AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 @ 7:00PM
Summer of Love is a striking picture of San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district during the summer of 1967 — from the utopian beginnings, when peace and love prevailed, to the chaos, unsanitary conditions, and widespread drug use that ultimately signaled the end.
JOE’S VIOLIN/SHALOM ITALIA
MONDAY, JULY 24 @ 11:00PM
In the Oscar®-nominated Joe’s Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship between 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Joe Feingold and 12-year-old Bronx schoolgirl Brianna Perez, proving that the power of music can bring light into the darkest of times, and that a small act can have a significant impact. Nominated, 2017 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject.
WILD ALASKA LIVE
SUNDAY, JULY 30 @ 8:00PM, 9:00pm &10:00pm
Airing live with hosts Martin and Chris Kratt, PBS, in partnership with the BBC, will turn the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle as thousands of the world?s wildest animals gather to take part in Alaska?s amazing summer feast.
ON MASTERPIECE
SEASON 3, EPISDOE 6
SUNDAY, JULY 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Sidney tries to right a wrong; so does Geordie. Mrs. Maguire has some of her questions answered and turns a new leaf. Amanda gives Sidney an ultimatum.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG
FRIDAY, JULY 21 @ 11:00PM
Enjoy an all-star tribute to Smokey Robinson, the 2016 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, with performances by Robinson, as well as Aloe Blacc, Gallant, CeeLo Green, JoJo, Ledisi, Tegan Marie, Kip Moore, Corinne Bailey Rae, Esperanza Spalding, The Tenors, Joe Walsh, BeBe Winans, and a special appearance by Berry Gordy — with Samuel L. Jackson as host.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 @ 6:00PM
SEASON 4, EPISODE 7 – DESSERT WEEK
It’s Dessert Week – Three sweet challenges, which will mean a bitter end for one of the six remaining bakers as they battle for a place in the quarter final. For starters, the bakers face a sweetly filled signature challenge that has them rolling out their skills to impress Mary and Paul. And, if that wasn’t enough, the technical challenge is one of the toughest of the series so far, which layers on the sweet pressure the bakers are tested on a tricky French dessert. And finally, there’s a multi-bake mini showstopper that’s a bit of a mousse marathon… But which of the bakers will impress Mary and Paul enough to earn their place in the quarter final? And which baker will be hanging up their apron and heading home?
CARIBOU
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Over 100,000 caribou face starving bears and wolves, deadly frozen rivers and rugged mountains, as they undertake the world’s longest land migration – 3,000 miles through the frozen Arctic wilderness of Canada and Alaska. Joining them are a team of scientist and wildlife filmmakers who, with the help of satellite tracking collars, will attempt to follow the caribou on foot as they undertake the most challenging part of their migration.
BEHIND THE SCENES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 @ 9:00PM
Follow the adventures of the filmmakers behind BIG PACIFIC. This “making of” special explores the highlights and challenges of wildlife filmmaking.
MONDAY, JUNE 2 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Travel to Cuba’s vibrant, alluring and rapidly changing capital in “Weekend in Havana.” Host Geoffrey Baer explores Cuba’s history, its architectural treasures, and its rich artistic traditions.
“Weekend in Havana” with Geoffrey Baer revels in the sights, sounds and stories of Havana during a whirlwind tour led by three prominent young Cubans, all of whom are passionate aficionados of all their city has to offer.
CREATURES OF THE PHOTO ARK
TUESDAY, JULY 18 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Join Joel Sartore as he travels to Madagascar and the Florida Keys on his mission to photograph beautiful and endangered animals for the Photo Ark. In Florida, he checks in on the key deer, a species that he first saw 20 years ago.