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The stuck-in-routine, unprepared Phileas Fogg decides to take a wager to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days and immediately runs into trouble with his companions, the valet Passepartout and journalist Fix.

Revisit an archival interview from 1977 with Joan Didion, the admired writer and dissecter of America who recently died at the age of 87.

New year, new seasons of excellent shows—and lots of them! Finding Your Roots, America's Test Kitchen, All Creatures Great and Small, and more, plus the premiere of a new adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days and more.
It's a busy holiday season at Nonnatus House. Lucille is marrying Cyril the day after Christmas, Mother Mildred is coming to visit, and the midwives have a bunch of expectant mothers to care for as the holidays approach.

As we air the original Downton Abbey film, catch up on all the goings-on that occur when the King and Queen pay a visit to Downton, bringing along a rival to the Dowager Countess.

Did we all hope 2021 would be a calmer news year than 2020? Probably. Was it? Most definitely not. Test your knowledge of Chicago’s top news stories –– from the essential stories, to the bizarre ones –– with our year-in-review news quiz.

Chicago has become a major hub for film and television production in the past decade, but the city has been an important part of the film industry almost since the birth of movies. Here are some of Geoffrey Baer's favorite uses of Chicago in films.

Cranberries aren't just for Thanksgiving, especially when they come in the form of a stunning red tart with an almond crust from America's Test Kitchen.

Lights, menorahs, and trees are up and Christmas music is here, which might be putting you into the holiday spirit. Here are some holiday episodes from some of your favorite dramas and mysteries, available to stream during these holiday nights. 
Just in time for the holidays, WTTW and PBS stations will be airing the original Downton Abbey film from 2019 on Saturday, December 25. It's the perfect Christmas and New Year's gift!
Mary Berry is back with a holiday special, as are the nurses of Call the Midwife and the children of the Peanuts, plus we have a documentary focusing on Chicago, all in this holiday season as the year ends. 
Discover places around Chicago that contain vestiges of Native American history in the region before the arrival of Europeans and show how contemporary Native Americans continue to shape the city.
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, who scored two recent WTTW documentaries, uses Chickasaw and other North American Indian music and stories as source material for his classical compositions. "I have a mission in my music," he says.
Baptiste and Emma desperately set out to stop whatever is being planned, and begin to fear that Will is in danger as season two of Baptiste comes to a close.
When Geordie involves himself in a case on his friend Johnny's request, he faces multiple crises: in his friendship, in his marriage, and in a confrontation with the past. Recap the season finale of Grantchester here.