PBS NC celebrates women in the arts with new programs from Great Performances, a Gershwin Prize celebration and returning dramas starring bold and inspirational women.
Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met with Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato in this new opera from a Pulitzer Prize–winning composer inspired by Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”
Watch The Hours Friday, 3/17, 9 PM on PBS NC & the PBS App.
After getting her start in coffee shops Joni Mitchell went on to set a new standard, marrying music and lyrics with such songs as “Both Sides, Now.” While her early material is often categorized as “folk,” she became a household name with music that defies categorization.
Watch Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Friday, 3/31, 9 PM on PBS NC & the PBS App.
Celebrate the power of women in country music with this 3-part concert series recorded at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Artists Tift Merritt, Rissi Palmer, H.C. McEntire, Caitlin Cary and Charly Lowry bring their unique styles to the stage and share their personal and musical influences.
Premiering Thursday, 3/16, 8 PM on PBS NC & the PBS App.
It’s 1968, and the nuns and nurses from Nonnatus House return for more midwifery and family life. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, and tension in Poplar arises following the effects of Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech.
Call the Midwife Season 12 premieres Sunday, 3/19, 8 PM on PBS NC. Episodes streaming early only with PBS NC Passport on the PBS App.
Grab your sunscreen and get ready! The third and final season of Sanditon, based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel, premieres 3/19. Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, and more return -- but will everyone find their happy endings?
Sanditon Season 3 premieres Sunday, 3/19, 9 PM on PBS NC. Binge the entire season starting 3/19 only with PBS NC Passport!
Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. At Versailles, under the complex rules of the French court, she suffers from not being able to live her life the way she wants, under pressure to continue the Bourbon line and secure the Franco-Austrian alliance.
Marie Antoinette premieres Sunday, 3/19, 9 PM on PBS NC. Binge the entire season starting 3/19 only with PBS NC Passport!
In 1766, members of the Moravian Church traveled from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to a new settlement in Salem, NC. Women from this group established the Moravian School for Girls, now Salem Academy and College, the oldest continuously running educational institution for girls and women in the US. This film follows a re-creation of the journey to Salem to mark the school’s 250th anniversary.
Premiered Wednesday, 3/15, 8 PM on PBS NC. Streaming now online and on the PBS App.
Quilting luminary Georgia Bonesteel and author Jan Karon share their creative journeys in a conversation hosted by author Sarah Loudin Thomas.
Premiered Wednesday, 3/15, 9 PM on PBS NC. Streaming now online and on the PBS App.
Discover an international singer who captivated royalty in Europe and defied the conscience of 1939 America. Watch rare archival footage and hear audio recordings exploring her life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department.
Explore the legacy of superstar Maria Callas in this documentary detailing her 1964 comeback at London’s Royal Opera House in “Tosca,” featuring insights from fans including Rufus Wainwright and opera stars Thomas Hampson and Kristine Opolais.
Revisit the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities and people living in poverty.
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