GPB NEXT - March 2023

FINAL SEASON PREMIERES SUNDAY, MARCH 19 AT 9 PM

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Is a Loved One Showing Signs of Memory Problems? TIME TO TALK ABOUT DIAGNOSIS.

It can be tough talking to a loved one about symptoms that might suggest Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia. But delaying diagnosis can lead to a host of issues, both for the person and those who care for them.

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If you or a loved one are ready for clarity on the underlying cause of memory symptoms, visit GaMemoryNet.org/referrals to learn how to get a referral to a GMN Memory Assessment Clinic for an accelerated, accurate diagnosis.

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The popular series first inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel premieres its third and final season.

Hear more great storytelling as GPB adds another airing of The Moth Radio Hour to our schedule. GPB

The Black Legacy Project

GPB and Music in Common host The Black Legacy Project, a musical celebration of Black history that seeks to advance racial solidarity.

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PBS Environmental Programming Initiative... 16 Check out upcoming environmental programs for 2023 beginning in April as part of Earth Month.

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Call the Midwife

The multi-award-winning drama returns for a twelfth season.

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This documentary follows Dr. Fauci as the COVID 19 pandemic tests his 50-year career as this country’s leading advocate for public health.

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Georgia’s earliest history with the

GEORGIA OPEN HISTORY LIBRARY Discover

The Georgia Open History Library (GOHL) is an open-access digital library available to the public in a PDF format. You can read online, download the books for free, or purchase print editions. The library includes studies of Adams and Je erson; the American Revolution in Georgia; the Creek Nation; the papers of Revolutionary War general Lachlan McIntosh; the colony’s visionary founder James Edward Oglethorpe; and records of the German-speaking Protestant Salzburger settlement.

The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dear Friends,

We’ve made it to March and the glimmer of spring is on the horizon. Soon ahead are longer days, warmer sunshine and the splendor of Georgia wildflowers welcoming the renewal this time of year brings.

Here at GPB we’re all about renewal too! For us, 2023 is a year to sharpen our focus on mission. GPB is many things to many people, but perhaps most importantly it’s a community service. Lately, the idea of understanding and nurturing our culture of philanthropy as a company has become a prime objective. You see, it’s important for all of us at GPB to understand that your generosity, combined with the generosity of the state, makes what we do possible. Everything!

If we stand in a constant reminder that everything we do is because of the generosity of others, then the work we do becomes that much more intentional. And the by-product is better service to the many varied communities across the state – which is GPB’s overall goal. Sure, we’re a media company, and we’re all about entertaining you, and we talk about that a lot in GPB Next, but really, we want to offer opportunities to enlighten you, broaden your sense of the world, offer lifelong learning and respect for all kinds of views through civil conversation. That’s the GPB I’m most proud of – the one focused on making your life better.

That said, entertainment is also an important part of our mission, and this month certainly doesn’t miss the mark on that across all of our platforms. On GPB TV you’ll be able to take a momentary escape to Sanditon as season three of the MASTERPIECE favorite premieres Sunday, March 19. Also on the way March 19 is the premiere of season 12 of the popular drama Call the Midwife, and this month brings new episodes of Frontline, Independent Lens, Great Performances and American Masters!

On GPB Radio, we thank Harry O’Donoghue for his many years of bringing our listeners The Green Island Radio Show, which will air its last episode this month. Don’t miss the recap in the GPB in the Community section of the wonderful event featuring The Black Legacy Project hosted in our studios in partnership with Music in Common. And finally, we’re so proud to share the work of our GPB Education Outreach team around the state in this month’s GPB Education section.

Warmest regards,

Bert Wesley Huffman GPB President and Chief Revenue Officer

Binge the entire new season of Sanditon on GPB Passport beginning March 19!

Seasons 1 & 2 are available now for catch-up viewing.

Go to gpb.org/passport to learn more or activate your Passport account and start streaming-today!

