GREAT PERFORMANCES

BARRYMORE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 @ 9:00PM Set in 1942, Barrymore shines a dramatic spotlight on the acclaimed—and notorious— John Barrymore, capturing the famously combative star in the final months of his life as he struggles to prepare for a backer’s audition to stage a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III. Once among the most acclaimed stage actors of his generation, as...

WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 @ 9:00PM Obama vowed to bypass a divided Congress and take action on his own to build the middle class Looking to re-energize his sluggish second term, President Obama called 2014 a ‘year of action’ in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. He urged Congress to be part of the action to help middle-class families, but vowed to sidestep their...

THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR

THE ARLINGTON ITALIANATE THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 @ 9:00PM Afrer many months on the Jersey Shore, Kevin meets up with Tom Silva at Robbins Farm Park in Arlington, Massachusetts, a family town that also has a cool vibe thanks to its proximity to Boston. The new project house, an 1872 Italianate, is just down the hill. Kevin meets homeowners Heather and Malcolm Faulds—they love their house, but know...

HAWKING

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 8:00PM This is the intimate and revealing story of Stephen Hawking’s life. Told for the first time in Hawking’s own words and with unique access to his home and public life, this is a personal journey through Hawking’s world. The film provides a close look into his daily routine, including how he travels, how he gets to work and some of his favorite pastimes —...

THE AMISH

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 @ 11:00PM Filmed over the course of a year, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insular religious community. Their intense faith and strict adherence to 300-year-old traditions have by turn captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused America for more than a century. An extraordinarily intimate portrait of...