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Masterpiece Contemporary 2010 brings two new dramas and a repeat of last season's award-winning political thriller ENDGAME. See the 2010 MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY schedule and episode descriptions (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/contemporary/index.html). Check your local listings (http://www.pbs.org/).
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Endgame (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/index.html)
December 19, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
The award-winning Endgame is a real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela. Starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jonny Lee Miller, Endgame was honored with a George Foster Peabody award.
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Framed (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/contemporary/index.html)
December 26, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
An eccentric Welsh village learns that London's National Gallery is storing its entire art collection in a nearby mine during the museum's renovations — leading to curious encounters between the village locals and the gallery's urbane, lovelorn curator. Trevor Eve (David Copperfield) and Eve Myles (Little Dorrit) star in this gentle comedy, based on Frank Cottrell Boyce's best-selling novel of the same name.
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Lennon Naked (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lennon/index.html)
November 21, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) channels John Lennon in this acclaimed recreation of Lennon's last turbulent years with the Beatles. Naoko Mori (Torchwood) co-stars as Yoko Ono. An American Masters special, LENNONNYC, airs Monday, November 22, 2010, at 9pm.
Discussion Leaders: JoanP (jonkie@verizon.net) and marcie (marciei@aol.com)
(http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/contemporary_2010/masterpiececontemp.jpg)
Masterpiece Contemporary 2010 brings two new dramas and a repeat of last season's award-winning political thriller ENDGAME. See the 2010 MASTERPIECE CONTEMPORARY schedule and episode descriptions (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/contemporary/index.html). Check your local listings (http://www.pbs.org/).
(http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/contemporary_2010/endgame.jpg)
Endgame (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/index.html)
December 19, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
The award-winning Endgame is a real-life political thriller about the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela. Starring William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jonny Lee Miller, Endgame was honored with a George Foster Peabody award.
(http://seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/masterpiece/contemporary_2010/framed.jpg)
Framed (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/contemporary/index.html)
December 26, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
An eccentric Welsh village learns that London's National Gallery is storing its entire art collection in a nearby mine during the museum's renovations — leading to curious encounters between the village locals and the gallery's urbane, lovelorn curator. Trevor Eve (David Copperfield) and Eve Myles (Little Dorrit) star in this gentle comedy, based on Frank Cottrell Boyce's best-selling novel of the same name.
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Lennon Naked (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lennon/index.html)
November 21, 2010 at 9pm
One 90-minute episode
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) channels John Lennon in this acclaimed recreation of Lennon's last turbulent years with the Beatles. Naoko Mori (Torchwood) co-stars as Yoko Ono. An American Masters special, LENNONNYC, airs Monday, November 22, 2010, at 9pm.
Discussion Leaders: JoanP (jonkie@verizon.net) and marcie (marciei@aol.com)