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SCHUMANN: GENIUS AND MADNESS
FRIDAY, APRIL 14 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM
Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo as he investigates the connection between Robert Schumann’s bipolar disorder and creative genius via experts, musical performances and examining the work of other artists outside world of music.
WEATHERING THE FUTURE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 @ 10:00PM
As extreme weather in the U.S. impacts more people – with longer heat waves, more intense rainstorms, megafires, and droughts – discover how Americans are fighting back by marshaling ancient wisdom and innovating new solutions.
THE HUMMINGBIRD EFFECT
FRIDAY, JULY 21 @ 10:00PM
Discover how tiny hummingbirds influence their many flowering kingdoms and their ripple effects on macaws, quetzals, monkeys, tapirs and more. Set in the exotic landscapes of Costa Rica.
AMERICA AND THE TALIBAN, PART 2
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 @ 11:00PM
How did the U.S. lose the war in Afghanistan? Who bears responsibility? And what has been the human cost?
Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and U.S. officials, this epic three-part investigation traces how America’s 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory and examines the missteps and consequences.
WITH PATI JINICH
ANCIENT SEEDS & DESERT GHOSTS
FRIDAY, JULY 14 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Pati Jinich travels along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora border through some of the most untouched places in North America. She hunts for an ancient chile, visits a ghost town, drops water for migrants, and more.
SEASON 12, EPISODE 4
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 @ 10:00PM
Nurse Crane is shocked when her fitness comes into question during a ventouse training course. Trixie cares for a Hindu mother and her newborn twins, but it’s not long before an emergency gastroenteritis outbreak is declared at the maternity home.
QUEEN OF FRANCE
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Marie Antoinette and Louis are about to make their first official visit to Paris. But the King becomes seriously ill and succession becomes a reality. Du Barry knows that she needs to protect herself from the future Queen of France.
ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7 @ 11:00PM
Twelve of America’s most innovative artists rise to the challenge of our current moment, creating new paintings, sculptures, films, and performances that inspire and heal. Featuring Michelle Obama portraitist Amy Sherald.
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PIAZZOLLA’S HISTORY WITH TANGO
FRIDAY, APRIL 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo and flutist Alice Dade to explore the evolution of composer Astor Piazzolla’s work and the music genre itself as it becomes fused with jazz across time and numerous instruments.
ARCTIC SINKHOLES
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 @ 10:00PM
Colossal explosions shake a remote corner of the Siberian tundra, leaving behind massive craters. In Alaska, a huge lake erupts with bubbles of inflammable gas. Scientists are discovering that these mystifying phenomena add up to a ticking time bomb, as long-frozen permafrost melts and releases vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.