AWAKENINGS 1954-1956
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 @ 8:00PM
Individual acts of courage inspire Black Southerners to fight for their rights: Mose Wright testifies against the white men who murdered young Emmett Till, and Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 @ 10:00PM
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact. (2 hours)
A NATIONAL HEIRLOOM
THURSDAY, APRIL 8 @ 10:30PM
The 1920s begin with America trying to recover from World War I and baseball trying to recover from the scandal of the 1919 World Series. Inning Four, A National Heirloom, concentrates on Babe Ruth, whose phenomenal performance thrilled the nation throughout the 1920s and rescued the game from the scandal of the previous decade.
THE BLANK PAGE (1944-1961)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes The Old Man and the Sea to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition.
THE BLANK PAGE (1944-1961)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 @ 6:00PM , 8:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes The Old Man and the Sea to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition.
THE AVATAR (1929-1944)
TUESDAY, APRIL 6 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can’t stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn. (2 Hours)
THE AVATAR (1929-1944)
TUESDAY, APRIL 6 @ 6:00PM, 8:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can’t stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn. (2 Hours)
A WRITER (1899-1929)
MONDAY, APRIL 5 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture. Three-part, six-hour series premieres April 5, 2021. (2 Hours)
A WRITER (1899-1929)
MONDAY, APRIL 5 @ 6:00PM & 8:00PM & 11:00PM
Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture. Three-part, six-hour series premieres April 5, 2021. (2 Hours)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Follow actress Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of both sets of her grandparents during WWII — her grandmother, an air warden and outspoken politician, and her grandfather, a diplomat who save hundreds from the Holocaust.