GPB Next - December 2023

For Donors of Georgia Public Broadcasting

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W E LCO M E A Word From GPB President and CEO, Bert Wesley Huffman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 O N

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SEASON OF GIVING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 During this special time of year, please consider supporting GPB.

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GPB Hosts Events with All Things Considered Host Peter Biello and Planet Barbecue Host Steven Raichlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 GPB Radio’s Peter Biello hosts a remote broadcast and expert Steven Raichlen shared barbecue tips during a special event at GPB.

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Georgia Electricity Live Exploration. . . . . . . . 14 This Live Exploration will showcase the power of Georgia’s energy sources and share how electricity works.

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GHSA Football Championship... . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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GPB Sports provides complete coverage of the GHSA Football Championship.

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Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 In this three-part series, historian Lucy Worsley examines the life of writer Agatha Christie.

America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Former PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff explores whether today’s deep political divisions can be healed.

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gpb next magazine Dear Friend,

December has arrived with its unique blend of pageantry and warmth. And here at GPB, we’re thinking of you, and the kindness you have shown us this year. Without the generous support of viewers and listeners like you we wouldn’t be able to bring you the very best in public media day after day. And, as we enter our annual Season of Giving, I hope you might consider adding something extra to your current giving before year-end. From a budget perspective, it’s been a challenging year for us at GPB. The combination of reduced state funding and increasing dues to PBS and NPR have led to some difficult decisions from a local content perspective. We want to continue being the GPB that brings you not only quality programming, but quality perspective offering insight and clarity about the world around you. So many of you in Georgia and beyond benefit from our unique service.

Outside of GPB, the world is experiencing challenging times this holiday season. War continues to ravage Ukraine and the Middle East, while fear of recession and economic challenge are on the rise here at home. Remember that it is GPB that brings you that context about what’s happening in the world through our quality news and informational programming, documentaries and educational series that enlighten and bring clarity. We are a fundamental building block to a civil society – to democracy itself. And your support of GPB goes a long way in protecting and promoting those tenants.

Add these vital efforts to the joy PBS and GPB programming brings into your life, our continuing efforts to provide unique services to underserved audiences around the state through community engagement programs and our vital educational offerings in classrooms and homes across the state, and you have an organization that does so much good in Georgia. Thank you for being part of that.

As a final gift to you this year, we bring you our Season of Giving programming all month long on GPB TV. Later in this issue of GPB Next you can read about the holiday-inspired programming that we hope will serve as a backdrop to new memories for your family all season long. Please enjoy and know that it is offered with you in mind. And, from all of us here at GPB, please accept our wishes for the a healthy, safe, warm and blessed holiday season.

Warmest regards,

Bert Wesley Huffman GPB President and CEO

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Show Your Support for GPB and Get in the Holiday Spirit This Month

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PB has been by your side all year, serving you and your community with trusted news coverage, inspiring stories, great music and educational resources. Thank you for making all these moments possible!

During this special time of year as you reflect on the organizations that matter to you, we hope you’ll consider supporting GPB’s Season of Giving. You can find quotes throughout this edition of GPB Next from appreciative donors who’ve shared what GPB means to them. We hope you’ll be encouraged by their words to help us continue to bring these valuable programs and services to people across the state.

We also hope you’ll get in the holiday spirit with us by viewing these special programs on GPB:

A Christmas Carol: The Making of an Atlanta Tradition Monday, December 18, 7 PM There’s a new twist on an old classic at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre. This look behind the curtain of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol features the play’s director, playwright, set designer and more as they discuss what makes this version of A Christmas Carol so timely and unique.

Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas Monday, December 18, 9 PM Beloved home cook Dame Mary Berry heads to the Highlands on a winter break, where she cooks up some truly indulgent dishes that can be enjoyed anytime over the festive season and reflects on her heritage with fascinating anecdotes about her Scottish roots.

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A Southern Celtic Christmas Tuesday, December 19, 7 PM One of GPB’s most-beloved holiday programs returns for the thirteenth year to celebrate the high spirits and mystical beauty of the Christmas traditions of the Celtic lands and their connections with similar traditions of the American South. The program includes performances

by Grammy Award winners “First Lady of Celtic Song” Moya Brennan and bluegrass and Celtic banjo virtuoso Alison Brown.

