TB SILENT KILLER

TUESDAY, MARCH 25 @ 11:00PM

The worldwide burden of childhood tuberculosis is twice as large as once thought, according to a new study that estimates nearly 1 million children become sick with the disease every year.

TB is the second leading cause of death from infectious disease on the planet, but as many as two-thirds of new TB cases in children go undiagnosed each year according to the study, which was published inThe Lancet today to coincide with World TB Day.

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A Leap of Faith, Over the Rainbow & Return

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

The Story of the Jews with Simon Schama is made possible by lead funding from The Paul & Irma Milstein Family. Major funding is generously provided by The Polonsky Foundation. Additional major support is provided by The Pershing Square Foundation, the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust, James and Merryl Tisch, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the David Berg Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose, and the Lemberg Foundation. Support is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS. (3 HOURS)

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ALL OF ME

A STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND LAST RESORTS

MONDAY, MARCH 24 @ 8:00PM

Women friends who met via the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance and have tried every diet and diet pill, go through weight-loss surgery in an effort to lose hundreds of pounds. This film captures their life-altering experience.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

As tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate over Crimea, President Obama stepped up pressure on Russia with a second wave of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff and 19 other high-level individuals on Thursday. Mr. Obama urged the Kremlin to respect Ukraine’s new government and scale back its military presence in Crimea or risk further isolation from the international community.

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PUSHING THE ELEPHANT

MONDAY, MARCH 17 @ 8:00PM

In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo was imprisoned with her family during violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her harrowing experience included the nighttime arrest of her entire family by government agents, the execution of her husband, the birth of their twin sons in prison, and grim negotiations with prison guards to save the lives of her children. She emerged from the harrowing experience advocating forgiveness and reconciliation. In a country where ethnic violence has created seemingly irreparable rifts among Tutsis, Hutus, and other Congolese, this remarkable woman is a vital voice in her beleaguered nation’s search for peace. Now, Rose is confronted with teaching one of her most recalcitrant students how to forgive — Nangabire, the daughter who remained behind.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION