OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES
STONE MOUNTAIN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ 10:30PM
Should Confederate leaders remain on places like Stone Mountain, or should they be erased? As Confederate statues are torn down across the country and the nation wrestles with its past, David Rubenstein looks at the origin, the impact and the future of Stone Mountain Georgia’s problematic monument to the Civil War.
EPISODE 2
TUESDAY, JULY 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas to Mississippi; singer/songwriter Jason Isbell to his musical Alabama roots while Amanda Shires takes us to the farm the couple shares; Michael Twitty revisits rural Alabama; Lyle Lovett remembers the Texas of his childhood; and Qui Nguyen returns to his Arkansas small town.
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6
MONDAY, JULY 24 @ 7:00PM & 10:30PM
Discover what happens when the cooks have to get out of their comfort zones with a surprise recipe swap challenge. In the second challenge, they must prepare a dish that’s been handed down for generations.
SWANSONG, PART 2
THURSDAY, JULY 27 @ 11:00PM
Ridley’s initial inquiries into the search for Luke Marbury draw a blank, but when a woman is found dead, Ridley finds a connection. Further links between the case and dark secrets carefully buried for decades begin to emerge.
MAN’S BEST FRIEND
SUNDAY, JULY 23 @ 6:00PM
Shane discovers why dogs are more than man’s best friend – they’ve been reshaped by evolution into the perfect partner for our species. And just as we’ve transformed them, dogs have left an unmistakable pawprint on us and the world we both share.
EPISODE 5
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Hannah and Billy work out how the Mimicas plan to smuggle the cocaine into the UK, but with Christian out of action they have no way of knowing when or where the consignment will be delivered. When another drug dealer confesses to Sean’s murder, it looks like the Mimicas will get away with it, until Bianca makes a discovery that turns everything upside down.
SWANSONG, PART 1
THURSDAY, JULY 20 @ 8:00PM
After a chance encounter with jazz singer Eve Marbury, Ridley agrees to help find Eve’s brother Luke, missing for forty years.
EPISODE 1
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 @ 6:00PM
Southern creators of literature, music and film explore deep ties with the South: Billy Bob Thornton reflects on a life of writing songs and screenplays; Adia Victoria celebrates music and marriage near Nashville; David Joy laments the loss of the Appalachian culture he loves; Jericho Brown reveals the South to be essential to his creativity; and Mary Steenburgen remembers her Arkansas childhood. (Followed by Episode 2 & 3)
OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES
THE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography, a symbol not only of patriotism but also of environmental activism and Native American traditions.
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
MONDAY, JULY 17 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM
Near the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine, a safe haven provides refuge for children who have been temporarily separated from their parents. A House Made of Splinters chronicles three displaced kids who, despite the perils surrounding them, find moments of joy and friendship, with the aid of dedicated social workers who work tirelessly to protect them from harm.