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Explore the story of one of the best-selling music acts of all time, told in their own words by Barry and Robin Gibb. Tune in for BEE GEES: IN OUR OWN TIME – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist) is set to launch her own lifestyle business to rival Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP.

Travel around the world and explore six exotic locations by rail. Experience EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS FROM ABOVE – Wednesday at 10pm on the North Carolina Channel.

Every actor has stories of rejection but Idris Elba (Luther) recalls getting kicked out of Robert De Niro’s office as a teen!

Monday Montage

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The midwives of Nonnatus House are back for a Christmas Day tradition. Don’t miss the CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL – tonight at 8 on PBS NC.

Ken Burns (American Buffalo) talks about the “complicated narrative” of his upcoming Revolutionary War project.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of African American religion beginning on THE BLACK CHURCH – Thursday at 7pm on the Explorer Channel.

Monday Montage

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Relive the life of the Supreme Court’s first female justice as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: THE FIRST – Tuesday night at 8 on PBS NC.

Good news for post-apocalyptic movie fans – the trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Story starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist) has dropped.

Join historian Kate Williams as she explores more scandalous and shocking stories about the residences of the British monarchy. Don’t miss season three of SECRETS OF THE ROYAL PALACES – Tuesday at 8pm on the Explorer Channel.

Monday Montage

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When arson strikes the local mosque, a Texas town must reckon with its troubled past. Tune in for A TOWN CALLED VICTORIA – a two-night event, beginning tonight at 9 on PBS NC.

Idris Elba (Luther) is releasing a rap track to raise money for knife crime charities.

From the forbidding Tower of London to glorious Hampton Court to treasure-filled Kensington Palace, get an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces. Uncover LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL PALACE SECRETS – Tuesday at 9pm on the Explorer channel.

Monday Montage

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Anita Rani explores the beaches that define Britain from its most popular to hidden gems off the beaten track. Experience BRITAIN BY BEACH – Tuesday night at 8 on PBS NC.

A bestseller about a friendship with Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood) has been turned into a play.

From the surface of Mars to the New York City hip hop scene to the Pine Ridge Reservation, see how Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds. Don’t miss NATIVE AMERICA – Tuesday at 9pm on PBS NC.

Monday Montage

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Reporter Ben Reiter examines the Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. Don’t miss THE ASTROS EDGE: TRIUMPH AND SCANDAL IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL on FRONTLINE – Tuesday night at 10 on PBS NC.

Ian McKellen (Vicious) is not a fan of the trigger warnings, especially on the play he’s starring in.

Early Earth was a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, bombarded by meteors, with no atmosphere at all. So how did our familiar blue sky come to be? Experience ANCIENT EARTH: BIRTH OF THE SKY on NOVA – Wednesday at 9pm on PBS NC.

Monday Montage

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Learn the story of a 13-year-old Hmong girl living in rural Northwest Vietnam as she navigates the cultural and social challenges faced by young girls in her community. Don’t miss CHILDREN OF THE MIST on POV – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.

Stephen Fry (Jeeves And Wooster) will voice Leonarda Da Vinci in a new stop-motion animated feature from the people that created Ratatouille.

Explores the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage trail between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Experience THE GREAT RIDE: LANDMARKS ALONG THE TRAIL – Wednesday at 10pm on the North Carolina Channel.

Monday Montage

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They were the first all-women band to release an LP with a major record label yet their groundbreaking impact in music was written out of history… until now. Tune in for the FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.

Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Wilson) just gave an incredible performance in which she played the same seven-minute scene 100 times in 24 hours.

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war. Don’t miss ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ: FALLUJAH on FRONTLINE – Tuesday at 10pm on PBS NC.

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Visit a rural Florida town and experience a legacy of resilience and achievement in the face of great storms and personal trauma. Tune in as INDEPENDENT LENS presents OUTTA THE MUCK – tonight at 10 on PBS NC.

Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) will star in a Netflix series about a grieving puppeteer who talks to the monster under his missing son’s bed.

Explore the incredible histories within the stone walls of over forty fortresses across Europe. Thrill to CASTLES: SECRETS, MYSTERIES, AND LEGENDS – Tuesday at 7pm on the Explorer Channel.

Monday Montage

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Relive the cooking competition that took PBS by storm as ten contestants share heartfelt stories and signature dishes to win the national search for the GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE – beginning tonight at 9 on PBS NC.

Hugh Laurie (Jeeves And Wooster) leads the voice cast of the animated feature The Amazing Maurice, based on the Pied Piper tale. Himesh Patel (EastEnders) and Gemma Arterton (Tess Of The D’Urbervilles) also appear.

Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Tune in as AMERICAN MASTERS presents GROUCHO & CAVETT – Tuesday night at 8 on PBS NC.

Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist) took in a performance of The Nutcracker while in Alabama for the holidays.