SANDITON

Final Season Premieres Sunday, March 19 at 9 PM

Sanditon will premiere its third and final season Sunday, March 19 at 9 PM, but MASTERPIECE promises just as much excitement as the series ends.

Described by The New York Times as “lush and fun” among its many good reviews, Sanditon was first inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel and adapted and created by Emmy® award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies.

Susanne Simpson, Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE says, “Sanditon has been an incredibly special series for MASTERPIECE, and we know it has found its way into the hearts of countless fans. While we are sad to say goodbye to the series, we know our audience has a lot to look forward to in this new season.”

Set at an English seaside resort in the early 1800s, season three of Sanditon features returning characters Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), Tom Parker (Kris Marshall), Mary Parker (Kate Ashfield), Lady Denham (Anne Reid), Edward Denham (Jack Fox), and many other beloved residents.

Joining the series are several new characters that will bring drama, laughter and romance along with them.

Lady Montrose (Emma Fielding, Van der Valk) is the quintessential Austen mother –she arrives in Sanditon with one objective: matches for her children, Lydia and Henry. Lydia (Alice Orr Ewing, A Very English Scandal) is an independent young woman who is not as eager for a match as her mother. Lord Henry Montrose (Edward Davis, Emma) is charismatic and confident, and he holds a secret.

Rowleigh Pryce (James Bolam, New Tricks) is a wealthy, curmudgeonly investor who is interested in teaming up with Tom Parker on the seaside resort’s expansion. Their plans become complicated when Rowleigh runs into Lady Denham. Also new to Sanditon is Alexander’s brother, Samuel Colbourne (Liam Garrigan, Cobra) – a lawyer and charming bachelor.

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Join Us for a Sanditon Season 3 Preview Party

- Sunday, March 19 at 2 PM -

Sanditon is back for its third and final season. Grab your sunscreen, your beach towel, and get ready! Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and more return — but will everyone find their happy endings?

Join us for a viewing party in the GPB Studio where we will enjoy light refreshments and share the first episode of the season on the big screen before it is available to the public!

Members of the Jane Austen Society of North America will be there to answer questions and help celebrate Austen’s final work.

Visit gpb.org/community to register.

“A magnet for those of us who like to have our listening borders stretched.” TORONTO STAR

GPB EDUCATION

GPB’s Education Outreach Team Helps Inspire Teachers Throughout the State

Since the beginning of this school year, members of GPB’s education outreach team have personally shared GPB’s trusted content with nearly 2,000 educators by providing free virtual and in-person professional learning opportunities throughout schools, districts, professional conferences and in partnership with like-minded service organizations.

The outreach team, which includes manager Tracey Wiley and specialists Dr. Kiawana Kennedy and Dr. Kimberly Stokes, travels the state in a dedicated effort to support Georgia’s educators with thousands of no-cost quality educational resources that are created, curated and distributed by GPB and our PBS partner stations nationwide.

The team finds increasingly creative ways to connect with more and more educators each school year to encourage and inspire them through GPB’s award-winning video series, games, lesson plans, comprehensive courses, virtual learning journeys and more.

“It’s been so rewarding to help establish and grow with GPB’s outreach team over these past seven years,” says GPB’s education outreach manager, Tracey Wiley, “Since I started at GPB in 2015, we have been able to share our content with more than 41,000 lifelong learners, and we continue to create new relationships and build on the ones we’ve made to date.”

To learn more about the sessions we offer and spread the word about GPB’s free professional learning services, visit gpb.org/pl.

Don’t forget to enter the PBS Kids Writers Contest! This year’s deadline is April 17.

For more information about the contest, visit gpb.org/writers-contest.

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GPB RADIO

Get More of The Moth Radio Hour

Now Airing Sundays at 11 AM on GPB Atlanta and The GPB Radio Network

GPB is bringing you more of a radio favorite with the addition of The Moth Radio Hour to our schedule Sundays at 11 a.m. on GPB Atlanta and the GPB Radio Network.

