BIG BEND
THE WILD FRONTIER OF TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, including black bears, rattlesnakes and scorpions.
Category Archives: Program Highlights
NOVA
WHY SHIPS CRASH
THURSDAY, MAY 30 @ 8:00PM
When the colossal Ever Given container ship crashed in the Suez Canal in March 2021, international supply chains ground to a halt. How did it happen? Follow the investigation into one of the most expensive shipping disasters ever.
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INDEPENDENT LENS
SCENES FROM THE GLITTERING WORLD
MONDAY, MAY 16 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Three Indigenous students experience the highs and lows of adolescence while attending one of the most remote high schools in the United States. Living in the uniquely beautiful but isolated Diné community within the Navajo Nation reservation, they navigate life as teenagers and dream of a glittering future.
MY GRANDPARENTS’ WAR
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas discovers how her grandfather, a Royal Navy officer, saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk and meets veterans who served alongside him in WWII.
LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES
PRINCES IN THE TOWER
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 @ 9:00PM
What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
ANYTHING GOES
FRIDAY, MAY 26 @ 7:00pm & 10:30PM
Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like “I Get A Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top.”
GREAT PERFORMANCES
ANYTHING GOES
FRIDAY, MAY 13 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM
Enjoy this London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Sutton Foster who reprises her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney directed by Kathleen Marshall with favorite songs like “I Get A Kick Out of You” and “You’re the Top.”
RIDLEY ROAD
EPISODE 2
THURSDAY, MAY 12 @ 11:00PM
Now undercover, Vivien strives to convince neo-Nazi leader Colin Jordan that she is on his side. Her spying turns up an alarming development.
NOVA
DINOSAUR APOCALYPSE: THE NEW EVIDENCE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 @ 10:00PM
In North Dakota, scientists use new fossils to reconstruct what life might have been like just before an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. The site reveals remarkable evidence, including the unhatched egg of a pterosaur, a huge flying reptile. Followed by Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day @ 11:00pm
NATURE
THE EGG: LIFE’S PERFECT INVENTION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
The egg is perhaps nature’s most perfect life support system. Step by step as the egg hatches, host David Attenborough reveals the wonder behind these incredible miracles of nature.