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EXPLORE GBH
JANUARY 2021
Premiering Mon, 1/11 at 9pm GBH 2 and GBH Passport SEE IT ALSO: Tue, 1/12 at 1pm on GBH 44, Sat, 1/16 at 10pm on GBH 44, Sun, 1/17 at 7pm on GBH 2
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DON’T MISS
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HIDDEN GEMS
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DRAMA
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JOURNALISM
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SCIENCE
The power of Check out the latest Looking forward Celebrate a century FRONTLINE investi- Meet Percy Julian, a
documentary film- podcasts and films to more stimulating of beloved mystery gates the war against scientist, humanitarian
making and the and entertaining writer Agatha Christie the Philippine media and civil rights pioneer
impact of storytelling programming in 2021
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FOR KIDS
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HISTORY
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MEMBERS
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H appy New Year! We’re glad to be
starting 2021 on an upbeat note
after receiving some unprecedented rec-
This is the mission of public media at
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value you place in honest investigative
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ognition for GBH’s documentary film- journalism, the power of documentary
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617-300-3505 For the first time ever, the Columbia
leadershipcircle@wgbh.org Journalism School has selected 30 final- The nominated films include AMERICAN
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Visit The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece the duPont-Columbia Awards will be ry by filmmaker Waad al-Kateab that
Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection announced later this month. provided a personal lens into the Syrian
conflict; FRONTLINE’s The Crown
We are enormously proud of the work
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of our colleagues and the crucial stories
Smith’s years-long reporting on the rise of
Editor Christine Casatelli they told. As the nomination noted,
Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia;
Contributors Ron Bachman, Sam Brewer, “The duPont-Columbia Awards recognize
and NOVA’s Decoding COVID-19, a combi-
Jack Callahan, Mary Crotty, Andrea Morris, the stellar reporting which informed
nation of stunning graphics and expert
Daphne Northrop, Seeta Pai, Mindy Todd the public at a critical time, helped hold
medical analysis with moving stories in
Designers Tong-Mei Chan, Bill Miller officials accountable and supported our
this primer on the coronavirus crisis.
Production Manager Heidi Lewis democracy.”
Associate Creative Director Alison Kennedy If you haven’t seen them already, all of
Senior Creative Director Piper Rankine these films can be streamed on the pro-
Photo Research Leah Weisse
ductions’ websites, viewed on demand on
the PBS Video App or on GBH Passport,
Director of Editorial Resources Barbara Ayotte
your on-demand video library.
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and Government Relations Jeanne Hopkins We are only able to make these impactful
productions because of you. Thank you
January 2021 Volume 31, Number 1,
for helping us keep telling the stories that
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1 EARLY EDITION WITH JOE MATHIEU PODCAST
For listeners who aren’t awake to hear Early Edition with
Joe Mathieu, which airs daily on GBH 89.7 from 4:50am until
the start of Morning Edition at 5am—never fear! GBH brings
you the important stories you need, including traffic, transit and
weather, in an informal and informative way in the Early Edition
with Joe Mathieu podcast. Start your day with information you
can trust. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you
get your podcasts.
2 METCALFE PARK—BLACK VOTE RISING
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for justice is
alive in Wisconsin, where reduced polling stations and dis-
information campaigns disenfranchised almost 16% of Black
voters during Wisconsin’s April primary election. Watch the
mother-and-daughter team Danell Cross and Melody
McCurtis as they canvass door to door while delivering food
and COVID-19 safety kits along with voting instructions to
convince distrustful neighbors to vote despite their skepticism
of the system.
Mon (1/18) at 9pm on GBH WORLD
3 RIPPLE EFFECT
A new short-form video series from GBH Digital, Ripple
Effect focuses on the impact and unintended consequences of
the pandemic across the Greater Boston area. Anchored by
interviews with local experts, the series
touches upon a range of issues—from COVID-
19’s unique threat to the prison system to the
challenges facing higher education to the way
local businesses design their floor plans and
workspaces.
4 AMERICAN MASTERS/
KEITH HARING: STREET ART BOY
Witness the definitive story of Keith Haring, told using
previously unheard interviews. The international art sensation
blazed a trail through the 1980s art scene and produced more
than 50 public works of art in dozens of cities around the world.
PODCAST His artistry is featured in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s
ongoing exhibit “Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop
PASSPORT Generation.”
Thu (1/7) at 9pm on GBH 2, Sat (1/9) at 10pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/10) at 3pm on GBH 2
NEWSLETTER
GAME
DIGITAL
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HIDDEN GEMS
New Year, Fresh Start
I t may be a new year—and let’s all take a moment to be thankful for that—but here
you’ll continue to find the same smart, stimulating and entertaining programming
that you’ve come to expect from GBH. To wit…
America ReFramed/The Area – Tue (1/19)
at 8pm on GBH WORLD – This new docu-
mentary traces the five-year odyssey of a
South Side Chicago neighborhood,
GBH Senior Director
where more than 400 African American
of Programming
Ron Bachman digs
families are being displaced by a multi-
deep into our TV
billion-dollar freight company. The
program offerings
story unfolds
to highlight through the per-
noteworthy shows spectives of home-
that you might owner-turned-
otherwise overlook. activist Deborah
Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors – Payne, who vows
Sat (1/2) at 8pm on GBH 2, Mon (1/4) at to be “the last house
12pm on GBH 44 – I don’t know about you, standing,” and the
but after the train wreck that was 2020, Row Row Boys, teen
I’m quite happy to welcome in a new friends who must
year in the company of the delightful start a new life
Lucy Worsley. In this new special, she across gang lines.
traces the life and career of beloved
Regency Period author Jane Austen by Codeswitching: Race and Identity in
exploring the homes and holiday apart- the Suburban Schoolhouse – Mon (1/25) at
ments in which she lived and stayed— 8pm on GBH WORLD – The Metropolitan
an appropriate perspective, given the Council for Educational Opportunity,
large role houses and property played in known as METCO, is the longest running
her works. If the title led you to expect voluntary school desegregation program
something more along the lines of in the country, enrolling Boston resident
“Jane Austen after dark,” I’m sorry to students in suburban public schools. In
disappoint you, but this is public televi- this new film, Cambridge-based film-
sion, after all. maker Jonathan Schwartz talks with
METCO participants from three differ-
Queen Victoria and Her Nine Children ent generations to explore shifting race
– Sun (1/3) at 6pm, 6:45pm, 7:30pm relations in the suburban/urban axis,
on GBH 44 – When Prince Albert teen self-perception and the role gender
died, Queen Victoria was left a plays in fitting in.
widow in mourning with
nine children to raise alone
on a very public stage.
This new three-part
series explores her
reign through her per-
sonal relationships
with her husband and
children. It’s a story of
manipulation, con-
flict, intimidation,
emotional blackmail
and fevered attempts
by her children to
escape the clutches of
their domineering and
needy mother. And you
thought there was drama in
your family!
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
MASTERPIECE
Agatha Christie’s
Poirot, Season Nine
Super sleuth Hercule Poirot (David Suchet)
is called in 14 years after the murder of
renowned painter Amyas Crale, whose wife
Caroline was hanged for the crime. Now their
grown daughter Lucy wants him to re-examine the facts of the
case, presenting him with a letter
written to her by her
mother that declares
her innocence. See
the famous Belgian
detective put his
The Musketeers, Season One
deductive skills to This retelling of the classic Alexandré Dumas story shows the
the test in this precarious state of law and order in 17th century Paris. In the
four-part first of 10 episodes, the best and brightest musketeers of the
mystery series. King’s regiment—Athos, Porthos and Aramis—are dispatched
Mon (1/25) at by Captain Treville to find a missing Musketeer carrying
9pm on GBH 44 important letters on behalf of King Louis. Join their raucous
adventures in service of king and country.
Thursdays at 9pm on GBH 44
DIGITIZED MASTERPIECE THEATRE
ALISTAIR COOKE COLLECTION
In 2019, a generous gift from Andrew
Egendorf, in honor of his late wife Linda,
is enabling GBH to preserve and digitize
The Coroner, Season One the Alistair Cooke-hosted episodes of
Masterpiece Theatre from 1971–1992.
In this 10-part series, former superstar lawyer Jane Kennedy Along with Cooke’s intros and closings, the
(Claire Goose) returns to her hometown to work as a coroner. Collection includes a list of these programs
But things get awkward when her job requires her to work and descriptions. Materials are being made
alongside Davey Higgins (Matt Bardock), the available online on Open Vault, our archive
local detective who is also an ex-boyfriend. of GBH-produced public televi-
What happens when police suspect a
drama
sion and radio content, or on site
teenager’s death was a suicide, but Jane at GBH, post-COVID. Visit The
believes it was something more suspi- Linda and Andrew Egendorf
cious? Catch Season One and Two of this Masterpiece Theatre Alistair
compelling crime drama on GBH Passport. Cooke Collection.
Wed (1/20, 1/27) at 8pm on GBH 44
more drama
Celebrating 100 Years
Vienna Blood, Season One of Agatha Christie
Mondays at 10pm on GBH 44 Through her sensational murder mysteries,
Agatha Christie created a literary universe
Doctor Blake Mysteries, Season Five
that captured the imagination of readers like
Thursdays at 8pm on GBH 44
no one before her or since. Inside the Mind
MASTERPIECE/Poldark, Season Two of Agatha Christie goes deep into the archives to investigate
Thursdays at 10pm on GBH 44 what the beloved author’s letters, notebooks and autobiography
MASTERPIECE/Sanditon can tell us about the inner workings of her mind. One week
Sat (1/2) at 9pm, 10pm on GBH 2 later, tune in to Agatha Christie’s England to see how she turned
familiar places into the magical settings where good and evil
Line of Separation, Season Two collide.
Sun (1/24, 1/31) at 11pm on GBH 2 Inside the Mind of Agatha Christie Agatha Christie’s England
Sun (1/17) at 10pm on GBH 2 Sun (1/24) at 10pm on GBH 2
Tue (1/19) at 10pm on GBH 44 Tue (1/26) at 10pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/23) at 10pm on GBH 2
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FOR THE RECORD
The Laura
Flanders Show
This award-winning public
affairs series reports on initia-
tives across America that
create a more inclusive
society. Broadcast
journalist and author
Laura Flanders blends
reporting with in-depth INDEPENDENT LENS
interviews to spotlight
the people (shown, A Day in the Life
wheelchair dancer
Alice Sheppard) and
of America
organizations on the Who are Americans, and what are their
front lines of artistic, stories? On July 4, 2017, Academy Award-
cultural, social and winning actor Jared Leto sent out 92 film
journalism
economic movements crews to every single state during a
who are working to revital- 24-hour period to capture an unflinching
ize local communities. snapshot of our country. Be amazed by
Saturdays at 11am on GBH 44 the beauty, humor, passion and conflict
in this 90-minute slice of Americana.
