TOUGH LOVE

MONDAY, JULY 6 @ 8:00PM

What makes a good parent? How do you prove you are responsible after you’ve been deemed unfit? Having lost custody of their children to Child Protective Services, two parents — one in New York City and one in Seattle — fight to win back the trust of the courts and reunite their families in Stephanie Wang-Breal’s moving film. Acknowledging their past parenting mistakes due to poverty, poor choices and addiction, both Hannah and Patrick contend with a complex bureaucracy to prove they deserve a second chance.

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POLDARK

THURSDAY, JULY 9 @ 7:00PM  & 12:00AM

EPISODE 3

There is much to celebrate as the Wheal Leisure mine opens for business, and local couples give birth. Amidst the high spirits, rumors fly of a scandalous relationship between Ross and Demelza.

When things take a dark turn, Ross must fight to save his friend, sparring with severe local judge Reverend Halse (Robin Ellis).

A visitor from Demelza’s past prompts Ross and Demelza to make a rash decision, and Ross is soon caught between what he knows to be right and what society dictates.

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SUNDAY, JULY 5 @ 8:00PM & 11:00P

EPISODE 3

Thomas wrestles with a growing attraction to Kitty, and Joan reveals a dark secret to one of her patients.

While Thomas may not be prevailing with Kitty, he is having success on the wards with a pioneering wound irrigation system. Thomas’s test subject is doing well, but a fellow surgeon of the old-school, Major Yelland, is dismissive of his techniques. Will Miles be able to placate his increasingly riled friend?

A terrified patient faces court martial. There’s little anyone can do, and yet, his presence unnerves the staff and patients, a constant reminder of the perils of overstepping the rules. This warning is particularly pertinent for some, as a proud Irish non-commissioned officer faces rebellion from his young protégé.

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A CAPITOL FOURTH

SATURDAY, JULY 4 @ 11:00PM

Celebrating 35 spectacular years on the air, A Capitol Fourth will kick off the country’s 239th birthday with an all-star musical extravaganza that puts viewers front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation. America’s favorite Independence Day celebration is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and our troops watching around the world on the American Forces Network.

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ANNIE LENNOX

NOSTALGIA LIVE IN CONCERT

FRIDAY, JULY 3 @ 11:00PM

Annie Lennox performs a soulful and rich rendition of the American Songbook classic “Summertime,” which George Gershwin composed for his opera Porgy and Bess (1935). The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward (author of the novel Porgy, on which the opera was based) and Ira Gershwin. Billie Holiday recorded the song in 1936 and it quickly became a frequently covered jazz standard.

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ASIA/AUSTRALIA

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 @ 10:00PM

What happened when early humans ventured out of Africa and into Asia? Where did they go and whom did they meet along the way? The latest evidence suggests they left far earlier than previously thought and interbred with other types of ancient human – Homo erectus, Neanderthals and also the Denisovans, whose existence was established only five years ago when geneticists extracted DNA from a tiny fragment of finger bone. Because these ancient humans mated with our ancestors, their genes have found a home in our DNA. More than that, they’ve helped us survive and thrive.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 @ 6 :00PM & 11:00PM

EPISODE 1

In the first episode, we travel to the Wolong Giant Panda Base in southwest China where vets are using high tech animal medicine to try and save the species. We find out about the human neo-natal techniques used to keep baby pandas alive and an ingenious idea that saves rejected cubs.

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1913: SEEDS OF CONFLICT

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 @ 10:00PM

It is the overlooked legacy of World War I. 1913: Seeds of Conflict looks at the moment of transformation when Ottoman rule in Palestine was still strong, the identities of Jerusalemites were fluid and few could imagine the conflict that would dominate the region for the next century. Until now, the public and scholars have focused on the British Mandate as the matchstick of the Middle East conflict. Breaking new ground, this film focuses on the moment just before World War I, when Arab and Jewish nationalism first made contact, and the seeds of conflict were first sewn.

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THE OVERNIGHTERS

MONDAY, JUNE 29 @ 8:00PM

Chasing the American dream, thousands of workers flock to a North Dakota town where the oil business is booming. But instead of well-paying jobs, many find slim work prospects and a severe housing shortage. Pastor Jay Reinke converts his church into a makeshift dorm and counseling center, allowing hundreds of men, some with checkered pasts, to stay despite the congregation’s objections and neighbors’ fears. When opposition to the “overnighters” reaches a boiling point, Pastor Jay makes a decision with shattering consequences.

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POLDARK ON MASTERPIECE

SUNDAY, JUNE 28 @ 10:00PM

When the local mine is suddenly closed, hundreds of miners find themselves out of work and desperately poor. With a successful renovation of Nampara underway, Ross resolves to reopen his family’s old mine. In the current financial climate, it will be an uphill battle.

Meanwhile, Verity finds romance at a glittering ball, but the promise of love is cut short by secrets, jealousy, and an ill-fated duel.

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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