THE HOMELESS, THE TEMPEST-TOSSED
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 @ 6:00PM
A group of dedicated government officials fights red tape to finance and support rescue operations. As the Allied soldiers advance, uncovering mass graves and liberating German concentration camps, the public sees for the first time the sheer scale of the Holocaust and begins to reckon with its reverberations.
YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 7:00PM & 10:30PM
As World War II begins, Americans are united in their disapproval of Nazi brutality but divided on whether to act. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Meanwhile, Charles Lindbergh and isolationists battle with Roosevelt to try to keep America out of the war. Germany invades the Soviet Union and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.
OF HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II
EVENTS OF THE DAY
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 @ 6:00PM
The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday, Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey in London.
THE GOLDEN DOOR (BEGINNINGS – 1938)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
The U.S. and the Holocaust, a new documentary by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, immigration and eugenics in the United States, and race laws in the American south. Premieres tonight. (2hrs 11min)
EPISODE 1
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 6:00PM
In a three hour presentation of nonfiction and fiction short films, The Latino Experience explores a broad collection of experiences, perspectives and points of view to highlight the diversity of the Latino/a/x community and to illuminate the vibrancy of the United States and Puerto Rico. (Followed by Episode 2 & Episode 3)
ART, BLACK WOMEN LEAD
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 11:30PM
This episode of BEYOND THE CANVAS explores the enormous contributions of Black women throughout American history to the arts. We look at re-centering Black history in American history, and bring humanity to those stories with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Regina King and Roxanne Gay.
BLACK LUCY AND THE BARD
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Explore Shakespeare’s love life through the perspective of the “Dark Lady” in this work from Nashville Ballet based on poetry by Caroline Randall Williams and featuring an original score by GRAMMY winner Rhiannon Giddens.
SARATOGA SPRINGS | PANTRY PROBLEMS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 9:00PM
The crew discusses pocket doors and advises on painting. Old chalkboards are restored at the Dracut Centre School. Then, pantry cabinets, a soaker tub, and kitchen lighting are installed at the house.
TOBACCO, PANTS AND JAZZ
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 8:00PM & 12:30AM
Set in 1920s Seville, where Teresa, a woman with a mysterious past, flees to a young girls’ academy with a secret goal related to the academy itself. This series portrays the journey of brave women finding their own voice.
BEYOND THE PALE
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 9:00PM
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross, and comedian Marc Maron, uncovering previously unknown stories that show each share much more with their ancestors than a religious tradition.