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas Tuesday, December 19, 8 PM Set almost entirely in a Chinese restaurant, this offbeat, irreverent musical documentary tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity’s most musical holiday.

Call the Midwife Holiday Special Monday, December 25, 8 PM and 9:30 PM Based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, this popular series, now in its twelfth season, shares colorful tales of midwifery and families in London’s East End. This holiday special promises more heartwarming stories from the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House, as depicted in the series.

Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa Tuesday, December 26, 9 PM Honoring the heritage, unity, culture, and rich contributions of African Americans, Kwanzaa is more than just a celebration; it’s a way of life. This documentary explores the seven principles that are the foundation of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact.

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GPB RADIO The Met Opera Returns with A New Season on GPB Classical Saturdays, Beginning December 9, 1 PM

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eginning Saturday, Dec. 9, through June 8, 2024, GPB Classical will delight audiences with a new season of The Met Opera with host Debra Lew Harder. The matinee series will feature more than twenty-five iconic

classic opera performances during the 1 p.m. broadcast. From Mozart and Beethoven to Puccini and Verdi, performances will include Romeo and Juliet, La Boheme, Nabucco and much more.

You can access GPB Classical at GPB.org, on your Amazon Alexa, or on the GPB Classical app available for iPhone and Android users. To view the full Met Opera 23-24 season’s broadcast schedule, visit metopera.org/season/2023-24-season.

To learn more about this broadcast series and others to be featured on GPB Classical, visit gpb.org/classical.

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GPB IN THE COMMUNITY

Planet Barbecue TV Host Steven Raichlen Provides Tasty Tips for Successful Barbecue Preparation

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t was a smoking afternoon at GPB headquarters in Atlanta on Saturday, November 4, when Steven Raichlen, the author, journalist, lecturer and TV host who launched the barbecue revolution, met with enthusiastic audience

members to learn about the best methods for barbecue preparation.

Team members from Big Green Egg were also on hand to provide demonstrations of their cooking equipment and mouth-watering samples of barbecue.

In addition, Raichlen provided audience members with highlights of the history of barbecue, which he has written about extensively in his 32 books, including the international blockbusters How to Grill and The Barbecue Bible, as well as the New York Times bestselling Planet Barbecue and Project Smoke.

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can stream Steven Raichlen’s Planet Barbecue. You can also visit the GPB Passport page at gpb.org/passport for a list of additional programs featuring Raichlen.

Visit gpb.org/community to take part in more exciting GPB events.

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GPB’s All Things Considered Host Peter Biello Welcomes Listeners to a Live Remote Broadcast in Atlanta Listeners got a special treat in October when GPB took the “show on the road” to host a live remote broadcast of All Things Considered with local host Peter Biello at Eventide Brewing in Atlanta.

Attendees got the chance to meet Biello and hear live interviews with featured show guests Jen HidingerKendrick of Giving Kitchen, Clyde Higgs of the Atlanta Beltline, author Jericho Brown and GPB Sports’ Jon Nelson.

Following the broadcast of All Things Considered, attendees took part in a conversation with GPB’s Donna Lowry, who provided an update on local legislative issues.

This All Things Considered live remote broadcast was made possible with support from AARP of Georgia.

All Things Considered host Peter Biello talks with Pulitzer Prize winner Jericho Brown about the book he co-authored, “How We Do It,” an anthology of Black writers.

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GPB EDUCATION Georgia Electricity Live Exploration Broadcast and Stream Tuesday, December 5 at 10 AM

Showcases the Power of Georgia’s Energy Sources

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et ready for GPB Education’s most electric and shocking Live Exploration yet! In collaboration with Georgia EMC, GPB will be live streaming from GreyStone Power in Hiram, Georgia, on

December 5 at 10 a.m. for Georgia Electricity Live Exploration. During this live program, participants will discover the power of Georgia’s energy

sources, learn how electricity works, and take a tour of a 700-acre solar field!

This Live Exploration event will include interactive elements and experts will be available to answer students’ questions, and the event will include interactive polls. Use the hashtag #ElectricityLive to participate in the conversation.

This program will be televised on GPB-TV and live streamed on gpb.org/electricity.

Georgia Electricity Live Exploration will be available on demand online after December 5 with supplemental classroom resources for grades K-12.

Season of Giving “GPB is incredible and so needed. Thank you for wonderful programming.” – Monika L., Rome

GPB Education’s New Collection of Games and Videos Teaching Foundational Computer Science is Available Now

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GPB EXTRA GPB Sports Presents Live Coverage of the GHSA Football Championship

Monday, December 11 – Wednesday, December 13

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PB Sports’ coverage of the annual GHSA Football Championship promises once again to be a tour de force as members of the team, including Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin, bring viewers a live television

broadcast and stream Monday, December 11 – Wednesday, December 13.

With just over 31 hours of live coverage, the 2022 GHSA Championship broadcast and stream attracted more than 1.6 million viewers combined from all over the world, including Nigeria, Indonesia, Spain, South Africa, Germany, Mexico and Australia.

As this year’s big event approaches, Hannah and Jon shared a few insights on how they prepare and memorable moments from past championships.

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“We talk to every single head coach playing in the championships to go over rosters, depth charts, storylines - anything you can think of for each game,” said Hannah, who will mark her seventh GHSA Championship this year. “I meticulously map out every single show and prepare a backup plan for anything and everything that could go wrong. Three days of live TV can be unpredictable, so you have that Hannah Goodin

much more prepared!”

As a 27-year veteran of GPB Sports, Jon said he’s had many memorable moments, but there is one that comes immediately to mind. “It’s sharing the stage with Irwin County Head Coach Buddy Nobles as Irwin County won the state title as he was fighting cancer. To see someone you love struggle and be surrounded by friends, family and an entire community was a humbling moment for sure.”

Jon Nelson

Tune in to your local GPB station and visit gpb.org for the GHSA Championship beginning Monday, December 11 at 2 p.m.

You can also check out GPB Sports on the following platforms: facebook.com/gpbsports twitter.com/gpbsports instagram.com/gpbsports twitch.tv/gpb_twitch youtube.com/@gpbsports threads.net/@gpbsports

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GPB TV

AGATHA CHRISTIE: LUCY WORSLEY ON THE MYSTERY QUEEN Sundays, December 3-17, 8 PM

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his new three-part series features Lucy Worsley exploring the enigma of author Agatha Christie - the Mystery Queen with a talent for murder.

Christie was an English writer most known for her 66 detective novels

and 14 short story collections. During this series, she applies her historian’s powers of investigation to uncover a complex woman whose life – and work – reflect the upheavals of the 20th century.

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GPB PRIME TIME DECEMBER SCHEDULE TIME

FRI - 1st

SAT - 2nd

SUN - 3rd

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

6:00 PM PBS NewsHour 6:30 PM 7:00 PM

A Fork in the Road

7:30 PM 8:00 PM

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

8:30 PM 9:00 PM

Football Fridays in Georgia GPB Favorites

9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM

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Football Fridays in Georgia

11:30 PM

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL: CHRISTMAS IN THE DALES Friday, December 1, 3:30 PM

Courtesy of Playground Entertainment and MASTERPIECE

Celebrate the heartwarming MASTERPIECE series with clips and behind-the-scenes memories of its Christmas finales. Experience the kindness, empathy and love in the magical village of Darrowby and the stunning Yorkshire Dales during the holiday season.

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10 TIME

MON - 4th

TUES - 5th

WED - 6th

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

GPB Favorites

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM

CELTIC WOMAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Monday, December 4, 7 PM

Courtesy of Donal Moloney

Celebrate 20 years of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed at the Helix in Dublin. With fan favorites, new arrangements and stirring originals, this emotional evening features a stellar lineup of eight world-class Celtic Women.

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GPB PRIME TIME DECEMBER SCHEDULE THURS - 7th

PBS NewsHour

GPB Favorites

FRI - 8th

SUN - 10th

PBS News Weekend

PBS News Weekend

Father Brown

Father Brown

Hamish MacBeth

Sister Boniface

Mary Berry

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

PBS NewsHour

A Fork in the Road View Finders

Farewell Doc Martin

SAT - 9th

Mighty: The Life and Legend of Pat Dye

Keeping Up Appearances Are You Being Served?

