INDEPENDENT LENS

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @ 8:00PM & 12:30AM In an age where the power of technology helps us connect, are we as isolated as ever? People’s Republic of Desire exposes the baffling reality of how virtual relationships are replacing real-life human connections through China’s video-based social network YY––a hugely popular gathering place for over 300...

NOVA

THE NEXT POMPEII SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 @ 10:00PM In the shadow of Italy’s Vesuvius, a lesser-known volcano rumbles: Campi Flegrei. If it erupts, millions of lives could be at risk. Scientists explore its unique geology and develop a warning system that could prevent Naples becoming the next Pompeii. FIND OUT MORE...

VICTORIA

ON MASTERPIECE A PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @ 7:00PM “A Public Inconvenience” Episode 7: Albert and Palmerston put their reputations on the line, and Victoria must fight against her better judgment to decide where to place her allegiance. FIND OUT MORE...

CHARLEY PRIDE

AMERICAN MASTERS I’M JUST ME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 @ 11:00PM Charley Pride: I’m Just Me traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in segregated Sledge, Mississippi to his career as a Negro American League baseball player and his meteoric rise as a trailblazing country music superstar. The new documentary reveals...

SAMMY DAVIS, JR.

AMERICAN MASTERS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Explore the entertainer’s vast talent and journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Features Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, and clips from his TV, film and concert performances. FIND OUT MORE...