TUESDAY, JUNE 14 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Since the first shots fired in the American Revolution, the United States has been a nation at war. Only 21 calendar years have elapsed in which the United States did not wage any wars, making armed conflict the trend that has shaped the nation’s ideas, institutions and people. To understand America, you have to understand the ways we go to war.

Throughout history, when the president waged war, and needed a big army, he turned to the draft. But the draft has always stirred controversy, exposing fault lines of race, class and culture, in society. Tracking this turbulent history up to the present, The Draft explores the unintended consequences — for soldiers and citizens — of eliminating mandatory service.

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EPISODE 5

SUNDAY, APRIL 26 @ 9:00PM

Sister Julienne questions the nature of absolute faith when she meets a Christian Science couple who refuse medicine for their newborn. Things become more complex when they’re accused of harming their child. Meanwhile, Barbara tries to communicate with a pregnant woman who can’t speak English. Using the woman’s young son to translate presents a new set of problems. Sister Mary Cynthia returns, and Fred meets a woman who catches his eye.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30 @ 7:00PM

EPISODE 4

Anne gives birth to a baby girl, failing to produce Henry’s longed for male heir. Cromwell requires the nobility and church to swear an oath acknowledging Anne as lawful Queen. But will Thomas More agree?

Wolf Hall is adapted from Hilary Mantel’s best-selling Booker Prize-winning novels: Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies.

The celebrated cast includes: Tony® Award-winning actor Mark Rylance (Twelfth Night), Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winner Damian Lewis (Homeland), Claire Foy (Little Dorrit), Anton Lesser (Endeavour), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Jonathan Pryce (Cranford,)and Saskia Reeves (Worricker).

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VOCES ON PBS

NOW EN ESPANOL

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 @ 10:00PM

A fascinating look at a rarely seen side of Hollywood, Now en Español follows the trials and travails of five hard-working Latina actresses who dub Desperate Housewives for Spanish language audiences in the United States.

With real lives that are often as dramatic and as desperate as those of their onscreen counterparts, the five dynamic women struggle to pursue their Hollywood dreams while balancing the responsibilities of paying rent and raising children. Each actress is at a different stage on the path to success but all have to confront the precarious nature of their careers when the dubbing of Desperate Housewives is cancelled and their jobs come to an end.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 @ 9:00PM

This Week on Washington Week: Al Qaeda Captives Killed in Drone Strike, Loretta Lynch Confirmed, Hillary Clinton Scrutinized and U.S. Navy Monitoring Yemen

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AMERICA’S BALLROOM CHALLENGE

SATURDAY, MAY 9 @ 6:00PM

EPISODE 2

The second hour is a study in contrasts – from flowing gowns and graceful waltzes of the classical Standard Division to the sensational footwork and provocative moves of the sizzling International Latin style. Find out which two couples are crowned champions and advance to the grand finale.

America’s Ballroom Challenge is an exciting three-part series that brings together the nation’s top ballroom dancers to compete for the title of “America’s Best.” Hosted by former U.S. dance champions Mary Murphy and Tony Meredith, the series was shot in stunning high definition at the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition, the Ohio Star Ball.

The series features all four major styles of competitive ballroom dancing: American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin. After a winning couple is crowned in each of the four styles, the four champions compete across dance styles in a best-of-show grand finale to determine a single winner.

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NOVA

INVISIBLE UNIVERSE REVEALED

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 @ 11:00PM

Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. In honor of Hubble’s landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble’s early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science.

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THE SIEGFRIED LINE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 @ 8:00PM

In 1938, shrouded in secrecy, the German Army starts work on fortifications to secure Germany’s western border with France. Designed to protect the Fatherland, the immense, deadly concrete belt of bunkers, anti-tank traps, minefields, gun emplacements and road blocks is five times the length of Hadrian’s Wall.

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