January 2022 TPT Member Magazine

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MASTERPIECE Around the World in 80 Days

AMERICAN MASTERS Ailey

Don’t miss this thrilling adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel. David Tennant stars as literature’s greatest explorer, Phileas Fogg. He is joined on his journey by Ibrahim Koma as Jean Passepartout, Fogg's irrepressible valet, and Leonie Benesch as Abigail "Fix" Fortescue, a determined and headstrong journalist. In eight parts. TPT 2 Sundays, starting January 2, 7 p.m. TPT LIFE Wednesdays, starting January 5, 7 p.m.

Discover the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey whose dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength and beauty. Featuring previously unheard audio interviews with Ailey, interviews with those close to him and an intimate glimpse into the Ailey studios today. TPT 2 Tuesday, January 11, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Saturday, January 15, 7 p.m.

MASTERPIECE All Creatures Great and Small - Season 2 As season two opens, James returns from Glasgow where he has been visiting his parents for Easter. While there he is offered a job at a modern local veterinary practice and must decide between staying home in Glasgow with his elderly parents or returning to his new life in Yorkshire. In seven parts. TPT 2 Sundays, starting January 9, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Wednesdays, starting January 12, 8 p.m.

GREAT PERFORMANCES Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Pull the curtain back on some of Broadway’s most popular shows, revealing how the New York theater industry undertook the process of turning the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offering behind-the-scenes access to shows, including “Jagged Little Pill,” “Diana – The Musical,” “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” and “Wicked,” the film follows each production’s journey for their long-anticipated reopening nights. TPT 2 Tuesday, January 18, 8 p.m.

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February Concerts LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA SAT FEB 5 8PM LUNAR NEW YEAR FOR FAMILIES (A RELAXED FAMILY CONCERT)

Osmo Vänskä // MUSIC DIRECTOR

SUN FEB 6 2PM Junping Qian, conductor

Roz Tsai, host Rui Du, violin

Gao Hong, pipa (Feb 5 only) Zhengang Xie, jing hu master Mei Hu, yue qin master Fei Xie, artistic consultant Asian Media Access, artistic partner

PRESENTED AS PART OF

MOZART, CHIN AND STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD

FRI FEB 1 1 8PM SAT FEB 12 8PM Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor Baiba Skride, violin

RICK STEVES’ EUROPE: A SYMPHONIC JOURNEY WITH THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA

FRI FEB 1 8 8PM SUN FEB 20 2PM Sarah Hicks, conductor Rick Steves, host

CANELLAKIS CONDUCTS DON QUIXOTE FRI FEB 25 8PM SAT FEB 26 8PM

Karina Canellakis, conductor Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

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Anyone, including children, entering Orchestra Hall will be required to show proof upon arrival of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test. More information at minnesotaorchestra.org/safety. All artists, programs, dates and prices subject to change. PHOTOS Canellakis: Mathias Bothor; Hong: IFTPA; Slobodeniouk: Marco Borggreve.

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Celebrate the New Year and catch up with old friends! The beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives - a royal visit from the king and queen of England!

Downton Abbey: The Movie TPT 2 Sunday, January 2, 4:54 p.m.

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A NOTE FROM SYLVIA

Happy New Year to you and yours. When a new year begins, one tradition is to make a resolution to do something different in the new year. We are proud to share with our members that TPT’s resolution is to implement our new four-year strategic roadmap, which will advance our commitment to high-quality, accessible public media programming and services. As I approach my second anniversary at TPT as its President & CEO, I could never have anticipated the hardships our community would face in 2020 and 2021. Despite the uncertainty, our TPT team has continued to weather the storm, and we are prepared to leap forward, from both a content and a technology standpoint, to better serve our audiences and grow our influence among public media organizations nationally. To kick off the new year, TPT has launched a four-year strategic roadmap that focuses on six goals: Create welcoming and inclusive environments; increase representational diversity; accelerate operational excellence; grow revenue for strategic priorities; engage audiences with valued, trusted, accessible, and personalized programming; and advance a data- first culture. While ambitious, we will transform our programming and services locally, regionally and nationally. In addition to increasing our use of technology to improve access and meet audience expectations, we will also invest in TPT’s storytelling across our core content areas: history, arts and culture, public and civic affairs, and education. For additional details on our strategic roadmap, please see our categories of note (highlighted on the next two pages) or read more at tpt.org/2030 . Our work takes resources, and we are fortunate to have longstanding and dedicated members, donors, foundations and business partners who believe in our mission, programming and community. Their trust and investment in TPT and our community has, does, and will continue to support our innovation and growth. Thank you.

