SEASON 5, EPISODE 2
THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 14 @ 11:00PM
The team works to identify the body found in the chimney flue as forensics reveal the cause of death.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
PROFESSOR T
THE MASK MURDERS
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 @ 7:00PM
When a prominent couple is found murdered, the crime scene has uncanny parallels to another murder 15 years ago – is it a copycat killing or was the wrong man prosecuted? Professor T wants to help but he’s laid up with appendicitis.
EVOLUTION EARTH
ISLANDS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 11:00PM
Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at super speed right before our eyes. Journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding to our changing planet in extraordinary ways.
AMERICA OUTDOORS
ARKANSAS: HIDDEN GEMS
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 11:00PM
In Arkansas, just about everyone you meet is into the outoors, yet to many outside the state it barely registers as an outdoor destination. Now, it’s on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca. Baratunde heads south to find out why this hidden gem has stayed hidden for so long, and how its outdoor culture is changing.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THE HARVEST: INTEGRATING MISSISSIPPI’S SCHOOLS
SATURDAY. JULY 20 @ 6:00PM
Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town – and America – were transformed. (2 HOURS)
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THE BUSING BATTLEGROUND
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 6:00PM
The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.
VAN DER VALK
FREEDOM IN AMSTERDAM
SEASON 3, PART 2
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
As Van der Valk and the team continue to investigate, they are drawn into the murky world of drug smuggling before revealing a deeper, darker personal tale of envy.
PROFESSOR T
RING OF FIRE
SEASON 2, EPISODE 2
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 @ 7:00PM
When a prominent barrister and his second wife are found shot dead in their home, the crime scene has uncanny parallels to another double murder 15 years ago – is it a copycat killing or was the wrong man prosecuted? Meanwhile Professor T wants to help but he’s in hospital with appendicitis.
AMERICA OUTDOORS
SUWANNEE: WILD RIVER
SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America, and its watershed creates woods and wetlands, marshes, and cave systems. From its headwaters in the Okefenokee Swamp, Baratunde journeys downstream, meeting colorful denizens of the Suwannee. From jet skiers to herpetologists, manatees to snapping turtles, he learns how this unique environment inspires a whole range of passions.
FRONTLINE
TWO STRIKES / TUTWILER
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
In this two-part special, FRONTLINE looks at a little known “two strikes” law and pregnancy in prison. In collaboration with The Marshall Project, the first half examines how a former West Point cadet got life in prison under a “two strikes” law. The second half documents what happens to pregnant women in prison and their newborns.