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Credit: Courtesy of Aimee Spinks/ITV Plc for MASTERPIECE Photo Caption: Prince Albert played by Tom Hughes and Queen Victoria played by Jenna Coleman

Tonight at 9:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

Victoria, Season 3

Part 2: Victoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present their petition.

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Sunday at 6:00pm on Classical WETA

From The Top: McLean, VA

This week's show features an 18-year-old guitarist from Potomac, Maryland performing music by Leo Brouwer, and more!

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Curious George

Curious George uses George's insatiable curiosity as a way of acquainting preschoolers with key concepts in math, science and engineering.

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Tonight at 8:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

Pride and Prejudice

This award-winning 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Regency romance features Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Fitzwilliam Darcy. Tonight: Part 3 of 6

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Tonight at 10:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

Part 2: Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged, followed by a sumptuous wedding breakfast, a prelude to the first night that began the couple’s iconic marriage.

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Sundays at 9:00pm on WETA UK

Nature's Microworlds

A BBC documentary explores how some of Earth's special habitats work, examining the planet's worlds within worlds, each a self-contained ecosystem bursting with life.

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Credit: Courtesy of Justin Slee/ITV Plc for MASTERPIECE Photo Caption: Picture shows: Duchess Monmouth played by Lilly Travers, Queen Victoria played by Jenna Coleman and Princess Feodora played by Kate Fleetwood

Victoria, Season 3

Stream the first episode of popular Masterpiece drama now!

Credit: Courtesy of McGee Media/Ark Media Photo Caption: Host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with actor Michael K. Williams while taping Finding Your Roots.

Finding Your Roots, Season 5

New Season! Tuesdays at 8:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD

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Doc Martin, Season 8

All new episodes premiere Thursdays at 8:00pm on TV 26 and WETA HD.

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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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Credit: Courtesy of ITV Plc for MASTERPIECE Photo Caption: Shown from left to right: Tom Hughes as Prince Albert and Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria.

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