Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

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.

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Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Once numbering in the tens of millions and sustaining the Native people of the Great Plains, America’s national mammal is driven to the brink of extinction. An improbable collection of unforgettable characters rescues it from disappearing forever. Don’t miss Ken BurnsTHE AMERICAN BUFFALO – tonight at 8 on PBS NC (repeating Thursday at 8pm on the Explorer Channel and Sunday at 7pm on the North Carolina Channel).

Jodie Comer (Remember Me) is earning Oscar buzz for her upcoming movie The Bikeriders.

In 1899, the Sewanee football team went undefeated and untied in a long 12-game season. Relive the story of a team that coaches agree will never be equaled on UNRIVALED: SEWANEE 1899 – Thursday night at 10 on PBS NC.

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Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Follow a music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom and chart-topping success. Tune in as AMERICAN MASTERS profiles ROBERTA FLACK – Tuesday night at 9 on PBS NC.

Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Dominic Cooper (Sense & Sensibility) are set to star in a new BBC drama called The Gold.

Get the story of the founder and original lead singer of the legendary a cappella group The Persuasions. Catch JUST A MORTAL MAN: THE JERRY LAWSON STORY – Thursday at 9:30pm on the Explorer Channel.

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Monday Montage

What’s happening, what’s on and what’s interesting this week …

Historian Lucy Worsley travels back to the Tudor court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s spouses. Join her as she uncovers SECRETS OF THE SIX WIVES – Tuesday night at 9 on the Explorer Channel.

Samantha Bond (Distant Shores) was in attendance at a James Bond charity auction last week at Christie’s in London. She was Moneypenny, after all (well, one of them).

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