FEATURED PROGRAMS on Blue Ridge PBS
Be sure to check our schedule for additional air times!
50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary
Sunday, March 2 @ 7pm
Celebrate the folk music trio who combined artistry with activism and provided America’s soundtrack for generations. Features many of their most popular songs, including “Puff The Magic Dragon,” “If I Had A Hammer” and “Five Hundred Miles.”
All Creatures Great and Small: The Wisdom of the Dales
Sundays March 9 @ 7pm and March 16 @ 8:30pm
Reflect on the simple wisdom that can be gleaned from the people of the Yorkshire Dales as they support each other as a community. Members of the cast and creative team share what life lessons they have learned from this gentle, life-affirming series.
American Experience
Tuesdays @ 9pm
Discover the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present.
March 18 – Fly with Me
Meet the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, knew different: they were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
March 25 – The Americans with Disabilities Act
Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film focuses on the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.
Andrea Bocelli 30th – The Celebration on Great Performances
Friday, February 28 @ 9pm
Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany featuring global superstars Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon Batiste and more. Directed by Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Sam Wrench.
Antiques Roadshow – NEW EPISODES!
Mondays @ 8pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt.
March 17 – Living History Farms, Hour 3
Luminous treasures are unveiled at Living History Farms, including a 1943 Le Petit Prince signed first edition, an Arnold Schwarzenegger shirt and autograph, ca. 1990 and a 1907 E. Williams Gollings oil painting. One is $50,000 to $70,000!
March 24 – Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 1
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?
March 31 – Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 2
ROADSHOW strikes gold in Colorado with amazing finds including Paul Revere Jr. silver tablespoons, a 1942 DC Comics promotional Superman figurine and a 1974 Sam Gilliam June 5 acrylic painting. One is $125,000 to $150,000!
A Brief History of the Future
Three episodes each night! Tuesdays, March 4 & 11 @ 8pm
A unique six-part PBS documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world that is filled with discovery, hope, and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next. It challenges the dystopian framework embraced by popular culture by offering a refreshing take on the future. The docuseries asks us all: how can we become the great ancestors the future needs us to be?
Call the Midwife - SEASON 14 PREMIERE!
Sunday, March 30 @ 8pm
It is the beginning of a new decade in Poplar. Set in 1970, chaos erupts as the Isle of Dogs bid for independence. Amid the turmoil, the midwives work tirelessly to keep Nonnatus House running while addressing complex social and health challenges.
The Calling: A Medical School Journey
Monday, March 17 @ 10pm
Experience the powerful journey of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, where a historic $1 billion donation has made tuition free. This intimate film captures their stories and the changing landscape of medicine.
Earth, Wind and Fire: iHeart Radio Live
Saturday, March 1 @ 8pm
Join the legendary Grammy Award-winning band for an unforgettable night of music and celebration. Performances include “Shining Star,” “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Let’s Groove,” “Serpentine Fire” and more.
The Future of Nature – NEW SERIES!
Wednesday, March 26 @ 10pm
Carbon is the problem on our planet, but nature is the solution! There’s a growing army of inspiring people, fighting to save nature - a movement that’s going to help nature draw down carbon and perhaps save us all from the effects of climate change.
Great Performances at the Met: Grounded
Friday, March 21 @ 9pm
Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood. With pressures from every angle, she balances being the perfect soldier, wife and mother. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer's staging.
Hidden Ireland
Sunday, March 16 @ 10pm
Peter Greenberg explores the hidden gems of Dublin, Cliffs of Moher, Belfast, Ashford Castle & Cape Clear.
Human Footprint
Back to Back to Back Episodes! Wednesdays, March 5 & 12 @ 8pm
A six-part documentary series that embarks on a journey to understand all the ways humans have transformed the planet. Part science series and part travel show, it takes viewers from farms to restaurants, from a high-tech lab to a sweltering street market, from pristine rain forests to the sewers of New York City. Stories of science, history, and culture reveal the complicated, conflicted, and remarkable species that is Homo sapiens. The series is not a “doom and gloom” tale of human villainy. Instead, it is an honest reckoning with our vast footprint and our species’ singular history of transforming the planet. As our power to reshape the planet grows, will our understanding of the world we inhabit ever catch up?
