Category Archives: Program Highlights

LITTLE BIRD

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 11:00PM

Esther finds members of her family who help her put together the pieces of the past. She returns home to Montreal to confront Golda, her adoptive mother about the revelations she’s uncovered that shine a new light on their life and change the way they can look at the past.


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NOVA

ANCIENT EARTH: HUMANS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM

The story of Earth can only be told because now, 4.5 billion years into its existence, a technological and self-aware animal species roams its surface, able to study the very planet that gave rise to it. But how exactly did Earth give rise to humans?


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FRONTLINE

MCCONNELL, THE GOP & THE COURT

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 @ 11:00PM

How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court and a power struggle in the GOP, FRONTLINE examines McConnell’s rise and role in pushing the judiciary to the right and America’s polarized democracy.


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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

THE WAR ON DISCO

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 6:00PM

In the 1970s, disco dominated American pop music. A major stylistic departure from rock, its rise to the top of the charts signaled a cultural shift that some found threatening. Disco’s roots lay in the urban subculture, and the artists who created it were largely African American and Latino. In the gay dance clubs where it flourished, disco was much more than music — it was an expression of pride. To others, disco was anathema.


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COLLEGE BEHIND BARS

EPISODE 3

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 @ 9:00PM

The debate union faces their rival across the river, West Point. Rodney, Sebastian and Giovannie embark on yearlong senior projects. Newly released from federal prison, Dyjuan’s younger brother, Kanan, comes for a visit, as does Rodney’s sister, Elitha. Tamara receives devastating news from home, and Shawnta reckons with her own path to prison. In New York City, Jule struggles to find work.


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GREAT PERFORMANCES

NEW YORK CITY BALLET IN MADRID

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Captured in peak performance at Madrid’s Teatro Real, New York City Ballet performs two masterpieces choreographed by NYCB co-founder and original Artistic Director George Balanchine, “Serenade” and “Square Dance” as well as a piece by current resident choreographer Justin Peck. (90 Minutes)


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