The Moth brings the power of personal storytelling to millions of people each year - creating community and building empathy around the world - as people from all walks of life, including everyone from astronauts to exonerated prisoners, share their stories on stage in front of a live audience.

The Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour features The Moth’s most beloved storytellers, chosen from across the live shows and programs, and explores the stories behind the stories.

The Moth Radio Hour will continue to air at 7 p.m. on Fridays on the GPB Radio Network and at 5 a.m. on Saturdays on GPB Atlanta and the GPB Radio Network.

For more information on The Moth StorySLAMS, the monthly community-focused, open-mic storytelling competitions, visit gpb.org/community.

The Green Island Radio Show Airs Final Episode March 19

This month we say goodbye to a staple of GPB Radio, The Green Island Radio Show, which first began airing in 1992.

With each program, host Harry O’Donoghue, a talented Irish folksinger, storyteller and humorist, has featured the very best Irish and Celtic music. “I have very much enjoyed co-producing and hosting the show all these years and will miss it,“ said O’Donoghue. “We had some fun times, some great co- hosts, some talented musicians who stopped by and some enlightening and informative phone interviews with major Irish entertainers and writers.” The last broadcast of the Savannah-based program will air on the GPB Radio Network Sunday, March 19 at 9 p.m. O’Donoghue plans to continue to perform and take tour groups to Ireland each year with his company, O’Donoghue Tours.

“Harry’s passion for Irish and Celtic music and the depth of his knowledge has made for a rich experience for our listeners,” said GPB Director of Radio Programming Ellen Reinhardt. “We are grateful for all the years his dedication has allowed GPB to bring such a wonderful program to our listeners, and we wish him much success as he spends more time focusing on his career.”

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GPB IN THE COMMUNITY

GPB Hosts Music in Common for The Black Legacy Project

GPB was pleased to host Atlanta-based nonprofit Music in Common for a Building the Beloved Community event in our studios in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this January.

The event brought people together from across the Metro Atlanta area to explore how to we can work together to build the world of belonging Dr. King envisioned and worked so tirelessly toward, 55 years after his death.

Music in Common seeks to strengthen, empower and connect communities through the universal language...

Music in Common seeks to strengthen, empower and connect communities through the universal language and introduced attendees to The Black Legacy Project, a musical celebration of Black history to advance racial solidarity, equity and belonging through a film screening and live performance, including a communal rendition of “We Shall Overcome.”

The program concluded with a community conversation, at the end of which the audience was charged to introduce themselves to one another and carry on the conversation – which they did during a lively reception in the GPB atrium.

As it travels the country, The Black Legacy Project brings together artists of all backgrounds to record present-day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and compose originals relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time. We look forward to having them back at GPB in April to continue the collaboration and hope you will join us!

CEO SPOTLIGHT

PBS Launches Unprecedented Environmental and Climate Programming Initiative.

by GPB CEO Teya Ryan

PBS has announced the launch of an unprecedented environmental and climate programming initiative kicking off in April for Earth Month that promises to bring together the very best in science, history and news programming in 2023 and beyond. Program highlights include:

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “THE SUN QUEEN” | APRIL

Chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated home in 1948. Along the way she was undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues at MIT.

CHANGING PLANET II | APRIL

In its second season, Changing Planet revisits six of our planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems and catches up with the inspiring people introduced in the first series — scientists and local experts fighting to safeguard their communities and wildlife, charting the progress of their game-changing environmental projects.

NOVA “CLIMATE ACROSS AMERICA” CAMPAIGN | APRIL

This spring, NOVA will lead a national campaign spotlighting how climate change is affecting communities across the country and the innovative solutions being implemented to address the climate crisis. The campaign includes two programs. The first, “Weathering the Future,” explores the impacts on the U.S. from a changing global climate, from longer, hotter heat waves, to more intense rainstorms, to megafires and multiyear droughts. The second, “Chasing Carbon Zero,” identifies the most likely real-world technologies that can help the U.S. attain its climate change goal of achieving 100% zero carbon pollution by 2050.

