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LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER

ANNALEIGH ASHFORD IN CONCERT

FRIDAY, MAY 17 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Described by the New York Times as “luminous” and “a sly comic genius,” this Broadway favorite has thrilled audiences in Sunday in the Park with George (opposite Jake Gyllenhaal), Kinky Boots, and You Can’t Take It With You, for which she won a Tony Award. She’s also earned television fame with turns on Masters of Sex and American Crime Story. Tonight, the stunning provocatreuse lends her vocals and comedic verve to an evening of mischievous fun.


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NOVA

FIRST HORSE WARRIORS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Horse riding played a key role in human expansion and civilization. But when and how did people first master these animals? Scientists use archeology and genetics to uncover clues about the first horse riders and how they shaped the world.


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INDEPENDENT LENS

HARVEST SEASON

MONDAY, MAY 13 @ 8;00PM

Harvest Season probes the lives of the multigenerational Latinos, temporary laborers, and permanent residents intimately connected to the production of premium wines in the Napa and Sonoma regions of Northern California — in the midst of one of the most dramatic grape harvests in recent memory. A story that is usually hidden behind a more glamorous front, Harvest Season is an eye-opening reminder that every bottle of wine is filled with the blood, sweat, and tears of those who sacrifice to make it.


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CALL THE MIDWIFE

SEASON 8, EPISODE 7

SUNDAY, MAY 12 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

Learn why Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. Trixie consoles a patient who discovers she has gonorrhea. Sister Monica Joan follows Great Britain’s Olympic hopes.


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BREAKTHROUGH

THE IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

SATURDAY, MAY 11 @ 10:00PM

Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford’s affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.


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