ALL THE DIFFERENCE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 @ 11:30PM

The largely invisible and often crushing struggles of young African-American men come vividly — and heroically — to life in All the Difference, which traces the paths of two teens from the South Side of Chicago who dared to dream a seemingly impossible dream: to graduate from college. As this intimate film shows, Robert Henderson and Krishaun Branch’s determination started them on the road to success, but it was the support from people in their lives—parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors— that brought them to their destination.

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SEASON 2 ON MASTERPIECE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ 8:00PM

EPISODE 1

Three years have passed since last season. Aafrin is secretly fighting for Indian independence from inside the civil service. Does Ralph suspect his disloyalty?

It’s 1935 in Simla, at an Indian retreat for British colonials set in the Himalayas. An assassination attempt on the Viceroy Lord Willingdon (Patrick Malahide), and the surprise arrival of Lord Hawthorne (James Fleet, Outlander), puts Ralph’s (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) future in the balance.

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BRYAN SUTTON AND RHIANNON GIDDENS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 10:30PM

Delight in Grammy-winner Holt’s performances with guitar phenomenon Bryan Sutton and breakout star Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

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SIMPLE GIFTS

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY AT SHAKER VILLAGE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 6:00PM

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center takes to the road, performing in one of the country’s most beautiful historic sites: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Kentucky. Delivering a monumental performance of Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” the ensemble draws poignant connections between life on the frontier, the art of making music, and the quest for transcendence in American life.

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15 YEARS OF TERROR

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

On September 11, 2001, an unimaginable horror unfolded that devastated a nation and the world. Fifteen years later, we are still gripped by terror, but it has transformed. The attacks have been coming fast and furious—to Boston, Paris, Brussels, San Bernardino, Orlando, Nice—but they are no longer commanded by a central entity. This is terrorism in the age of the Internet: crowd-sourced violence.

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THE MAN WHO KNEW

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 @ 11:00PM

As an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O’Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Africa, the USS Cole in Yemen, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, and the first attack on the World Trade Center. O’Neill came to believe America should kill Osama bin Laden before Al Qaeda launched a devastating attack, but his was often a lonely voice. A controversial figure inside the buttoned-down world of the FBI, he was forced out of the job he loved and entered the private sector – as director of security for the World Trade Center.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 @ 8:00PM

On September 11, 2001, Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. What happened behind the walls of the Pentagon is a largely untold chapter in history. Fifteen years later, survivors and first responders shed light on that tragic day.

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POV

THE BIRTH OF SAKE

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 @ 8:00PM

Go behind the scenes at Japan’s Yoshida Brewery, where a brotherhood of artisans, ranging from 20 to 70, spend six months in nearly monastic isolation as they follow an age-old process to create saké, the nation’s revered rice wine. A co-presentation with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). Winner, Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary Director, 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. (90 Minutes)

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 @ 9:00AM

Tonight on Washington Week: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton trade accusations of racism

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SEASON 8 ON MASTERPIECE

WHAT LIES TANGLED

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM

In “What Lies Tangled,” an eminent mathematician is killed in a gruesome bomb attack, leaving Lewis and Hathaway to quickly discover that the victim had many enemies — several of whom could have killed him. When another bomb is discovered at the home of the victim’s brother, the case moves in another direction. Then a chemistry professor is murdered, and a clue is uncovered that helps solve the case. Meanwhile, Lewis’ long-planned trip with his girlfriend (Clare Holman) is put in jeopardy as Lewis worries about whether his job will be waiting for him when he returns.

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