A new three-part BBC-produced historical docudrama, 'Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator', will premiere on PBS from April 2 to April 16, 2024. The series explores Julius Caesar's consolidation of power and the overthrow of the Roman democracy, featuring insights from historians, scholars, and political operatives.

WOUB announces the airing of episode three for each of its Sunday night dramas on March 31, starting at 8 pm. The lineup includes 'Call the Midwife' at 8:00 pm, 'Nolly on Masterpiece' at 9:00 pm, and 'Alice & Jack on Masterpiece' at 10:00 pm. The evening's programming features a variety of storylines, including a health scare for a character named Fred in 'Call the Midwife' and a complex love story between Alice and Jack in 'Alice & Jack on Masterpiece'.

FUNNY WOMAN, a comedy/drama series starring Gemma Arterton, premieres on PBS on January 7, 2024. Based on Nick Hornby's novel 'Funny Girl,' it follows Barbara Parker, a beauty queen turned comedian in 1960s London. The series explores her challenges in a male-dominated field and her journey to redefine attitudes toward female comics. The show is produced by Potboiler Television and Rebel Park Productions, with Morwenna Banks as the writer and Oliver Parker as the director.

The documentary 'The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special' will premiere on PBS and its platforms on January 8, 2024, and on WORLD on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Directed by Yoruba Richen, the film explores the United States' legacy of systemic inequities and the reparations debate through personal stories and expert insights. It features interviews with activists, historians, and economists, including Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and economist Shawn Rochester, to discuss the impact of slavery and racial discrimination on wealth disparities in America. The film aims to foster conversations about racial justice and the pursuit of reparations on various levels.

A live concert recording from 1990 featuring the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, consisting of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, will be broadcast on December 28 at 8:00 pm. The performance includes classics like 'Big River,' 'Me and Bobby McGee,' and 'Always on My Mind,' and was recorded at Nassau Coliseum in Hempstead, Long Island.

A Southern Celtic Christmas Concert, airing on December 23 at 11 pm, celebrates Celtic and Appalachian Christmas traditions through music, dance, poetry, and song. The event, staged at Emory University's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, features Grammy winners Moya Brennan, Alison Brown, and Bill Whelan, along with other traditional musicians from the Southeast. Hosted by James Flannery of the W.B. Yeats Foundation, the program includes an interview with the late Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney discussing the folk influences on his poem 'St. Kevin and the Blackbird.'

Lookingglass Alice, produced by Chicago's Tony-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, will be broadcast on PBS nationwide. The production, adapted from Lewis Carroll's works and likened to a mix of Alice in Wonderland and Cirque du Soleil, is directed by ensemble member David Catlin. The broadcast aims to make theatre accessible and features Molly Hernandez as Alice with a cast including Kareem Bandealy, Samuel Taylor, Michel Rodriguez Cintra, and Daniel Johnson. The program, filmed in Chicago and hosted by Lindsey Noel Whiting, will air December 15 at 9 PM ET.

Sarah Brightman, the world’s best-selling soprano, performs her first-ever Christmas special, 'Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony,' at Christ Church Spitalfields in London. The show features holiday classics and festive fan favorites, including 'Silent Night' and 'Amazing Grace,' with special guests Aled Jones and choir Gregorian. Andrew Lloyd Webber joins her for a new arrangement of 'Christmas Dream.' The special airs on November 25 at 9:30 pm on WOUB.

The documentary 'Great Performances – Making Shakespeare: The First Folio' commemorates the 400th anniversary of the First Folio's publication, which preserved 18 of Shakespeare's plays that were unpublished at the time of his death. Narrated by Audra McDonald and featuring Brian Cox, the film explores the efforts of Shakespeare's contemporaries John Heminges and Henry Condell to compile the plays, the challenges they faced in financing and printing, and the journey of the folios around the world. The documentary also delves into the stories of notable folio owners, including King Charles I and John Milton, and follows the recovery of the stolen Durham folio.

In the late 1950s, the USS Arizona Memorial Commission faced challenges raising funds for a memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor the 1,177 crewmen who died on December 7, 1941. A fundraising appeal on Ralph Edwards's 'This Is Your Life' show, featuring Rear Admiral Samuel Fuqua, and federal funds pledged by President Eisenhower, helped the cause. Elvis Presley, filming 'Blue Hawaii' and having served in the United States Army, agreed to hold a benefit concert at Pearl Harbor's Bloch Arena on March 25, 1961. The concert, which marked Elvis's return to performing, was sold out and supported the construction of the USS Arizona Memorial.

The second episode of 'World on Fire' Season 2 on MASTERPIECE will air on Sunday, October 22 at 9:00 pm, featuring desert combat and the continued experiences of ordinary people during World War Two. The series follows young heroes across Britain, Nazi Germany, occupied France, and the North African desert. The first season is available for streaming on the PBS App, PBS.org, and the PBS MASTERPIECE Prime Video Channel.

NOVA's 'Arctic Drift' is a documentary airing on January 3 that follows scientists on an ambitious Arctic research expedition aboard the Polarstern icebreaker. The program highlights the challenges of conducting long-term observations in the harsh Arctic environment, including encounters with polar bears and equipment failures. The expedition aims to provide new insights into global climate change by studying the rapidly warming Arctic, which has significant implications for weather patterns, ocean currents, and biodiversity worldwide.