1.800.222.4788 | ask@gpb.org

Donate
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Email
Next week, we’ll relive precious musical memories, investigate the Queen of Crime and much more. Take a look at what’s coming up!

As you consider which organizations make a difference in your life and your community during this Season of Giving, please include GPB on your list. Your support will keep GPB’s public service strong and accessible to everyone in the year ahead. Please take a moment to make a year-end gift at whatever level is right for you. From all of us at GPB, thank you for your support!

For over six decades, the musical duo of Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme has brought back warm and nostalgic memories from the early days of ’50s Rock and Roll, ’60s Pop, Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and The American Songbook. Amazingly, there has never been a tv show celebrating their long illustrious careers as individuals and singing together - that is, until now. 

Join the legendary superstar for a magical concert taped in October 2012. Includes nine songs that Barbra had never performed on stage and features guests trumpeter Chris Botti, singing group Il Volo and Streisand’s son, actor-director Jason Gould.

Celebrate 20 years of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed at the Helix in Dublin. With fan favorites, new arrangements and stirring originals, this emotional evening features a stellar lineup of eight world-class Celtic Women. Tune in to find out how you can see them live when they bring their 20th Anniversary Tour to Georgia in March.

This documentary challenges one of Americans' most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end in 1865, thousands of African Americans were pulled back into forced labor with shocking force and brutality.

Lucy Worsley explores the enigma of Agatha Christie. Over three episodes, she applies her historian’s powers of investigation to the Queen of Crime. And she uncovers a complex woman whose life and work reflect the upheavals of the 20th century.

Get ready for our most electric and shocking live exploration yet! In collaboration with Georgia EMC, GPB Education will be live streaming from GreyStone Power in Hiram, Georgia. During this live program, discover the power of Georgia's energy sources, how electricity works and take a tour of a 700 acre solar field! Read more.

From the show's inception to its final days of filming, learn details about Doc and Louisa's love story, the inspirations for the medical cases and the real-life filming locations through on-set footage and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew.

This quirky New Zealand mystery follows DI Mike Shepherd, who arrives in the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with a classic car, a country music collection and an indeterminate number of ex-wives as he and his assistant, DC Kristin Sims, discover that Brokenwood is full of secrets and suspicions. You can stream the full series now on GPB Passport.

This four-part miniseries stars Sean Bean and Nicola Walker as Ian and Emma, a British married couple dealing with the ups and downs of their 30-year long marriage. The series is a demanding yet rewarding examination of long-term marriage and explores the insecurities, ambiguities, hopes, fears, risks and gifts that make up their relationship as they live their lives in a generic regional town. The full series is streaming now on GPB Passport.

There’s so much to enjoy on GPB Passport. You can binge full seasons of PBS favorites, stream new episodes before they air on GPB, catch up on shows you missed and discover new shows to love with this popular donor benefit.
 

Enjoy these programs among many others:

Call the Midwife: Holiday Specials 
Holiday specials from the last four years of this popular series are streaming now.

All Creatures Great and Small
There’s still time to catch up on the first three seasons of this MASTERPIECE series before Season 4 comes to Passport on January 7th.

Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
The story of baseball is an American epic - overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.

Click here to donate and access GPB Passport now. Already a GPB donor? Activate your GPB Passport account and start streaming today!

Irish folk punk rock in Atlanta? The Muckers join the Peach Jam podcast to shed light on a music scene that is bigger than you expect it to be. Plus, learn about their wild St. Patrick's Day itineraries and what it is like for them to play DragonCon. 

Yes, it is true that Georgia is not the country’s leading producer of peaches, that distinction goes to California. But, we do grow a lot of the delicious fruit here in the Peach State. On this episode of the Fork in the Road podcast, David visits a farm in Musella, GA that has been growing peaches for 130 years. 

Salvation South Deluxe is a series of extended episodes of the Salvation South podcast that unravel the untold stories of the Southern experience, narrated by the authentic voices that make this region truly unique. In our first episode, host Chuck Reece takes you to Old Fort, North Carolina, where the power of unity has rebuilt a thriving economy for this small Southern town.

This week on Georgia in Play, we remember former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who was laid to rest in Plains earlier this week. Host Leah Fleming speaks with journalist and author Kate Anderson Brower about Carter's life of service, her love of family and the story of Mary Prince, a wrongfully accused Black woman whom the Carters advocated for. Listen now.

This week on the Georgia Today podcast, a panel of state senators has approved a map that would redraw political boundaries, the families of three missing Georgia boaters say they're suspending their search, a city-funded mental health care initiative in Macon improves access to wellness programs and more. Listen and subscribe.

This week on the Football Fridays in Georgia podcast, Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin break down the "quarterfinal chaos" from last week, talk 300+ mile road trips with Camden County's head coach and find out how Creekside's team stays focused. Make That Kid an Offer spotlights Carrollton's Kiyun Cofer, Ringgold's Bryce Hart and other Georgia high school football players who are having great seasons but who may need a little help getting noticed by recruiters.

GPB Facebook
GPB News Twitter
GPB Instagram
GPB Website
DONATE
Copyright © 2023 Georgia Public Broadcasting, All rights reserved.

Our mailing address is:
260 14th St NW Atlanta, GA 30318
1-800-222-4788
ask@gpb.org


Unsubscribe from receiving email, or change your email preferences.