Jacqueline Du Pre: Genius and Tragedy
Friday, March 28 @ 9pm
Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, this program, tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius and one of the greatest cellists of all time. It is full of candid moments off-stage and in rehearsal, together with powerful concert performances. The film’s charismatic cast of interviewees provide an incomparable insight into why the affection for du Pré and the wonder at her playing remains undiminished, nearly forty years after her death in 1987.
John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High
Sunday, March 2 @ 9pm
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic title track from Denver’s 1972 album with a 1974 concert filmed at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater. The concert features Denver in his prime performing at this stunning outdoor venue.
Kris Kristofferson: Life and Songs
Saturday, March 8 @ 7pm
Celebrate Kristofferson in a 2016 concert featuring Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Lady A, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Darius Rucker, and Hank Williams Jr.
Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle
Thursdays, March 6, 13, & 20 @ 8pm
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why in this three part series.
Marie Antoinette – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 10pm
Marie Antoinette knows that her enemies are waiting to destroy her as she and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom as the revolt rumbles on.
March 23 – The Worst Winter
Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even in Versailles.
March 30 – A Poison Pen
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites--could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
The Marley Brothers: The Legacy Concert
Saturday, March 1 @ 9:30pm and Sunday, March 2 @ 10:30pm
Join the reggae legend’s sons for a concert in honor of Bob Marley’s 80th birthday in 2025. Renowned as solo artists, Ziggy, Stephen, Damian, Julian and Ky-mani reunited in 2024 for the first time in 20 years to celebrate his universal impact.
Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen
Back-to-Back Episodes! Sunday, March 9 @ 8:30pm
Restaurateur, cookbook author and judge on The Great British Baking Show, Prue Leith welcomes guests into her Cotswold Kitchen, sharing cherished recipes, tips, and handy culinary hacks. Joined by her husband John and a cast of special friends, each episode is a unique culinary adventure as Prue celebrates her personal food heroes and husband John explores a mix of country activities on offer in the Cotswolds. The series celebrates food, friendship and fun with easy-to-cook recipes for every occasion.
Reba McEntire - My Chains are Gone: Hymns and Gospel Favorites
Saturday, March 8 @ 8:30pm
Two-time Grammy-winning country music superstar Reba McEntire shines in concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, singing selections from her debut gospel album "My Chains Are Gone." Reba lends her unmistakable voice to classic hymns and songs of hope and is joined on stage by the Issacs, Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson.
Velvet
Thursdays @ 9pm
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
March 6 – The Visitor
Don Emilio is seriously ill. Clara wants to start a career as a model, but things don’t go as planned. Christina begins to wonder why Alberto was sent away as a teenager.
March 13 – Blue Velvet
Grace of Monaco visits Velvet. Cristina learns things about Ana she never expected.
March 20 – Compassionate Lies
When Cristina sees Alberto and Ana together, her worst fears seem to be confirmed. Clara expects Mateo to take her to the wedding of the year.
March 27 – Night of the Queen
Cristina’s wedding dress disappears. Tension flares between Max and Dona Blanca.
Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
Wednesday, March 19 @ 10pm
The destruction from the 2025 LA fires was not inevitable, so why were they so devastating? Weathered's host, Maiya May, speaks to fire chiefs, survivors, community responders, and climate scientists to understand the events that led to perhaps the costliest fire in U.S. history. As our world warms and fire weather becomes more common, she also learns exactly what can be done to save lives and homes in the future.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 9pm
The series traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell’s (Mark Rylance) life and journey to become the most influential figure of his time under the notorious King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis). Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips, Lilit Lesser, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster return in their original roles.
March 23 – Wreckage
In the wake of Anne’s execution, the King weds Jane Seymour. Marital bliss does nothing to quell Henry’s rage at his daughter, and Cromwell makes a risky play to save Princess Mary from her father’s murderous streak.
March 30 – Obedience
A secret marriage brings scandal to court, giving Cromwell a chance to destroy his old adversary Norfolk.
Women of World War II: Untold Stories
Friday, March 7 @ 9pm and Sunday, March 16 @ 7pm
Meet the American women who built the planes and flew them, fought on the warfront and the home front, cracked codes and broke barriers. The “secret weapon” that helped win the war, they forever changed the world in the process.