GREAT PERFORMANCES

NOW HEAR THIS COPLAND: DEAN OF AMERICAN MUSIC FRIDAY, APRIL 22 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM Learn how the works of an American classical composer developed into a signature American sound drawing from his Jewish roots, modernism and American folk music. Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland. FIND OUT MORE...

EARTH EMERGENCY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 @ 11:00PM This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return – and what we need to do to stop them. With captivating illustrations, stunning footage and interviews with leading climate scientists as well as support from Greta Thunberg, “Earth Emergency” adds the missing...

CHANGING PLANET

EPISODE 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 @ 5:00PM Join conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan for the beginning of an ambitious 7-year project, a global environmental health check of six of Earth’s bellwether biomes. From the Arctic to the Amazon, these vulnerable habitats are changing, revealing surprising animal behaviors as species adapt. On his journey he meets the inspiring scientists and...

FRONTLINE

THE POWER OF BIG OIL, PART 1 APRIL 19 @ 11:00PM The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. This three-part series from FRONTLINE traces decades of casting doubt on the science, missed opportunities and the ongoing attempts to hold Big Oil to account. FIND OUT MORE...

FINDING YOUR ROOTS

WHERE DID WE COME FROM? SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 @ 7:30PM Henry Louis Gates, Jr. journeys with Erin Burnett, Amy Carlson and André Leon Talley, three guests from diverse backgrounds, as they meet the ancestors who laid the groundwork for their success. FIND OUT MORE...