THURSDAY, MARCH 3 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Follow the British Prime Minister and his Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA) committee, comprised of leading contingency planners and senior politicians, as they navigate the difficulties in overcoming a major national crisis. (Followed by Episode 2 & 3)
THE WINGS OF ANGELS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 @ 10:00PM
The same scientists who revealed why our minds are so easy to hack have also made perhaps the most important discovery of the 21st century: how each us can make our own lives and those of our family, friends, and entire society work better.
BORDERLANDS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
See the creative processes of artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Mi00amsrach, and Postcommodity—the last of three new episodes from Season 10 of the Peabody Award-winning “Art in the Twenty-First Century” series.
NOW HEAR THIS
BECOMING MOZART
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 @ 10:00PM
Travel with host Scott Yoo and pianist Stewart Goodyear as they visit Yoo’s Festival Mozaic where Goodyear learns to direct an orchestra from the piano while improvising the solos of Mozart’s twentieth piano concerto.
HOW WRITING CHANGED THE WORLD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Just as writing changed the course of human history, the evolution of paper and printing revolutionized the spread of information. The printing press kicked off the Industrial Revolution that fast-tracked us to the current digital age. But as the 4,000-year-old tradition of penmanship falls out of favor, should we consider what might be lost in this pursuit of ever more efficient communication?
ISLANDS OF WONDER
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Journey to three of the most exotic, mysterious and remote islands on the planet: Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii. Isolated from the rest of the world, they harbor remarkable wildlife and pioneering human communities found nowhere else on Earth.
PBS NEWSHOUR
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 10:00PM
PBS Newshour provides coverage and analysis of the three presidential debates. This LIVE debate will be held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The moderator will be Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace.
PBS NEWSHOUR
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
PBS Newshour provides coverage and analysis of the three presidential debates. This LIVE debate will be held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The moderator will be Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace.
OUR TIME MACHINE/NEGATIVE SPACE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 8:00PM & 11:30PM
When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets.Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever. Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival.
ON MASTERPIECE
DEATH IN AMSTERDAM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
In Episode 3, “Death in Amsterdam,” an eco-fashion vlogger turns up dead during his video feed. Cloovers takes a special interest in the case, which uncovers a bitter rivalry between two firms dedicated to ultra-green clothing. Piet and Dahlman confront the vengeful son of a corrupt cop that they previously put away.