Best Regards, Sylvia Strobel President and CEO, Twin Cities PBS

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TPT's 2030 Vision NOBODY TELLS STORIES LIKE US

“By 2030, TPT will be the most trusted media source in the region, and a leader and convener of PBS stations nationally. We are increasing our investment in programming that is most important to our audiences— history, arts/culture, education and public/civic affairs—and addressing systemic barriers by supporting teachers, children, and families with trusted and accessible educational resources. TPT has an incredible opportunity—and obligation—to steward the resources entrusted to us to grow as a community asset and civic institution, accessible to all and amplifier of voices, experiences, and stories of our extraordinary communities within and beyond Minnesota.” - Sylvia Strobel, President & CEO

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Don’t miss out on recently added shows! Catch new episodes of these fan-favorite series new to watch on TPT Passport this winter.

Secrets of the Dead

Antiques Roadshow

Austin City Limits

NOVA

Finding Your Roots

Nature

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WELCOME TO THE NEXT AVENUE SPECIAL SECTION

How My Parachute Took 75 Years to Drop in Normandy By Deborah L. Jacobs

"It is a very beautiful historic piece and its packaging is very pretty," wrote the museum's curator, Eric Belloc, in response to the photos I sent. Opened in 1964, the museum has expanded its collection through public and private donations. On view in one pavilion is a C-47: a military transport plane that dropped parachutists during the D-Day attack. In another, visitors can walk through the only original Waco glider on display in Europe. The museum owns about 50 parachutes. The Airborne Museum plans to keep our parachute in storage for two or three years until the museum completes a renovation of its Waco Pavilion. The parachute can't be displayed fully opened, Mallet told us, because parachutes "are too big and would lose their shape." But it could be exhibited, in a special case, partially unfurled, with the original carton beside it.

While grounded during the pandemic, one of my projects was to find a worthy recipient for a red World War II nylon/cotton parachute that had been sitting in my Brooklyn, N.Y. basement for 22 years. The parachute, in its original carton and never used, was previously in the attic of my parents' house in the Bronx when they bought the place "as is" in 1967. About a year after my father died in 1997, my mother sold the house and, while cleaning out 30 years of detritus, showed up on my stoop with this bulky, 27-pound bundle.

She announced that she was passing the torch to me, to preserve the parachute "for history." Envisioning the day when we, too, might need to downsize, my husband and I recently decided it was time to hand off our red inheritance to the pros.

So, I contacted several museums that might, for various reasons, want to add our parachute to their collection.

The one that showed the greatest interest was the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Église, the first French town liberated by the Allies on June 6, 1944.

Knowing his plans satisfied every secret wish. This meant that as many as 100,000 visitors per year would see our parachute. And finally, it would be out of the box. Read more of this story on Next Avenue.org

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Overcoming Unconscious Age Bias: An Expert’s Advice By Richard Eisenberg

Do you think that we all have unintentional bias, or that most people do? I think that most people are at risk of reacting in ways that can be influenced by stereotypes and associations. But I also think that we're all capable of practicing a little bit more introspection and developing more awareness of our own reactions and our own mental processes. Some people talk about ageism as the last 'ism.' We all know that racism is bad, that sexism is bad, but a lot of people haven't come to terms with ageism. Do you think there's some merit to that?

Editor’s Note: Next Avenue editor Richard Eisenberg spoke recently with science and culture journalist Jessica Nordell about her new book “ The End of Bias: A Beginning. ”

Next Avenue: Tell me what unconscious bias is.

I think so. Ageism is one category where in some ways it's still kind of acceptable to be somewhat biased. Culturally, it doesn't evoke the kind of shame and public approbation or renunciation that other kinds of biases do.

Jessica Nordell: We might think of ourselves as treating everyone the same. We believe that the old and young should be treated with respect. We believe men and women should be both given the same benefit of the doubt. We believe people of all races and ethnicities should be evaluated fairly. But then because we have so many stereotypes and associations embedded in our memories, we can react in ways that really violate those deeply held values. And when it's pointed out to people, they often feel very guilty. They feel embarrassed because their behavior is not in line with the kind of image of themselves that they have.

