OCEAN
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 11:00PM
A natural history exploration of Australia’s magical coasts and islands where three oceans create the perfect environment for whales, giant cuttlefish and sharks.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
ANIMAL BABIES
FIRST YEAR ON EARTH
TESTING LIMITS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 @ 10:00PM
Learn the new challenges baby animals face once they can get around on their own. Every day brings new trials and tribulations, like searching for food, surviving in harsh environments and bonding with family members.
FRONTLINE
TRUMP’S TRADE WAR
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 @ 11:00PM
The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, NPR and FRONTLINE investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.
POV
FARMSTEADERS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 @ 11:00PM
Clear-eyed and intimate, Farmsteaders follows Nick Nolan and his young family on a journey to resurrect his late grandfather’s dairy farm as agriculture moves toward large-scale farming. A study of place and persistence, Farmsteaders points an honest and tender lens at everyday life in rural America, offering an unexpected voice for a forsaken people: those who grow the food that sustains us.
MRS. WILSON
ON MASTERPIECE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Ruth Wilson (The Affair, Jane Eyre) stars in this drama inspired by her grandmother’s memoir. Alison Wilson thinks she is happily married until her husband Alec (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones) dies, and another woman claims to be Alec’s wife. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage – but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.
(3 Hours)
BIG FAMILY
THE STORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 @ 10:00PM
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
BIG FAMILY
THE STORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.
MAGICAL LAND OF OZ
LAND
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 @ 11:00PM
An exploration of one of the most magical lands on the planet. Its unique wildlife includes a tree- dwelling kangaroo, a spider that survives underwater and a bird that spreads fire.
ANIMAL BABIES
FIRST YEAR ON EARTH
FIRST STEPS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Meet six baby animals from across the globe. Follow along as they experience joy and hardship, confront near-daily adversities, navigate their habitats, and overcome challenges in their first year of life.
DOWNTON ABBEY LIVE!
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 @ 9:00PM
Downton Abbey Live will reveal never-before-heard stories from the PBS series plus clips of the upcoming movie and a warm look back at one of the most successful period dramas in history.