Sunday Historical Dramas
Call the Midwife - Season 14
Sunday @ 7:00pm
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.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light On Masterpiece
Sunday @ 8:00pm
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light picks up in May 1536 after the beheading of Anne Boleyn and follows the last four years of Thomas Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared and influential figure of his time. These are years when Henry’s regime is severely tested by religious rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion. Cromwell must deftly navigate the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power in this bloody time; he’s caught between his desire to do what’s right and his instinct to survive. The question is: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s brutally mercurial gaze?
Marie Antoinette - Season 2
Sunday @ 9:00pm
In season 2, bigger and stronger enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy Marie Antionette. The higher she climbs in the estimation of the French people, the greater the threats are against her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres against the royal couple stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, the revolt rumbles on.