A JOHN WILLIAMS PREMIERE AT TANGLEWOOD
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Experience a concert of works by legendary composer John Williams from Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home at Tanglewood including Williams’ new violin concerto performed by virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter and other works conducted by Andris Nelsons. (90 Minutes)
BORN IN THE ROCKIES
FIRST STEPS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
From early spring to late summer, follow new animal mothers through the trials of raising a family in the Rocky Mountains. Cranes migrate north to give birth, a bison mother protects her lambs from threats and young mountain goats learn to climb.
HINDENBURG’S FATAL FLAWS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 @ 11:00PM
A fresh look at the science and conditions surrounding the Hindenburg explosion reveals ten particular flaws that directly led to the infamous disaster in 1937.
THE RETURN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 @ 9:00PM
Hollywood war stories mostly end with the hero’s return. In reality, the road back to civilian life is less certain. For some, there were ticker-tape parades; for others, protests, anger and silence. Some veterans return home full of confidence, while others think, “What am I going to do now?” Hosted by actor Wes Studi, Vietnam War Veteran (National Guard) and Native American (Cherokee) activist.
PANDORA PAPERS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 @ 11:00PM
Who uses secret offshore bank accounts and why? FRONTLINE examines the global entanglement of political power and secretive finance in an upcoming documentary on the “Pandora Papers.”
FERGUSON RISES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 11:00PM
How does a father find purpose in pain? In 2014, Michael Brown Sr.’s son was killed by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing has not been told until now.
SEASON 10, EPISODE 6
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 10:00PM
Trixie speaks out on behalf of a patient, with mixed reactions. Dr. Turner and Sister Frances help a mother-to-be who refuses medical care. Nancy reveals a secret that could threaten her relationship with Nonnatus House.
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 6, EPISODE 6
NOVEMBER 11 @ 8:00PM
When a student falls to her death, Will and Geordie are drawn into campus politics. The Bishop introduces a new face at the vicarage.
A CONCERT FOR NEW YORK
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 @ 11:00PM
An Italian opera company restages an oratorio last performed in 1826. Organized by Mozart’s librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, the 1826 event changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City.
A DOCUMENTARY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that forever changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City – an event Mozart’s great librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte helped orchestrate.