THURSDAY, MAY 28 @ 8:00pm & 11:00PM
The debate team prepares to compete. Some students make great strides academically, only to discover that the college program keeps raising the bar. Being sent to the solitary housing unit puts an education in serious jeopardy. Jules returns home.
ON MASTERPIECE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 7:00PM
Louise Brooks, the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother (Victoria Hill) insists there be a chaperone.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 @ 10:00PM
Recorded live at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park, this modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s romantic classic with an all-black cast features Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM
Recorded live at The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park, this modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s romantic classic with an all-black cast features Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman. Directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.
BEARS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 6:00PM
From the mighty grizzly bear to the endearing spectacled bear (“Paddington Bear” in real-life) and from the bamboo-eating panda to the bizarre-looking sloth bear, this animal family has long captured the human imagination. Among the biggest land mammals on the planet, bears need a lot of resources to survive and must use all of their skills, brawn and brains to get what they need — whether they’re raiding nature’s larder, standing up to their rivals or raising cubs.
THE VIOLENCE PARADOX
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Despite the constant news of violence, from mass shootings to wars, psychologist Steven Pinker believes we may be living in one of the most peaceful periods in human existence. Could it be true that physical violence has been in decline for centuries? And can it be prevented—or is it simply part of human nature? NOVA takes you on a journey through history and the human mind to explore what triggers violence and how it may have decreased over time.
SACRIFICE AND GLORY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 8:00PM
Discover how a group of former slaves saved their school by singing in the decade after the Civil War. The Fisk Jubilee Singers battled prejudice and oppression to sing their way into the world’s heart in a series of concerts in the U.S. and Europe.
CONSCIENCE POINT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 @ 11:30PM
A golf club built atop a sacred burial ground triggers a woman’s relentless fight to protect her tribe from the onslaughts of development.
AMERICAN MASTERS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear examines the enigmatic life and mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Navarro Scott Momaday (House Made of Dawn). This documentary profile delves into the psyche behind one of Native America’s most celebrated authors of poetry and prose.
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 5:00PM
Sesame Street is all ready for its 50th anniversary celebration with host Joseph Gordon Levitt and featuring classic Sesame Street songs sung by some of today’s most beloved celebrities. All the muppets and cast members celebrate 50 years of the street where everyone is welcome.