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Olympic runners Linford Christie and Katharine Merry team up with Road Trip regulars in a race to make the most money from antiques.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip airs Saturday, March 30 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

On their trip through Oxfordshire, Linford pins his hopes on a tiny brooch, despite it costing a three-figure sum. Katharine, meanwhile, buys an item from the 1920s on the hunch that it will appeal at auction.

About Antiques Road Trip: Hit the road in a gorgeous classic car for a tour through Great Britain with two antiques experts as they search the local stores for treasures, competing with each other to see who can turn an initial £200 budget into a small fortune. Their adventures take them off the beaten path and allow them to indulge their passion for the past, learning about the little-known stories behind some of the greatest events in British history.

Caption: (L-R) Christina Trevanion, Katharine Merry, David Harper, and Linford Christie

Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?

NOVA “Why Bridges Collapse” airs Wednesday, May 8 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

In 2018, Italy’s Morandi Bridge collapsed, tragically killing 43 people. For 50 years, the iconic bridge had withstood the elements—and stress from ever-increasing traffic. What went wrong that fateful day? And how can new engineering technology protect bridge infrastructure to prevent such tragic failures in the future? Through eyewitness testimony, expert interviews, and dramatic archival footage, NOVA investigates the Morandi disaster and other deadly bridge collapses. 

Photo provided by NOVA

Go behind-the-scenes at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the world-famous home of art, design and performance, where only a fraction of the 2 million item collection is on public display.

Secrets of a The Museum, Season 1, Eps. 4 -6 of 6 airs Sunday, March 24 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Ep. 4: An original Star Wars costume with a missing head; renovating two of the largest galleries in the V&A museum; a rare David Bowie photo and an original road sign enter the collection.

Ep. 5: Cataloguing the costumes; Frankenstein’s monster must be brought back to life; photos of the real Alice in Wonderland; repairing Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Ep. 6: Transporting a unique car; a rare medieval jewel undergoes a deep clean; a mosaic piece has experimental surgery.

Photo Credit: APT

The hidden treasures and majestic beauty of the Emerald Isle.

Exploring Ireland with Michael airs Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Combining glorious video footage from the Emerald Isle, fascinating travel destinations, exciting cultural experiences, and performances from popular Irish artists and rising stars, EXPLORING IRELAND WITH MICHAEL uncovers the hidden treasures and majestic beauty of this breathtaking country.

Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere.

Great Performances at the Met: Dead Man Walking airs Friday, March 15 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Experience Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera based on a true story. With a libretto by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, famed soprano Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen alongside bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death row inmate Joseph De Rocher. The cast also features Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere, plays De Rocher’s mother. Based on Sister Helen’s real-life memoir about the fight for the soul of a condemned murderer, Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts this Metropolitan Opera premiere. Grammy winner Rhiannon Giddens hosts the broadcast.

Photo: Ryan McKinny and Joyce DiDonato • Credit: Provided by PBS

Join the legendary superstar for a magical concert taped in her hometown in October 2012.

Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn airs Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

This special includes nine songs that Barbra had never performed on stage, and features special guests trumpeter Chris Botti, Italian singing group Il Volo, and Streisand’s son, actor-director Jason Gould.

Photo: Barbara Streisand • Credit: Russell James

In memory of Steve Lawrence, who passed away last Thursday, WXXI presents this special that celebrates the musical duo of Steve and Eydie Gorme.

Steve and Eydie: Memories of My Mom and Dad airs Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

For over six decades, the musical duo of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme delighted audiences both young and old. This special brings back warm and nostalgic memories as told by their son David, from the early days of ’50s Rock and Roll, ’60s Pop, Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and The American Songbook. Amazingly, there has never been a television show celebrating their long, illustrious careers as individuals or as a duo singing together, that is, until now, and exclusively for public television stations.

Photo: Steve and Eydie • Provided by APT

Photo: Potter Credit: PBS