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Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return for MASTERPIECE’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
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BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrived in the small town of Brokenwood, New Zealand and discovered a community full of secrets and suspicions. Now in its third season, this quirky crime drama sees Shepherd teaming up with detectives Kristin Sims and Sam Breen to face down new crimes in four feature-length mysteries.
Season Three
Wed (3/26) at 9pm on GBH 44
drama
dence on the Isle of Dogs create chaos for Dr. Turner and the midwives. Meanwhile, the ongoing social challenges of Nonnatus House continue — poor housing, poverty, and health issues. This year, Nancy’s relationship
HIDDEN GEM
The Good Karma Hospital
Ruby Walker (Amrita Acharia, right) travels from England to South India looking for a job and a distraction after a breakup. She hopes for sunshine, palm trees, and beaches. Instead, she finds the harsh realities of life and work at an under-resourced hospital in this new medical drama.
Thu (3/20, 3/27) at 9pm on GBH 44
3/31) at 4pm on GBH 44
Silent Witness Mon (3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31) at 9pm on GBH 44
L’Opera Thu (3/13, 3/20, 3/27) at 10pm on GBH 44
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar Tue (3/18) at 8pm on GBH 44
Agatha and the Midnight Murders Tue (3/18) at 9:30pm on GBH 44
Father Brown
The charismatic Father Brown (Mark Williams) returns for an eleventh season of solving crimes in the picturesque English countryside. In this season, Brown investigates a deadly village rivalry, an attack at a crime-writing festival, and a murder for which a friend’s son has been framed. Sister Boniface also returns for a new investigation in this period drama.
Season 11
Thu (3/13, 3/20, 3/27) at 8pm on GBH 44 Repeats: Fri (3/21, 3/28) at 4pm on GBH 44
Marie Antoinette
Don’t miss this stunning historical drama returning for a second season. In Season One, young Marie Antoinette (Emilia Schüle) has just arrived in Versailles, struggling to adjust to life in France and marriage to the soon-to-be king, Louis XVI. In Season Two, Antoinette’s power strengthens, but she gathers dangerous enemies as she and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis.
Available on Passport
Season Two Sun (3/23, 3/30) at 10pm
Tue (3/25) at 9pm Sat (3/29) at 10pm on GBH 2
journalism
INDEPENDENT LENS
Home Court
Ashley Chea is a Cambodian American basketball prodigy in southern California experiencing the intensity of the college recruiting process. Watch this coming-of-age story about an athlete overcoming injury who straddles the worlds of a lower-income neighborhood and immigrant parents with that of being one of the top basketball recruits at an elite private high school.
Mon (3/24) at 10pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Wed (3/26) at 7:30pm on GBH WORLD
Going Your Way
This film delves into the personal, medical, and spiritual issues sur rounding end-of-life care, available options, and steps to put those choices to practical use. Learn from the experts and real people sharing their stories about preparing for life and death. Explore the active role people take to ensure death goes according to their plans and wishes.
Mon (3/31) at 10pm on GBH 2
more journalism
Amanpour and Company
Tuesdays–Thursdays at 11pm on GBH 2
Sundays at 9:30am on GBH 44
PBS News Hour
Mondays–Fridays at 6pm on GBH 2
Repeats:
Mondays–Fridays at 11pm on GBH 44
Girl Talk: A Local, USA Special Mon (3/17) at 8pm on GBH WORLD
Repeat: Sun (3/23) at 6pm on GBH 2
Anyuka
Thu (3/20) at 10:30pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sat (3/22) at 7:30pm on GBH 44
Sun (3/23) at 7:30pm on GBH 2
POV Shorts
Thu (3/27) at 9:30pm on GBH WORLD
Sun (3/30) at 7:30pm on GBH 2 and GBH 44
Journey
Follow the emotional and dramatic journey of a diverse group of medical students in the Bronx as they learn what it takes to be a doctor in one of the country’s most underserved communities. These students experience humbling challenges, crises of self-doubt and exhaustion, and moments that inspire them to go on as they confront the inequities of the healthcare system.
