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NEW BABIES. NEW DRAMA. SAME GREAT SHOW!
CALL THE MIDWIFE
Season 14 Premiere
Sunday 7:00pm
For 14-years, fans have loved the trials and triumphs of the nurses, midwives and nuns from Nonnatus House. During the years the show has spanned from the 1950s to the 1970s, exploring the important topics of the times while weaving in stories of love and friendship.
As season 14 premieres, it's 1970 in Poplar and the midwives are working to keep Nonnatus House running while facing challenges both professional and personal! In this first episode, protests on the Isle of Dogs cause chaos for the Nonnatus team, while an apparent immaculate conception concerns the midwives. Sister Julienne and Trixie plan to fight back the Board of Health's disapproval of the way Nonnatus House operates.
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SUNDAY NIGHT'S ON LPB ARE FULL OF HISTORY & DRAMA
CALL THE MIDWIFE
7:00PM
WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT ON MASTERPIECE
8:00PM
MARIE ANTOINETTE
9:00PM
AN INSPIRING LOOK AT DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICAN'S WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Tuesday 8:00pm
The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
While curb cuts, ramps at building entrances, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, they were once the subject of a pitched battle that landed on the steps of Congress. Told through the voices of key participants and witnesses, the film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to achieve their goal and change the lives of all Americans.
A story of courage and perseverance, the film brings to life one of the great civil rights movements in American history, where ordinary people made their voices heard and Congress responded. A testament to the power of coalition building and bipartisan compromise, the passage of the ADA is a shining example of democracy in action.
CLICK HERE to access trailers with ASL and extended audio description.
A LOUISIANA VOICE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
ART ROCKS! THE SERIES
LPB Special Focus
Friday 8:30pm
Vocal stylist CoCo York was raised in Monroe, Louisiana. Over the past decades, her Jazz and Blues song stylings have impressed audiences on the stages around the world. Now back in her childhood stomping grounds, CoCo shares the journey of her storied career in an interview filmed at The Biedenharn Museum & Gardens.
Sponsored by Country Roads Magazine and West Baton Rouge Museum.
ONE OF THE GREATEST CELLIST OF ALL TIME
JACQUELINE DU PRE: GENIUS AND TRAGEDY
Friday 9pm
In swinging 1960s London, the Beatles were topping the pop charts, but Jacqueline du Pre was the poster child for a new golden generation of artists and friends, who injected a youthful excitement into a staid industry.
Those who know, consider Jacqueline du Pre one of the greatest cellists of all time - certainly in the top three - despite a career that was cruelly curtailed by multiple sclerosis at just twenty-eight years old. The force of nature took away her prodigious gift and her joy of performing and she endured fourteen years of unremitting illness. However, during her short time on the international concert platform - about a decade - she had the musical world at her feet, with an expressive style that cast a spell on anyone who saw her perform. Introduced and narrated by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, this film tells the story of who she was and why she was such an extraordinary musician. It is full of candid moments off stage and in rehearsal, together with powerful concert performances.
FROM LOUISIANA HISTORY TO LOUISIANA HISTORY-MAKERS
LA VEILLEE
LPB Special Focus
Thursday 7:45pm
Stream past episodes at www.lpb.org/laveillee.
Explore Louisiana's rich past through a visit to Loreauville, the site of the first Acadian settlement in Louisiana. The residents of this Bayou Teche community share how their deep roots continue to shape the village's culture today. Then it's on to the other side of the Atchafalaya Basin for a visit to Vacherie in the German Coast. In this River Parish community, we learn about yet another regional variety of Louisiana Creole and how it compares to dialects in other parishes.
Each episode is in Louisiana French with English subtitles, so everyone can watch.
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BEHIND THE GLORY: PERRY CLARK
LPB Special Focus
Thursday 8:45pm
Stream this and past episodes at www.lpb.org/behind-the-glory
LPB profiles Louisiana sports legends and inductees into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, sharing the stories that transcend the sport.
This week meet the man responsible for the rise of the men's basketball program at Tulane University - right down to ordering the balls! When coach Perry Clark was hired to resurrect the school's defunct program he started with the basics and took the program to truly great heights, leading the Green Wave to its only three NCAA Tournament appearances in school history!
Hosted by veteran journalist Lyn Rollins.
