TO CATCH A COMET

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Billions of kilometers from Earth, a spacecraft the size of a car traveled towards an icy rock 2.5 miles across hurtling through space at tens of kilometers per second. It had been in space for ten years, but on Nov. 12, 2014 it did something no other spacecraft had ever attempted — orbit and land on a comet.

Rosetta, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) orbiter and Philae, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) lander were not short of ambition. It took a generation, 30 years, to get to this point along a rocky road besieged by technological challenges, faulty launch vehicles and budget constraints, all of which conspired to stop the mission in its tracks.

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CHASING PLUTO

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft, one of the most advanced ever built, is scheduled to fly by Pluto to take the very first detailed images of the dwarf planet. After nine years and 3 billion miles, we will finally get a close look at this strange, icy world, but only if the craft can survive the final, treacherous leg of its journey, which could take it through a dangerous field of debris. If it does, New Horizons is poised to make dramatic new discoveries, not just about Pluto, but about the vast realm of icy bodies lurking beyond Neptune, relics of the earliest days of the solar system’s formation. Back on Earth, the planetary scientists who have spent decades working on this mission anxiously await a signal from their spacecraft. Our cameras will be there to witness the moment. If all goes well, we’ll see Pluto’s mysterious surface in unprecedented detail and learn new secrets about other alien worlds at the far limits of our solar system.

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ESCAPING ISIS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 @ 11:00PM

Before ISIS overran his town in Northern Iraq, Khalil al-Dakhi was a lawyer.

But now, he leads an underground railroad that rescues women and children who have been taken captive by ISIS.

In Escaping ISIS, a hard-hitting new documentary delivers a stunning look at the plight of women and children who are Yazidis, a religious minority that have been targeted by ISIS for particularly brutal treatment, and the rescue efforts of al-Dakhi and his team.

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BLACKOUT

TUESDAY, JULY 14 @ 10:00PM

As Wednesday, July 13, 1977 dawned hot and humid, New Yorkers prepared themselves for another sweltering day. It was the first day of a nine-day heat wave that would become the hottest in New York City history. The once-booming city had been suffering years of economic decline. It was on the verge of bankruptcy; both unemployment rates and crime rates were high; police and firefighters had been laid off; municipal services, including sanitation and after-school programs, had been cut; and a serial killer named Son of Sam was still on the loose, keeping everyone on edge.

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WEB JUNKIE

MONDAY, AUGUST 29 @ 8:00PM

Internet addiction has been declared a national health crisis in China, the first country in the world to classify this evolving diagnosis. Web Junkie follows the treatment of three Chinese teenagers, obsessive gamers whose preference for the virtual world over the real one is summed up in one jarring statement: “Reality is too fake.” Israeli filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia gained extraordinary access to a three-month military-style rehab program in Beijing, illuminating a process that, while stern, may help set a standard as the wider world comes to grips with the devastating consequences of excessive Internet use.

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POLDARK

SUNDAY, JULY 12 @ 10:00PM

EPISODE 4

As news from Nampara shocks the community, Demelza works hard to smooth her rough edges for a an upcoming event.

Ross’s investors set ultimatums for the mine as Christmas approaches. Can good news save the day before it’s too late?

Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) brings the dashing Captain Ross Poldark back to life, alongside Eleanor Tomlinson and Heida Reed, in an all-new version of the beloved, vintage romance.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 @ 8:00PM & 10:00PM

EPISODE 4

As the hospital staff gather at a funeral for some of the patients, Joan is in agony not knowing whether her fiancé is alive or dead. Rosalie has seen Joan’s ring and now watches her intently. Is the truth about to come to light?

Joan’s spirits are lifted by the arrival of 13 Tommies from her home town of Liverpool — known as “The Lucky 13.” However, Joan discovers that one of them is much sicker than she thought, and finds herself the victim of blackmail.

Thomas seizes his opportunity to pursue Kitty, but when she gets a shocking summons to meet with a mysterious figure from home, it’s Miles who comes to her aid. Will Kitty face up to her past, and where will that leave her budding romance with Thomas? (Followed by Episode 5 & 6)

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ENDEAVOUR, SEASON 2

THURSDAY. JULY 9 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

NEVERLAND

A missing boy, a dead journalist, and an absconder from an open prison plunge DC Endeavour Morse and DI Thursday into the unearthing of corruption in their midst and horrors from the past.

The riveting Season 2 finale, written by Inspector Lewis creator and Inspector Morse writer Russell Lewis, stars Shaun Evans as young Endeavour Morse, Roger Allam as Detective Inspector Fred Thursday, and series regulars Abigail Thaw (daughter of Inspector Morse star John Thaw), Anton Lesser, and newcomer Shvorne Marks.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 @ 9:00PM

EPISODE 2

In Episode 2, we join a team in South Africa that is trying to help a rhino who was attacked by poachers for her horn. Thandi was nursed back to health by rhino vet Dr Will Fowlds, and he’s joined by a human plastic surgeon who is planning to heal the wound on her face with a world first — a rhino skin graft.

Deep in Borneo rainforest, Dr. Birute Galdikass looks after ill and injured orangutans before releasing them into the wild. Orangutan Rosemary has been brought back from the rainforest with her 7-year-old daughter Rodney, because her cataracts make her virtually blind. They will only be released if specialist microsurgery helps Rosemary see again.

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EUROPE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

When Homo sapiens turned up in prehistoric Europe, they ran into the Neanderthals. The two types of human were similar enough to interbreed — and both created artifacts of similar complexity. But as more and more Homo sapiens moved into Europe, the balance of power shifted. Neanderthals were overwhelmed. Ever since, we’ve had Europe and the rest of the world to ourselves.

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