Category Archives: Program Highlights

NOVA

UNIVERSE REVEALED: AGE OF STARS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover its place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars.


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NATURE

SEASON OF THE OSPREY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut saltmarsh. Over one summer they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish, all to raise the next generation of these consummate sea hawks.


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AMERICAN VETERAN

THE CROSSING

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 @ 6:00PM

AMERICAN VETERAN is a four-part documentary series tracing the veteran experience across the arc of American history and exploring the present-day divide between civilian and veteran communities. From the citizen-soldiers returning from the Revolution to today’s warrior class, it is a deeply moving story, illuminating the veteran experience and drawing civilian viewers into an unfamiliar culture.


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LA FRONTERA

WITH PATI JINICH

FROM DOS LAREDOS TO MARS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 11:00PM

In Part Two of the series, From Dos Laredos to Mars, Pati travels from Laredo and Nuevo Laredo to Brownsville, Texas. She learns how tight-knit family bonds are an underlying theme connecting everything in the Laredos, and throughout La Frontera. She gets an up-close look at the major industries of the region – trucking, trade and ranching and tastes a bit of the American dream spending time with the owners of Taco Palenque, a family-run, regional favorite that has grown to a fast-casual empire throughout south Texas.


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NATURE

EDIBLE INSECTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

A story of surprise and revelation. A wildlife cameraman spends his time during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family.


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