THE FUNKIEST MONKEYS

SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 19 @ 10:00PM

There is an unusual looking monkey called the crested black macaque that is endemic to rainforests in Indonesia, which includes the island of Sulawesi. These striking black primates, sporting punk hairstyles and copper-colored eyes, first caught the attention and won the heart of wildlife cameraman and biologist Colin Stafford-Johnson 25 years ago. But since then, their numbers have dropped by almost 90 percent, so the filmmaker returns to the island to discover why and how he could help.

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AN INTIMATE HISTORY

THE COMMON CAUSE

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

By the late summer of 1939, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is halfway through his second term in office. Both he and Eleanor are tired and looking forward to retirement, but when Germany invades Poland on September 2, 1939, everything changes. Although the United States is poorly prepared for conflict, and a majority of his countrymen resist involvement, the President is determined to help the Allies by building up the army and bolstering the production of war planes and armaments.

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LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

MONDAY, JUNE 4 @ 11:00PM

Limited Partnership chronicles the 40-year love story between Filipino American Richard Adams and his Australian husband, Tony Sullivan. In 1975, thanks to a courageous county clerk in Boulder, Colorado, Richard and Tony were one of the first same sex couples to be legally married in the world. Richard immediately filed for a green card for Tony based on their marriage.

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TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 @ 6:00PM

When Anna Deavere Smith’s drama Twilight: Los Angeles premiered in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum, it made national news for its unique and unflinching look at the fallout from the 1992 Los Angeles riots.  Not only did Smith capture the tumultuous aftermath of the Rodney King trial verdict, she created a searing, innovative and truly American piece of theater.

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 @ 9:00PM

Just days after President Obama acknowledged military setbacks in Iraq, the administration announced it will deploy 450 American military personnel to the region to support a battered Iraqi army.   The U.S. training mission is intended to help Iraqi forces devise a counterattack strategy against the Islamic State extremists who have seized control of Anbar province.  Nancy Youssef of The Daily Beast will explain why Republicans and some Democrats are skeptical and concerned that sending additional non-combat reinforcements will lead to “mission creep.”

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4 @ 10:00PM

Sandwiches That You Will Like is a 2002 PBS documentary by Rick Sebak of WQED. The unique sandwich offerings of cities across the United States are shown, from those that are often found outside of their city of origin to the virtually unknown.

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A NOVA SPECIAL PRESENTATION

SURVIVING THE TSUNAMI

SATURDAY, JUNE 5 @ 11:00PM

The earthquake that hit the northern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was recorded at magnitude 9.0—the worst ever recorded in Japan. It generated an unprecedented tsunami, obliterating coastal villages and towns in a matter of minutes. In some areas, the tsunami climbed over 100 feet in height and traveled miles inland. Amazingly, amateur and professional photographers captured it all on video, including remarkable tales of human survival, as ordinary citizens became heroes in a drama they never could have imagined.

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