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Heather's WHRO Plus Picks

Heather's WHRO Plus Picks

January 15, 2026

The drama has arrived on WHRO+ this January!

Beloved favorites All Creatures Great & Small and Miss Scarlet return with new episodes arriving weekly, and a brand-new drama, Bookish, joins the lineup. WHRO+ members can binge-watch entire seasons anytime.

Beyond drama, Finding Your Roots returns for season 12. Join renowned professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. as he explores the fascinating family histories of this season’s guests through DNA.

Plus, don’t miss the riveting new documentary Public Defender, produced by Spark Media in collaboration with The New Yorker—it is a compelling, must-watch film that’s perfectly sized for a lunch break.

- Heather Mazzoni, Chief Content Officer

Now on to the shows

All Creatures Great and Small, Season 6

All Creatures Great & Small, Season 6
In May 1945, peace returns, but Skeldale House is in chaos. James juggles work and family, Helen faces changes at Heston Grange, and Tristan adjusts to life after the war. With Mrs. Hall keeping things steady, everyone works to reconnect and find their footing in a hopeful new era.

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Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots, Season 12
The acclaimed series returns with Professor Gates exploring the mysteries, surprises, and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.

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Bookish

Bookish
Post-WWII London is a dangerous place. Especially for men like Gabriel Book. But every good bookseller needs a hobby -- and Book's is solving murders.

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Public Defender

Public Defender
A DC-based public defender and her January 6 clients confront America’s divide with unexpected humor and humanity – showing a way back to trust and accountability, one relationship at a time.

Stream now

Mark Your Calendar

Black and Jewish in America

Black and Jewish in America: An Interwoven History
This four-part series traces the rich, complex relationship between Black and Jewish Americans —defined by solidarity and strained by division. Drawn together by racism and antisemitism, they forged civic and cultural bonds, especially during the civil rights era. Streams February 3, on WHRO+.

Watch the preview here.

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