Category Archives: Program Highlights

NOVA

PARTICLES UNKNOWN

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 @ 8:00PM

Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NOVA joins an international team of neutrino hunters as they try to capture an elusive fourth form of neutrino. Their results may force scientists to redraw their blueprint of the subatomic world, the Standard Model of physics, and change our understanding of how the universe works.


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LIFE FROM ABOVE

COLORFUL PLANET

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

From space earth is not just a blue planet but a kaleidoscope of color. Swirls of turquoise phytoplankton trigger an oceanic feeding frenzy, China turns yellow as millions of flowers bloom and at night the waters off the coast of Argentina are spotted with mysterious green lights.


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AMERICAN MASTERS

RITA MORENO

JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 @ 6:00PM

Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today. (2 HOURS)


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MARGARET

THE REBEL PRINCESS

EPISODE 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 @ 11:00PM

This intimate two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the western world during the 20th century. (Followed by Episode 2 @ 11:00PM)


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THE KENNEDY CENTER AT 50

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 10:00PM

Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special celebration and re-launch of live, in-person performing arts in America will be hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guest Caroline Kennedy and feature the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).


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THE KENNEDY CENTER AT 50

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Echoing “An American Pageant for the Arts,” the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this special celebration and re-launch of live, in-person performing arts in America will be hosted by six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald with special guest Caroline Kennedy and feature the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).


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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

ELON MUSK

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 9:00PM

Elon Musk was a multi-millionaire by the time he reached the age of 31. He is one of a new breed of what the New York Times called “thrillionaires,” high-tech entrepreneurs who are using their newfound wealth to help turn science-fiction dreams into reality. His story is about a thrilling 21st century “Iron Man” come alive.


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LIFE FROM ABOVE

MOVING PLANET

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM

Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Our planet is constantly on the move; from individual animals to powerful weather systems. Follow an elephant family struggling through drought and marvel as thousands of Shaolin Kung-Fu students perform in perfect synchronicity.


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