Enjoy the orchestra's annual concert conducted by Lorenzo Viotti featuring Bryn Terfel as soloist. Friday at 9:30pm.
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Watch the musical journey through the people and places that shaped the music legend's career. Aired 8/7/2026: Available on MPT Passport.
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Gently and Bacchus find a woman horribly beaten to death at a boarding house. Friday at 8pm.
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They came to hear the concert of their lives, but experienced something far more profound. Saturday at 9:30pm.
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Alan allies with the Post Office in the hope his friends can get justice at last. Sunday at 8pm.
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See how badly amiss things have gone at Downton Abbey. Sunday at 10pm.
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August is Make-A-Will month. MPT and Bowie State University partnered to present a three-part webinar series to help you secure your legacy through financial, estate, and charitable gift planning.
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Governor candidates Wes Moore and Dan Cox will meet in October debate
Gov. Wes Moore will face his Republican challenger, Dan Cox, in a televised debate on Maryland Public Television in October.
Exploring Deep Outer Space - Direct Connection (Monday, August 24, 2026)
Exploring deep outer space with a telescope 100 times larger than Hubble's, designed to map billions of galaxies, study dark energy, and discover distant exoplanets.
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Dolly Parton, beloved music star, actor and philanthropist, dies at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.
Temporary Ban on New Data Centers, State's New Tax on Digital Advertising - State Circle (Friday, August 21, 2026)
Life in the fast lane, new research on attitudes about speeding; the State's new tax on digital advertising gets deleted; plus, another Maryland jurisdiction imposes a temporary ban on new data centers.
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Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin
Soprano Asmik Grigorian and baritone Iurii Samoilov star in this production.
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Meet Maryland's Muay Thai World Champ Khafre "Demon Time" Tate | MPT Sports
Watch as 2026 WBC World Champion Khafre "Demon Time" Tate, Maryland's Muay Thai powerhouse, defends his WBC National title against Romani Alicea!
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Define Your Wishes: The Power of a Will
MPT and Bowie State University partnered to present a three-part webinar series to help you secure your legacy through financial, estate, and charitable gift planning.
Episode 1307 | Tiffany jewelry; cast iron toys; Baltimore Glassman; B-17 gunner; German tapestry
Tiffany jewelry; cast iron toys; Baltimore Glassman; B-17 gunner; German tapestry.
Sweet Appalachia: The Story of DelFest
The story of how the music festival DelFest revitalized the rural city of Cumberland, Maryland.
All Creatures Great and Small: Chapter Six Preview
Join the cast and creators as they provide behind-the-scenes insights into Season 6.
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[Emmy Nominated] - Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice.
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Meet the woman who repeatedly risked her life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.
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Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom and Becoming Frederick Douglass
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