SONGS OF HOPE AND UNITY
FRIDAY, MAY 14 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Join Maestro Luke Frazier and a star-studded cast for an exciting evening of songs that bring us together. The show features performances by Crazy-Ex Girlfriend’s Gabrielle Ruiz; America’s Got Talent vocalist Rayshun LaMarr; Broadway star and recording artist Morgan James; Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, and celebrated recording artist Nova Payton. Hosted by Emmy & Tony Award-winner Judith Light.
THE ARTS INTERRUPTED
FRIDAY, MAY 14 @ 10:00PM
Take an inside look at how arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and how they are maturing during the country’s reckoning with systemic racism, featuring interviews with artists and performances made during lockdown.
A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
THURSDAY, MAY 13 @ 10:00PM
The 1960s are a turbulent decade for America and turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its “sacred” institutions fall. Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following. (2 Hours)
A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME
THURSDAY, MAY 13 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
The 1960s are a turbulent decade for America and turbulent decade for baseball, as one by one its “sacred” institutions fall. Inning Eight, A Whole New Ball Game, moves the field to the 1960s. This episode traces the emergence of television, the expansion to new cities and the building of anonymous multipurpose stadiums that robbed the game of its intimacy and some of its urban following. (2 Hours)
THE WORLD WITHIN
FUEL
WEDNESDAY, HUMANMAY 12 @ 11:00PM
Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.
FIGHTING FOR FERTILITY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
In the United States, some 10% of people who wish to have children struggle with infertility. It’s especially common in the African American community, and fertility preservation can be difficult for transgender individuals as well. But why is this? And what can be done about it? NOVA explores barriers to fertility, from the social to the biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies. Follow the journeys of people navigating challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing, and IVF.
A SHORT HISTORY OF LIVING LONGER
VACCINES
TUESDAY, MAY 11 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
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.
ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 6
SUNDAY, MAY 9 @ 11:00PM
Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert’s lives are suddenly turned upside down.
THE GIANT AWAKES
SUNDAY, MAY 9 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
America enters the war, and Olav arrives from England. Missy grows suspicious of ties between Roosevelt and Martha, as does Olav. Meanwhile, a dastardly Nazi plot unfolds.
POWER! 1966-68
SATURDAY, MAY 8 @ 8:00PM
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in Black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins as the first Black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with books, programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain control of a school district but lead them to a showdown with New York City’s teachers’ union.