NATURE

REVEALING THE LEOPARD WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 @ 9:00PM Leopards are the ultimate cats. They are the most feline, the most intelligent, the most dangerous and, until recently, one of the least understood. They hunt from South Africa to Siberia, from Arabia to Sri Lanka, and are the most widespread predator of their size on land. A leopard is a cat that walks by itself, unseen and secretive. Leopards...

DAVID PHELPS CLASSIC

SATURDAY, JULY 27 @ 7:00PM Grammy-winning tenor, David Phelps, is credited among today’s most spectacular voices. He has brought the house down in the world’s most prestigious venues with his seemingly endless vocal range (which extends more than three octaves) and his one-of-a-kind panache for communicating a song. A Baylor University graduate with a degree in vocal performance, David...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

DANCING AT JACOB’S PILLOW NEVER STAND STILL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 11:00PM Directed by veteran documentary filmmaker Ron Honsa, Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow: Never Stand Still reveals the passion, discipline, and daring of those who choose a life in dance. Performances filmed live at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, interviews with extraordinary artists, rare archival footage, and behind the...

SECRETS OF THE DEAD

BONES OF THE BUDDHA THURSDAY, JULY 25 @ 7:00PM The mystery surrounding the bones of the Buddha dates back more than 100 years ago, when colonial estate manager William (Willie) Peppe and his workers began digging at a mysterious hill in Northern India. Peppe had no idea what they’d find just a little more than 20 feet down.  They unearthed an astonishing discovery: a huge stone coffer,...

POV

HIGH TECH, LOW LIFE MONDAY, JULY 22 @ 8:00PM High Tech, Low Lifefollows two of China’s first citizen-reporters as they document the underside of the country’s rapid economic development. A search for truth and fame inspires young vegetable seller “Zola” to report on censored news stories from the cities, while retired businessman “Tiger Temple” makes sense of the past by chronicling...