Mon (1/11) at 10pm on GBH 2
Sun (1/17) at 8pm on GBH 44
POV
The Mole more journalism
BBC World News America
Agent Mon–Fri at 5:30pm on GBH 2
When family members Consuelo Mack WealthTrack
were concerned about Sundays at 7am on GBH 44
their mother’s well-
Second Opinion
being in a retirement
Sundays at 6am on GBH 44
home, a private
investigator hires Actually, Iconic: Richard Estes
83-year-old Sergio Chamy to become a new resident and a Thu (1/7) at 10pm on GBH 2
mole. While gathering intelligence inside the facility, Sergio
Independent Lens/A Woman’s Work:
grows close to several residents. Nominated for the Grand The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem
Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, this 90-minute Mon (1/4) at 10pm on GBH 2
documentary reveals that the truth is not always what everyone Fri (1/8) at 10pm on GBH 44
expects. Sun (1/10) at 9:30pm on GBH 44
Mon (1/25) at 9:30pm on GBH 2, Tue (1/26) at 12:30pm on GBH 44
Fri (1/29) at 9:30pm on GBH 44
FRONTLINE
A Thousand Cuts
With press freedom on the line in the Philippines, this two-hour
FRONTLINE investigation goes deep inside the escalating war
between the government and the media. The documentary
follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a
top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on news organizations.
Witness one reporter’s crusade to protect the role of the media while the
Philippine government threatens its very existence.
Fri (1/8) at 9pm on GBH 2
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DISCOVERY ZONE
NATURE
The Alps
With peaks rising 12,000
feet, the Alps connect eight
countries and a variety of
natural environments. This
two-part program explores
the ways in which living
creatures—both familiar NOVA
and rare—face the extreme
seasonal fluctuations of Secrets in Our DNA
this unique landscape. See Hoping to uncover clues about family
how nature’s drama is played out origins and health histories, more than
as animals fight for their survival in 12 million Americans have sent their
Europe’s iconic mountains. DNA to be analyzed. But what actually
Wed (1/13, 1/20) at 8pm on GBH 2 happens once the sample is in the hands
Sat (1/16, 1/23) at 12pm, 9pm on GBH 44
of testing companies? What are they
Sun (1/17, 1/24) at 2pm on GBH 2
looking at, and how accurate are their
results? NOVA explores the value of
DNA information and the risks of
entrusting our most private data to
commercial enterprises.
Wed (1/13) at 9pm on GBH 2, Thu (1/14)
at 12pm on GBH 44, Sat (1/16) at 1pm,
8pm on GBH 44, Sun (1/17) at 1pm on GBH 2
more science
NOVA/The Impossible Flight
Sat (1/2) at 7pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/3) at 1pm on GBH 2; 9pm on GBH 44
science
Prediction by the Numbers
Wed (1/6) at 9pm on GBH 2
Thu (1/7) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sat (1/9) at 1pm, 8pm on GBH 44
Sun (1/10) at 1pm on GBH 2
When Disaster Strikes NOVA/Decoding da Vinci
Wed (1/20) at 9pm on GBH 2
This three-part series reveals the Thu (1/21) at 12pm on GBH 44
extraordinary anatomy of three natural Sat (1/23) at 1pm, 8pm on GBH 44
disasters. As the narrative of each Sun (1/24) at 1pm on GBH 2
individual disaster unfolds, follow the
rescue and relief effort at the front lines NOVA
to save precious lives. In the premiere
episode, learn how a tropical cyclone Forgotten Genius
tore through Mozambique, triggering
Discover the remarkable life story of Percy
mass floods and leaving immense
Julian, a renowned scientist, industrialist,
destruction in its wake.
humanitarian and civil rights pioneer.
Wed (1/6, 1/13, 1/20) at 10pm on GBH 2
The grandson of Alabama slaves, Julian
Thu (1/7, 1/14, 1/21) at 1pm on GBH 44
(played by Ruben Santiago-Hudson) won
Sat (1/9, 1/16, 1/23) at 7pm on GBH 44
worldwide acclaim for his research in chemistry and broke the
color barrier in American science. In this special two-hour
presentation, NOVA traces the moving saga of Julian’s scientific
achievements and brings his story to life using period re-enact-
ments based on newly accessible family archives and interviews.
Wed (1/27) at 9pm on GBH 2
Thu (1/28) at 12pm on GBH 44
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Odd Squad
Five new episodes of
Odd Squad begin on
the top of the world
with The Big O and the
Mobile Unit at the
Arctic Office joining
forces with two Australian
agents. The story continues as they
Team Hamster! perform sly undercover operations as robots and villains,
and the week culminates with a trip Down Under to stop their
Team Hamster! is a brand-new digital series that invites kids
naughty nemesis “The Shadow” from causing worldwide odd-
ages 4 to 8 to use their engineering skills to build, test and
ness. Good on ya, mates!
redesign—and save the day! Hamsters Sadie, Mateo and Tasha
New episodes premiere Mon (1/18) at 1:30pm on GBH Kids
are classroom pets by day and secret engineers by night. Kids
step into the hamsters’ world through animated stories inte-
grated with games. The stories set up problems that kids help WANTED: GAME TESTERS
solve through creative thinking. GBH Children’s Media teams, who create games and
Available on the PBS Kids Games and Video Apps, apps for kids, are looking for families with 4- to 7-
and at pbskids.org/hamsters year-olds to test games that are still in development.
