Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.

Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher.

Credit: Channel 4/Matt Frost

Next week, we welcome three new shows to our Sunday night lineup, including the story behind one of the most famous interviews of all time. Take a look at what’s coming up!  

Brian and Maggie - Sunday, October 5 at 8 PM

1989. When two old friends - the “much-feared inquisitor” Brian Walden and “Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher - come together for their last-ever TV interview, little do they realize they're about to embark on one of the most famous political exchanges of all time. This drama recounts the end of a political era and a long-term friendship, tensely reconstructing the seismic London Weekend Television interview that reshaped national opinion and signposted the end of Thatcher’s premiership. Brian and Margaret never spoke again after their final encounter.

Maigret on MASTERPIECE - Sunday, October 5 at 9 PM

Meet Chief Inspector Maigret as he solves Paris’s most complex crimes using unorthodox methods and a fierce sense of justice. To prevail, he must outwit the city’s most ruthless criminals while confronting his own troubled past.

The Gold on MASTERPIECE - Sunday, October 5 at 9 PM

What began as a routine armed robbery turned into one of the biggest heists in British history. Inspired by true events, this gripping drama uncovers the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery in London and the decades-long ripple effects that followed

A Binding Truth - Monday, October 6 at 10 PM

Two high school classmates from 1965—Jimmie, a Black football star, and De, a white student who respected him from afar—reunite 50 years later after a discovery linking their families changes their lives forever. This personal yet profoundly American story reveals the legacy of slavery, the complexities of race and privilege, and the power of truth in their journey toward healing.

Three young people photographed at different ages.

FRONTLINE: Born Poor - Tuesday, October 7 at 10 PM

FRONTLINE presents an indelible look at the realities of growing up poor in America. Filmed over 14 years with kids from three families, from adolescents to adults with kids of their own, navigating an economy with more obstacles than opportunities.

David Zelski

A Fork in the Road: Golden Hills of Dahlonega - Friday, October 10 at 7 PM

Dahlonega drew people to the North Georgia Mountains in droves dearly two centuries ago with dreams of gold. The site of Georgia’s first major gold rush still brings folks in from all over the U.S. but for different reasons. Be it the natural beauty, the wine, the food, the mushrooms, the unique coffee shops, or even the Bison, people continue finding reasons to explore these golden hills.