Mon (3/17) at 10pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Wed (3/19) at 8:30pm on GBH WORLD
HIDDEN GEM
The House
Over ten years, a filmmaker confronts the topics of addiction, family, and memory as he documents his father’s path to recovery following a traumatic brain injury. He uses projected installations to explore missing memories in the hopes of finding the father he once knew. The memories return in the form of dreams as the family struggles to accept this new version of their father.
Thu (3/27) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Sat (3/29) at 7pm on GBH 44
science
Human Footprint
Hosted by biologist and professor Shane Campbell-Staton, PhD, this six-part science and travel series explores how humans are transforming the planet. Backed by an original score by hip-hop and jazz producer Adrian Younge, episodes take viewers to visit high-tech labs, sweltering street markets, farms, restaurants, and primeval forests.
Sun (3/9, 3/16) at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm on GBH WORLD
The
Future
of Nature: The Oceans
Earth’s ecosystems — oceans, grasslands, and forests — are critical actors in the fight against climate change. The stories in this film demonstrate nature’s ability to rebalance the carbon cycle and create a healthier future.
Wed (3/26) at 10pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sat (3/29) at 2pm on GBH 44
Sun (3/30) at 4pm on GBH 2
Sun (3/30) at 10pm on GBH 44
NATURE/Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone Sun (3/2) at 8pm on GBH WORLD
Impossible Builds: The Floating House Tue (3/4) at 9pm on GBH WORLD
NOVA/Building the Eiffel Tower Wed (3/19) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sat (3/22) at 1pm on GBH 44
Sun (3/23) at 9pm on GBH 44
NATURE/Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons Wed (3/26) at 8pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sat (3/29) at 12pm on GBH 44
Sun (3/30) at 8pm on GBH WORLD
NATURE
The Elephant and the Termite
In this encore episode, visit a waterhole in southern Kenya, a place created by elephants and termites that is central to life. This film shares the remarkable story of the relationship between Africa’s largest and smallest creatures and the communities that they support. Filmmakers spent two years camped out at this waterhole to capture the fascinating wildlife community that makes its home there.
Wed (3/19) at 8pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Sat (3/22) at 12pm on GBH 44
HIDDEN GEM
NOVA
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. But life’s genetic blueprint is fragile, and researchers have struggled to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one scientist had the idea to look for DNA not in fossils or frozen ancient tissue — but in dirt. Join the hunt as scientists reveal for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in a warm, lush Arctic.
Wed (3/26) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Sun (3/30) at 9pm on GBH 44
living
HIDDEN GEM
NEXT at the Kennedy Center: A Joni Mitchell Songbook
Mary Berry Cook and Share
In this joyful six-part adventure, Dame Mary Berry celebrates cooking and sharing with others. She visits some of the places across the United Kingdom, from Edinburgh to the Jurassic Coast, that are closest to her heart. She shares memories from her past and creates new ones while inspiring and delighting those around her.
Sat (3/29) at 11:30am on GBH 2
Repeat: Sun (3/30) at 4:30pm on GBH 44
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Grounded
In this new opera by two-time Tony Award®–winning composer Jeanine Tesori, hot-shot fighter pilot Jess (mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, right) finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. Taken out of the cockpit, she is assigned to fly a drone and struggles with the pressure to be the perfect soldier, wife, and mother. Based on the play by George Brant, the work also explores the emotional toll that “safe” technology can take on servicepersons. Fri (3/21) at 9pm on GBH 2
An all-star lineup of musicians celebrates the indomitable influence of folk-pop legend Joni Mitchell. Led by multi-Grammy® Award winner Vince Mendoza and accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra, this special event includes performances by Renée Fleming, Lalah Hathaway, Jimmie Herrod, Raul Middón, and Aoife O’Donovan. Sat (3/29) at 9:30pm on GBH 44
more living
Stories from the Stage Fri (3/21, 3/28) at 8pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sundays at 10:30am on GBH 2 Mondays at 9:30pm on GBH WORLD
Mary Berry Love to Cook Sat (3/22) at 11:30am on GBH 2
Repeat: Sun (3/23) at 4:30pm on GBH 44
HOMEMADE LIVE! Sat (3/22, 3/29) at 12pm on GBH 2
Life of Loi: Mediterranean Secrets Sat (3/22, 3/29) at 2:30pm on GBH 2
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
This film tells the story of the enigmatic genius Jacqueline du Pré, one of the greatest cellists of all time. Full of candid moments off-stage and in rehearsal as well as powerful concert performances and interviews with fellow musicians, viewers will experience the undiminished wonder of her skills nearly forty years after her death. Narrated by Grammy® Awardwinning cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Fri (3/28) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Sat (3/29) at 8pm on GBH 44
Sun (3/30) at 10pm on GBH WORLD
history & culture
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ROADSHOW
Visits Denver
Discover delightful treasures at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms including a 1954 Marilyn Monroe military defense ID photo; a Panama hat, ca. 1970; and an Andy Warhol golden-shoe collage. Then in Hour Two, the team strikes gold with amazing finds including Paul Revere Jr. silver tablespoons, a 1942 DC comics promotional Superman figurine, and a 1974 Sam Gilliam June 5 acrylic painting.