HUMAN FOOTPRINT | JULY

This six-part documentary series hosted by biologist and Princeton University professor Shane CampbellStaton, explores how humans have transformed the planet.

EVOLUTION EARTH | FALL

Traveling to extreme locations, this fivepart series meets animals and people on the front lines of climate change and look at how Earth is evolving at superspeed.

Look for these programs and more on GPB, including returning series such as Season Two of America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, climate-focused programs from NATURE and journalistic storytelling from Frontline and PBS Newshour

Deanna Breiwick Cunegonde Jack Swanson Candide Kevin Burdette Voltaire

Victor Ryan Robertson GOvernor

Gretchen Krupp Paquette Deborah Bowman Old Lady Craig Irvin Maximilian Tyler Nelson Cacambo Curtis Bannister Martin

GPB TV

Call The Midwife Returns For A Twelfth Season Of Midwifery And Family Life

Sunday, March 19, 8 PM

The multi-award-winning drama returns this month, following an eventful Christmas special. It’s 1968 and Enoch Powell’s infamous “Rivers of Blood” speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who’s an instant hit with everyone – except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie’s relationship with Matthew gets stronger and stronger, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out the district, Shelagh and Dr. Turner split their time between the busy maternity home and their lively young family, and Reggie continues to bring joy into Violet and Fred’s lives.

WATCH GPB TELEVISION

Atlanta WGTV Channel 8

Augusta WCES Channel 20

Chatsworth WNGH Channel 18

Columbus WJSP Channel 28

Dawson WACS Channel 25

Macon WMUM Channel 29

Pelham WABW Channel 14

Savannah WVAN Channel 9

Waycross WXGA Channel 8

The cast of Call the Midwife return for an all-new season. Courtesy of BBC / Neal Street Productions / Ray Burmiston)

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Five female officers of Women’s League. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

MAKING BLACK AMERICA MARATHON

Saturday, March 4, Beginning at 11 AM

This four-part documentary series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people, recounting the establishment of the Prince Hall Masons in 1775 through the formation of all-Black towns and business districts, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, destinations for leisure and the social media phenomenon of Black Twitter.

GREAT PERFORMANCES - REMEMBER THIS Monday, March 13, 9 PM

Adapted from the play by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, Academy Award nominee David Strathairn stars as World War II Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski in this genre-defying one-man story of a reluctant hero and Holocaust witness. David Strathairn.

Courtesy of Jeff Hutchens

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FRONTLINE - AGE OF EASY MONEY

Tuesday, March 14, 9 PM

This two-hour special investigates the Fed’s epic economic experiment to revive the economy with what has been called an “easy money” policy, and the far-reaching and unintended consequences - including a widening gap between Main Street and Wall Street. The country and the world may be entering a new economic era.

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WEEK OF MARCH 7 - MARCH 13

Lawmakers

A Fork in the Road

Antiques Roadshow

“Cheekwood Estates & Gardens Hour 3”

Antiques Roadshow

“Cheekwood Estates & Gardens Hour 3”

GEORGIA

TECH INVENTURE PRIZE 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 PM

This Emmy Award-winning annual broadcast captures the InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech, an interdisciplinary innovation competition that brings together student innovators from all academic backgrounds across campus in an effort to foster creativity, invention and entrepreneurship.

The InVenture Prize - An electrifying televised competition.

Courtesy of Georgia Tech.

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MARIE ANTOINETTE

Sunday, March 19, 10 PM

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she’s forced to leave Austria to marry the Dauphin. But she’s as unprepared as her awkward teenage husband. How will this free spirit react to Versailles with its ridiculous rules of etiquette?

