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The Forsytes takes inspiration from The Forsyte Saga and puts the women of the family center stage. All Things Considered Co-Host and Georgia Native Mary Louise Kelly shares her experiences working with NPR’s “Founding Mothers” and what she’s learned from world leaders.
In celebration of Women’s History Month, check out these programs from GPB featuring trailblazing Georgia women in politics, literature and more.
GPB Executive Leadership
President & CEO: Bert Wesley Huffman
Chief Development & Engagement Officer: Emmalee Hackshaw
Chief Financial Officer: Elizabeth Laprade
Chief Human Resources Officer: Veronica Pemberton-Daniels
External Affairs
Senior Director of Development: Rebecca Hogue
Director of Foundations & Grants: Greg Carraway
Director of Community Engagement: Amanda Densmore
Editorial
Vice President of Communications: Mandy Wilson
Communications and Development Coordinator: Aliya Cooper
Director of Strategic Communications: Rachel Buchman
Creative
Design Director: Mark Bradway
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Advertising
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Dear Friends,
A Word from President & CEO Bert Wesley Huffman
Spring is just around the corner and all of us here at GPB are excited to continue our service to the people of Georgia, as well as being a presence in communities around the state. There’s something about those first few sunny, warm days after a cold winter that makes me want to get outside! GPB takes part in many of the festivals and other outside activities around the state each year because we so value getting out and talking face-to-face with many of you.
It’s also a great time to meet with other viewers and listeners of GPB programming to get a sense of what’s important to you and how we can best meet your needs. As we often say, GPB truly has something for everyone. Whether you’re looking for objective news, free Georgia standards-aligned educational content, quality public media programming from PBS and NPR, or depending on us for vital public safety announcements, GPB is so much more than what you may think!
You can see examples of many of these initiatives and content in this issue, as we feature the premiere of The Forsytes, from MASTERPIECE on the cover, recap our recent Antiques Roadshow and All Creatures Great and Small events and preview upcoming Indie Lens Pop-Up community screenings. We also celebrate Women’s History Month with a discussion with Georgia native and All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly as she talks about the influence of NPR’s “Founding Mothers,” and we’ll take a look at documentary programming featuring notable Georgia women.
As we continue another year of work around our strategic plan, “Uniting and Uplifting Georgia: A Roadmap to 2030,” I want to thank you for your continued support and belief in our vision. In the face of diminished dollars from other funding sources, the support that you as a donor provide to us matters more every day, and your investment in GPB helps us further our work in education and community engagement efforts that have a lasting impact across the state.
Thank you for your continued support. I hope to see you soon at one of GPB’s many upcoming events.
Warmly,
Bert Wesley Huffman
MARCH 25-APRIL 5, 2026
Featured artist Larkin Poe
A Legacy Reimagined:
The Forsytes and the Future of MASTERPIECE
By Rachel Buchman
According to former Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE, Rebecca Eaton, in her book “Making MASTERPIECE,” “Masterpiece Theatre would never have been born without the 1969 broadcast of The Forsyte Saga.”
Indeed, it is a trilogy of novels by Nobel Prize-winning author John Galsworthy that captivated audiences in the United States and around the world, airing on what was then NET, National Education Television, a few years before PBS as we know it today came into existence. It appealed to an “intelligent audience,” one who was so invested in a long-form drama that, according to Eaton, “People canceled evening plans and stopped answering the phones on the evenings it aired.”
If this sounds reminiscent of when Downton Abbey premiered on MASTERPIECE, that’s not a coincidence. The Forsyte Saga walked so Downton Abbey could run, and both were unexpected successes for public media. Themes of love, loyalty, ambition and betrayal, all wrapped up in the high society glamour of Victorian England, have captivated audiences for decades, including three different television productions based on Galsworthy’s novels.