Why?

I could make guesses about the fact that we generally don't have the kind of veneration of elders that we really should— that so many other cultures have. There's so much wisdom that has accumulated and is untapped. And if we really respected our elders and respected that wisdom, I think we would all be a lot better off as a result. Read the full interview at NextAvenue.org.

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Twin Cities PBS (TPT) would like to thank members of the President’s Society , community philanthropists who believe in the power of public media to transform our society. Leadership gifts of $10,000 – $100,000 + , provide resources to help engage, inform and inspire our communities.

Anonymous x8 Ellen Archibald Dave Bates and Paola Sandroni Kathryn Burns Robert E. and Gail Buuck Julie and David Cohen Ellie Crosby - The Longview Foundation Robert and Teri Crosby - The Longview Foundation Kit Dahl and Deborah Hopp Mark and Mary Davis Foundation

Doug and Louise Leatherdale Foundation Robert and Sandra Lee

Kathy and Allen Lenzmeier Diane and David M. Lilly, Jr. Helen E and Daniel T. Lindsay Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Leland T. Lynch and Terry Saario fund of TheMinneapolis Foundation Martha E. MacMillan Margaret Maki Mary Ellen and George Malkasian Robert&PollyMcCreaFamilyFoundation of The Minneapolis Foundation Dick and Joyce McFarland Family Foundation of The Minneapolis Foundation Thomas and Susan McGuire Jan and Dick Putnam Peter and Linda Quinn LaVern and Barbara Rippley Rinek Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Edwin and Jennifer Ryan Joyce Tesarek James L. Schenz and Miriam G. Simmons Deborah and Allan Schneider Penelope Scialla Leland (Stanford) Scofield, Jr. Family Fund Richard and Linda Seime Bonnie Sommerville Jennine and Jack Speier Rick and Susan Spielman Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Beverly Stephenson D and J Stottrup Education Foundation McIntosh Family Fund Darby and Geri Nelson Marilyn & Glen Nelson Family Foundation Noble Family Foundation D & K Olson Family Foundation Nickolas and Judith Priadka

Mitch and Laurie Davis Scott and Kara Dillon Dougherty Family Foundation Joan R. Duddingston Fund Mary Ebert and Paul Stembler Judith Froehling Shirley Furber Gale Family Foundation Barbara Gaughan Rita Gengler

George Family Foundation David and Terry Gilberstadt Sharon Glasrud Ted and Lorraine Glasrud Family Foundation The Griths Foundation Russ and Jenni Hagen The Halloran Family Foundation Marguerite Harvey The Head Family Foundation Robert Hebbel Roger F. Heegaard Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Hoeft Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Joe Hognander Terry Hougen James and Janelle House The John and Ruth Huss Fund Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad Foundation Manley and Mary Johnston Glen and Barbara Juntti KG Foundation Karen and Emery N. Koenig Frederick Knox

Stacy Suberg Nancy Sweet KaiMay Yuen Terry and Joseph Terry, M.D. Rosemary Townsend John Wallace in honor of wife, Maricarol Wallace Warren and Paula Weck Jan and Linda Willette The Robert William and Nina Gayle Sit Foundation The Wurtele Foundation

Gretchen Koehler Mary A. Kowalski Victor Langer Mark and Kathleen Larson

To learn more about this community of philanthropists, contact the Development Department at 651.229.1410 or visit tpt.org/presidents

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HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 10-16

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S: POIROT

The Theft of the Royal Ruby During Christmas holidays, Poirot gets a visit from the Egyptian prince whose royal ruby has been stolen. The investigation takes Poirot to the English countryside, where he gets to experience the true English Christmas. TPT 2 Thursday, January 13, 8 p.m.

MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story

From Pine City, Minnesota to wartorn Europe, WWII U.S. Eighth Air Force Bombardier Lt. Charles Woehrle, relives his experiences as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft III, made famous by the movie “The Great Escape.” TPT 2 Monday, January 10, 8 p.m.

