FLYING SUPERSONIC
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 11:00PM
NOVA takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner, the Concorde. Hear stories from those inside the choreographed effort to design and build Concorde in two countries at once—and the crew members who flew her. Then, follow Concorde’s legacy to a new generation of innovators reviving the dream of supersonic passenger travel today.
THE WINTER’S TALE
WITH SIMON RUSSELL BEALE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Simon Russell Beale uncovers the romance and betrayals of “The Winter’s Tale” and shows that in this play Shakespeare offers something for which everyone longs: the ability to make amends for an irreversible mistake.
SUPER CATS
EXTREME LIVES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Meet the planet’s ultimate cats – from speedy cheetahs to a tiny rusty spotted cat – and discover the remarkable abilities that allow them to thrive in their varied environments.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 @ 11:00PM
Join Ella Al-Shamahi, assisted by Hollywood actor Andy Serkis, as she explores the fate of the Neanderthals, asking why they became extinct and discovering how they live on inside us today.
FROM CAVES TO COSMOS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 @ 9:00PM
From Caves to Cosmos focuses on the deep roots of Native America: Who are America’s First Peoples and how did they create their unique world? Answers emerge from Hopi Elders on pilgrimage at sacred Chaco Canyon in the New Mexico desert, scientists examining ancient cave painting in the Amazon jungle, Chumash boat builders exploring their tribe’s ancient migration legacy off California’s coast, and an archaeologist digging deep below a towering pyramid near Mexico City.
GRAND FINALE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 11:00PM
The grand finale of The Great American Read will celebrate each of the 100 titles on the list of America’s best-loved books and feature stories about passionate readers and voters who made this immensely popular campaign a nationwide success. In an event hosted by Meredith Vieira, and filmed live at the Grand Lodge of the Masonic Hall in New York City before an audience of more than 300 celebrity guests, authors, literary experts and book fans from around the country, we will honor the top-voted books in multiple categories and unveil the winner Americans have chosen as their #1 best-loved novel.
THE FINAL HARVEST
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
After five momentous seasons of A CHEF’S LIFE, Vivian hosts THE FINAL HARVEST, a farewell feast of epic proportions. This series finale begins as a tractor pushes through her family’s cornfield to carve out the open-air dining room of Vivian’s dreams. She gathers Summer’s last vegetables from Warren Brothers’ farm for a batch of chow-chow.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 @ 5:00PM & 10:00PM
When a young man encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white on a moonlit road, he is drawn into a web of intrigue that will transform his life forever. Offering his assistance to this distressed, spectral woman, he is later shocked to discover that she had just escaped from a nearby insane asylum.
ADDICTION
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 @ 8:00PM
Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition. Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history.
JULIUS CAESAR
WITH BRIAN COX
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 @ 10:00PM
Brian Cox explores how “Julius Caesar,” for many years, was seen to represent the American experience: the birth of a Republic. The play explores how easy it is for a free republic to fall into corruption. More than that, the play challenges us to think about who or what to trust and what values we want to live by — and to look inside and wonder how well we even know ourselves.