Mon (3/24, 3/31) at 8pm on GBH 2
Other ANTIQUES ROADSHOW repeats: Mon (3/17, 3/24, 3/31) at 9pm on GBH 2
Lucy Worsley Investigates:
England’s first crowned queen, Mary Tudor, was King Henry VIII’s daughter, and she became infamous as one of the bloodiest queens in history. She was known for executing her sub jects for their religious beliefs. Lucy Worsley investigates whether she was truly as “bloody” as history suggests or if her reputation emerged from being a strong woman in a predomi nantly male world.
Sun (3/23) at 8pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Sat (3/29) at 8pm on GBH 2
more history & culture
Earth’s Sacred Wonders
Mon–Wed (3/17–3/19) at 3pm on GBH 2
Repeats: Mon–Wed (3/17–3/19) at 5pm on GBH 44
Lucy Worsley Investigates/ The Witch Hunts Mon (3/17) at 10pm on GBH 44
Repeat: Fri (3/21) at 6pm on GBH 44
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE/ Fly with Me Tue (3/18) at 9pm on GBH 2
Repeat: Fri (3/21) at 9pm on GBH 44
The Black Sox Scandal: American Stories Fri (3/28) at 8pm
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act
While curb cuts, ramps at building entrances, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, they were once the subject of a pitched battle. This documentary, told through the voices of key participants and witnesses, presents the emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. Tue (3/25) at 9pm on GBH 2 Repeats: Fri (3/28) at 9pm on GBH 44 and GBH WORLD
The Philadelphia
priests. After failing to achieve the votes needed to make it possible for women to be ordained, they organized their own ordination process. A public battle ensued over whether women were qualified to lead. They survived the backlash and successfully changed the future of the church. Sun (3/30) at 6pm on GBH 2
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Murder in Sweden
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Ripper Street
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A profound drama portraying tight-knit relationships between workers at a store amid the societal expectations of the 1950s. From Walter Presents. In Italian with English subtitles. Seasons One and Two expire in April. Seasons Three–Six are available now on GBH Passport. Season Seven coming this month.
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and his chief minister Thomas Cromwell. The story picks up in May 1536 after the beheading of Henry’s wife Anne Boleyn, as Cromwell enters the last four years of his life. Rylance and Lewis are joined by Academy Award®-nominee Jonathan Pryce (The Crown) as Cardinal Wolsey and Kate Phillips (Miss Scarlet, Peaky Blinders) as Jane Seymour in this six-part series.
Susanne Simpson, head of scripted content and executive producer for MASTERPIECE, shares, “I am incredibly proud to bring Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light to our audience. The level of excellence on and off the screen in this eagerly awaited series is incomparable. Fans of historical drama will be enthralled.”
Director and Executive Producer Peter Kosminsky shared thoughts on the upcoming series.
What was it like returning to this project?
PK: For most people, this will have felt like returning to something after a significant number of years, but not for me. Hilary Mantel was sending me the novel as she was writing it in 100-page installments. We were having a dialogue before she submitted the novel to the publisher. So, I have been working on this pretty much since we delivered and transmitted the original Wolf Hall series back in 2015. I have never left the show.
What is it that appeals to you about this rich, treacherous, captivating story?
PK: It is a complex, multi-faceted piece of writing. But if I were to ask myself what is it about Wolf Hall that inspires me the most, it’s something that Hilary said to me right at the very beginning — ”Remember that these characters don’t know they’re characters in history. To them, they are living their lives.”
I’ve focused on that by shooting it in a very contemporary, documentary style with handheld cameras and a sense of discovering this world with Thomas Cromwell. In a very real sense, The Mirror and the Light is a portrait of what it is like to be at the beck and call of a
despot, a man whose ego is completely out of control.
Where do we rejoin the story in The Mirror and the Light?
PK: The Mirror and the Light is based on the last novel that Hilary Mantel wrote before she died in 2022. It picks up directly from the moment when the earlier books end: the day of Anne Boleyn’s execution. It was a challenge for us having around a decade between when we finished shooting the original Wolf Hall series and when we started filming The Mirror and the Light, yet the story was carrying on as if uninterrupted.
What would you like viewers to keep in mind from Wolf Hall when they start watching The Mirror and the Light?
PK: The original series, Wolf Hall, is a story of Cromwell’s rise from the position of blacksmith’s son to being the second most powerful man in England. It’s a story of bravery, of gall, of almost the first time in British history a man rises to a position of enormous power purely because of his gifts, intellect, and prowess, rather than who he’s descended from, his wealth, or his position in the church. The first series had a sense of climbing and rising, but when you reach the summit, the only way is down with people snapping at your heels. The second series is a story of Cromwell struggling to maintain his position.
Read more about the upcoming season on the MASTERPIECE website.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Sun (3/23, 3/30) at 9pm on GBH 2 and on the PBS app Repeat: Sat (3/29) at 9pm on GBH 44
MASTERPIECE/
BSO: Rachmaninoff and Bartok
On March 8, South Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim makes her BSO debut conducting a trio of pieces exploring innovation and tradition. Inon Barnatan is the soloist in Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, a love letter to his wife and home country. The program opens with Anatoly Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake and concludes with Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3.
Listen to our Sat (3/8) broadcast here.
GBH Music | Jazz on 89.7
GBH’s Expansive Jazz Offerings
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BSO: Tchaikovsky/ West Side Story
Guest conductor Teddy Abrams leads the BSO and soloist Ray Chen in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. This is followed by three Walt Whitman poems, set for baritone and orchestra. The program concludes with Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic dances from West Side Story.
Listen to our Sat (3/15) broadcast here.
GBH Music | CRB Classical 99.5
rom GBH Music’s Jazz on to live events and broadcasts of JazzNOW programs, GBH is focused on providing the listening experiences audiences are seeking. In March, GBH Music presents JazzNOW in GBH Fraser Performance Studio with Farayi Malek and GBH Jazz continue at the Boston Public Library with a performance by guitarist Albino Mbie. Check the GBH Music YouTube Channel for songs from these sets. (See page 23 for more information.) Hear live-hosted jazz programming each weekend with GBH Music’s Jazz on 89.7 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 9pm.
Learn more here.
BSO: John Coltrane’s Symphonic Legacy
Considered one of the preeminent jazz artists of all time, John Coltrane has truly played a part in shaping the music of today. Coltrane: Legacy for Orchestra reframes some of Coltrane’s most popular and influential works with lush orchestrations. Edwin Outwater conducts and Terence Blanchard is featured on trumpet in this March 22 event.
Listen to our Sat (3/22) broadcast here.
Debt Mills
Small claims court is supposed to be a so-called “people’s court” with informal procedures that make it easy to bring your claim. But an investigation by the GBH News’ Center for Investigative Reporting finds that the state’s courts are flooded with corporate debt collectors pursuing low-income people.
Losing a case can lead to wage garnishments, car seizures, and even arrests. As part of the teams’ ongoing Debt Mills
, GBH News investigations editor Jenifer McKim has spent months pursuing stories and yielding impactful reporting on how underutilized legal defenses and convoluted debt collection practices have resulted in a broken system.
“GBH News’ ongoing Debt Mills reporting series has revealed a pervasive issue in our state courts. It is gratifying to see real changes prompted by our journalism, including the release of new data that reveals the scope of the problem, and fresh conversations among judges and advocates about regulations and protections for vulnerable debtors,” said McKim.
Find GBH News’ ongoing Debt Mills series at GBHnews.org and on GBH 89.7.
Meet Trajan
Warren
Trajan Warren with the GBH News Equity & Justice unit. Before joining GBH News, he covered banking, finance, pro fessional services, and sports business — often through a lens of equity — for the worked at the ing higher education, health care, banking, and innovation.
200th Anniversary of Nantucket’s African Meeting House
2025 marks the 200th anniversary of Nantucket’s African Meeting House. This post-andbeam, one-room edifice is Nantucket’s only public building constructed and occupied by African Americans in the 19th century that still stands. It was intended as a space to gather for celebration, mourning, education, and comfort.
Originally from Burlington, North Carolina, Warren graduated from East Carolina University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in communication. In his free time, he enjoys running, reading, and losing in online chess.
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Dr. Noelle Trent, president and CEO of the Museum of African American History spoke to CAI’s Gilda Geist about the building’s history and importance to the community. “Where the meeting house is today is a community known as New Guinea, which was a majority Black community near the windmills and away from the hustle and bustle of downtown. People needed a place to come together.“
Trent explained that the building was originally an African Baptist church and school. Sadly, the meeting house fell into disrepair in the late 19th century. A Nantucket woman named Florence Higginbotham purchased the building, and while it was used as storage, it was not torn down or destroyed. In the 1980s, the meeting house was sold to the Museum of African American History.
“Churches were cornerstones of the community,” says Trent. “They were these community centers. Churches were safe places for radical engagement in conversation. As you’re strategizing, as you’re protesting, as you’re putting together legal cases, you want a space that is safe for you. The meeting house was one of those spaces.”
Read the story here.
Coming in April
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Here is a selection of some of our favorite new titles coming in April. Watch these and more.
NOVA
/Revolutionary
War Weapons
POV/Break the Game
When world record–holding gamer Narcissa Wright comes out as a trans woman, she loses her massive fanbase. She embarks on an effort to break a new record, livestreaming every moment. This film looks at gamer culture, online harassment, and the mental health challenges a digital life can bring.
In 1775, a ragtag army of farmers and tradesmen defeated the most powerful army in the world to win American independence. What military technology did the American colonies use in their fight for freedom? Archaeologists and historians uncover the real stories of innovation, skill, and strategy.
Independent Lens/ We Want the Funk
This documentary brings viewers on a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music. From its African, soul, and early jazz roots, follow funk’s rise and its influence on new wave and hip-hop. Shown, Marcus Miller
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last concentration camps, historian Simon Schama makes his first ever visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He investigates the causes of the Holocaust and what lessons we should have learned.
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What’s Cooking on GBH? Salt Roasted Spot Prawns
makes “homemade memories” with his celebrity HOMEMADE LIVE! In “Off the Eaten Path,” Gamoran prepares the dish he calls one of the best meals he ever ate — salt roasted spot prawns. Katie Couric and later visits a Texas peach farm. Watch it HOMEMADE LIVE! on Sat (3/29) at 12pm on GBH 2
2 pounds raw, unpeeled spot prawns
Fresh Ginger Cocktail Sauce
• 1" knob of ginger
1 lg tomato, quartered
2 tbs horseradish
2 tbs ketchup
1 tsp sugar or honey
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
/4 cup chives, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
TO PREPARE
STEP 1 Preheat oven to 475°F.
STEP 2 Divide salt equally between two large roasting pans or sheet pans. Bake salt in oven for 20 minutes, until very hot.
Carefully remove trays from oven. Lay raw shrimp on one pan in even layer. Pour hot salt from second pan over shrimp to cover.
Return pan with shrimp to oven. Bake 5 to 7 minutes until shrimp are opaque throughout.
STEP 5 Meanwhile, finely chop ginger in food processor. Add tomato, horseradish, ketchup, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce and pulse until tomato is chopped and mixture is well combined. Stir in chives and add salt and pepper to taste.
STEP 6 Serve shrimp in salt or remove to platter with cocktail sauce.
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Stories from the Stage: Heroes
Wed (3/12) at 6:30pm ET (In-person)
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GBH Music Presents
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GBH Jazz Nights
Featuring Albino Mbie Thu (3/13) at 6pm ET (In-person)
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The Ulysses Quartet
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