POLDARK

SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM EPISODE 5 Ross does Elizabeth a favor. A mysterious benefactor reciprocates. The search is on for Mark, who knows where secret riches lie. George starts Plan C against Ross. The threat of debtor’s prison looms for Ross. Could a missing person hold the key to his freedom. FIND OUT MORE...

BILL MURRAY

THE MARK TWAIN PRIZE FRIDAY, MAY 12 @ 7:00PM A lineup of leading performers, including Aziz Ansari, Roy Blount Jr., Jane Curtin, Rhiannon Giddens, Bill Hader, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Brian Doyle Murray, Paul Shaffer, Emma Stone, Sigourney Weaver, and others  salute Bill Murray at the 19th Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. FIND OUT MORE...

SECRETS OF THE DEAD

AFTER STONEHENGE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 @ 10:00PM Three thousand years ago, the Egyptians were building the pyramids, but little is known about what was going on in Europe during this same time. Scholars have long believed that nothing nearly as advanced was happening in Britain. Could a new discovery prove historians wrong? On the edge of Must Farm Quarry in an area southeast of Britain known as...

NATURE

GIRAFFES: AFRICA’S GENTLE GIANTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM It’s ironic that the life of one of the world’s most identifiable and popular wild animals, the giraffe, is still something of a mystery. As these giants began to be studied, it was revealed that they don’t need to drink in the desert because they can get enough water just eating leaves. Another important...

THE CONTENDERS – 16 FOR ’16

FERRARO/PALIN – THE TRAILBLAZERS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM Trace Geraldine Ferraro’s entrance onto the world stage in 1984 as the first woman on a major party presidential ticket. In 2008, Sarah Palin added energy and excitement to John McCain’s campaign. See how both women fought to break the glass ceiling. FIND OUT MORE...