AMERICAN WAR STORIES

VIETNAM: ESCALATION SUNDAY, MAY 29 @11:00PM Telling emotional stories that haven’t been heard before, Vietnam War veterans recount their experiences in this one-hour television documentary. Vietnam War Stories presents a portrait of the war told entirely from the perspective of veterans, who reflect on their memories of the conflict from five decades ago. For many service members, these...

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

HOSTED BY JOE MONTEGNA & GARY SINISE SUNDAY, MAY 29 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM The National Memorial Day Concert features uplifting musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings that honor the military service of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. One of PBS’ highest-rated programs, the multi-award-winning...

THE HIGHWAYMEN

AMERICAN MASTERS SATURDAY, MAY 28 @ 9:00PM Frequently referred to as “the Mount Rushmore of country music,” The Highwaymen – Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson – were American country music’s first bona fide supergroup, an epic quartet comprised of the outlaw country genre’s pioneering stars. An essential musical and cultural influence, the...

ROYAL MEMORIES

PRINCE CHARLES’ TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN THURSDAY, MAY 26 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM In Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales shares memories and recalls events from Queen Elizabeth II’s public and private life. Drawing on archive news reels and never-before-seen home movies and photographs, The Prince reflects back on Her Majesty’s 60 year...

GENIUS

BY STEPHEN HAWKING WHY ARE WE HERE? WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM Join Stephen Hawking as he sets three ordinary people a truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all? Hawking takes them down a rabbit hole of profound realizations, helping them think like philosophers as much as scientists. Follow the team’s truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out...