MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 5 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM EPISODE 8: London brings the Crawleys and their servants scandal, sabotage, and a Scotland Yard stunner. Mrs. Patmore gets a surprise, and Robert has a revelation. Rose struggles through her parents’ differences, Daisy looks to the future, and Anna faces a difficult decision in Episode 8 of Downton Abbey. FIND OUT MORE...

WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 @ 9:00PM This Week on Washington Week: Countering Violent Extremism as ISIS Expands to Africa; A Temporary Halt to Obama’s Immigration Action; Jeb Bush Distinguishes Himself from Presidential Relatives Less than a week after President Obama asked Congress to formally authorize war against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants the group has...

AMERICAN MASTERS

AUGUST WILSON THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM The first documentary about the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning playwright August Wilson is a co-production of THIRTEEN’s American Masters series and WQED. Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle chronicling...

NOVA

PETRA – LOST CITY OF STONE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 @ 10:00pm More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants whose camel caravans transported incense and spices from the Arabian Gulf. They carved spectacular temple-tombs into its soaring cliffs, raised a...

NATURE

OWL POWER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM For centuries, owls have been featured in children’s books and folk tales capturing imaginations the world over. With their haunting calls and charismatic faces, these birds remain popular but mysterious because it’s rare to catch more than a glimpse of one in the wild. Unlike their cousins, the hawks, eagles and falcons, owls are the...