WINTER’S FORTRESS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 @ 11:00PM
In the second and final part of NATURE’s miniseries “The Alps,” experience the hostile and bitter cold ecosystems of the Alps, shaped by snow blizzards and avalanches.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
AMERICAN PORTRAIT
I RISE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
In the fourth episode of PBS American Portrait, go inside the lives of people working to create an antiracist American future. They film themselves doing the hard work, confronting the obstacles and achieving the small victories that could add up to real change in the movement for racial justice.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
AGAINST ALL ODDS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 @ 9:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces media personality Andy Cohen and radio journalist Nina Totenberg to ancestors who were determined to survive.
POV SHORTS
THE MOLE AGENT
THURSDAY, APRIL 8 @ 6:00PM
When a family grows concerned for their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio to become a new resident and a mole inside the home. Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with his increasing involvement in the lives of other residents.
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ENGLAND
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 11:00PM
Retrace the Queen of Crime’s footsteps to see the real places that inspired her literary universe. Learn how Christie drew on her surroundings throughout her life, immortalizing the people and locations she encountered in her beloved mysteries.
ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL
ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 3, ANDANTE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23 @ 7:00PM
James is put to the test with an ailing racehorse. Tristan faces a familiar temptation. Siegfried angles for a prestigious client.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
THE MAGIC OF HOROWITZ
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 11:00PM
Experience legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s 1986 Russian homecoming for a sold-out concert of personal favorites, featuring commentary from former manager Peter Gelb and virtuoso pianists Martha Argerich and Daniil Trifonov.
IN CONCERT
AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
HECHO EN MEXICO (MADE IN MEXICO)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 @ 11:00PM
Before becoming part of the U.S., Los Angeles was a Mexican city. This episode pays tribute to the city’s roots and features beloved Mexican and Mexican American artists performing with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil. Tune in to watch Rodrigo y Gabriela, Natalia Lafourcade and La Santa Cecilia, plus Los Ángeles Azules performing with YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) and Paolo Bortolameolli.
JAZZ
OUR LANGUAGE (1924-1928)
THURDAY, JANUARY 21 @ 10:00PM
EPISODE 3
As the stock market continues to soar, jazz is everywhere in America, and now, for the first time soloists and singers take center stage, transforming the music with their distinctive voices and the unique stories they have to tell.
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES
PARADISE LOST: BAHAMAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 @ 11:00PM
Hear an epic tale of survival as one of the Caribbean’s strongest hurricanes strikes The Bahamas. The government and international aid workers battle to meet the survivors’ basic needs in the chaos of the aftermath.