THE ROYAL HOUSE OF WINDSOR Shadow of a King

MASTERPIECE Miss Scarlet and the Duke Inheritance Thrown onto her own, Eliza goes to work as a private detective to get out of debt. Luckily, a family friend known as the Duke is a cop willing to help. Part 1 of 6. TPT 2 Saturday, January 15, 7 p.m. MASTERPIECE Around The World in 80 Days To meet their connection in Aden, Fogg and Passepartout hire a camel driver to cross the desert. Part 3 of 8 . TPT 2 Sunday, January 16, 7 p.m. TPT LIFE Wed., January 19, 7 p.m.

Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker. Part 4 of 6 . TPT 2 Monday, January 10, 9:40 p.m.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS – SEASON 8 Activists Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr. welcomes Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Anita Hill, two guests who made profound sacrifices for social justice, and helps them discover the ancestors who made sacrifices for them. TPT 2 Tuesday, January 11, 7 p.m.

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EVENING JANUARY 10-16

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

10 Mon

Antiques Roadshow Wadsworth Mansion Hour 2

Minnesota Experience Stalag Luft III: One Man’s Story

The Royal House of Windsor: Shadow of a King (Part 4 of 6)

POV: Mayor

Cranford Part 1

Roy Orbison Forever

Antiques Roadshow Recut

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Start Up

LIFE

MN Original

Craft

First Speakers: Restoring The Ojibwe Language

Native Report Native Report Germans from Russia: Chil- dren of the Steppe

Somalia: A Nation of Poets

Postcards

11 Tue

Finding Your Roots: Activists Roots

American Masters: Ailey

Relish

NOVA: High-Risk High-Rise

Big Pacific: Mysterious (Part 1 of 4)

Frankie Drake Mysteries - Season 3: No Friends Like Old Friends

Vienna Blood: The Melancholy Countess (Part 1 of 2) Stage: Lowertown Line & Min- nesota Original

The Fall: Darkness Visible

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Chavis Chronicles Common Ground

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Food Justice Art at Hand: Creative Ag- ing with Clay

Clay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan Great American Railroad Journeys: Alaska: Talkeetna to Juneau

Drug Courts: Justice That Heals

12 Wed

Nature: Octopus: Making Contact Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 2 of 8)

NOVA: Butterfly Blueprints

Big Pacific: Violent (Part 2 of 4) Musketeers: Friends and Enemies

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 1 of 7) This Is Minnesota Orchestra: The Science of Sound Agatha Christie’s: Poirot: The Theft of the Royal Ruby

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Seat at the Table Making It Up North

LIFE

MN Original

Minnesota in the ‘70s

On The Road Together: Teen Driving

St. Paul’s Historic Hill: Salvag- ing A Gilded Past

Almanac: Hands-On History

Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern Ask This Old House

13 Thu

This Old House

Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece Cartouche Part 2

Mary Berry’s Simple Com- forts

The Royal House of Windsor: Shadow of a King (Part 4 of 6)

Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Rising Road (1933-1939) (Part 5 of 7)

Minnesota Experience: Minneapolis Past

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

History with David Ruben- stein

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Ms. Scientist

Improving Your Home’s Performance

Integrated Energy Solu- tions

Minnesota: A History of the Land: Second Nature/1945 and Beyond

Farm Fresh Road Trip 4 Civilizations: Encounters

Off 90

Nature: Walking with Emerson & Thoreau

14 Fri

Almanac

Antiques Roadshow: Bonanzaville Hour 2

Stars On Stage from Westport Country Playhouse: Shoshana Bean

Civilizations: God and Art BBC World News

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

Washington Week

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Frontline

Amanpour and Company

Gzero World with Ian Bremmer Prairie Mosaic

LIFE

MN Original

Postcards

Innovation Culture

Planting Cre- ativity: Artists, Place...

