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A Royal August on OETA

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Travel across the pond with OETA this month for what is indeed a royal August. The highly anticipated program from In Their Own Words, Diana, Princess of Wales is finally here! MASTERPIECE goes in between the pages of the mega-hit All Creatures Great and Small. We have not one, but three new Agatha Christie specials airing, including Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar. Finally, Lucy Worsley is back with a new Royal Myths & Secrets! Enjoy it all with a cup of tea, of course.

In Their Own Words: Diana, Princess of Wales 

Sunday, August 8 | 7 pm & Encore on Monday, August 9 | 9 pm

In Their Own Words: Diana, Princess of Wales examines Princess Diana’s choices, suffering, and triumphs—credited as the ultimate disrupter for a generation of women across the globe.

In Their Own Words

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

Sunday, August 22 | 7 pm

Travel to the deserts of Iraq for an archaeological dig, where the famous English crime writer unravels a series of mysterious murders. Lyndsey Marshal stars as Agatha Christie and Jonah Hauer-King is Max Mallowan, the archaeologist vying for her affection.

Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets: Henry VIII's Reformation  

Sunday, August 29 | 7 pm

Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation. Was Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn the real reason for England's split from Catholic Europe? Or, was a secret political agenda at work behind the scenes?

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

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