INDEPENDENT LENS

DONOR UNKNOWN/ALL ABOUT ME THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM JoEllen Marsh, 20, wants to know who her biological father is. All she knows of him is the label the California Cryobank gave him in the 1980s: Donor 150. JoEllen has always known her family wasn’t like other families. She grew up in Pennsylvania with two mothers, and a burning curiosity to know more about her...

NATURE

RADIOACTIVE WOLVES SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 @ 10:00PM What happens to nature after a nuclear accident? And how does wildlife deal with the world it inherits after human inhabitants have fled? In 1986 a nuclear meltdown at the infamous Chernobyl power plant in present-day Ukraine left miles of land in radioactive ruins. Residents living in areas most contaminated by the disaster were evacuated and...

FRONTLINE

LOST IN DETENTION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM Last year, the Obama administration set new records for detaining and deporting immigrants who were inside the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently indicated that the 2011 numbers will be even higher, resulting in the removal of more than 400,000 people. … Find out more...

CRAFT IN AMERICA

FAMILY MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM This episode explores the creative environments and personal dynamics of four families of craft artists and looks at the age-old debate of nature versus nurture. Is talent inherited? What is it like to live in a household where objects are made by hand? President Jimmy Carter shares his admiration for Ed Moulthrop, a fellow Georgian who was...

MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!

CASE HISTORIES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot) stars as private investigator Jackson Brodie, the tough former soldier and policeman with a heart of gold, in this series based on the acclaimed novels by Kate Atkinson. Brodie, haunted by a past family tragedy, struggles to balance his personal and professional life while coming to the rescue of...