BY STEPHEN HAWKING
WHAT ARE WE?
THURSDAY, APRIL 17 @ 5:00PM
In this episode the volunteers are led to a realization about the nature of life itself. Join Stephen Hawking as he challenges three ordinary people to find out what we really are. Self-assembling machines, light-up bacteria and the world’s first physical demonstration of evolution in action conspire to revolutionize their view of life.
THE FANTASY SPORTS GAMBLE
TUESDAY, MAY 31 @ 11:00PM
An investigation with The New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. With law enforcement cracking down, the film traces the growth of these booming businesses and goes inside their operations at home and abroad.
WAR AND PEACE
SATURDAY, JUNE 11 @ 11:00PM
TED Talks is a three part PBS series of one-hour television specials recorded at the Town Hall Theater in New York and features TED Talks from some of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers. The programs also feature performances and short independent films. Hosted by author and comedian Baratunde Thurston, each program highlights speakers and films that focus on a different theme.
VIETNAM: ESCALATION
SUNDAY, MAY 29 @11:00PM
Telling emotional stories that haven’t been heard before, Vietnam War veterans recount their experiences in this one-hour television documentary. Vietnam War Stories presents a portrait of the war told entirely from the perspective of veterans, who reflect on their memories of the conflict from five decades ago. For many service members, these experiences still feel like they happened yesterday. Members of the U.S. Army’s 23rd Division share a moment of camaraderie in the field in 1969.
HOSTED BY JOE MONTEGNA & GARY SINISE
SUNDAY, MAY 29 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
The National Memorial Day Concert features uplifting musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings that honor the military service of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. One of PBS’ highest-rated programs, the multi-award-winning television event has become an American tradition, featuring a star-studded lineup performing in tribute to all Americans who have sacrificed for our country.
AMERICAN MASTERS
SATURDAY, MAY 28 @ 9:00PM
Frequently referred to as “the Mount Rushmore of country music,” The Highwaymen – Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson – were American country music’s first bona fide supergroup, an epic quartet comprised of the outlaw country genre’s pioneering stars. An essential musical and cultural influence, the Grammy-winning group was active from 1985 – 1995: recording three albums, touring the world and acting in the movie Stagecoach (1986).
PRINCE CHARLES’ TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN
THURSDAY, MAY 26 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
In Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales shares memories and recalls events from Queen Elizabeth II’s public and private life.
Drawing on archive news reels and never-before-seen home movies and photographs, The Prince reflects back on Her Majesty’s 60 year reign – both as the Great Britain’s Queen and as his own mother. Previously-unseen photographs and cine films from Her Majesty’s private collection – many of them shot by the Queen herself – capture family life.
BY STEPHEN HAWKING
WHY ARE WE HERE?
THURSDAY, APRIL 10 @ 5:00PM
Join Stephen Hawking as he sets three ordinary people a truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all? Hawking takes them down a rabbit hole of profound realizations, helping them think like philosophers as much as scientists.
Follow the team’s truly mind-bending challenge: Can they work out why they exist at all?
TEOTIHUACAN’S LOST KINGS
TUESDAY, MAY 24 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Two thousand years ago, Teotihuacán was one of the largest cities in the world, a thriving metropolis not far from what is today Mexico City. But just a few hundred years later, it was completely abandoned, its former citizens long gone, leaving little trace of their culture. Despite many decades of research, not much is known about the long-lost Teotihuacán society. Who built this magnificent city with its giant pyramids? Why did its people seemingly vanish without a trace?
BUSINESS OF DISASTER
TUESDAY, MAY 24 @ 11:00PM
When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the Business of Disaster in a major, multiplatform collaboration focused on the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help, and the companies that made millions.