TIGER TIGER
THURSDAY, JULY 29 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Professor T becomes embroiled in a hostage situation, but his unconventional negotiating tactics do not go down well with the police. Old flame Christina reveals all is not well with her marriage.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
CLASSIC ALBUMS
QUEEN – A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
FRIDAY, JULY 23 @ 11:00PM
Explore the story behind the album that made the band a global rock phenomenon in 1975. One of the most expensive, expansive and creative LPs of its time, it propelled them into rock and roll history. The mix of hard rock, pop, opera, music hall camp and traditional folk, utilizing multi-layered guitars, vocal harmonies, piano, a harp, a ukulele and ‘no synthesizers’ combine to make it a classic.
ICON
MUSIC THROUGH THE LENS
FRIDAY, JULY 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
From the embryonic days of the modern music industry, live music photography has provided some of its most visually striking and era defining imagery. First-hand recollections and eye-opening stories from those early trailblazers and those still devoted to capturing the magic of live music, paint a vivid picture of life on the tour bus and in the photo pit.
UNFORGOTTEN
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 4, EPISODE 3
THURSDAY, JULY 22 @ 10:00PM
Cassie and Sunny identify four potential suspects who trained as police officers together, and two of them are still serving. They have no luck finding the rest of the body and decide to go public about the discovery of Walsh’s remains.
FRONTLINE
LEAVING AFGHANISTAN
TUESDAY, JULY 20 @ 11:00PM
FRONTLINE investigates the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. With exclusive access to a militant wing of the Taliban, correspondent Najibullah Quraishi tells the story of Iran’s growing influence across Afghanistan. Also this hour, a report on politics and rape in India.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
POPE FRANCIS
MONDAY, APRIL 21 @ 7:00PM
On March 13, 2013, at the age of 76, Jorge Bergoglio was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Taking the name Francis, he is the first pope from the Americas, the first non-European and first Jesuit priest to be named pope. In Their Own Words delves deeper into his story, revealing the experiences and influences in his life that led him to the highest office in the Catholic church.
POV
STATELESS
SATURDAY, JULY 24 @ 10:30PM
Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from Dominicans of Haitian descent, uncovering the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris.
PROFESSOR T
A FISH CALLED WALTER
THURSDAY, JULY 22 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
When a blameless librarian is poisoned at a reception at the museum, Professor T is called upon to help narrow down the list of possible suspects, but not everyone on the police team is happy with Professor T’s involvement in the investigation.
ICON
MUSIC THROUGH THE LENS
FRIDAY, JULY 16 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Featuring in-depth and often irreverent interviews with the world’s best-known music photographers, musicians, gallerists, music journalists and social commentators, Icon: Music Through the Lens is an eye-opening, six-part, thrill ride through the amazing world of music photography.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
ROOTS OF LATIN JAZZ
FRIDAY, JULY 16 @ 11:00PM
Celebrate the rhythms of Latin music with the Raices Jazz Orchestra and performances by GRAMMY-winning artists including Richard Bona and Anaadi. Hosted by Sheila E. A co-presentation of Great Performances and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES.