Category Archives: Program Highlights

FRONTLINE

MAUI’S DEADLY FIRESTORM

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 @ 11:00PM

FRONTLINE investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. The documentary examines the fire’s causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires.


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JACK THE RIPPER

LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES

JACK THE RIPPER

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Many think of true crime as a modern obsession, but Lucy investigates the phenomenon through the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper. She uncovers a story that goes beyond a single murderer and his five victims — Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane — to a burgeoning newspaper industry desperate for readers and a Victorian society unequipped to support the most vulnerable.


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INDEPENDENT LENS

MINTED

MONDAY, JANUARY 6 @ 11:00PM

An insider’s look at the rise and fall of the NFT (non-fungible token) phenomenon and how technology transformed the traditional art world, for better and worse. Featuring verité footage and candid interviews with groundbreaking artists—like Beeple, Latasha Alcindor, and Loish— at the center of this phenomenon, Minted delves into the complex world of the $40 billion NFT digital art market.


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INDEPENDENT LENS

DALLAS, 2019 – EP. 3

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 @ 9:00PM

Three spirits with longstanding Texas roots struggle with their place in the world: a transgender woman working at an LGBTQ organization lives her full truth; a Dallas County Court commissioner has given 40 years of his life to his work but questions his role and identity; and the director of Health and Human Services wrestles with his new role while reflecting on his Asian American roots.


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THIS OLD HOUSE

RIDGEWOOD | RIDGEWOOD REVIVAL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 @ 6:00PM, 8:30PM & 10:00PM

Peter Field and Kay Bhothinard bought this modest, three-bedroom, two-bath Colonial Revival in Ridgewood, NJ, in 2019 because they liked the town, the neighborhood, and the fact that the local middle and high schools were just a few minutes’ walk away—convenient for Peter’s now-teenage daughter, who lives with them part-time.


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

FROM VIENNA

THE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION 2025

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 @ 6:00PM, 7:30PM, 10:00PM & 11:30PM

Experience this annual beloved concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Strauss. Conducted by Riccardo Muti for the seventh time, PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville returns to host.

 


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