A PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT STORY
FRIDAY, MAY 8 @ 10:00PM
Through personal stories, photographs and videos, people across America share their firsthand stories of how the global coronavirus pandemic has affected their lives, our nation and brought us all together.
LA PHIL 100
FRIDAY, MAY 8 @ 7:30PM & 11:00PM
Celebrate the centennial of this landmark orchestra with “La Valse” by Ravel, Stravinsky’s “Firebird” and more led by three renowned LA Phil conductors: Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and current music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel.
WITH STEVE BACKSHALL
MEXICO – MAYA UNDERWORLD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 @ 11:00PM
Return to Mexico, where Steve Backshall explores a honeycomb of subterranean Mexican caves that the ancient Maya believed were a portal to a terrifying underworld. In a dark and flooded cave, Steve finds incredible never-before-seen artifacts.
A NATURE MINISERIES
THE NORTH
SUNDAY, MAY 10 @ 8:00PM
Travel to the Northern Hemisphere, where the spy creatures learn how animals move, feed and fight. A spy hummingbird films millions of butterflies, and a spy squirrel winds up in a battle. A spy beaver observes other beavers building dams.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
EPISODE 2
TUESDAY, MAY 5 10:00PM
Follow the evolution of Bush’s presidency, from 9/11 and the ensuing war in Iraq to his second term challenges, including anthrax scares, threat levels, Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 @ 9:00PM
Learn how the longest reigning monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored those of the public and helped shape her into the Queen she is today.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
MONDAY, MAY 4 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush. Explore Bush’s tumultuous youth and his unorthodox road to the presidency via the contested election of 2000. The new administration’s focus on domestic issues is abruptly brought to a halt by the shocking terrorist attacks of 9/11.
SEASON 9, EPISODE 6
SUNDAY, MAY 3 @ 11:00PM
Disappointed by the Poplar Horticultural Show’s cancellation, Fred attempts to reinstate it. The Turners receive an alarming phone call about their daughter. Valerie’s pregnant cousin hopes her baby will be born on a day well before her due date.
ON MASTERPIECE
EPISODE 5
SUNDAY, MAY 2 @ 11:00PM
Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked against them.
RED
SATURDAY, MAY 2 @ 7:00PM
Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Seagram Building.