KOREAN WAR LETTER; DIANA; LOOKOUT MT. PAINTING
SATURDAY, JULY 15 @ 6:00PM
Our contributor needs help solving a mystery in a letter she found from the father she never met. Ron Bradley is among the soldiers declared Missing In Action during the Korean War. The letter tells of a firefight that nearly cost her father his life. Bradley names another soldier who saved his life by jumping on a live grenade. Eduardo Pagan helps find closure in the story of this mystery hero.
FLAVORS THAT DEFINE US
MONDAY, APRIL 29 @ 11:00PM
Chef and Italian immigrant Lidia Bastianich shares stories of first, second and third-generation Americans shaping the shifting definition of what it means to be an American. As America grows more diverse than ever before, immigrants must figure out how much of their culture to keep and what to leave behind, and many are more openly sharing their heritage with a new country they now call home.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2023
SUNDAY, MAY 28 @ 6:00PM & 7:30PM
Watch the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS, hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise. With all-star performances and tributes from Washington, D.C., the 34th annual event will continue to honor our men and women in uniform, their families at home and all those who have given their lives for our country. (Repeats at 10:00pm & 11:30pm)
ELSON MUSK
THURSDAY, MAY 25 @ 6:00PM
Elon Musk was a multi-millionaire by the time he reached the age of 31. He is one of a new breed of what the New York Times called “thrillionaires,” high-tech entrepreneurs who are using their newfound wealth to help turn science-fiction dreams into reality. His story is about a thrilling 21st century “Iron Man” come alive.
FIRE AND ICE
SATURDAY, MAY 27 @ 11:00PM
Scandinavia’s extremes are kingdoms of ice and fire. Awake under the long polar night, Muskoxen, polar bears, and arctic foxes must navigate the dramatic transformation of their world as it melts into a sleepless rush of life under the midnight sun.
FIRE AND ICE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Scandinavia’s extremes are kingdoms of ice and fire. Awake under the long polar night, Muskoxen, polar bears, and arctic foxes must navigate the dramatic transformation of their world as it melts into a sleepless rush of life under the midnight sun.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ: FALLUJAH
TUESDAY, MAY 23 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it. Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, soldiers, journalists and ordinary Iraqis recount one of the defining episodes of the war.
THE RIGHT TO ROCK
MONDAY, MAY 22 @ 8:00PM
Co-founded by Filipina American and queer teenagers, Fanny is the first all women band to release an album with a major record label (Warner/Reprise, 1970). Revered by David Bowie, meet the most ground breaking rock group you’ve never heard of… yet.
BORN IN THE ROCKIES
GROWING UP
FRIDAY, MAY 19 @ 10:30PM
Young animals face new challenges as winter envelopes the Rocky Mountains, and spring means the end of childhood. A grizzly mom prepares her cubs for hibernation, a mountain lion raises her kittens and a bison calf must learn to survive the snow.
RICHARD III
FRIDAY, MAY 19 @ 10:00PM
Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy starring Danai Gurira in the title role. Recorded live in July 2022 from Central Park. (2hours, 30 minutes)