"DRIVING INTO DEBT" CONTINUES
LOUISIANA: THE STATE WE'RE IN
LPB Special Focus
Friday 7:00pm
Stream episodes at www.lpb.org/lswi
In our series “Driving Into Debt” we’ve dug into the impact Louisiana’s auto insurance rates have on the average consumer and on small businesses. In this final episode, we’ll explore possible solutions lawmakers will consider during the upcoming Legislative Session.
WHAT TO WATCH AND WHEN: THIS WEEK ON LPB
This stunning four-part series takes a look at the vital role of carbon in our planet, and the power of nature in helping to restore and stabilize our ecosystems. In the first episode, learn how carbon is drawn down into the oceans by the “biological carbon pump.” Explore how complex ocean life, including plankton, the fish we eat, whale excrement, and secrets from the deep depths, is fundamental to removing carbon from the atmosphere.
THE FUTURE OF NATURE | 4-PART SERIES | WEDNESDAY 9:00PM
MONDAY
7pm - Antiques Roadshow NEW Discover delightful treasures at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms including a 1954 Marilyn Monroe military defense ID photo, a Panama hat, ca. 1970 and an Andy Warhol Golden Shoe collage. Which is valued at $125,000 to $150,000?
8pm - Sister Boniface Mysteries ADrama becomes disaster when the lead actor is killed by the leading actress in an amateur drama production.
8:44pm - Sister Boniface Mysteries The language of flowers figures heavily in Sister Boniface's to decipher who the killer is.
9:30pm - Kate Humble's Coastal Britain NEW In Dorset, Kate heads along the coastal path to Cain's Folly, then on to Seaton where she rides a tram out into Seaton Wetlands for some bird spotting.
10:14pm - Kate Humble's Coastal Britain NEW Kate walks an 11-mile stretch of the Suffolk coastline - one of the fastest eroding in Europe. Kate also learns about the ancient art of thatching.
ALL NEW ROADSHOW!
Ted Trotta (left) appraises a Hopi kilt & Katsinas, in Littleton, CO. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 1” airs Monday, March 24 at 7:00 PM on LPB. Photo by Helen Richardson for GBH, © 2024 WGBH Educational Foundation.
TUESDAY
7pm - Finding Your Roots Breaking down the barriers imposed by slavery for actor Danielle Brooks and singer Dionne Warwick.
8pm - AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Change, Not Charity The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long fight for equality and accessibility and the determined people who put their bodies on the line to achieve their goal to change the lives of 43 million Americans.
9pm - FRONTLINE The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram How an online network known as Terrorgram spread extremism and violence.
WEDNESDAY
7pm - NATURE Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise four cubs, standing as a symbol of the clash between humans and the wild.
8pm - NOVA Hunt for the Oldest DNA For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age. Stream Now
9pm - The Future of Nature LIMITED SERIES Exploring the role oceans play in removing carbon from the atmosphere.
10pm - Midsomer Murders Barnaby must step into the spiritual world of mediums, psychics, and occult followers to find the killer.
THURSDAY
7pm - Father Brown Father Brown investigates when his old friend Sister Boniface is implicated in the murder of a renowned artist.
7:45pm - La Veillée LPB SPECIAL FOCUS A visit to Loreauville, the site of the first Acadian settlement in Louisiana
8pm - Queen's of Mystery NEW The search for a band's missing dog turns into a murder investigation. Now there's a new victim - the band's manager who was stabbed in the back.
8:45pm - Behind the Glory LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Coaching legend Perry Clark.
9pm - The Brokenwood Mysteries NEW A judge for the annual wine competition is found dead in a vat of fermenting Pinot Noir.
FRIDAY
7pm - Louisiana: The State We're In LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Part three of our look into the rising cost of vehicle insurance in Louisiana.
7:30pm - Washington Week with The Atlantic Roundtable discussion about the week's major news.
8pm - Samantha Brown's Places to Love Traveling Route 66 between Oklahoma City to Texas. 8:30pm - Art Rocks! The Series LPB SPECIAL FOCUS Monroe vocalist Coco York.
9pm - Jacqueline Du Pre: Genius and Tragedy NEW A look at the life and legacy of a woman that many consider the greatest cellists of all time.
SATURDAY
7pm - Last of the Summer Wine Compo and Clegg hatch a plan to try and free hen-pecked Wally and Howard from the domestic chores set for them by their wives.
