AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

HENRY FORD TUESDAY, JUNE 25 @ 9:00PM An absorbing life story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century, Henry Ford offers an incisive look at the birth of the American auto industry with its long history of struggles between labor and management, and a thought-provoking reminder of how Ford’s automobile forever changed the...

INDEPENDENT LENS

THE REVISIONARIES MONDAY, JANUARY 28 @ 11:00PM In Austin, Texas, 15 people influence what is taught to the next generation of American children. Once every decade, the highly politicized Texas State Board of Education rewrites the teaching and textbook standards for its nearly five million schoolchildren. And when it comes to textbooks, what happens in Texas affects the nation as a whole. Texas...

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 3 EPISODE 4 SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants. And new evidence turns up in a baffling case. The much-loved cast of Downton Abbey Season 3 includes Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter,...

NEED TO KNOW

MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 @ 9:30PM On the second of two inauguration specials examining the advocacy group “Common Good’s” proposals to end bureaucratic gridlock and get the United States moving forward, “Need to Know” anchor Jeff Greenfield explores how malpractice lawsuits contribute to rising healthcare costs. Correspondent William Brangham travels to Denmark, where...

SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED

MACBETH WITH ETHAN HAWKE SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 @ 7:00PM In a unique series of six films, Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts — Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant — to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest...