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In this delightful six-part series, England’s best-loved home cook draws on her wealth of cookery know-how to share a selection of her absolute favorite recipes.

From a device that uses our own nerves to help us heal better after a stroke, to a program that will provide mental health services to moms and moms-to-be no matter where they live in Georgia, this episode features inventions, ideas and people who could change things and solve massive issues.

The lives of four Holocaust survivors are revealed and celebrated through music over an intense 6-month period of collaboration with songwriters. The results infuse their stories with emotion from the perspective of today. 

After crafting a 98-page election overhaul in 2021, lawmakers seemed poised to make even more changes before the 2022 primary. And for years, elections officials have tried unsuccessfully to make their voices heard on voting laws that need to be changed and those that need to be kept in place.

As the big lie about the security and outcome of the 2020 election drags on into 2022, lawmakers' ideas and local officials’ realities were bound to clash. So how did we get from a 40-page behind-the-scenes bill to a single tweak that passed with a whimper?

This week, we look at how elections officials stepped up and helped stop the creation of unnecessary voting laws.

GPB Sports' Hannah Goodin and Jon Nelson talk with new Lowndes Head Coach Zach Grage. After a whirlwind hiring process that took a little over a week, the former Thomasville Coach brings a promise of 'simple, fast, fun and first-class football' to the storied Lowndes High School program. He also weighs in on the podcast crew debate over their favorite Easter candies. That and more on this month's Football Fridays in Georgia podcast.

Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, and is considered the birth of the modern environmental movement. Use these lessons and activities to continue the tradition of promoting environmental awareness on April 22 or any time throughout the school year.

With the political season heating up, this weekly newsletter featuring insights from Political Rewind’s Bill Nigut is a good way to stay on top of all the latest news around the upcoming Georgia elections. It also features political reporter Stephen Fowler and public policy reporter Riley Bunch and reports from our Lawmakers team at the state Capitol during the legislative session. Click here to subscribe.

Join us for GPB’s Advance Private Screening of Downton Abbey: A New Era on Wednesday, May 18th in Atlanta!

Choose your guest experience for the evening including GPB’s exclusive VIP Reception. You and your guest will join us for an exclusive reception at Saks Fifth Avenue and enjoy light bites, cocktails and shopping before the screening with your fellow Downton fans. You’ll also receive a copy of the hardcover book, Downton Abbey: A New Era: The Official Film Companion. 

Make sure we hear from you before April 30th and you’ll be automatically entered into two special drawings! You could be our lucky winner of a Downton Abbey Gift Bag or a $500 AMC Theatres Gift Card.

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All Creatures Great and Small
Transport yourself to the Yorkshire Dales with this heart-warming adaptation of James Herriot’s beloved books about the adventures of the staff at a country veterinarian practice. Every episode of Seasons 1 and 2 is streaming now.

Annika
Stream this new MASTERPIECE series before it airs on GPB this fall. Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, Last Tango in Halifax) stars as DI Annika Strandhed, the speedboat-driving head of Glasgow’s Marine Homicide Unit.

Before We Die
Binge all of Season 2 of this powerful thriller featuring nail-biting action and a compelling twist. From Walter Presents, in Swedish with English subtitles.

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