THE WORLD WITHIN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 @ 11:00PM
Dive into the stories of a pairs figure skating team, a perfumer, a cave explorer and a musician to decipher how different ways of sensing the world all create their own vivid and unique picture.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
NOVA
GREAT ELECTRIC AIRPLANE RACE
SATURDAY, JULY 2 @ 10:00PM
Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes a ride in some quiet, energy-efficient, prototypes that are vying for success as electric flight takes off.
EXTRA LIFE
A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER
DATA
TUESDAY, MAY 25 @ 9:00PM
Discover the little-known story of the innovations in science and medicine that doubled the human lifespan in less than a century, and celebrate the unsung heroes of public health who believed change was possible and acted on it.
PHILLY D.A.
EPISODE 7
TUESDAY, MAY 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
When an on-duty officer shoots and kills a disarmed Black man as he’s running away, Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity — murder charges against a cop. The police union plans to put Krasner on trial in the court of public opinion.
INDEPENDENT LENS
THE DONUT KING
MONDAY, MAY 29 @ 8:00PM & 12:30PM
An immigrant story with a (glazed) twist, The Donut King follows the journey of Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy, who arrived in California in the 1970s and, through a mixture of diligence and luck, built a multi-million dollar donut empire up and down the West Coast.
ATLANTIC CROSSING
A QUEEN RETURNS
SUNDAY, MAY 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
With the war almost over, the president’s health takes a bad turn. Olav tries to keep Norway out of the clutches of the Soviets. He also faces rocky relations with Martha.
ASIAN AMERICANS
GENERATION RISING
SATURDAY, MAY 22 @ 11:00PM
Asian Americans is a five-hour film series that will chronicle the contributions, and challenges of Asian Americans, the fastest-growing ethnic group in America. Personal histories and new academic research will cast a fresh lens on U.S. history and the role Asian Americans have played in it.
PHILLY D.A.
EPISODE 6
SATURDAY, MAY 22 @ 7:00PM
A councilmember bridges fed-up constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the D.A.’s unorthodox plans. The D.A. favors safe injection sites. Locals are fed up. Will Krasner’s brassy style backfire and undermine community support?
WORLD ON FIRE
EPISODE 2
FRIDAY, MAY 21 @ 10:00PM
A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news. Kasia joins the Polish resistance. Catch up on “World on Fire” series on Fridays on MCPTV. (Repeat)
INSIDE THE MET
THE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
FRIDAY, MAY 21 @ 10:00PM
Experience the 150th birthday of The Metropolitan Museum of Art amid the COVID-19 pandemic and urgent demands for social justice, as the art institution makes history in ways no one could have predicted.
The first episode of Inside The Met goes behind closed doors to reveal how the museum functions, venturing above and below the public galleries for a close-up look at the work of curators, conservators and executives.
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