Mr. Bean

Brokenwood Mysteries

Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899

Mr. Bean

MASTERPIECE:

All Creatures Great and Small

Father Brown Marriage

GPB Favorites GPB Favorites

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

FAREWELL DOC MARTIN Thursday, December 7, 8 PM

Caroline Catz narrates this stand-alone special that goes behind-the-scenes to share the secrets of the beloved British dramedy. From the show’s inception to its final days of filming, learn details about Doc and Louisa’s love story, the inspirations for the medical cases and Courtesy of Buffalo the real-life filming locations through on-set footage Pictures and All3Media and interviews with the cast and crew.

International

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 11 - DECEMBER 17 TIME

MON - 11th

TUES - 12th

WED - 13th

GHSA Football Championships

GHSA Football Championships

GHSA Football Championships

GHSA Football Championships

GHSA Football Championships

GHSA Football Championships

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM

FRONTLINE:

“Inside the Uvalde Response”

POV

“How to Have an American Baby”

FRONTLINE:

Austin City Limits

“The Discord Leaks”

“Allison Russell/The Weather Station”

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THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Thursdays, December 7-28, 9 PM This quirky New Zealand mystery follows DI Mike Shepherd, who arrives in the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with a classic car, a country music collection, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives and his assistant, DC Kristin Sims as they discover that Brokenwood Courtesy of Matt Klitscher is full of secrets and suspicions. Tune in to GPB for the and AcornTV unveiling of six new episodes featured in season 9 of this mystery series.

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GPB PRIME TIME DECEMBER SCHEDULE THURS- 14th

PBS NewsHour

FRI - 15th

SAT - 16th

SUN - 17th

PBS News Weekend

PBS News Weekend

PBS NewsHour Father Brown

Farewell Doc Martin

Bleak House

Hamish MacBeth

Mary Berry Doc Martin

Keeping Up Appearances

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favorites “Christmas”

Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

Are You Being Served?

Brokenwood Mysteries

Bleak House Mr. Bean Mr. Bean

Father Brown

Marriage GPB Favorites GPB Favorites

MASTERPIECE:

All Creatures Great and Small

GPB Favorites

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

MARRIAGE Thursdays, December 7-28, 10 PM

Courtesy of Rory Mulvey/BBC/The Forge

This four-part miniseries stars Sean Bean and Nicola Walker as Ian and Emma, a British married couple dealing with the ups and downs of their 30-year long marriage. The series is a demanding yet rewarding examination of long term marriage and explores the insecurities, ambiguities, hopes, fears, risks and gifts that make up their relationship as they live their lives in a generic regional town.

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 24 TIME

MON - 18th

TUES - 19th

WED - 20th

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

A Southern Celtic Christmas

SpelmanMorehouse Christmas Concert

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM

A Christmas Carol: The Making of an Atlanta Tradition

7:30 PM

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favorites “Christmas Day”

8:00 PM 8:30 PM

“Out of This World”

Antiques Roadshow

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas

America at a Crossroads with Judy Woodruff

9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM

FRONTLINE 25 Years with Lidia: “Netanyahu, America & A Culinary Jubilee the Road to War in Gaza”

10:30 PM

The Savoy at Christmas

Mary Berry’s Absolute Favorites “Christmas Day”

11:00 PM 11:30 PM

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Antiques Roadshow

“Out of This World”

Finding Your Roots

“Country Roots”

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

POV: HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY Monday, December 11, 11 PM

Courtesy of Leslie Tai

This documentary reveals the human dimension of the Chinese “Maternity Hotel’’ industry in the U.S. A kaleidoscopic voyage into the shadow economy catering to Chinese tourists who travel to the US to give birth for citizenship.