Here’s what all three TV series have in common: focusing on a wealthy English family starting in the 1880s, the story revolves around multiple generations of Forsytes. At the novels’ core are the second generation, notably the calculated and cunning Soames and his cousin, the bohemian artist Jolyon. The Forsyte family has recently become rich and are considered new money, eager to make their mark on society and the old money English gentry. Soames and Jolyon find themselves at odds in business, family and romance, much of which circles around the beautiful Irene Heron, whom Galsworthy purposely left enigmatic in the text, using her as a catalyst to drive a wedge through the Forsytes.
“Masterpiece Theatre would never have been born without the 1969 broadcast of The Forsyte Saga.”
Rebecca
Eaton,
Executive Producer MASTERPIECE
While the 1969 television series was a worldwide obsession, if public media fans don’t remember the serial drama, they may likely remember the MASTERPIECE production from the early 2000s featuring Damian Lewis, Rupert Graves and Gina McKee as Soames, Jolyon and Irene, respectively. I vividly remember spending my weekends in high school glued to MASTERPIECE, eager to discover how Irene would carve out a life of her own away from Soames’ control and how Jolyon would forge a family away from the societal demands of his father.
The Forsytes, premiering Sunday, March 22 on GPB, considers a new angle. With Debbie Horsfield (the screenwriter behind Poldark), Mammoth Screen and MASTERPIECE at the helm, it’s clear that this is a love letter to the original story, using it as inspiration to craft a broader narrative beyond the books’ pages. As Horsfield explained in the show’s press release, “Our show is in part a prequel to the events of the first book, but also an opportunity to expand the world and place the women of the family center stage.”
of drama and character growth. The show is jam-packed with a cast that appeals to both drama fans and pop culture-loving millennials alike, with MASTERPIECE favorites Francesca Annis (Home Fires), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey: A New Era) and Tom Durant-Pritchard (Miss Scarlet) starring alongside Millie Gibson (Doctor Who), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Stephen Moyer (True Blood).
The goal isn’t to retell the same story for a third time, but to capture a new generation of MASTERPIECE and period drama fans that both honor a public media legacy while looking ahead to its future.
And frankly, it’s not difficult to get swept away by beautiful ballrooms, harrowing horse races and lush scenery across England, Wales and Italy, each episode filled with glamour, excitement and emotion that keeps fans hooked, eager to find out what will happen next. If this is you, don’t worry: MASTERPIECE has already announced that Season 2 of The Forsytes is in production.
The Forsytes premieres March 22 on GPB and will air Sundays this spring for six episodes. All episodes will be available for streaming on GPB Passport.
Mary Louise Kelly Discusses NPR’s “Founding Mothers” and More
By Mandy Wilson
The soundtrack of my childhood was driving around with NPR on while I was in the backseat of my mother’s enormous Buick station wagon and the thunk of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution landing on our driveway every morning,” said Mary Louise Kelly.
Kelly, an Atlanta native who is now a co-host of All Things Considered , NPR’s award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, and the host of Sources & Methods , which she launched as the network’s first national security podcast, is affable and relaxed throughout our conversation in early January despite the swirl of world events she’s preparing to discuss in interviews.
As she speaks, the mention of her own mother’s influence provides a good segue to discuss the impact of Cokie Roberts, Linda Wertheimer, Nina Totenberg and Susan Stamberg, collectively known as NPR’s “Founding Mothers,” on her work – a point that I explain I want to touch on in recognition of Women’s History Month in March.
“I’ve had the privilege of knowing and working with all four of them, and I’ve learned something from each of them,” said Kelly of the barrier-breaking journalists who were instrumental in shaping NPR.
She further reminisced about Susan Stamberg, who passed away in October of last year shortly after retiring. “I remember getting to edit Susan very early in my career at NPR when I came on as the editor of All Things Considered. Susan could interview a doorknob and make it interesting. I was coming from the BBC, which has a different style. NPR was much more conversational. I had to unlearn the way I had learned to broadcast. I remember watching Susan do it, and she sounded exactly the same if she was talking into the microphone interviewing the President or a cabinet secretary or the king of wherever. And then she would turn to you and be discussing what’s for lunch today in the NPR canteen, and she sounded the same.”