Participants can play with each of the games at home
for 10 to 15 minutes at their convenience. Families
will be provided with a link to the
game that participants will be
able to play on a laptop, tablet
or phone with a WiFi or data
connection. To volunteer, visit:
New Scribbles
for kids
New Episodes of and Ink Games
Cartoon Favorites In Season Two of Scribbles and Ink,
A new year means new episodes from kids draw, paint and collage their way
PBS Kids! While the larger-than-life pup through fantastical animated adven-
of Clifford the Big Red Dog frolics in his tures—in the clouds, into museum paint-
warm, sunny island community, Turbo ings, on a desert island, into the fun
Tina of Hero Elementary is excited for her house world of Snoogleandia—where art
first snowfall ever as the gang learns to is made in unexpected ways, using sand,
adapt to seasonal changes. Playing, plan- bubbles, polka dots and more.
New games and videos premiere Thu (1/7)
ning and partying pay off with new pals on
on the PBS Kids Games and Video Apps,
Sesame Street. Start 2021 right with good
and at pbskids.org/scribblesandink
friends and good fun!
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Mon (1/4) to Fri (1/8) at 12:30pm on GBH 2
Hero Elementary more for kids
Mon (1/4) to Thu (1/7) at 8am on GBH 2 Elinor Wonders Why
Sesame Street Mon–Fri at 10:30am on GBH 2
Mon (1/18) and Mon (1/25) at 11am Pinkalicious and Peterrific
and 1pm on GBH 2 Mon–Fri at 11:30am on GBH 2
Wild Kratts
Saturdays at 10am on GBH 2
Cyberchase
Sundays at 9:30am on GBH 2
EXPLORE GBH 9HOME AND AWAY
Escape to the
Chateau, Season Six
It’s winter at the chateau. With myriad
events booked, Dick Strawbridge and his
wife Angel prepare for their most
successful year yet in their
fixer-upper French castle.
In this eight-part series,
the couple keeps busy by
building a state-of-the-
art kitchen, creating a
space for a colony of bees
and organizing Baby
Dorothy’s birthday
party.
Start Up, Season Seven
Lorena Cantarovici (center) grew up eating her mother’s
Saturdays at 7pm
homemade empanadas, but she never thought that the savory
on GBH 2
snack would help her achieve the American Dream. From being
Sundays at 12pm
on GBH 44
homeless in Argentina, to owning five of Denver’s hottest
restaurants, this businesswoman has a story that will leave you
inspired and salivating. Get a glimpse into the extraordinary
lives of entrepreneurs in the newest season of this motivating
series.
To Dine For Saturdays at 11:30am on GBH 44
with Kate Sullivan, LIDIA CELEBRATES
Season Three AMERICA
Starting its third season, To Dine For A Salute
with Kate Sullivan features stories of creators and entrepre-
neurs who have reached uncommon success through ingenuity to First
and hard work. Each 30-minute episode with host Kate
Sullivan features a favorite restaurant as the backdrop for a Responders
passionate and fascinating conversation about life, innovation In an hourlong documentary
and the pursuit of happiness. special, celebrity chef Lidia
Sun (1/17) at Bastianich meets first
12:30pm on GBH 2 responders who’ve worked
quietly in the shadows and
now find themselves thrust into the spotlight by a pandemic.
Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders includes
a variety of everyday heroes who show up for others during
living
their most stressful times. Overwhelmed by the need to give
thanks, Lidia shows her deep appreciation with a gesture of
homemade food.
Fri (1/29) at 10pm
on GBH 2
more living
on the weekend
Yoga in Practice
Food over 50 Saturdays at 6:30am on GBH Create
Growing a Greener World
This new 13-part series is designed to help
Saturdays at 9:30am on GBH Create
America’s late Gen X and Baby Boomer
audiences cook, eat and live well. Hosted Tastemakers
by David Jackson, the program features a Sundays at 3:30pm on GBH 44
blend of artistic and appetizing recipes Curious Traveler
from around the world, tips on staying fit Sun (1/3, 1/10) at 12:30pm on GBH 2
and expert medical advice to maintain a
healthy lifestyle. Learn whether dietary 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations
cholesterol is actually the health risk it was Sun (1/10, 1/17, 1/24) at 1pm on GBH 44
considered to be decades ago.
Sat (1/23) at 11:30am on GBH 2
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AMERICAN MASTERS
How It
Feels to
Be Free
Discover how
six iconic African
American female entertainers—Lena
Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone,
Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam
Grier—challenged an entertainment
industry that was complicit in perpetuat-
ing racist stereotypes and transformed PBS American Portrait
themselves and their audiences in the What does it mean to be an American today? This four-part
process. This two-hour documentary documentary series provides a mosaic of our country’s diversity,
features interviews and archival perfor- allowing people from all regions to appreciate the similarities
mances with all six women, as well as as well as the many differences that make up the American
original conversations with contemporary experience. See self-shot stories from around the nation that
artists influenced by them. help provide personal connections to common ideals.
