WASHINGTON WEEK

with GWEN IFILL FRIDAY, JULY 19 @ 9:00PM This Week: Zimmerman’s Acquittal, Defending Healthcare, Avoiding “Nuclear Option” and Liz Cheney’s Bid t’s been nearly a week since a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin.  Following the verdict, Attorney General Eric Holder repeated his pledge to continue a federal investigation into the...

THE SHAW FESTIVAL

BEHIND THE CURTAIN FRIDAY, JULY 19 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM Offering unprecedented access, The Shaw Festival: Behind the Curtain captures a unique approach to theatre in one of North America’s longest-running, most distinctive and exciting theatre experiences. In following the process of getting plays from the page to the stage, this documentary provides insight into the production at a...

NATURE

ELSA’S LEGACY: THE BORN FREE STORY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM In 1960, a book written about raising an orphaned lion cub named Elsa and then releasing her back into the wild became a worldwide bestseller. Born Free was a game changer that essentially altered the way we perceive relationships between humans and animals. Because of the emotional bond George and Joy...

SECRETS OF CHATSWORTH

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 @ 9:00PM Over five centuries, Chatsworth Estate has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family and is presently the home of the current 12th Duke of Devonshire and his family. We discover the stories throughout its 500 years that have shaped the history of Chatsworth into the acclaimed and distinguished house it has become today. Find out more...

AMERICAN MASTERS

A LETTER TO ELIA FRIDAY, JULY 12 @ 10:00PM   For Martin Scorsese, growing up in Little Italy, seeing On the Waterfront and East of Eden as a young man was a life-changing experience. Scorsese appears on and off camera throughout A Letter to Elia, taking us through Kazan’s life and through his own as well, and through his growing realization that there was an artist behind the camera,...