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 Adventure Divas
Host Holly Morris searches for divas around the world in this series uniting travel and modern-day heroines. In "India: Holy Cow," Morris visits poverty-plagued, spiritually rich India, where she spends an evening in a brothel, takes a dip in the Ganges, climbs in the Himalayas and gets a soul infusion from a Gandhi-esque crusader. -- Jill Zayszly
Begins Friday, March 1 at 10 p.m.
 A Time to Remember
Popular Irish tenor John McDermott appears live in the TV12 studios to present his new concert celebrating the universal emotions and experiences that connect us to one another. He honors Celtic, European and North American cultural traditions through a range of musical selections and reminisces about the things that matter most: family, friends and patriotism.
-- Mary Eileen O'Connor
Tuesday, March 5 at 8 p.m.
 If Women Ruled the World
Nineteen women, including Betty Friedan (pictured), cofounder of the National Organization of Women, Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor share their experiences and observations as trailblazers in their respective fields at a historic dinner party in Washington D.C.'s Senate Caucus Room. -- JZ
Thursday, March 7 at 11 p.m.
 Sundays with Anne
Spend Sunday afternoons this month with Anne of Green Gables, literature's most beloved redhead. TV12 airs all three of the charming film adaptations of L.M. Montgomery's celebrated novels, starring Megan Follows as the imaginative Anne Shirley, a lonely orphan whose life is transformed when she comes to live with an elderly brother and sister on Prince Edward Island. -- MEO
Sundays at 3 p.m. beginning March 10
 Secrets Beneath the Streets
Join host Derrick Pitts (pictured) for a tour of the well-hidden and often well-guarded places beneath the Delaware Valley in this original WHYY production. Pitts, host of Skytour on 91FM, sets his sights downward as he visits such underground gems as a precious metal depository under the streets of Wilmington and the basement of Philadelphia's City Hall. -- JZ
Tuesday, March 12 at 10 p.m.
 Judy, Frank & Dean in Concert
Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin are together once again in this stunning concert from 1962. Recently rediscovered in the television archives, the concert features these three immortal singers performing solo numbers, duets and as a trio. Judy takes center stage and sings many of her trademark songs in a finale reminiscent of her legendary Carnegie Hall concert. -- MEO
Monday, March 18 at 9:30 p.m.
 Ciao, Italia
Celebrate America's connection to Italy with a night of specials on TV12. Set to the music of Italian composers and Italian-American singers such as Dean Martin, Visions of Italy is a stunning aerial tour of the country's bustling cites, charming villages and scenic countryside. Prisoners In Paradise traces the untold story of Italian soldiers who were POWs in America during World War II. -- MEO
Wednesday, March 20 beginning at 8 p.m.
 Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
NOVA recounts the miraculous escape of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his entire crew from certain death in the Antarctic. The tale of their
survival against all odds without the loss of a single life is a stunning tribute to human perseverance and Shackleton's leadership genius. -- JZ
Tuesday, March 26 at 8 p.m.
 Diary of a City Priest
David Morse (The Green Mile) stars in a drama based on the journals of Father John McNamee, a maverick priest serving at St. Malachy's Church in North Philadelphia. Local filmmaker Eugene Martin examines the emotional and spiritual struggles and joys of Father Mac, a tireless crusader for his flock in the face of gangs, poverty and drugs. -- JZ
Thursday, March 28 at 9 p.m.
 The Vicar of Dibley
Dawn French stars as Geraldine Granger, the enthusiastic vicar of the sleepy country parish of Dibley in the hysterical Britcom. In this "Easter Special," the parishioners make plans about what they will give up during the season of Lent, and Geraldine faces the ultimate test: can she give up her beloved chocolate? -- JZ
Sunday, March 31 at 10:55 p.m.
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