Almanac

Community Leadership After 50

Healthcare Any- where: Hyper- Connecting

15 Sat

Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece: Inheritance

Midsomer Murders: The Great and the Good (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)

Before We Die Part 10

Lowertown Line: Haley Bonar

The Mallorca Files - Season 2 Son of a Pig (Part 2 of 6)

American Masters: Ailey

Relish

POV: Mayor

POV: Midnight Traveler

LIFE

Backroads

Prairie Musi- cians

Listen / Sto- ries of Cancer and Resilience

Re-Imagining Late Life

Native Mens’ Barriers to Health Care

Make It Ok Stigma & Mental Illness

Getting There

Tobacco Vs. Minnesota: Clearing The Air

Brighter Fu- tures: Childhood In Balance

16 Sun

Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8) Nature: Octopus: Making Contact

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 2 of 7)

Vienna Blood: The Melancholy Countess (Part 2 of 2)

Line of Separation Part 4

Line of Separation Part 5

NOVA: Butterfly Blueprints

Big Pacific: Violent (Part 2 of 4)

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors

Austin City Limits St. Vincent/Joy Olakokun

LIFE

Curling Minne- sota: Bemidji

Uncovered: Minnesota’s Dental Crisis

Schmeckfest: Food Traditions of Germans from Russia

Relish

James J. Hill: Empire Builder

Minnesota Regiments

Call to Justice

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‘That Got Weird’ Gets Animated About Microaggressions By Marissa Blahnik

“I worry all the time during my interviews if I’m being racist by asking certain questions to individuals,” filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu said of his interview process for That Got Weird , a new animated digital series from Twin Cities PBS. “This is a good and really big learning voyage for me, making this series.” That Got Weird premieres this month as part of the Racism Unveiled digital storytelling project. The online series of short videos pairs audio interviews of Minnesota’s BIPOC community (Black, Indigenous, people of color) with animated characters to depict their experiences with tokenism, microaggressions and racism in general. Since the project launched in July 2020, Racism Unveiled has focused on the roots of racial injustice in Minnesota using video interviews, data journalism, articles, listening sessions and events. An animated series might not seem a natural extension of this work — especially one hoping to reach an adult BIPOC audience — but after an extensive period of research and development, Rapu and the Racism Unveiled team settled on the visual style for the anonymity it allows. “We wanted to hide the identity of the individuals that were sharing with us so that they felt open to share their true experiences without fear of backlash or embarrassment, or of others involved — or any of those things that comes with talking about the truth,” he said. Animation also introduces the opportunity for levity, which the team hopes will help make the subject matter more accessible.

“The goal behind it is for BIPOC individuals or people who have experienced racism in the past to connect with the series,” Rapu said, “but also to allow those who haven’t to empathize with those who have.”

Mychal Batson's characters bring levity to uncomfortable conversations.

Telling Stories That Matter

Rapu came to TPT last year to work with TPT producer Leya Hale on Bring Her Home , a feature-length project that revolves around three women who have been fighting for healing and resolution amidst the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women. His work was previously seen on PBS in 2020 when Eating Up Easter , the film he created with his wife, Elena Rapu, premiered as part of Independent Lens . The film balances the history and culture of Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island, against the complications of a booming tourism industry – an intensely personal story to Rapu, who hails from Rapa Nui. But storytelling through emotion, he believes, is essential to break down barriers economically, socially and racially. By using film to highlight the diversity of life, he hopes to inspire resolutions.

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“Whenever I see a film of a Pacific Islander, I feel more grounded in my experience and my existence on this planet. Whenever we're able to center BIPOC voices and stories, I think ultimately even though those stories may be hurtful in themselves and telling things that are difficult, in the end it helps to support the fact that it's not just you. It's not just you and your experience. It's not just you, that you felt weird during that conference call. This is bigger, right? This is an issue in the way life is built and structured.” Drawing It Together As production for That Got Weird wraps up, Rapu is working to film his final few interviews and edit the often- hour-long conversations down into five-minute impactful exchanges, which will then be animated. He has partnered with illustrator Mychal Batson, known artistically as Myc Dazzle, to design the characters that will populate That Got Weird . Batson currently resides in Texas, but grew up in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul. “Myc is really creative and he jumped on board wanting to explore something that he’s never done before and I’ve never done before and just kind of take a chance creatively,” Rapu said. “His characters look fun and exciting, which is not necessarily something that you would picture when you think about a series on racism. I think that juxtaposition is what he brings to all of this, and I know he’s super aware that these conversations may get into not-so-happy stuff and that’s important. I think he’s open to the full range of what this can be.”

