film to Tell Comprehensive Story of How Women Have Transformed America over the Last Half Century —   —Meryl Streep to Narrate the Groundbreaking Film, Which Will Feature Interviews with Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Ellen DeGeneres, [...]

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Downton Abbey Episode 2, Season 3

• January 8, 2013 • Comments (0)
Downton Abbey Episode 2, Season 3

Witness fateful events, above and below stairs. Airdate(s): 1/13/2013, 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET 1/20/2013, 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.

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DOWNTON ABBEY IS BACK!

• January 6, 2013 • Comments (0)
DOWNTON ABBEY IS BACK!

Season Three premieres January 6, 2013 on PBS. (Check local listings). The Great War is over and the long-awaited engagement of Lady Mary and Matthew is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. Shirley MacLaine joins the much-loved [...]

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SECRETS OF “DOWNTON ABBEY’S” HIGHCLERE CASTLE ON PBS

• December 31, 2012 • Comments (0)
SECRETS OF “DOWNTON ABBEY’S” HIGHCLERE CASTLE ON PBS

Explores the History of Famous Estate                                                                         One-Hour Special Leads into MASTERPIECE “Downton Abbey, Season 3” Premiere Sunday, January 6, 2013, on PBS Stations Nationwide   – Truth and Fiction Collide at the Famed Setting of Blockbuster “Downton Abbey” – It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as [...]

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PBS ANNOUNCES WINTER/SPRING 2013 LINEUP

• December 30, 2012 • Comments (0)
PBS ANNOUNCES WINTER/SPRING 2013 LINEUP

  – Including Season 3 of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey,” Season Two of Hit BBC Drama CALL THE MIDWIFE – – Previews of many highlighted shows available on PBS YouTube Channel– The Crawley family’s fate hangs in the balance when MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 3” returns in January. A bonanza of new dramas and [...]

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LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS “One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch”

• December 29, 2012 • Comments (0)
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS “One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch”

A New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve Concert Honoring the Late Composer-Conductor   Monday, December 31, 2012 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)   Featuring Joshua Bell, Raúl Esparza, Michael Feinstein, Maria Friedman, Josh Groban, Megan Hilty, Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, and Frederica Von Stade Before his passing on August 6, 2012, [...]

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FOURTH SEASON OF DOWNTON ABBEY TO AIR ON MASTERPIECE ON PBS

• December 29, 2012 • Comments (0)
FOURTH SEASON OF DOWNTON ABBEY TO AIR ON MASTERPIECE ON PBS

THIRD SEASON Airdate(s): 1/6/2013, 9:00 – 11:00 PM ET 1/13/2013, 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET 1/20/2013, 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET 1/27/2013, 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET DOWNTON ABBEY will return to MASTERPIECE on PBS for a fourth season of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning drama.”We’re thrilled to tell our millions of Downton fans [...]

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’TIS THE SEASON TO STAY TUNED TO PBS

• December 28, 2012 • Comments (0)
’TIS THE SEASON TO STAY TUNED TO PBS

– From December to New Year’s Day, PBS Presents a Festive Lineup – UPDATE: New Year’s Eve Programming Singers, dancers, actors, musicians — even animals and animations — bring joy to PBS audiences throughout December and into 2013. Acclaimed actress Jane Seymour and baritone Nathan Gunn join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in a Christmas special, [...]

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PBS Presents NOVA’s “Inside the Megastorm” and Ken Burns’s THE DUST BOWL

• November 14, 2012 • Comments (0)
PBS Presents NOVA’s “Inside the Megastorm” and Ken Burns’s THE DUST BOWL

The film premieres on Sunday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) BOSTON, MA (November 12, 2012) — The PBS science series NOVA, produced by WGBH, announced today plans to present Inside the Mega- storm, an original one-hour documentary that takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy. The film premieres [...]

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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Mumford and Sons / Flogging Molly

• November 14, 2012 • Comments (0)
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: Mumford and Sons / Flogging Molly

Saturday, November 17, 2012, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET Check your local listings Contemporary folk rock takes the stage with Mumford & Sons and Flogging Molly. Mumford & Sons perform cuts from their hit album Sigh No More, as well as new tunes. Flogging Molly hits highlights from their career.

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DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED

• November 14, 2012 • Comments (0)
DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED

Premieres Sunday, November 25, 2012 on PBS (check local listings) The extraordinarily popular PBS series “Downton Abbey,” created by Academy Award®-winning writer Julian Fellowes, tells the story of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them in their sumptuous Yorkshire estate. Filled with love and intrigue, “Downton Abbey” has been embraced by viewers [...]

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RICK STEVES’ EUROPE AIRS THIS FALL ON PUBLIC TV

• November 10, 2012 • Comments (0)
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE AIRS THIS FALL ON PUBLIC TV

Rick Steves’ Europe: Season 7 Steves’ latest series of travel shows debuts this fall. As has been his production tempo since 1990, every two years Rick Steves produces a new series of travel shows featuring his favorite European destinations. This October, public television stations will air the newest season of Rick Steves’ Europe. The 14 [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

• October 24, 2012 • Comments (0)
Ellen DeGeneres awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

The special airs this fall on PBS. This special celebrates beloved television icon and entertainment pioneer Ellen DeGeneres, the latest recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. From the stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, some of the biggest names in comedy salute [...]

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PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

• October 15, 2012 • Comments (0)
PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 – October 15, 2012   – Explore Hispanic and Latino Culture Through Broadcast and Digital Programming on PBS –     PBS celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2012 with a lineup of programming that entertains, informs and explores the culture of Hispanic and Latino Americans. With subjects ranging from [...]

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