Mon (1/18) at 9pm on GBH 2, Tue, (1/19) Tuesdays at 9pm on GBH 2, Wednesdays at 12pm on GBH 44
at 12pm on GBH 44, Sun (1/24) at 5pm
on GBH 2; 9pm
on GBH 44
more history & culture
Austin City Limits
Saturdays at 11pm on GBH 44
Beyond the Canvas
Fri (1/1) at 10:30pm on GBH 2
Secrets of the Dead
Sun (1/3) at 7pm on GBH 2
G.I. Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II
Sun (1/10) at 8pm on GBH 44
American Masters/Hedy Lamarr
Thu (1/14) at 9pm on GBH 2
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE/The Secret of Tuxedo Park
Thu (1/14) at 10:30pm on GBH 2
In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl/
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Musicals and Movies
American Stories Fri (1/15) at 9pm on GBH 2
Mon (1/18) at 12pm on GBH 44
It’s a year of celebration and innovation
in Season 25 of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
in its quest to reveal our collective Josephine Baker:
history through cherished treasures and
personal stories. In American Stories, Story of an Awakening
watch a history lesson from a 1918 peach World-renowned performer, World War II spy
can label with a letter from a World War I and activist are a few of the titles used to
soldier penned on the back and experi- describe Josephine Baker, one of the most
ence a great grandson’s efforts to honor successful Black performers in French history.
the achievements of his great grand- Witness how Baker went from being a poor
mother, the first woman aviator in the Black girl from Missouri to the beloved “Queen
United States. of Paris,” before joining the French Resistance
Mon (1/4) on 8pm on GBH 2 and eventually adopting 12 children from the
four corners of the world.
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Thu (1/28) at 9pm on GBH 2
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H appy 2021! It’s officially winter in New England, and there’s no better time to curl up on
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year off to a good start by catching up on some great programs that you may have missed, or
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Jack Callahan
FOR CHARLES DICKENS FANS FOR MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! FANS
describes the
Check out these wonderful adaptations, Celebrate MASTERPIECE’s 50th anniver-
opportunities and
written by Andrew Davies and previously sary with these favorites:
benefits that
appearing on MASTERPIECE.
members receive Endeavour
for their continuing Little Dorrit Shaun Evans (The Take, The Last
support. This miniseries, Weekend, Silk) charms audiences with his
starring Matthew portrayal of the cerebral and solitary
McFadyen and Detective Constable Morse in Endeavour,
Claire Foy, tells the written by Inspector Lewis creator and
story of Amy Dorrit writer Russell Lewis.
who spends her days
Unforgotten
earning money for the family and look-
This crime drama stars Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as
ing after her proud father, a long-term
the lead characters Cassie Stuart and Sunil “Sunny” Khan. The
inmate of a debtors’ prison in London.
detectives are on a mission to uncover the mystery behind an
Bleak House unsolved murder that occurred 39 years ago.
This fresh and imaginative adaptation
Grantchester
of Dickens’ Victorian drama stars the
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds him-
incomparable Gillian Anderson.
self investigating a series of mysterious
wrongdoings in his small village of
FOR LITERARY FANS
Grantchester. The series featured
Les Misérables
first vicar Sidney Chambers (James
Victor Hugo’s masterpiece on love, death and the struggle for
Norton) and subsequently vicar
social justice in early 19th-century France comes to television
William Davenport (Tom
in a six-part adaptation by multi-award-winning screenwriter
Brittney), both of whom get
Andrew Davies. Dominic West stars as fugitive Jean Valjean
the help of Detective
with David Oyelowo as his pursuer Inspector Javert and Lily
Inspector Geordie Keating
Collins as the luckless single mother Fantine.
(Robson Green).
Little Women
Have you
As engaging today as in 1868, Louisa May Alcott’s story follows
activated
sisters Jo (Maya Hawke), Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Beth (Annes
Passport?
Elwy) and Amy (Kathryn Newton) who, together with Laurie
Here’s how:
(Jonah Hauer-King), journey to adulthood. The cast also
includes Emily Watson, Angela Lansbury, Dylan Baker and
Michael Gambon.
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Fifty Years and Going
J
anuary marks the 50th anniversary of MASTERPIECE, the iconic drama series that
sparked America’s infatuation with British television. Over five decades, its must-see
mega hits Upstairs Downstairs, Sherlock, Poldark and Downton Abbey, among others,
have made it a household name with millions of fans nationwide. Produced by GBH,
MASTERPIECE remains the true home for acting royalty, including Glenda Jackson,
Daniel Radcliffe, Helen Mirren, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more.
