NEW ORLEANS – CABILDO

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 6:00PM

At the Cabildo building in the historic French Quarter, the team serves up a pot of genealogy gumbo in what is now home to the Louisiana State Museum. A couple whose ancestors hail from the same small Italian town explore the chance they may be related; a woman is desperate to find out who committed a gruesome murder in her ancestor’s past; a home held by one family for more than a century renders a fascinating story; and a woman discovers the difficult journey her ancestor took on the path to freedom from slavery.

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PUTIN’S WAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 @ 11:00PM

FRONTLINE investigates the accusations of criminality and corruption that have surrounded Vladimir Putin’s reign in Russia. Tracing his career back over two decades, Putin’s Way reveals how the accumulation of wealth and power has led to autocratic rule and the specter of a new Cold War. The film is a FRONTLINE production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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EVOLUTION OF A CRIMINAL

MONDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 8:00PM

In examining a bank robbery committed by Texas high school students, Darius Clark Monroe’s film interweaves suspenseful reenactment footage with candid interviews from people involved in every angle of the crime. The twist? The filmmaker himself was one of the men involved in the robbery.

In Evolution of a Criminal, filmmaker Monroe explores what led him to pull a heist as a teenager in Texas, and returns to the scene of the crime. By interviewing family members, close friends, and mentors, we learn about his transformation from a joyous childhood to the moment he realized the severity of his family’s financial problems, and how their struggles changed his outlook on his own life.

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AMERICAN VOICES WITH RENEE FLEMING

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 6:00PM

In American Voices with Renée Fleming, camera crews follow vocal masters, industry titans, and emerging artists as they gather at the Kennedy Center to celebrate, explore, and debate the legacy, landscape, and future of American singing.

“The festival explored, across a range of genres, the artistry, business, technology, pedagogy, and community of American singing,” said Fleming. “The idea of bringing a broad spectrum of singers together with some of most powerful music industry leaders was a dream come true for me.”

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WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 @ 9:00PM

The manhunt continues across France for two brothers suspected in the deadly attack on the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Twelve people were killed and eleven more wounded in the terrorist attack. A third suspect surrendered to police on Wednesday.

French law enforcement officials say suspect Cherif Kouachi was convicted of terrorism in 2008 and served 18-months in prison. Both he and his younger brother Said are considered “armed and dangerous.” Investigators are trying to determine if the gunmen are linked to al Qaeda, ISIS, another terrorist organization or if the Paris massacre was a case of a “lone wolf” attack.

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A MASTERPIECE SPECIAL

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 6:00PM @ 8:30PM

What goes on behind-the-scenes to get the manners of 1900s Britain exactly right on Downton Abbey? Enter the world of English etiquette with host Alastair Bruce, historian, expert on royal ceremony and custom, and the historical advisor to the hit drama series.

This one-hour documentary features revealing interviews with leading cast members, including Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, Sophie McShera and others. Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants, and above all why they behaved as they did. Illustrated with memorable moments from Downton Abbey, the program is a treat for fans and anyone fascinated with the customs of early 1900s Britain.

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WILD FRANCE

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM

When organizing a classic trip to France, most itineraries highlight the nation’s renowned food and wines, great art and architecture and celebrated culture of all kinds. But there’s another side to this popular destination that is not as visible, its wild side. Deep in the French countryside, it is possible for the adventurous to spot brown bears, wild boar, griffon vultures or wolves. These are among the creatures getting the chance and space to regain their old hunting grounds in France’s many mountains, valleys and forests.

Wild France features striking photography and locations all across France, from Alsace and the Alps to the Pyrenees and the island of Corsica, to document the diversity and behavior of the nation’s wildlife.

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

TUESDAY, MAY 2 @ 10:00PM

LeRoy Robert Ripley rose to fame during the Great Depression, transforming himself from a skinny loner into a flashy entertainer who presented to the nation a blend of freakish oddities, colorful exotica, and homespun Americana. Over three decades, his “Believe It or Not!” franchise grew into an entertainment empire, expanding from newspapers to every form of 20th century “new media”: radio, film and, ultimately, television. Americans not only loved his bizarre fare, but also were fascinated by the man himself.

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MONDAY, MARCH 14 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Still renowned as the richest gold strike in North American mining history, the Klondike Gold Rush set off a “stampede” of over 100,000 people on a colossal journey from Alaska to the gold fields of Canada’s Yukon Territory between 1896 and 1899.

It’s an incredible story of determination, luck, fortune and loss. The boomtown Dawson City emerges as the heart of the story. During the gold rush, it’s known as the “Paris of the North,” and is one of the largest cities in Canada. Filled with banks, saloons, stores and hotels, for the stampeders and the outside world, it confirms itself as a place where lives can in fact be revolutionized.

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RICH HILL

MONDAY, JANUARY 5 @ 8:00PM

Rich Hill, winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, goes inside the homes and lives of small town America, where kids confront heartbreaking choices, marginalized parents struggle to survive, and families cling to the promise of equal opportunity and a better life — someday. The film follows three teenage boys, Andrew, Harley, and Appachey, as they struggle with isolation, broken families, and lack of opportunity, providing an immersive and realistic picture of growing up poor in America.

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