7:30pm - Upstart Crow Will invents a new art form - the musical!
8pm - Up the Women The BICCPRWS can't agree on the story for their pantomime, but news from the frontline brings peace amongst the ranks.
8:30pm - The Office Tim and Rachel with PDA in the office. David prepares for his first gig as a motivational speaker!
9pm - Hope Street ALL NEW When a vulnerable dementia patient goes missing, the officers find themselves uncovering a tale of shipmates, smuggling and stolen treasure.
9:43pm - Hope Street ALL NEW Callum and Ryan are shocked when they find a young man dead on the beach; is this a "Stag Do" gone tragically wrong?
10:30pm - Austin City Limits A captivating hour with one of music's finest live acts, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brittany Howard.
SUNDAY
7pm - Call The Midwife SEASON PREMIERE Protests on the Isle of Dogs cause chaos for the Nonnatus team, while an apparent immaculate conception concerns the midwives. Sister Julienne and Trixie plan to fight back the Board of Health's disapproval of the way Nonnatus House operates.
8pm -Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on MASTERPIECE NEW A secret marriage brings scandal to court, giving Cromwell the opportunity to bring his adversary Norfolk down for good. But an unexpected encounter forces Cromwell to question where his loyalties lie. Binge the entire season and seasons past with LPB PASSPORT.
9pm - Marie Antoinette NEW Marie Antoinette's dangerous affair with Fersen reignites when they are cast to star in "The Marriage of Figaro." However, the production turns out to be a calculated plot, orchestrated by the Palais-Royal, to challenge Louis's authority. Binge the entire season and seasons past with LPB PASSPORT.
EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT: DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD & LONG-TERM IMPACT
DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
Broadcast - Sunday - Friday at 8:00 AM on LPB
Web: Videos, Games, Sing-a-Longs
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, inspired by the beloved puppet character from the pioneering television classic Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, debuted on PBS KIDS in 2012. From its inception, the producers collaborated with developmental psychologists and early learning experts to ensure the show taught preschoolers essential life skills such as empathy. The animated series built upon Fred Rogers' legacy of social and emotional education, using music, creativity, and imagination. This thoughtful approach proved successful, as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood has maintained its popularity, both with parents and children, for more than a decade.
To assess the long-term impact on the young audiences who watched Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood many years ago, Fred Rogers Productions asked UCLA's Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) to independently conduct a mixed methods study, surveying 150 teenagers ages 13-16 who were toddlers when the show premiered. The study participants represented diverse gender and racial/ethnic backgrounds, with demographics matching U.S. census data proportions.
The study revealed that teenagers who watched Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood as young children retained significant memories of the show's lessons about social-emotional and life skills. Nearly three quarters of the participants remembered learning how to understand others' emotions, maintain friendships, manage their emotions, and develop problem-solving skills. Read more about this impactful research from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA.
Key Learning Goals: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
- Helping children understand and manage their emotions
- School readiness by helping children with essential skills like self-control
- Relationship building by modeling respectful behavior toward others
JOIN US FOR CREATURE ADVENTURES THIS SUMMER
Camp LPB 2025: Creature Adventures
June 23-27, 2025
REGISTER HERE
Creature Adventures is a fun summer camp program for children ages 6 through 9! Camp LPB will engage kids in science, technology, engineering, math, and literacy with fun hands-on activities, digital media, and technology featuring the Wild Kratts! Camp is at LPB's Telecommunications Center located at 7733 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, LA, from 9 AM - 12 NOON Monday-Friday. Cost is $175 per camper plus a non-refundable registration fee of $25.
SUPPORT LPB - DREAMS OF ITALY
DREAM GETAWAY RAFFLE
Details & Tickets Here
Deadline April 9
Imagine yourself strolling through the historic streets of Rome, admiring the art of Florence, and gliding through the canals of Venice—all while indulging in world-class cuisine and wine. The Friends of LPB Dream Getaway Raffle is your chance to make this dream getaway a reality, and support the work of LPB at the same time.
One lucky winner will receive an incredible vacation package for two that includes:
- Stays in Rome, Florence, and Venice
- Private tours of iconic landmarks
- Exclusive food and wine experiences
- $2,000 in Visa gift cards for airfare and other expenses
Tickets are $50 each. Buy two or more and become a member of Friends of LPB.
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