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GPB PRIME TIME DECEMBER SCHEDULE THURS - 21st

FRI - 22nd

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Rich’s Remembered

Fox Theatre: The Legend Lives On

MASTERPIECE:

Miss Scarlet and the Duke

Christmas in New Orleans

Holiday Programming

Mary Berry’s Christmas in New Absolute Favorites England “Christmas Day” Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials

Mary Berry’s Highland Christmas

Are You Being Served?

Christmas Specials

MASTERPIECE:

All Creatures Great and Small

Merry Christmas Mr. Bean

Marriage Fox Theatre: The Legend Lives On Doc Martin

SUN - 24th

Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials

Doc Martin

Brokenwood Mysteries

SAT - 23rd

Keeping Up Appearances GPB Favorites

BLEAK HOUSE Friday, December 15 beginning at 3 PM

Courtesy of BBC

Bleak House is a suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system. Secrets abound in this 2005 television adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Fortunes hang in the balance, awaiting the outcome of a legal case in the Court of Chancery in Victorian London. Meanwhile, the trials and tribulations of those awaiting the case’s outcome, weave through Dickens’ indictment of the chancery system.

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WEEK OF DECEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 31 TIME

MON - 25th

TUES - 26th

WED - 27th

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM

The Savoy at Christmas

7:30 PM

Call the Midwife

“Christmas Special Season 2023”

9:00 PM

Finding Your Roots

“Country Roots”

Cultural Expressions: Kwanzaa

9:30 PM Call the Midwife

10:00 PM

“Christmas Special Season 2023”

Karamu: Feast for the 7th Day

10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM

Georgia Outdoors “Feathered Friends”

8:00 PM 8:30 PM

Antiques Roadshow

“Naughty or Nice”

America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell

The Savoy at Christmas

Nature

“Penguins: Meet the Family”

NOVA

“Alaskan Dinosaurs”

Great Yellowstone Thaw

GPB Favorites

Nature

“Penguins: Meet the Family”

25 YEARS WITH LIDIA: A CULINARY JUBILEE Monday, December 18, 10 PM

Courtesy of WGBH

Beloved chef and bestselling cookbook author Lidia Bastianich is celebrating 25 years on public television.

Join Lidia’s family and celebrity friends to roll back the years and get an intimate look at the memorable moments of her life that have taken place both on and off the screen.

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GPB PRIME TIME DECEMBER SCHEDULE THURS - 28th

PBS NewsHour

GPB Favorites

FRI - 29th

SAT - 30th

SUN - 31st

PBS News Weekend

PBS News Weekend

Father Brown

GPB Favorites

Mary Berry

NEXT at the Kennedy Center: A New Year’s Eve Celebration

PBS NewsHour

GPB Favorites

Doc Martin

Keeping Up Appearances Are You Being Served?

Brokenwood Mysteries

MASTERPIECE: Miss Scarlet and the Duke

A Night of Georgia Music

Mr. Bean

Best of Mr. Bean

The Macon Sound

Father Brown

GPB Favorites

Marriage

Doc Martin

GPB Favorites

AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS WITH JUDY WOODRUFF Tuesday, December 19, 9 PM

Courtesy of PBS

In Dec. 2022, Judy Woodruff announced her intent to step aside from the PBS NewsHour anchor desk and began a two-year, national reporting project to better understand how the American people see their country and whether today’s deep political divisions can be healed. This show is the result of this work and explores how America arrived at this current, fractured political state.

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Get your tickets now for these shows!

BOCELLI WITH THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday, February 17, 2024, 8 PM Gas South Arena in Duluth Iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will be joined by the famed Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a performance featuring a selection of arias, his beloved crossover hits and famed love songs.

Celtic Woman Thursday, March 7, 2024, 7 PM Classic Center, Athens

Friday, March 8, 2024, 8 PM Fox Theatre, Atlanta

Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3 PM

Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah A global music sensation all over the world, Celtic Woman’s sound celebrates Irish musical and cultural heritage.

Joe Bonamassa Thursday, March 14, 2024, 8 PM Macon City Auditorium Grammy-nominated musician Joe Bonamassa is making his debut appearance in Macon with this performance.

Known among guitarists as a virtuoso, Bonamassa has 26 number one blues albums to his credit.

Call 800-222-4788 or go to gpb.org/tickets to support GPB and select your tickets.