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PREMIERES MAY 23 AT 10PM

Ladies ofBased onLetters the series of books of the same name, this comedy drama follows two British widows, Irene and Vera, as they reveal their adventures to each other through letters, with each of them trying to outdo the other. Their constant battle of one-upmanship includes stories of blissful holidays, delicious recipes, and grateful grandchildren – when, in reality, both are lonely and taken for granted by their families. As such, their correspondence is a veritable lifeline for them – they need each other. The 10-part series stars (The Pianist) and Anne Reid ().

8:00PM 8:30PM 9:00PM 9:30PM 10:00PM 10:30PM Films BYkids Against Chesapeake J Schwanke’s Life in Samantha Brown’s 1 Sat the Current Collectibles The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Favorites Bloom Places to Love Joanne Weir’s Plates Coastal Railways with The Great 2 Sun Let Us Prey, Pts 1 & 2 and Places Western Road NHK World Specials Ken Watanabe: 3 Mon Finding Your Roots The New World Pacific Heartbeat The Australian Dream A Compasssionate View All Creatures Great Royal House of Windsor Adapt Or Die Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing, Pt 5: Empty How to Cook Well 4 Tue and Small Starts at 7pm Promises with Rory O’Connell All Creatures Great Steven Raichlen’s Last Pig No Second Chance 5 Wed and Small Starts at 7pm Project Fire AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 6 Thu This Old House Ask This Old House Europe’s New Wild The Land of the Snow and Ice Mama Gloria Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 7 Fri Escape to the Chateau: Make Do & Mend Nothing Will Come of Nothing Shetland S3, Pt 2 Chesapeake J Schwanke’s Life in Samantha Brown’s 8 Sat Films BYkids L’Chaim Collectibles The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Favorites Bloom Places to Love Joanne Weir’s Plates Coastal Railways with Julie Walters Wales to 9 Sun Midsomer Murders The Village that Rose from the Dead, Pts 1 & 2 and Places Liverpool 10 Mon Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside Pacific Heartbeat For My Father’s Kingdom Ka Hana Kapa Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing, Pt 6: The Giant How to Cook Well 11 Tue Royal House of Windsor Love and Duty Awakes Lidia’s Kitchen with Rory O’Connell America’s Test Steven Raichlen’s 12 Wed Kitchen Project Fire Finding the Virgo No Second Chance Bluegrass David Holt’s State of AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 13 Thu This Old House Ask This Old House Underground Pt 1 Music Keb’ Mo’ Finding Sally Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 14 Fri Escape to the Chateau: Make Do & Mend In My Memory Lock’d Shetland S3, Pt 3 Films BYkids Faith’s Chesapeake J Schwanke’s Life in Samantha Brown’s 15 Sat World Collectibles The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Favorites Bloom Places to Love Joanne Weir’s Plates 16 Sun Midsomer Murders Crime and Punishment, Pts 1 & 2 and Places Trails to Oishii Tokyo: Fabulous Fruit Through Chinatown’s 17 Mon Finding Your Roots On Broadway Pacific Heartbeat Stan Bloodline Eyes: April 1968 How to Cook Well 18 Tue Royal House of Windsor Enter the Outsider Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing, Pt 7: The Gift Lidia’s Kitchen with Rory O’Connell America’s Test Steven Raichlen’s 19 Wed Kitchen Project Fire Agatha Christie’s England No Second Chance Bluegrass David Holt’s State of AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange 20 Thu This Old House Ask This Old House Underground Music Zoe and Cloyd Professional Black Girl Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 21 Fri Escape to the Chateau: Make Do & Mend The Envious Court Shetland S3, Pt 4 Films BYkids Buddhism, Chesapeake J Schwanke’s Life in Samantha Brown’s 22 Sat Bhutan, and Me Collectibles The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Favorites Bloom Places to Love Joanne Weir’s Plates 23 Sun Midsomer Murders Last Man Out, Pts 1 & 2 and Places Ladies of Letters Pt 1 Ladies of Letters Pt 2 Spiritual Audacity The Abraham Joshua Heschel 24 Mon Finding Your Roots Anchored to the Past Pacific Heartbeat Tokyo Hula Story Masterpiece Atlantic Crossing, Pt 8: A Queen How to Cook Well 25 Tue Royal House of Windsor Shadow of a King Returns How She Rolls with Rory O’Connell America’s Test Steven Raichlen’s 26 Wed Kitchen Project Fire Agatha Christie’s Poirot Three Act Tragedy Growing Bolder Bluegrass David Holt’s State of AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Film 27 Thu This Old House Ask This Old House Underground Music John McCutcheon Shorts Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators 28 Fri Escape to the Chateau: Make Do & Mend Too Cold for Hell Shetland S3, Pt 5 On Story Gina Prince- Chesapeake J Schwanke’s Life in 29 Sat Bythewood Collectibles The Carol Burnett Show: Carol’s Favorites Bloom Passion Italy Joanne Weir’s Plates 30 Sun Midsomer Murders Red in Tooth & Claw, Pts 1 & 2 and Places Ladies of Letters Pt 3 Ladies of Letters Pt 4 U.S. Marine Band: An All-Star Orchestra 31 Mon Finding Your Roots War Stories Surrender on the USS Missouri Special Classic Band Masterpieces be inspired | 5