WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

When the Drum is Beatinginterweaves the extraordinary story of Septentrional’s six decades of creativity with the history of Haiti. How did the country go from being the first free black republic with a huge wealth of natural resources to a shattered nation unable to support its citizens? How did the hope created by the rise of Jean Bertrand Aristide and the despair that followed the coup that drove him from power contribute to the inevitability of the January 2010 earthquake’s horrific death toll?

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FOOD MACHINE – EPISODE 1

MONDAY, APRIL 16 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

Over the past century, an American industrial revolution has given rise to the biggest, most productive food machine the world has ever known.

In this episode, host Yul Kwon explores how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans every day.  He discovers engineering marvels we’ve created by putting nature to work and takes a look at the costs of our insatiable appetite on our health and environment.

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THE TITANIC WITH LEN GOODMAN

SUNDAY, JULY 28 @ 9:00PM
In this one hour special, Len Goodman, head dance judge from “Dancing with the Stars,” discovers how the impact of the 1912 Titanic disaster is still felt a century after the ship’s sinking. Len has his own connection to Titanic: Before he was a dancer, Len was a welder for Harland and Wolff, the company that built the luxury liner in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1909 to 1912. Len worked for them 50 years later, at their yard in London, England.

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS – PART 2

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Pip arrives in London where his guardian Jaggers installs him in rooms with a young gentleman cut off from his wealthy family, Herbert Pocket. In Herbert, Pip finds a friend and an introduction into London society. But Pip’s eagerness to learn the ways of a gentleman is matched by his eagerness to spend money to that end, and his debts pile up in spite of Jaggers’ cold counsel.

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RENEE FLEMING @ THE PENTHOUSE

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Live From Lincoln Center, produced by Lincoln Center’s John Goberman, makes the world’s greatest artists accessible to home viewers in virtually every corner of the United States. It remains the only series of live broadcast performances on American television today. Approximately six major Lincoln Center performances are televised to a national audience of millions each year. In addition to its 13 Emmy Awards and 53 Emmy nominations, Live From Lincoln Centerhas won two George Foster Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, three Monitor Awards, a Television Critics Award and many others.

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BEING ELMO: A PUPPETEER’S JOURNEY

MONDAY, APRIL 9 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

Every day, millions tune in to Sesame Street to see one of the world’s most adored and recognizable characters — a furry red three-and-a-half year-old monster named Elmo. Yet, with all of Elmo’s fame, the man behind the icon is able to walk down the street without being recognized.

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HARPER LEE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM

One of the biggest American bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) was thought to be the first and only novel by Harper Lee, until now. On July 14, Go Set a Watchman will be released, featuring characters from Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Now, a newly updated version of Mary McDonagh Murphy’s 2012 documentary, Harper Lee: Hey, Boo airs tonight.

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

EPISODE 1

 On a cold winter’s day, an escaped convict accosts a young orphan, Pip, in the marshes, ordering the terrified boy to steal a file from his brother-in-law’s forge so that he can remove his shackles. When Pip returns, he brings a piece of pie as well as the file: an innocent act of kindness that touches the filthy, battered man, who nevertheless is soon recaptured. Pip learned such kindness from his brother-in-law Joe, the only person who has ever treated him with tenderness, as his sister Mrs. Joe constantly abuses him and Joe’s assistant, Orlick, menaces Pip for sport.

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