ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 2, EPISODE 7
SUNDAY, JULY 29 @ 9:00PM
For once, Ross plays the game he despises. George is on the brink of success. The copper mine yields a glimpse of hope. Ross reaches a breaking point.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
ENDEAVOUR
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 5, EPISODE 6
ICARUS
SUNDAY, JULY 29 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM
After a teacher mysteriously disappears, Endeavour goes undercover to investigate the dark world of a public school. With the unexpected discovery of a body, he questions whom to trust. Meanwhile, Thursday’s life is upended by his brother’s return.
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
SWEET DOUGH
SATURDAY, JULY 28 @ 6:00PM
Last week, after a food processor accident led to an unprecedented decision, there are seven bakers left to prepare regional buns in the Signature, jam doughnuts in the Technical and an enriched dough loaf in the Showstopper. TWO bakers must go.
KINGDOMS OF THE SKY
ANDES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ 10:00PM
See the extraordinary wildlife and people of the Andes. Pumas hunt guanaco, shape-shifting frogs hide in remote cloud forests and the descendants of Inca build bridges of grass. The world’s driest desert, huge salt lakes and spectacular peaks are all found in the world’s longest mountain range.
10 MODERN MARVELS
THAT CHANGED AMERICA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
A whirlwind tour of 10 engineering feats that made our civilization possible: from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. Find out which 10 modern marvels made the list.
FRONTLINE
UN SEX ABUSE SCANDAL
TUESDAY, JULY 24 @ 11:00PM
An investigation of sex abuse by United Nations peacekeepers in the world’s conflict zones. The film traces allegations from Boston to Congo to the Central African Republic, with firsthand accounts from survivors, witnesses, and officials.
TED WILLIAMS
AMERICAN MASTERS
SATURDAY, JULY 3 @ 7:00PM
Discover the many sides of baseball great Ted Williams, including his complex relationships with his family, press and fans and his feelings about his Mexican-American background. Features Bob Costas, Wade Boggs, Roger Angell and Joey Votto.
GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
PUDDINGS
SUNDAY, JULY 22 @ 5:00PM
For their Signature challenge, the bakers go all out with two types of sponge puddings. In the Technical, they face Queen of Pudding, a recipe direct from the archives of Mary Berry. A Showstopper strudel stretches them to their limits.
ENDEAVOUR
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON5, EPISODE 5
QUARTET
SUNDAY, JULY 22 @ 9:00PM & 11:30PM
The investigation of an assassination attempt is quickly brought to an unexpected end, but Morse continues to probe. He’s soon embroiled in the dark dealings of espionage, big business and a long-held secret at the heart of the Oxford community.
BREAKING BIG
ROXANE GAY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 @ 9:30PM
See how writer Roxane Gay, child of Haitian immigrants, transcended expectations to become a leading voice in the feminist movement. How did she convert a painful childhood into a career that helped women around the world?