Designing the characters is a multi-step process, with the interview subjects first identifying a few key characteristics they want to see in their illustrated anonymous figures, including gender identity, skin tone, and hair style or head covering. Then those details, along with an audio-only version of their interview, are shared with Batson, to avoid any potential for bias. Batson then creates the illustration, along with specific anchor points and triggers that Rapu can animate. The final elements include a title design by TPT designer Ben Malley, some sound effects by audio engineer Terry Gray and a few surprises still under wraps. “I hope audiences that watch this feel empowered to just share their story,” Rapu said. “And even if they don't want to, to know that racism impacts everyone and it's not okay that that happens. But the more of us that see that, maybe the more we feel like a bigger part of a group instead of just individuals.”

Stay tuned to RacismUnveiled.org to watch.

This story is part of the Racism Unveiled digital storytelling project with generous funding from the Otto Bremer Trust, HealthPartners, US Bank and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.

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HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 17-23

MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE Martin Luther King in Minnesota

A discovered tape of a speech given by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the University of Minnesota in 1967; followed by an interview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by host L. Howard Bennett for a discussion on ideas, methods and words of wisdom on how to achieve the goal of a free society for all. A Twin Cities PBS original production. TPT 2 Monday, January 17, 8 p.m. | TPT LIFE Thursday, January 20, 9 p.m.

BIG PACIFIC Voracious

See how the challenge of finding food drives all life in the Pacific. Meet a destructive army of mouths, a killer with a hundred mouths and the biggest mouth in the ocean. For creatures large and small, every mouthful counts. Part 3 of 4. TPT 2 Wed., January 19, 9 p.m. TPT LIFE Sunday, January 23, 9 p.m.

GREAT PERFORMANCES Reopening: The Broadway Revival

ANIMALS WITH CAMERAS, A NATURE MINISERIES Oceans Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan leads a team using state of the art cameras, offering a fresh look at the lives of some of the animals in our oceans such as sharks, elephant seals, turtles and gannets. Part 1 of 2. TPT 2 Wednesday, January 19, 7 p.m. | TPT LIFE Sunday, January 23, 7 p.m. Pull the curtain back on some of Broadway’s most popular shows, revealing how the New York theater industry undertook the process of turning the lights back on after its longest hiatus in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offering behind-the-scenes access to shows, including “Jagged Little Pill,” “Diana – The Musical,” “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical,” and “Wicked,” the film follows each production’s journey for their long-anticipated reopening nights. TPT 2 Tuesday, January 18, 8 p.m.

MASTERPIECE All Creatures Great and

Small – Season 2 We Can But Hope

Medical advice clashes with farming wisdom as James and Helen have their first quarrel. Mrs. Pumphrey's dog gets Tristan in trouble. Part 3 of 7. TPT 2 Sunday, January 23, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Wed., January 26, 8 p.m.

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EVENING JANUARY 17-23

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

17 Mon

Antiques Roadshow Wadsworth Mansion Hour 3

Minnesota Experience: Martin Luther King In Min- nesota

The Royal House of Windsor Fire, Feud and Fury (Part 5 of 6)

Independent Lens: A Reckoning In Boston

The Royal House of Windsor ( Part 6 of 6)

Cranford Part 2

Rick Steves: The Alps

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Start Up

LIFE

MN Original

Craft

Arrival: Finding Home Stories of Women Making Their Homes in the US Great Performances: Reopening: The Broadway Revival Vienna Blood: The Melancholy Countess (Part 2 of 2)

Native Report Native Report Bill Holm: Through The Windows...

Photogra- pher’s View of Iceland

Postcards

Considered View: The Pho- tography...

18 Tue

Finding Your Roots: Children of Exile

Frontline

NOVA: Butterfly Blueprints

Big Pacific: Violent (Part 2 of 4)

Frankie Drake Mysteries - Sea- son 3: Counterpunch Part 2

The Fall: Insolence & Wine

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Chavis Chronicles Common Ground

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Stage: Art Is....Healing

Our Environment and Our Health

Sold Out: Affordable Housing at Risk Great American Railroad Jour- neys: Alaska/Canada: Scagway to Vancouver

Factory

19 Wed

Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Oceans ( Part 1 of 2) Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 3 of 8)

NOVA: Alaskan Dinosaurs

Big Pacific: Voracious (Part 3 of 4)

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 2 of 7) This Is Minnesota Orchestra: Ingrid Fliter Plays Mozart Agatha Christie’s: Poirot: The Affair at the Victory Ball

