PUTIN AND THE PRESIDENTS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents over five administrations, culminating in Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
RISING FROM THE ASHES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 @ 10:30PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.
THE PICTURE TAKER
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 @ 7:00PM
The vibrant life of Ernest Withers—civil rights photographer, and FBI informant—was anything but black and white. From his Memphis studio, Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?
THE GOD OF SHADOWS PART 2
SUNDAY, JUNE 9 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Max and Oskar spend the night at the veteran soldiers’ home where Steiner lived. Tracing the shadows of Captain Steiner’s movements, leads to events that happened nearly ten years earlier in Peking.
WHAT A BALLS UP!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 @ 11:00PM
TB testing mistakenly puts a prize cow in danger. Helen struggles with her lifelong vocation. Mrs. Hall and Tristan have brushes with love.
THE ROOTS RESIDENCY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 @ 10:00PM
Hip Hop legends The Roots give an electrifying performance during their residency at the Kennedy Center. Beyond the stage, the band endeavors to inspire others and explore the depths of their creative potential.
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 9:30PM
In a special episode of Ask This Old House, the team partner with Rebuilding Together Boston. First, the team learn about the program and the home they will be working on. Then, the crew reach out to the Ask This Old House extended family to gather volunteers to aid with each project. With everyone’s help, the crew repair a deck, construct a patio, and install landscape lighting and new plantings.
FORGOTTEN WOMEN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Since Teresa has returned, neither students nor teachers understand her. Roberta tries to go to Teresa for help, but she is distracted by Ines. Meanwhile, the girls propose that the Academy’s street name be changed to that of a woman.
SOUL OF THE OCEAN
THURSDAY, JUNE 13 @ 7:00PM
Take a deep breath and experience the complex world of ocean waters. Get a never-before-seen look at how life underwater co-exists in a marriage of necessity.
BEYOND THE ELEMENTS
LIFE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 @7:00PM & 11:00PM
Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we get so lucky? To find out, host David Pogue investigates the surprising molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive. Along the way, he finds out what we’re all made of—literally.