Mary Louise Kelly. Credit: Eric Lee/NPR
When asked if there was a particular event in her career that stands out to her, Kelly shares the story of interviewing Jacinda Ardern, who served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017-2023 before making the decision to step down.
“Thinking along the lines of the ‘Founding Mothers’ and what we can take away from other women, I’ll pick one,” said Kelly. “Last summer, I got to sit with Jacinda Ardern, and she talks about this crazy moment of waiting to hear two pieces of news – whether she’s going to become prime minister and whether she’s going to become a mom. She became both. We laughed about how her craving for potato chips got her through being pregnant while trying to run a country. Then we talked about the decision that she made to step away, which had everything to do with her daughter in that she never saw her or did not see her as much as she would like. She was very candid about trying to figure out how you have it all, and how you have it all at once.”
Kelly shared that she also spoke with Ardern about her efforts to change gun laws in her country after a mass shooting and how to run COVID policy during the pandemic, saying the interview served as a reminder to her that although those are “big, important things,” the issues of work/life balance are important for everyone as well.
“Questions like ‘Am I making it home at night?’ and ‘Is my five-yearold growing up not really knowing their mom?’ are big, important things too,” said Kelly. “World leaders are still human, and to be able to have conversations where you acknowledge we can contain all these things feels like a public service, and it’s an honor to get to do it.”
To read the extended Mary Louise Kelly interview on GPB’s website, scan the QR code.
GPB Connects Communities Through A New Season of Indie Lens Pop-Up Film Screenings
If you’re looking for an opportunity to connect with your community, you’ll want to check out the new season of Indie Lens Pop-Up film screenings presented by GPB with partners around the state. These films empower our community to come together and talk about topics that are often difficult to discuss with one another. Presented in partnership with INDEPENDENT LENS, this series allows attendees to watch films from the award-winning documentary series and talk about important issues affecting our neighborhoods in an open, safe forum and gain access to useful resources.
“By participating in the Indie Lens Pop-Up program, we can create a space for our community to learn more about important issues such as book challenges through The Librarians and gain insight into the life of groundbreaking Congresswoman Barbara Jordan with The Inquisitor,” says Trudi Green, Assistant Director for Learning and Engagement at Athens Regional Library System. “When we show films in the library, we provide not only the film, but also a space for dialogue and connection.”
The 2026 Indie Lens Pop-Up lineup includes the following documentaries:
Librarians across the U.S. examine how book review policies are shaping their communities in The Librarians.
The Inquisitor highlights the legacy of Barbara Jordan, unraveling how her public influence shaped U.S. politics, while exploring the complexities of her personal identity.
Filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman searches to find her place within the Little People community, exploring dwarfism within her own family and the diverse experiences of other Little People in her film The Tallest Dwarf
The Grocery List Show takes viewers to five bustling international grocery stores in America with Top Chef contender Chrissy Camba.
Visit gpb.org/community for more information.
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Each March, the United States celebrates Women’s History Month, a tradition that began in 1987 that honors and celebrates the achievements of women across a variety of fields and disciplines. This month, we invite you to learn more about some of Georgia’s trailblazing women in politics, literature and more through a variety of documentaries.
Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel
Featuring interviews with leading historians, biographers and people with personal connections to Margaret Mitchell as well as dramatic re-enactments, Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel charts the life of one of Georgia’s most famous authors, including her most popular work, Gone With the Wind, and how it has endured in popularity across cultures and over time.
Wunderkind Carson McCullers, explore the life of the Columbus, Georgia-born author and child prodigy whose influential work focused on her rebellion against social conventions and themes of identity, racism, homosexuality and feminism. The film includes a deep analysis of her work and a variety of interviews.
Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers
Celebrate the achievements of both historical and contemporary female farmers both in Georgia and throughout the United States. Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farmers offers a unique matrilineal perspective on America’s farming history, combining a variety of narratives to highlight women’s diverse backgrounds and agricultural practices across the nation.