Musketeers: Sleight of Hand

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Seat at the Table Making It Up North

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Art and Life of George Mor- rison

Almanac: Hands-On History

Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern

20 Thu

This Old House Ask This Old House

Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece Passenger Part 3

British Antiques Roadshow

The Royal House of Windsor Fire, Feud and Fury ( Part 5 of 6)

Roosevelts: An Intimate History: The Common Cause (1939-1944) (Part 6 of 7)

Minnesota Experience: Martin Luther King In Min- nesota

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

History with David Ruben- stein

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

On The Trail: An In Wisconsin Special

Birds of Wisconsin

Minnesota: A History of the Land: The Northern Forest

Minnesota’s Deadliest Blizzards

Off 90

21 Fri

Almanac

Antiques Roadshow: Bonanzaville Hour 3

Stars on Stage from Westport Country Playhouse: Brandon Victor Dixon

Civilizations: Renaissances

Civilizations: Paradise on Earth

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

Washington Week

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Frontline

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Gzero World with Ian Bremmer Prairie Mosaic

LIFE

MN Original

Postcards

New Metropolis Minnesota

Homes for All

Almanac

Elder Victims: Abused, Ex- ploited, Alone

22 Sat

Miss Scarlet and the Duke On Masterpiece: The Woman In Red

Midsomer Murders: The Dark Rider (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)

The Mallorca Files - Season 2: A Dish Served Cold ( Part 3 of 6)

Before We Die - Season 2 Part 1 Lowertown Line: Black Diet Independent Lens: Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Liza with a Z

Great Performances: Lea Salonga In Concert

Independent Lens: A Reckoning In Boston Mind-Body Dialogues III: Embodied Compassion Vienna Blood: The Devil’s Kiss (Part 1 of 2)

LIFE

Backroads

Prairie Musi- cians

Black Bril- liance

Ready for the Future

Make It Ok

Caregiving: Making A Dif- ference

Getting There

23 Sun

Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8) Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Oceans ( Part 1 of 2)

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 3 of 7)

Line of Separation Part 6

Line of Separation - Season 2: Part 1

NOVA: Alaskan Dinosaurs

Big Pacific: Voracious (Part 3 of 4)

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors Horse Relative

Variety Stu- dio: Actors On Actors

Austin City Limits: Duran Duran

LIFE

Trusted Messenger

Dia A Dia, 2020: One Day at a Time

Our Invisible Guardians

Native Mens’ Barriers to Health Care

Basketball, Water and Lost City of Elbowoods

Covid Gap: Addressing The Pandemic...

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MASTERPIECE All Creatures Great and Small - Season 2

POV Not Going Quietly

An inspiring and sobering story about disability, activism, and family featuring rising star in progressive politics and a new father, Ady Barkan whose life was upended when he was diagnosed with ALS at age 32. TPT 2 Monday, January 24, 9 p.m. | TPT LIFE Saturday, January 29, 9 p.m.

Tristan works out how to make clients happy but then gets bad news. James and Helen have a heart- to-heart. Part 4 of 7. TPT 2 Sunday, January 30, 8 p.m.

MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE Skid Row Walk along the pavement of bygone downtown Minneapolis, preserved in rare footage, memory and 21st century reflection. A unique 16mm film brings back to life Minneapolis's seedy Gateway district in its twilight years. A Twin Cities PBS original production. TPT 2 Monday, January 24, 8 p.m. TPT LIFE Thur., January 27, 9 p.m.

MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE Seth Eastman: Painting the Dakota Discover the unique body of work

of one of the most significant American artists of the 19th

century and explore the complex relationship with his subjects. To the Dakota he was a friend, an enemy and a relative. A Twin Cities PBS original production. TPT 2 Monday, January 31, 8 p.m.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS Things We Don't Discuss

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. works with Pamela Adlon and Kathryn Hahn, two guests whose family trees were obscured by scandals, to discover the truth about their ancestors. TPT 2 Tuesday, January 25, 7 p.m.