A commitment to telling great stories Of those, four are returning and eight
with the best characters has made are new. It’s a great way to spend our 50th
MASTERPIECE one of the best loved anniversary, having a few of our favorite
series of all time, with Rebecca Eaton, the shows mixed in with some exciting new
third MASTERPIECE executive producer ones.
who headed the series for 34 years, and
now with Susanne Simpson at the helm. Have any of the recent events
Even during the about racial inequality affected your
pandemic, Simpson, decisions about programming?
a two-time Oscar
nominee and two-
time Emmy winner,
A We chose The Long Song, which is a
moving story about the end of slavery
in Jamaica, for our lineup prior to what
is hard at work took place this summer with George Floyd.
scouting elegant But the awareness from this summer
costume dramas, prompted me to have conversations with
addictive mysteries every producer and distributor who we
and edgy contempo- work with in the UK about how important
rary programs that diversity is to us going forward. We talked
appeal to a new about costume dramas, which normally
audience of streamers. Here is what she might have an all-white cast, and we’ve
has to say about today’s MASTERPIECE discussed whether we could explore other
and beyond: ways of casting those roles. We’ve asked
our producers and writers to look more
What are the essential ingredients deeply for historical precedents with
of a MASTERPIECE hit series? diverse characters. David Oyelowo said
A We know what our audience expects
from MASTERPIECE: A-list talent,
brilliant storytelling and spectacular
something when we were working with
him on Les Misérables, which is that
sometimes we don't look deep enough
settings. In particular, we believe that for stories about people of color. We're
masterful scriptwriting is essential in the committed to telling those stories.
exploration of amazing characters. That
formula is not going to change. What about all the competition
out there?
A
How does MASTERPIECE plan to
I think that Downton Abbey was a real
kick off its 50th year?
turning point because the television
A Our idea was to put together a
January schedule that would show
off the best of what MASTERPIECE does
industry found out just how much
American viewers were captivated by a
British-made program. So, in some ways,
(see “MASTERPIECE 50 in January,” next we created the competition that we have
page). In some ways, we wanted it to be a now for British drama by having had such a
gift to our audience who has stayed with us breakout show. But MASTERPIECE still
for all these years. I’m happy to say that in has one of the largest audiences on air. We
2021 we’ll have roughly 12 titles. have, on average, 2 million to 4 million
people a week who watch us on television.
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And we have millions who watch on our Elizabeth
other platforms. Because of our loyal audi- is Missing
ence, it means that MASTERPIECE is In her first television
going to be here for years to come. appearance in 27
Miss Scarlet
years, Glenda Jackson
How is MASTERPIECE reaching out and the Duke
gives a tour de force
to the next generation of drama fans? Kate Phillips stars
performance as a
A
in a six-part period
We’ve found that younger viewers woman desperately
mystery as the
gravitate to programs with strong trying to solve two
headstrong,
lead characters, especially women charac- mysteries as she
first-ever female
ters who express a sense of empowerment declines ever deeper into dementia. Is it a
detective in
during their time—like Queen Victoria. memory of her sister who went missing 70
Victorian London
It’s the same with programs with strong years ago or a crime that no one will believe?
who takes over
male leads like Aidan Turner in Poldark. The two-time Academy Award winner plays
for her father
We do our very best to try to reach that feisty grandmother Maud Horsham whose
after he dies.
friend ominously goes missing in this adapta-
younger audience through our social Stuart
tion of Emma Healey’s acclaimed novel.
media, through Passport and the PBS Martin
Sun (1/3) at 9pm on GBH 2
MASTERPIECE Amazon Add-On plays a
Tue (1/5) at 9pm on GBH 44
Channel, which are our streaming services. cantan-
Sat (1/9) at 9pm on GBH 2
kerous
What keeps MASTERPIECE going? Scotland Yard detective who is also her child-
A
All Creatures Great and Small
For 50 years, we’ve tried to bring our hood friend, professional colleague and
Based on a true story, this seven-part adapta-
loyal MASTERPIECE audience as potential love interest. Former Grantchester
tion of James Herriot’s beloved books
many great shows as we can. And in return, writer Rachael New creates a series steeped in
describes the adventures of a rural veterinari-
they have given us their support when romantic tension and serious fun.
an in 1930s Yorkshire. Newcomer Nicholas
we’ve needed it. What’s become more and Sun (1/17, 1/24, 1/31) at 8pm on GBH 2
Ralph makes his television debut as
more important is the support we have Tue (1/19, 1/26) at 8pm on GBH 44
the iconic animal doctor known for
from our MASTERPIECE Trust donors. his inspiring humor, compassion
Sat (1/23) at 8pm on GBH 2
We’re very fortunate in that we’ve had a and love of life. Dame Diana Rigg
Sat (1/30) at 10pm on GBH 2
long-standing corporate sponsor—Viking plays Mrs. Pumphrey, the haughty
Cruises—which is going to be with us The Long Song
owner of the Pekingese Tricki-
through 2021. The people at Viking Woo, in one of her last
This powerful three-part miniseries, based
have have been amazing in terms appearances on screen.
on Andrea Levy’s award-winning novel about
of their support, but it’s the individual Sun (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31)
the end of slavery in colonial Jamaica, follows
donors in the MASTERPIECE Trust July (Tamara Lawrance), an indomitable,
at 9pm on GBH 2
who are allowing us to develop pro- young woman who works on a sugar cane
Tue (1/19, 1/26) at 9pm plantation with the
grams for the future. That support
on GBH 44 detestable mistress
means an awful lot to us because it’s
making these new shows possible. Tue (1/12) at 9:30pm Caroline Mortimer
They’re essential to what we do. on GBH 44 (Hayley Atwell).
Sat (1/16) at 9:30pm on GBH 2 Their lives change
with the arrival of
Sat (1/23) at 9pm on GBH 2
Robert Goodwin
Sat (1/30) at 11pm on GBH 2 (Jack Lowden),
the new overseer
who sets out to
improve life for
both slaves and
land owners.
