MASTERS OF THE ARCTIC ICE

MASTERS OF THE ARCTIC ICE THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM Journey to the top of the world to witness firsthand how the planet’s changing climate is affecting the creatures that inhabit the icy Arctic. See how the quickly melting Arctic ice affects the survival skills of ringed seals, polar bears, and narwhals. These Arctic creatures have become masters at negotiating the perils...

NOVA

SECRETS BENEATH THE ICE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But when an Antarctic ice shelf the size of Manhattan collapsed in less than a month in 2002, it shocked scientists and raised the alarming possibility that Antarctica may be headed for a meltdown. Even a 10...

POV

THE OATH TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM Filmed in Yemen and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, The Oath interweaves the stories of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantánamo facing war crimes charges. Directed by Laura Poitras (Flag Wars, POV 2003; the Oscar®-nominated My Country, My Country, POV 2006), The Oath unfolds via a narrative rife...

A FLEA MARKET DOCUMENTARY

A FLEA MARKET DOCUMENTARY THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM A Flea Market Documentary is a new PBS special and an all-American celebration of open-air shopping across the country. On any weekend, there may be no better place to find out what makes America great than at a flea market. A Flea Market Documentary is an unabashed celebration of the unusual people and the enticing things that...

SCEDULE AUGUST 11 – AUGUST 17

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