On this episode of Georgia Legends, host Jeff Hullinger delves into the life and political challenges of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, including her devotion to promoting mental healthcare throughout Georgia and the United States, a calling that would influence the rest of her career.
January was bustling with activity at GPB’s headquarters in Midtown with two fan-favorite screening events. On Sunday, January 11, GPB’s most devoted fans of the MASTERPIECE hit All Creatures Great and Small enjoyed an engaging reception in the lobby, discovering how different types of wool are grown and spun in Georgia. Members of the Peachtree Handspinners Guild were on hand to share live wool spinning and fiber demonstrations, and our friends and partners in our All Creatures Knit-Along, Needle Nook, shared their expertise when it comes to choosing the best fibers and patterns for knitting projects.
After a special preview screening of the Season Six premiere episode, fans were treated to a fascinating discussion about sheep and wool with fiber educator Paula Vester, Joanne Maki of the Georgia Sheep and Wool Growers Association, and Brett Bannor, Manager of Animal Collections at the Atlanta History Center and author of “American Sheep: A Cultural History.”
On January 17, GPB celebrated a project that’s been nearly a year in the making: the Savannah episodes of Antiques Roadshow and our Behind-the-Scenes special. Guests who had their items appraised and filmed in Savannah were invited to bring them back to display at our reception, as over 120 Roadshow fans in attendance were able to chat with those guests directly about their items and their experience on Roadshow.
After the reception, fans filled the studio for an engaging Q&A with senior producer for Antiques Roadshow, Sam Farrell, and appraiser Amanda Everard. Farrell and Everard shared their memories of filming in Savannah, how episodes are made, a few of their favorite appraisals from the day and how items are selected to appear on TV. Alongside their expertise, fans were also treated to a sneak peek screening of GPB’s Behind-the-Scenes special as well as selected clips from the three episodes themselves.
From Left: Antiques Roadshow Senior producer Sam Farrell and appraiser Amanda Everard.
With more than 2,000 roadside historical markers spread across our state, we’re zooming in on twelve to explore the people, places and moments that help to tell the larger Georgia story.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Marked! looks at the unique, complex and important role the 13th original colony played during America’s revolutionary period.
Monthly Program Guide
View Finders - Season 4
Monday, March 16, 9 PM
Season 4 of View Finders joins photographers Chris Greer and Paul Daniel as they globe-trot, capturing extreme beauty, dramatic geology and crucial conservation stories. Their journey spans Iceland’s fire and ice, tropical paradises like Necker Island and the British Virgin Islands, the American wilderness (Great Smoky Mountains and Ladder Reserve) and the remote Faroe Islands. The visually stunning season spotlights unique environments and the passionate people preserving them.
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Lawmakers GPB Favorites GPB Favorites
Nature “Parenthood: The Greatest Adventures”
PBS News Hour Midsomer Murders Lawmakers
Lawmakers Crossover Day GPB Favorites Compass Points from PBS News GPB Favorites
PBS News Hour
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Nature - Parenthood: The Greatest Adventures
Wednesday, March 4, 8 PM
Parenthood is the ultimate journey, full of danger. Lionesses teach their cubs how to survive by showing them how to tackle giant buffalo. Burrowing owls provide an underground nest for their chicks and mimic a rattlesnake’s sound to protect them.
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NOVA
Nature
“Can Dogs Talk”
Midsomer Murders
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2026 Georgia Tech InVenture Prize
Monday, March 16, 7:30 PM
Each year, after two rounds of eliminations, six teams emerge to pitch one last time to a panel of judges. The fast-paced finale decides who wins in an electrifying Shark Tank-style competition.
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High School
Basketball
High School
Basketball
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Basketball
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Miss Lillian: More Than a President’s Mother Lover, Beloved View Finders She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots
American Masters: Bella! This Woman’s Place is in the House
Tuesday, March 17, 9 PM
Follow the meteoric rise of firebrand politician and activist Bella Abzug. See how her commitment to women’s rights and progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington.
