DOGTOWN REDEMPTION

MONDAY, MAY 16 @ 8:00PM

A surprising number of people make their living off our nation’s vast rivers of trash. Dogtown Redemption follows the lives of three of these people over the course of seven years: Jason Witt, the ultimate recycling hustler, who often hauls around a shopping cart that weighs over a ton; Landon Goodwin, a former minister who struggles with his own fall from grace; and Miss Hayok Kay, the daughter of a prominent Korean family and one-time drummer for popular 1980s Bay Area punk-polka band Polkacide, but now an economic castaway at the mercy of the streets. Each survives by redeeming bottles, cans, and assorted other recyclables in an area of West Oakland, California nicknamed “Dogtown.”

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SEASON 4 ON MASTERPIECE

A LESSON IN LOVE

SUNDAY, MAY 15 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM

Wallander and his colleagues discover a woman’s body half-buried in the forest swamp. As they search the victim’s home, it becomes clear there has been an intruder and, more disturbingly, that the victim’s teenage daughter is missing. But the search for the missing girl leads Wallander down a treacherous path of secrets, confused loyalties, and forbidden love.

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SEASON 5, EPISODE 7

SUNDAY, MAY 15 @ 9:00PM

With autumn on its way, the appetite for change is rife across Poplar. As Dr Turner shares his excitement about the impending release of the contraceptive pill, not all of his counterparts at Nonnatus House are as keen for the social change it may bring.

Meanwhile, Patsy realises that change isn’t always for the best as she struggles to help a transient Bargee woman, who is determined to give birth among her own community, rather than the modern comforts of the maternity home.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, MAY 13 @ 9:00PM

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have pledged to work together to unite the Republican Party that is divided over the real estate mogul’s ascension to presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Ryan said he was encouraged by his discussions with Trump about the party’s core principles, but the speaker came short of endorsing the New York businessman. Instead, Ryan reiterated that there was common ground when it came to the party’s number one priority — defeating likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in November.

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RISK (1945-1955)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

The postwar years bring America to a level of prosperity unimaginable a decade before, but the Cold War threat of nuclear annihilation makes these anxious years as well. In jazz, this underlying tension will be reflected in the broken rhythms and dissonant melodies of bebop, and in the troubled life of bebop’s biggest star, Charlie Parker.

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BOMBING HITLER’S SUPERGUN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 @ 11:00PM

Spring 1943. World War II is slowly beginning to turn in favor of the Allied forces. But, growing desperate, Hitler hatches plans for a diabolical weapon: a bank of “superguns” housed in a massive underground complex in Nazi-occupied northern France. Together the guns would be able to pump 300 heavy high explosive shells into downtown London every hour—a target 100 miles away. This weapon could spell doom for the Allies. But how can such a massive gun possibly work? Join NOVA as engineers, archeologists, and World War II historians investigate this fearsome weapon.

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NATURE’S PERFECT PARTNERS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

It won’t come as any surprise that survival is the number one goal in the animal kingdom. But to ensure success on a continual basis, many creatures have opted to form alliances rather than go it alone. There are all kinds of partnerships to fulfill different needs, but as this film explains, these relationships are not only between animals of the same species. What is really astonishing is that completely unrelated species also form unlikely collaborations to succeed in the wild. Nature’s Perfect Partners travels around the world to profile an array of such animals who have joined forces.

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THE BEST OF DRAMA

TUESDAY, MAY 10 @ 11:30PM

Host Audra McDonald presents a diverse lineup of new drama series coming to PBS this year. From returning favorites like Call the Midwife and Masterpiece “Mr. Selfridge” to exciting new shows like Wolf Hall, Poldark and The Crimson Field, discover not-to-be-missed stories and characters.

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THE ARMOR OF LIGHT

MONDAY, MAY 10 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

The Armor of Light follows the journey of Evangelical minister Rob Schenck, who is trying to find the courage to preach about the growing toll of gun violence in America, and Lucy McBath, the mother of an unarmed teenager who was murdered in Florida and whose story cast a spotlight on the state’s “Stand Your Ground” laws.

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