BUILDING THE EIFFEL TOWER
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 @ 10:00PM
Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in 1889, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies.
ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
James tries to get home for Christmas and Skeldale House prepares for a new arrival. Season Finale.
THE GOSPEL TRAIN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 6:00PM
GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and instrumentation of blues and jazz with lyrics about God’s goodness. Like the blues, gospel would become a commodity, but one built by Black-owned publishing companies like Martin and Morris and sustained by Black audiences.
THE BRICK WALL FALLS
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 @ 10:30PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps musician Dionne Warwick & actor Danielle Brooks break down barriers imposed by the slave system to learn the names of their ancestors who endured unimaginable ordeals—but emerged to forge families that thrived.
TAKE THE MESSAGE EVERYWHERE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 @ 9:00PM
GOSPEL’s hour 3 reveals how gospel was going mainstream and family dynasties, many raised in the Church of God in Christ, would dominate the charts. Meanwhile, other children of the church used their heavenly voice to influence soul music. As gospel artists took the message everywhere, Black pastors continued to distinguish their message through a prophetic voice and sound with sermonettes.
From the blues to hip hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century.
THE FUGITIVE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 @ 7:00PM
Eliza is on the trail of a fugitive who is charged with murder. She must find him before the police do or risk losing everything.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
THE HOME FRONT
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
When Richard Alderson needs some help, Helen returns to Heston Grange. Buried family secrets threaten to tear their relationship apart as Richard refuses to let her muck in on the farm. Gerald’s beloved dog, Rock, needs veterinary help, but he is too worried about the operation. Mrs. Hall pushes him to do the right thing.
PRESENTED BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 @ 10:00PM
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica Campbell, and featuring John Legend, is a companion program to the PBS four-hour documentary series GOSPEL.
GRAVEYARD OF THE GIANT BEASTS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 @ 8:00PM & 10:00PM
A mining operation in Cerrejon, Northern Colombia, opened a window onto a previously unknown period of the earth’s history and a world teeming with giant creatures emerged. The biggest of all was Titanoboa a 43-foot snake, the largest that ever lived. But new discoveries in Cerrejon suggest that Titanoboa’s rule was challenged by a giant crocodilian.
EPISODE 5
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 @ 11:00PM
Barbara is banished to Blackpool to await her fate and wonders if her career is over. A remorseful Clive decides to win her back. Will Barbara forgive him?