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Announcing Another Summer Arts Weekend

WGBH and The Boston Globe have teamed up again to bring you a July summer weekend packed with music. We'll be featuring a dynamic variety of arts in Boston's Copley Square on July 26-July 28, 2013.
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Support the programs you love on WGBH with a contribution today and your name will be entered for a chance to win the 7-day Rick Steves Tour!
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INSPECTOR LEWIS

Down Among the Fearful

In the premiere of Series VI, Inspector Lewis and DS Hathaway discover that a murdered psychic is really an Oxford psychology research fellow. As they probe further, the truth behind the psychic’s double life unravels, revealing numerous suspects.
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WGBH MUSIC

Horan, McAuley and O'Caoimh live at The Burren

Winifred Horan, Mick McAuley, Colm O'Caoimh, three powerhouse Celtic musician, treatied fans to a trio performance at the Burren in Somerville, Mass. WGBH Music takes you right to the stage to get an up-close look at the amazing musicians who visit Boston. 
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OPEN STUDIO WITH JARED BOWEN

Japanese Samurai at the MFA and More

Explore the Samurai! exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, and hear Jared's interview with Thomas Doherty, author of the book Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939.
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OPEN STUDIO WITH JARED BOWEN

Ning Hou, Michael Eastman, and Boston Calling

Go inside the creative process of painter Ning Hou; visit photographer Michael Eastman; and Jared Bowen takes a look at two centuries of the dapper dandy at RISD; and has a conversation with the creators of the music festival, Boston Calling.
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MASTERPIECE

Downton Abbey: Hear the Cast's Hopes for Season 4

What might be ahead for some of your favorite Downton Abbey characters in Season 4? The cast offer their surprising thoughts and insights in this exclusive Masterpiece video. Downton Abbey Season 4 premieres Sunday, January 5, 2014, on WGBH 2.
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BRITISH DRAMA

Call the Midwife

Jenny needs all her midwifery skill when she and Sister Evangelina assist at the birth of a baby born with spina bifida. She struggles to accept the implications the illness could have for the child’s future.
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More Arts & Drama

Thank The Patron Saint Of Bakers For This Cake Today

Pictures of Saint Honore or (Saint Honoratus) from church iconography reinforce his baker background. He's holding his wooden peel, often with a few delicious-looking loaves of crusty French bread nearby. - READ MORE

'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising

"It was written for the masses," says the director of a New York organization raising money to bring Shakespeare's work to new audiences. - READ MORE

Adam Levine Has Our Number (And Won't Stop Calling)

In 'Payphone,' the bitter little hit by Maroon 5 currently storming the charts, the nearly-extinct title device works as a bridge to the past. - READ MORE

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Faye commented on Masterpiece on 04.16.12
I was disappointed with the Masterpiece version of Edwin Drood. It was too speeded up to develop characterespecially that of Jasperand cuts were made that impoverished the plot.. Theres a point at which a literature based drama should be scrapped rather than ravaging it as you did. How much was cut from the 2episode mini series shown by the BBC? Faye Walter

Gaytha A commented on Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story on 04.14.12
On Saturday evening, April 13th, there was a story on Japanese Americans disappearing from a town, and focused on how the residents quickly forgot their neighbors. The reading was compelling and I sat, entranced, for the entire story. Now I cannot find the name of the story, the author, or the reader. Can anyone help?

Katrina commented on Doc Martin on 04.12.12
When will we see the new episodes of Doc Martin? I thought April 11th was suppose to be the start of the new season?

Don commented on Masterpiece on 04.08.12
I cant believe what a wretched adaptation Ive just witnessed in Great Expectations. As if Madison Avenue hacks decided to "spruce up" Dickens. Characters invented, plots twisted, wholesale rewrites, etc. I could hardly bear the ripoff of Mrs Minever in the first season of Downton Abbey now they have Miss Haversham ripping off Marlon Brando? Did they think no one would notice? There is no point in tuning in Masterpiece for quality if its no better than the trash on the VHF channels.

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