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Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean's 1962 blockbuster, winner of Best Picture and Best Director Oscars, stars Peter O'Toole as controversial British officer T.E. Lawrence, who learned the culture of Arabs and united their tribes against the Turks during World War I.

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Rich Kleinfeldt

Rich Kleinfeldt is the Sunday evening host on Classical WETA 90.9 FM. A professional musician, teacher and lecturer, Rich also hosts Center Stage at Wolf Trap.

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Arthur

Arthur follows the adventures and misadventures of 8-year-old Arthur Read (an aardvark), his little sister D.W., and his friends and family.

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

Third Girl: Poirot (David Suchet) is joined by crime novelist Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker) as he attempts to prove the innocence of a young girl accused of murder.

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Love, Lies and Records

Ashley Jensen (Agatha Raisin) stars as working mother and registrar Kate Dickenson, who must juggle her personal life with the births, marriages and deaths she officially registers.

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Mark Benton as Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as Lu Shakespeare (Credit: BBC)

Saturdays at 9:00pm on WETA UK

Shakespeare & Hathaway

An oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Victoria, Season 3

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Finding Your Roots, Season 5

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Doc Martin, Season 8

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Pelléas et Mélisande

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Giuseppe Verdi

Don Carlo: Act II

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Finding God, Love And The Meaning Of Life In Messiaen's 'Turangalîla-Symphonie'

January 12, 2019

Baltimore Symphony music director Marin Alsop traces her discovery of the rollicking 75-minute symphony and the man behind the music.

For Opera Singers, Life After Retirement — At Least At One Very Special Rest Home

January 10, 2019

Founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi and funded by royalties from his popular operas, Casa Verdi in Milan opened a century ago as a home for opera musicians in their golden years.

For One Violinist, Elevating Music By Black Composers Is A 20-Year Mission

January 1, 2019

Composers of color have long had to compete with dead white men for space on the concert stage. A new project, spearheaded by Rachel Barton Pine, seeks to correct that for the next generation.

Cleveland Orchestra At 100: The Heartland Band With The World Class Sound

December 11, 2018

Who knew that a little orchestra in America's Midwest, born in 1918, could grow up to be one of the world's best? Through a century of trials and triumphs, the Cleveland Orchestra still shines.

San Francisco Symphony Names Esa-Pekka Salonen As Its Music Director

December 5, 2018

In a surprise move, the orchestra announced Wednesday that it is bringing composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen aboard as its music director, beginning in September 2020.

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PBS NewsHour

Produced by WETA and anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour provides in-depth analysis of current events with a team of seasoned and highly regarded journalists.

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