Sun (1/31) at
10pm on GBH 2
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Amity: The Enduring Pushback to Racism
American Stories: Race Amity
and the Other Tradition
Mon (1/18) at 7:30pm on GBH 2
Thu (1/21, 1/28) at 9pm, 9:30pm on GBH 2
Thu (1/21) at 10pm on GBH 2
“R ace relations in America won’t
improve unless the public dis-
course and analysis of history moves
American Stories lets us in on those
and other such transformative relation-
ships that advance equity and social
beyond blame, grievance and rejection,” justice.
said Boston-based film producer “The General and the Quaker” tells
William H. “Smitty” Smith. “We also the story of Harriet Tubman and Quaker
need to look at a paral- abolitionist Thomas Garrett, who collab-
lel phenomenon— orated on the Underground Railroad.
enduring friendships “Low Country Teacher and the Hillbilly”
between people of dif- recounts civil rights activist Septima Frederick Douglass' campaign to end
ferent races that have Clark and educator Myles Horton, who slavery gained strength through his
created profound, his- founded a training institute on social friendship with Daniel O’Connell, who
toric change.” justice and leadership. “Amity and was fighting for Catholic emancipation
Smith has devoted his life to shedding Brotherhood for Education” shows the in Ireland. “There is exponential moral
light on those relationships, which he relationship of educator Booker T. power in race amity," said Smith. “It
said reflect “race amity.” His new series, Washington and Julius Rosenwald, part doesn’t take a large number of people to
American Stories: Race Amity and the owner of Sears, Roebuck and Co., who change the world," he said.
Other Tradition, premieres on GBH 2 on constructed thousands of schools for With the series airing as the nation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Black children in the segregated South. is in the throes of a reckoning about our
“Race amity is the other American Thousands of such stories exist racial divides, Smith said he hopes his
‘tradition,’ along with racism,” he said. throughout our history, said Smith, who series will make an impact. “I hope
“We are all familiar with the tradition is also founding executive director at viewers will be lifted out of today’s aura
of racism going back to Day One in 1619 the National Center for Race Amity. He of pessimism and develop a sense of
when slaves arrived on these shores,” has also served on GBH’s Community purpose about changing society’s racial
he said. “There’s always been a moral Advisory Board. divide,” he said.
counterweight to racism, but most of “The friendship in the 1700s between Children have much to gain by learning
society is ignorant about it.” Charles Thompson, secretary of the about the power of multiple-race friend-
We are aware of the influence of the First Continental Congress and ships, he said. “It’s very important for
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but how Teedyuscung, chief of the Delaware children to know about what’s possible,
many know of his deep friendship with Indians, determined the course of the who they can become,” he added.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel or French and Indian War, which set the “You can’t fix the racial divide until you
Eleanor Roosevelt’s close ties to Black stage for the American Revolution 20 create and address the disconnect across
educator Mary McLeod Behune? years later,” he said. races,” added Smith. “Race amity has the
power to become a lasting solution.”
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The Formation of Civic Identity
A s last year’s powerful political events unfolded, I was inspired by the special
responsibility and opportunity public media has to teach young people about civics
and help them to engage in our democracy.
Home to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Executive Director and FRONTLINE, GBH has always been
of Education committed to high-quality productions
Seeta Pai spotlights focused on history and civic issues. But
how GBH Education
it is critical that we purposefully address
is making an impact
civics education in the classroom as well.
in classrooms and
After all, the formation of civic identity
communities locally
begins long before we turn 18.
and nationally.
Three initiatives are especially
noteworthy:
Life During World War II.
This PBS LearningMedia collection,
which features artifacts from the
International Museum of World
History of Voters’ Rights Webinar. During this year’s
War II, helps students practice their
historic election week, our team hosted a training session called
critical thinking
“Teach the History and Struggle for Voting Rights.” Using media
skills as they use
resources drawn from the recent AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
primary sources to
production The Vote, the session also featured a panel of social
reconstruct inter-
studies teachers who introduced strategies for teaching about
pretations of
voting rights.
history.
GBH’s Education Department considers civics education a key
Arthur: Civics. This collection
pillar of our work. As in all of our efforts, we include the commu-
of videos, games and activities based
nity in the creation of these resources and take care that they
on the PBS Kids series Arthur helps
represent multiple perspectives and narratives, with a diversity
children build important civics
of historical actors.
understanding. For example, Arthur,
Buster and Mrs.
MacGrady talk
about ways to
fight racism and
stand up for
what’s right.
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Respond, Include, Represent:
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A s social studies teachers strive to meet the requirements of
the new Massachusetts History and Social Studies
Framework, they turned to GBH for resources to support civics
instruction in their classrooms.
The GBH Education team had already been thinking deeply
about how to better support civics teaching and learning, given
the critical national need. As a result, we developed—and are
now testing—Youth Stand Up, a media initiative to inspire,
empower and activate middle school students to become civi-
cally engaged.
Youth Stand Up consists of:
• A series of short, social media-friendly video profiles of youth
civic leaders and change makers, past and present. Each
video covers what catalyzed that young person to take action
Educator and summarizes the steps they took to make something
happen. Different strategies included writing, launching
Spotlight •
social media campaigns and organizing marches.