Emilia

as Marie Antoinette. Courtesy of © Caroline DuboisCapa Drama

Welfare rights leaders put their hands together in celebration. Courtesy of Diana Mara Henry Photography.

WEEK OF MARCH 14 - MARCH 20

Antiques Roadshow

“Wags to Riches”

Antiques Roadshow

“Body of Work”

Our Vanishing Americana:

South Carolina

Independent Lens

“Storming Caesar’s Palace”

INDEPENDENT LENS - STORMING CAESAR’S PALACE

Monday, March 20, 11 PM

After losing her job as a hotel worker in Las Vegas, Ruby Duncan joined a welfare rights group of mothers who defied notions of the “welfare queen.” In a fight for guaranteed income, Ruby and other equality activists took on the Nevada mob in organizing a massive protest that shut down Caesars Palace.

GPB PRIME TIME MARCH SCHEDULE

TUES - 21st WED - 22nd

Lawmakers

Antiques Roadshow Recut

Finding Your Roots

“No Irish Need Apply”

Georgia Outdoors

“Epic Journeys”

Georgia Outdoors

“Grand Canyons”

Nature

“Born in the Rockies: First Steps”

- 23rd FRI - 24th PBS NewsHour Lawmakers

GPB Favorites

Agatha Christie’s Marple

GPB Favorites

Animals Reunited The Hour

American Masters: “Dr. Tony Fauci”

NOVA

“Ancient Maya Metropolis”

Frontline “Weinstein”

Secrets of the Dead

“Lady Sapiens”

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AMERICAN MASTERS - DR. TONY FAUCI

Tuesday, March 21, 9 PM

This documentary follows Dr. Fauci across fourteen months, showing a rarely seen side of this passionate scientist, husband, father and public servant as he battles a devastating pandemic while confronting a political onslaught that calls into question his 50-year career as this country’s leading advocate for public health.

Dr. Anthony Fauci. Courtesy The WNET Group

WEEK OF MARCH 21 - MARCH 27

GPB

MASTERPIECE:

Antiques

Roadshow

“Did Grandma Lie?”

Antiques

Roadshow

“True Colors”

GPB Favorites

Wes Cowan appraises

Benjamin Greenleaf portraits, ca. 1810.

By Parties

Unknown

Independent Lens

“Hidden Letters”

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: DID GRANDMA LIE?

Monday, March 27, 8 PM

Find out if grandma lied about the family goods that include a 1900 Mark Twain letter, a ruby and diamond bracelet and a Babe Ruth & Honus Wagner signed baseball. Does the story of the show-stopping $85,000 find really hold up?

GPB PRIME TIME MARCH SCHEDULE

TUES - 28th

Lawmakers

Antiques

Roadshow

“True Colors”

Finding Your Roots

Anchormen

American Experience

“Movement and the Madman”

Voces on PBS

“American Exile”

Finding Your Roots

Anchormen

Nature

“Born in the Rockies: Growing Up”

Agatha Christie’s Marple

GPB Favorites

A Night of Georgia Music

The Fallen Astronaut The Hour

NOVA “Einstein’s Quantum Riddle”

Secrets of the Dead

“Magellan’s Crossing”

GPB Favorites

Library of Congress

Gershwin Prize

“Joni Mitchell”

Next at the Kennedy Center

“A Joni Mitchell Songbook”

GPB Favorites

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - MOVEMENT AND THE “MADMAN”

Tuesday, March 28, 9 PM

Told as a “political thriller,” the film shows how two antiwar protests in the fall of 1969 — the largest the country had ever seen — caused President Nixon to cancel what he called his “madman” plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam, including his threats to use nuclear weapons.

President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in 1972. Courtesy of Getty Images.

Come to the Georgia Archives to explore Georgia ’s past, learn about your family history, attend a Lunch and Learn lecture or one of our special events. To learn more, visit GeorgiaArchives.org.

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 Colonial Georgia Conservation

 Invasive Species