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PBS Passport available through WEIU

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WEIU, a PBS affiliate, is highlighting some of the programs coming soon to their streaming platform, PBS Passport, as well as some older fan favorites.

PBS Passport has a lot of great dramas you can cozy up with and begin watching today. Passport supports shows like All Creatures Great & Small, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Funny Woman, Sanditon, Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, Sisi: Austrian Empress, and more. Passport also houses hundreds of documentaries for everyone. Enjoy some titles coming soon this February; The Dream Whisperer and Bridging the Divide, which will be showcased on their social media along with many other docuseries that are available.

Take advantage of their early streaming feature when you can. Sign up no earlier than February 4^th, 2024, and get early access to Gospel, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. You can also get a head start on streaming season 13 of Call the Midwife if you sign up after February 18^th, 2024.

WEIU is also featuring some of the recorded musical performances from a range of artists on their platform; watch Katy Perry, Mavis Staples, Johnny Cash, Santana, and more sing some of your favorite songs right from the comfort of your own home.

WEIU is celebrating Black History Month with some docuseries right here on PBS Passport. They are highlighting series such as Black Ballerina, Cost of Inheritance, and Making Black America. Additionally, they are showcasing romance filled dramas this month for Valentine’s Day, look out for titles like Hotel Portofino, Sanditon, Marie Antoinette, All Creatures Great & Small, and plenty more that you can watch at any time.

Jump into February with a PBS Passport membership for $5 per month or $60 per year and check out all the titles they feature as well as some hidden gems.  go.eiu.edu/WEIUPassport

WEIU reaches 22 surrounding counties that they would like to thank for their support, your donations and memberships help make WEIU possible. Keep an eye on their Facebook, WEIU Public Broadcasting Station, and Instagram, @weiupbs, for frequent updates on what PBS Passport has to offer this winter season.