PANDAS: BORN TO BE WILD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Unlock the mysteries of wild pandas whose counterparts in captivity are known for their gentle image. Journey through the steep Qinling Mountains with filmmakers, scientists and rangers to witness pandas’ startling courtship and aggressive behaviors.
DNA MYSTERIES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 9:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Téa Leoni, and radio host Joe Madison, introducing each of them to parents and grandparents whose names they’ve never heard before.
WALTER WINCHELL: THE POWER OF GOSSIP
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Meet the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci stars as Winchell.
WITH KELLY CORRIGAN
JENNIFER GARNER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 @ 8:00PM
Join Kelly Corrigan as she sits down with the famed actress and entrepreneur Jennifer Garner, who shares her story on how she found “the most optimistic work in the world” – and how it isn’t acting.
ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 3
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 10:00PM
As Vivien and Mark prepare for a trip to India, Jake gets a hot tip. Helen and Natalie both reach crisis points with their partners.
EPISODE 1
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 @ 6:00PM &10:00PM
See what happens when idle gossip escalates out of control and starts to affect people’s lives. Set in a picturesque fishing village, the series centers on Maggie Cole, the self-appointed oracle of this close-knit community. (Followed by Episode 2 & 3)
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 10:00PM
Vermont-raised and rooted in troubadour traditions of wandering folk, delta blues, reckless rock, and whiskey-ragtime jazz, the California-based band evokes songs from some bygone era like a dusty leather bound book. Carefully crafted, the trio’s songs unfold like short stories.
TO MUSIC LEGENDS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 10:00PM
In collaboration with the Recording Academy®, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fifth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients. The 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
TO MUSIC LEGENDS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
In collaboration with the Recording Academy®, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fifth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients. The 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
RACE, SPACE AND MOBILITY IN AMERICA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ 9:00PM
Discover how the advent of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom for African Americans but also exposed them to discrimination and deadly violence, and how that history resonates today.