BEATS OF THE ANTONOV

MONDAY, AUGUST 3 @ 8:00PM

Sudan has been in an almost constant state of civil war since it achieved independence in 1956, and it split into a pair of sovereign states in 2011. On the border between the two, Russian-made Antonov planes indiscriminately drop bombs on settlements in the Nuba Mountains below. Yet, incredibly, the people of the Blue Nile respond to adversity with music, singing and dancing to celebrate their survival. Beats of the Antonov explores how music binds a community together, offering hope and a common identity for refugees engaged in a fierce battle to protect cultural traditions and heritage from those trying to obliterate them.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 8:00PM

EPISODE TWO

The approach of the wet season brings an explosion of life on the reef as corals spawn, sea birds nest and turtle hatchlings erupt over the beaches in the thousands. Like a great alien spaceship, the manta ray comes swooping in, a gentle plankton feeding giant up to seven meters wide and weighing as much as two tons. Soon torrential rain and severe storms will close in, bringing change and upheaval to the delicate ecosystem.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

EPISODE 7

Tragedy strikes when sickness, jealousy, and infidelity plague the community.

Ross struggles to keep the Carnmore company afloat, with George Warleggan close on his heels. Meanwhile, Demelza’s caring nature yields tragic consequences.

A helpless Ross is pushed to desperate measures to help those he loves, but his actions leave the fate of his family hanging in the balance.

Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) brings the dashing Captain Ross Poldark back to life, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson and Heida Reed, in an all-new version of the beloved, vintage romance. (2 Hour Final Episode)

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JULY 31 @ 9:00PM

Who could have predicted that billionaire real estate magnate and TV celebrity Donald Trump would be surging in the polls just two months after jumping into the 2016 presidential race? Trump’s brash style and penchant for controversy have made him the Republican frontrunner. It’s also helped him overshadow other would-be GOP stars like Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and even on-time presumed frontrunner former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

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THE CLIBURN

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 @ 6:00PM

Virtuosity – The Cliburn searches for the musical souls of the most gifted young pianists on the planet as they try to make a name for themselves at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The pressure is overwhelming because the stakes are so high: prize money, concert bookings, a recording contract, a career.

At the heart of this story is the courage it takes for a 20-year-old to go onstage alone before 2,000 people, and hundreds of thousands more online, and play a unique interpretation of one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the piano.

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INSPECTOR LEWIS, SEASON 7

BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

SUNDAY, JULY 31 @ 7:00PM & 11:30AM

BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL: Thirteen years after Lewis’ first successful arrest as a Detective Inspector, the forensics have been called into question and the case reopened for appeal. Lewis fears the worst, but nothing can prepare him for the resumption of the original murders with the original weapon. Did he arrest an innocent man? With Lewis’ reputation in jeopardy, Hathaway and Maddox race to catch the killer.

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NUCLEAR MELTDOWN DISASTER

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 @ 10:00PM

NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima nuclear crisis—the one you know about, and the one you likely don’t: the perilously close call at the other Fukushima nuclear power plant a few miles away from the meltdowns. With unprecedented access inside both Fukushima nuclear power plants, NOVA speaks with workers who were there during the harrowing days—a crisis that began as a natural a disaster but was made worse by human beings.

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TWISTING THE DRAGON’S TAIL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 @ 11:00PM

Uranium is created violently in the collapse of a star long ago. A massive explosion; a supernova that is the birth our solar system. Uranium is woven throughout the fabric of our Earth, and uranium still crackles, with the heat and violence of that creation. Uranium spits energy unlike any other rock. Its energy transforms DNA, and shapes the very nature of what it means to be human. You are who you are, because of uranium.

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