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“It ain’t necessarily so” series. Solomon March 16, 6:30 24 Minutes
Solomon built the Temple but did he exist at all? In the fifth part
This series questions biblical assumptions of this startling series, John visits sites that were supposedly built
and looks at new archaeological issues chal- by Solomon, but which some archaeologists say were built by
quite different rulers. Perhaps the tiny community of Samaritans
lenging the whole story of biblical Isreal.
has a more accurate history.
The Walls Come Tumblin' Down March 1, 6:30 24 minutes The Book of Scribes March 15, 6:30 24 minutes
"Joshua fought the battle of Jericho" - but no one lived there.
The Israelites left Egypt for the Promised Land of Canaan - but it The Old Testament description of the ancient Israelites is quite
was an Egyptian province. John McCarthy investigates startling different from the story now being revealed. John McCarthy con-
new archaeological discoveries which challenge the whole story cludes this startling series by investigating when and why the Old
of Biblical Israel. Testament was written. Was it connected with events that led to
the destruction of Jerusalem?
A jealous God March 1, 6:30 24 minutes
History of Life on Earth” series
If the Israelites believed in one invisible God, why did their
homes contain idols of a goddess? John McCarthy investigates Life in the Seas March 22, 6:30 50 minutes
the new evidence that Israelites believed for centuries that God The first life forms on the planet were microscopic, single-celled
had a consort - Mrs. God - and the Bible was altered to conceal organisms, it took billions of years before more complex crea-
her. tures evolved, first jellylike bodies, and then armored shells on
The Promised Land March 8, 6:30 24 minutes their outsides, and finally the first backbone and the beginnings
Archaeologists now say that the Israelites did not come to Ca- of fish.
naan as slaves from Egypt. Where did they come from? Journey to Land, March 29, 6:30 52 minutes
Remember Zion, March 8, 6:30 24 minutes March Life evolved in the sea, in a water-bound planet, but land-
Jerusalem is at the heart of the Middle Eastern struggle, yet ar-
masses slowly appeared and aquatic life began to explore differ-
chaeologists have been unable to find any traces of people living ent ways to colonize it. Plants were the first pioneers, then in-
there at the time of King David. In the fourth part of this startling sects to feast on them, and then each other.
series, John McCarthy uncovers the truth about Goliath.

The Lost City March 5. 2022, PG-13 111minutes lan Thrombey are mysterious, but there's one thing that re-
nowned Detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure -- everyone in
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now,
popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model Blanc must sift through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover
named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, the truth
Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she
can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest Jungle Cruise 2021, Adventure/Action, 2h 7m
story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not
just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank
Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. To-
Tea With The Dames March 12, 2018,
gether, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to
Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie heal -- a discovery that will change the future of medicine.
Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting
careers. Burnt By The Sun, R. Drama, 134 minutes.
Together, they're 342 years old. They're in their seventh decade Academy Award “Best Foreign Language Film” 1994
of cutting-edge, epoch-defining performances on stage and on
screen. Funny, smart, sharp, competitive, tearful, hilarious, sav-
age, clever, caustic, cool, gorgeous, poignant, irreverent, iconic, In the Soviet Union during the summer of 1936, Army com-
old, and unbelievably young. Special friends, special women and mander Sergei Petrovich Kotov (Nikita Mikhalkov), his wife, Ma-
special dames: a chance to hang out with them all, at the same rusia (Ingeborga Dapkounaite) and his daughter, Nadya
table, at the same time, and enjoy sparkling and unguarded con- (Nadezhda Mikhalkova), are enjoying their family vacation. Ma-
versation spliced with a raft of archive. rusia's lost love, Mitya (Oleg Menchikov), missing for 13 years,
suddenly shows up at her family's dacha. Although he's greeted
Knives Out, March 19 6:30 PG-13 Thriller/
warmly, Mitya has a secret agenda: to arrest Kotov for his part in
comedy a nonexistent conspiracy to assassinate Stalin.
The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Har-