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PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
PBS News Hour
Compass Points from PBS News
She Wouldn’t Take Off Her Boots
Finding Your Roots “Born to Sing” View Finders Lawmakers Georgia Outdoors
Nature “Portugal: Wild Land on the Edge”
Midsomer Murders Lawmakers A Fork in the Road
Father Brown
In Their Own Words “Princess Diana”
Sister Boniface Mysteries
MASTERPIECE
“The Great Escaper”
Keeping Up Appearances
As Time Goes By
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Alan Carr’s Adventures with Agatha Christie View Finders
Samantha Brown’s Places to Love
PBS News Hour
Call the Midwife
Antiques Roadshow “Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Hour 3” Lawmakers A Fork in the Road
24 TUE Call the Midwife Season 15 Sunday, March 22, 8 PM
PBS News Hour
Georgia Legends View Finders
Finding Your Roots “Larger than Life”
The new season kicks off in 1971 as several of the ladies embrace Women’s Lib and burn their bras outside Nonnatus House. Over the year, the team handles challenging cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis and slavery.
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American Masters
“Bella! This Woman’s Place Is in the Home”
NOVA “Pompeii’s Secret Underworld”
Midsomer Murders
MASTERPIECE
“The Great Escaper”
Secrets of the Dead
“The Sunken Basilica”
Inspector George Gently
Finding Your Roots “Born to Sing”
Austin City Limits “Alanis Morissette”
Midsomer Murders
Great Performances at the Met
“La Boheme”
Father Brown Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
My Life is Murder
My Life is Murder
MASTERPIECE
“The Forsytes”
View Finders Georgia Legends
Breaking the Deadlock
MASTERPIECE
“The Count of Monte Cristo”
Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s Female Farm Workers
Call the Midwife
Independent Lens “Keep Quiet & Forgive”
American Masters
“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore”
The Count of Monte Cristo on MASTERPIECE
Sunday, March 22, 10 PM
On the eve of his wedding, Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned. After escaping and discovering a hidden treasure, he reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo in this captivating tale of revenge, betrayal and redemption.
PBS News Hour
Nature “Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers - Meet the Raptors” Lawmakers Georgia Outdoors
PBS News Hour Lawmakers View Finders Finding Your Roots “The Butterfly Effect”
A child sexual assault survivor challenges Amish traditions that silence abuse in their communities. With unprecedented access, Keep Quiet and Forgive follows Lizzie’s journey to empower others and demand justice within a deeply private community.
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Austin City Limits
NOVA
“Baltimore Bridge Collapse”
Midsomer Murders
MASTERPIECE
“The Chaperone”
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
MASTERPIECE
“The Forsytes”
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Secrets of the Dead
“King Arthur’s Lost Kingdom”
GPB Favorites
“Margo Price/ Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway”
Midsomer Murders
Great Performances
“Tiler Peck: Suspending Time”
My Life is Murder
My Life is Murder
MASTERPIECE
“The Count of Monte Cristo”
Henry David Thoreau
FRONTLINE
“The Deal: Trump, Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador”
Henry David Thoreau
Father Brown
Call the Midwife
Antiques Roadshow
“Castle Farms Hour 1” Finding Your Roots
“The Butterfly Effect”
Monday, March 30 - Tuesday, March 31, 9 PM
The author of Walden and “Civil Disobedience,” he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.
Chip In!
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Visit gpb.org/chipin and donate your device. Through our partnership with Phobio for Good, you’ll get a box with free shipping to send it in, and the full value of your donation becomes direct financial support for the programs and services you enjoy.
Get Your Tickets for Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! In Savannah, March 26
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! NPR’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show, is coming to the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah on Thursday, March 26 and we want to see you there!
Space is limited! Visit gpb.org/tickets or call 1.800.222.4788 to find out how you can have the best seats in the house and join us for an exclusive meet and greet with members of the cast.
