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Anne of Green Gables (1985)

This classic film adaptation of the beloved book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery stars Megan Follows as spirited redhead Anne Shirley, a lonely orphan who comes to live with an elderly brother and sister on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Anne quickly turns their quiet household upside down with her talkativeness, boundless imagination, and penchant for mischief; finds a "bosom friend" in the beautiful Diana Barry; and catches the eye of her handsome schoolmate Gilbert Blythe. Through love and friendship, this once-forgotten little girl blossoms into an accomplished young woman. Richard Farnsworth, Colleen Dewhurst, Jonathan Crombie and Schulyer Grant also star.

Sunday, June 13 at 5 p.m.

History Detectives

Could a New Jersey man's home have been designed and built by Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb? Does a Delaware man own the earliest version of the popular board game Monopoly? A team of four experts, including University of Pennsylvania professor Tukufu Zuberi, tries to solve these historical mysteries and more in the second season of this weekly series. Enlisting the help of specialists in research, architecture, archeology, and forensics, the foursome helps everyday people across America establish the historical significance of buildings, personal artifacts, and even some of the "tall tales" that have become legends in our culture.

Monday, June 21 at 9 p.m.

Rebels and Redcoats

This four-part series tells the story of the American Revolution from a different point of view --that of the British, who lost the war and thereby put the United States on the map. Hosted by renowned British historian Richard Holmes, the program uses vivid dramatizations of battles, eyewitness accounts, original documents and paintings to explore the conflict that officially began with "the shot heard round the world" in Lexington, Massachusetts and concluded with the surrender of the British forces to George Washington at Yorktown. Throughout, it takes viewers inside the bitter struggles of brothers, friends and families forced to choose sides and puts the war in the context of world events.

Wednesday, June 23 at 9 p.m.