A collection of interactives that guide students through
Name: Sheila Sloan developing a civic action project, using the video profiles as
Role: High school social studies teacher blueprints or models to learn.
Organization: West Pueblo High School in Pueblo, • A challenge that encourages students to “pitch” their ideas
Colorado for civic action projects via a virtual event or platform.
Years teaching: 18 Winners will receive funding and mentorship to develop
Favorite teaching tip: Occasionally switch up the their projects.
classroom. Turn it into a 1920s jazz club, and the Zoom Recently, the GBH Education team piloted the first set of video
room into a courtroom. Once students love history, profiles and interactives in a middle school to see how teachers
they will continue to explore it on their own as adults. and students would use and learn from the materials. “[Youth
What I’m reading right now: Stand Up] gets kids talking about big issues, things that kids
For my classes: King Leopold’s Ghost, Destiny of the their age aren’t typically thinking about like equal pay and gen-
Republic, All Quiet on the Western Front trification,” said one teacher in an anonymous survey. “Many
For pleasure: Hamilton by Ron Chernow were blown away that the young people featured were their
age when they got started.”ALL EARS
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The Genius Remembering his
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A
annual tribute to the
s the new year dawns, CRB Classical civil rights leader. Host
99.5’s broadcasts of Boston Symphony Eric Jackson mixes
Orchestra concerts from the archives on speech excerpts with
Saturdays at 8pm connect us to the immersive sounds of this world-class orchestra at musical selections
full power. Among those in January is a three-week series commemorating the genius dedicated to the
of William Shakespeare through music. And while these performances took place in American icon and the ideas he championed.
2016, they couldn’t be more relevant to our circumstances today. Tune in for a poignant remembrance of the
Shakespeare’s entire life was shadowed by plague. That reality never explicitly man and the music that moved a nation.
takes center stage in his plays, but there’s little question that his timeless perceptions Sun (1/17) at 9pm
of humanity were shaped by it. Those perceptions are echoed, magnified, interpreted
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score for Romeo and Juliet to Hans Abrahamsen’s
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music
from Hamlet in let me tell you.
For a complete schedule
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GBH Music | Front Row Boston
New Recordings
from Local Artists Singer-songwriter
Izzy Heltai brings the
E xperience Boston’s emerging music makers in a
series that features energy-packed performances
in socially distant sessions. Recorded in November 2020
beat in another live jam
session, accompanied
by Micah Katz-Zeiger
at the historic Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, on electric guitar and recorded in October 2020. After a move to
Massachusetts, local duo Hawthorn—comprised of Heather Western Massachusetts for college, Heltai fell in love with the
Scott and Taylor Holland—shares powerful harmonies sur- small-town lifestyle. Four years later, he
rounded by the warmth of a banjo and guitar. Following the released his debut album Father, inspired by
2019 release of their critically acclaimed LP Maggie Willow, that transformative time.
the pair has received many accolades, including a 2020 Watch full sessions of these and other
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In It Together CAI Marks
20th Anniversary
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J ay Allison, an award-winning radio pro-
of Pandemic
ducer, still has the tri-fold brochure that
he wrote in the 1990s to drum up interest in
establishing a local public radio station on
G BH News launched In It Together in
March 2020 to unite local audiences left
isolated by the pandemic. Ten months later,
Cape Cod.
“I mailed it, I put
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the live radio show and podcast continues to share conversations with experts and restaurants and town
community leaders on the impact of COVID-19. Host Arun Rath describes why there halls,” said Allison,
is a need for a program like this now: who successfully went
on to found CAI and
What do you like best about In It Together?
serves there as an
One of my favorite parts about the show is that we connect with our audience so
executive producer
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and host. “I wanted to know if anyone else
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What is it like to cover such powerful issues in such a
stories
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their father. It helped them in the grieving process. station’s virtual 20th anniversary celebration.
His idea gained momentum in 1992, when
What is the best feedback you get? the Corporation for Public Broadcasting lent
People have said just how much of a comfort the show is to them. its support to the station.
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were doing mentally and emotionally. At the end of the interview, media on the Cape and Allison’s accomplish-
the doctors were talking about getting together with their families ment, Blake Hunter and Murphy Davis, resi-
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Meet Amanda Beland value the ways that public
media gets people to think
The producer of GBH News’ In It Together, Amanda
in a civic way.”
Beland works behind the scenes to shape insight-
Stream CAI’s program-
ful conversations about the impact of COVID-19 in
ming here.
Massachusetts. She also co-produces the local
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of New Hampshire, Beland earned a master’s degree in broadcast journal-
ism from Emerson College. Follow Amanda on twitter at
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Tamara Payne on The Dead Are
Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
The 2020
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The State of Race: Police Reform
a comprehensive
GBH, The Boston Globe, NAACP Boston
and historic
Branch and GBH WORLD
biography of
have partnered to host
Malcolm X,
a series of free forums on
produced from 30 years of research by
the topics of racism and
the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
inequality in Massachu-
Les Payne, setting the civil rights activist
setts. The series continued
against the larger backdrop of American
with a conversation on
history. Tamara Payne, the author’s
police reform. Moderated
daughter and principal researcher,
by GBH News contributor
completed the biography after her
Dan Lothian (top left),
father’s death and speaks about this
the discussion featured
work. Presented by GBH Forum
(clockwise) Dominique
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Historic Genealogical
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