ELLIS ISLAND: THE DREAM OF AMERICA
WITH PACIFIC SYMPHONY
FRIDAY, JULY 3 @ 10:00PM
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America’s history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant experience.
FRIDAY, JULY 3 @ 10:00PM
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America’s premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and newspapers of the day, the fascinating story of this universally admired monument is told.
WESTERLY | A RANCH OUT WESTERLY
THURSDAY, JULY 2 @ 9:00PM
Kevin O’Connor reviews the progress of the Westerly house. Tom Silva and Jeff Sweenor work on the main staircase at Jeff’s shop and then they bring it to the house to install. At the Idea House, Kevin looks at new clapboard siding technology. Richard Trethewey tours a factory to see how a furnace is built and then watches one being installed at the project house.
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST 4 BILLION YEARS
MONSTERS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 @ 10:00PM
“Monsters” begins Down Under at the dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs. Host Richard Smith comes face-to-face with the previously unknown reptilian rulers of prehistoric Australia. NOVA resurrects the giants that stalked the Great Southern Land and discovers that some of these animals were among the largest ever to have walked the Earth. Others were some of the most dangerous. In the dry desert heart, scientists unearth an ancient inland ocean full of sea monsters.
A NATURE MINISERIES
FRIENDSHIP
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Spy Creatures and their new wild friends rely on each other to look out for predators. A Spy Meerkat babysits meerkat pups while a Spy Cobra pretends to attack the mob. Spy Crocs witness a convenient partnership between real crocodiles and birds.
AND SHE COULD BE NEXT
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 @ 10:00PM
Nse Ufot of the New Georgia Project describes voter suppression tactics. Young people of color describe how they are underestimated as a political force.
AND SHE COULD BE NEXT
MONDAY, JUNE 29 @ 10:00PM
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement led by women of color as they fight for a truly reflective democracy and transform politics from the ground up. A co-production of POV and ITVS. A co-presentation of Black Public Media and the Center for Asian American Media.
LUCY WORSLEY’S ROYAL MYTHS & SECRETS
QUEEN ANNE, THE MOTHER OF GREAT BRITAIN
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 @ 6:00PM
Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
A NATURE MINISERIES
INTELLIGENCE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Spy Creatures infiltrate the world of animal intelligence, ingenuity, and creativity. Watch our spies disguised as animals observe a gray squirrel stealing Spy Nut, a sea otter cracking open a meal, and an orangutan washing with soap.
GLORIA: A LIFE
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Experience a unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life told by an all-female cast starring Emmy Award winner Christine Lahti and directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.