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Minnesota Experience: Return to Skid Row

POV: Not Going Quietly

Independent Lens: The People vs. Agent Orange

Cranford Part 3

Celtic Woman: Postcards from Ireland

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Start Up

LIFE

MN Original

Craft

Writing In Peace and War

Native Report Native Report Giving Thanks In Many Voices Ready for the Future

Postcards

25 Tue

Finding Your Roots: Things We Don’t Discuss

American Experience: Roberto Clemente Vienna Blood: The Devil’s Kiss (Part 1 of 2) Stage: Minnesota Original Dance Showcase NOVA: Ancient Maya Metropolis All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 3 of 7) This Is Minnesota Orchestra: Disarmed and Unfinished Agatha Christie’s: Poirot: The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge

Frontline

NOVA: Alaskan Dinosaurs

Big Pacific: Voracious (Part 3 of 4)

Frankie Drake Mysteries - Season 3: School Ties, School Lies Part 3

The Fall: My Adventurous Song

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Chavis Chronicles Common Ground

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Visionaries

Homesteading

We’re In This Together

Treasures Collected, Trea- sures Shared

26 Wed

Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Australia (Part 2 of 2) Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 4 of 8)

Big Pacific: Passionate (Part 4 of 4)

Great American Railroad Journeys: Canada: Vancouver Island to Kamloops

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

Musketeers: Commodities

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Seat at the Table Making It Up North

LIFE

MN Original

Why Cultural Heritage Mat- ters

Greatest Generation Show- case 2: The War

Almanac: Hands-On History

Around The Cor- ner with John McGivern Ask This Old House

27 Thu

This Old House

Endeavour Season 5 on Masterpiece Colours Part 4

British Antiques Roadshow

The Royal House of Windsor: The Top Job (Part 6 of 6)

Roosevelts: An Intimate History: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962) (Part 7 of 7)

Minnesota Experience: Return to Skid Row

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

History with David Ruben- stein

LIFE

MN Original

Let’s Go Min- nesota!

Parks for the People

State Fair Traditions

Cost of Cli- mate Change In Minnesota

Future Earth: Thriving on a Full Planet Civilizations: Color and Light

Minnesota’s Deadliest Tornadoes

Off 90

28 Fri

Almanac

Muhammad Ali: Round One: The Greatest (1942-1964) (Part 1 of 4)

MN Original

Legacy List with Matt Paxton

Washington Week

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Frontline

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Gzero World with Ian Bremmer Prairie Mosaic

LIFE

MN Original

Postcards

Fraud Fighters

Ready for the Future

Almanac

State of Repair

Changemak- ers: Teens Who Learn and Earn

29 Sat

Miss Scarlet and the Duke on Masterpiece: Deeds Not Words Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs (My Music)

Midsomer Murders: Murder of Innocence (Parts 1 & 2 of 2)

The Mallorca Files - Season 2: The Beautiful Game ( Part 4 of 6)

Before We Die - Season 2 Part 2 Independent Lens: The People vs. Agent Orange

Lowertown Line

Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony

POV: Not Going Quietly

LIFE

Backroads

Prairie Musi- cians

Health Focus: One Commu- nity’s Effort

Unequal Distribution of Health

Make It Ok

Getting There

Elder Victims: Abused, Ex- ploited, Alone

Discovered Truth: A Health Care Journey

Prescription Overload: Man- aging Meds

30 Sun

Around The World In 80 Days on Masterpiece (Part 5 of 8) Animals with Cameras, A Nature Miniseries: Australia (Part 2 of 2)

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece - Season 2 ( Part 4 of 7) NOVA: Ancient Maya Metropolis

Vienna Blood: The Devil’s Kiss (Part 2 of 2) Big Pacific: Passionate (Part 4 of 4)

Line of Separation - Season 2 Part 2

Line of Separation - Season 2 Part 3

In Their Own Words: Princess Diana

Austin City Limits: Terry Allen

LIFE

Northern Rhythms

Polka Across America

More Than Just The Music

Solid State: Minnesota’s High- Tech History

Lost Duluth I

31 Mon

Antiques Roadshow: Sands Point Preserve Hour 2

Minnesota Experience: Seth Eastman: Painting The Dakota

Minnesota Experience: Ohiyesa: The Soul of An Indian

Independent Lens: Missing In Brooks County

POV Shorts

Cranford Part 4

Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide

BBC World News

Amanpour and Company

Start Up

LIFE

MN Original

Craft

Your Legislators

Native Report Native Report Ethics of Cyber Security

Minnetonka to Ghana, Bridg- ing An Ocean

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