INDEPENDENT LENS

THE GREAT INVISIBLE MONDAY. APRIL 20 @ 8:00PM On April 20, 2010, communities throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States were devastated by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico drilling a well owned in majority by BP. The blast killed 11 of the 126 crewmembers and injured many more, setting off a fireball that was seen 35 miles...

CALL THE MIDWIFE

SEASON 4, EPISODE 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 19 @ 9:00PM Sister Winifred’s eyes are opened to Poplar’s seedy underworld when she cares for an expectant prostitute. Meanwhile, Barbara struggles to understand why an expectant father would put undue pressure on his wife to bear a son, and Sister Monica Joan feels redundant as the busy midwives go about their work. The bishop’s meeting with Tom leads to...

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC

MR. SELFRIDGE, SEASON 3 EPISODE 4 SUNDAY, APRIL 4 @ 6”05PM & 11:00PM Divided public opinion keeps tensions high, with many pointing fingers at Selfridge’s. As the executives shield Kitty from anonymous hate mail, Connie whispers in the wrong ear. When Lord Loxley champions his own charitable cause, Harry must act fast to ensure he stays one move ahead. While the Selfridge Estate is...

VOCES ON PBS

CHILDREN OF GIANT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 @ 6:00PM The film explores how the making of a classic Hollywood movie transformed the lives of the residents of a small Texas town. In the summer of 1955, it seemed as if all of Hollywood had descended on the dusty town of Marfa as production began on the highly anticipated movie Giant. The film starred a legendary trio — Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and...

AMERICAN MASTERS

JASCHA HEIFETZ: GOD’S FIDDLER SATURDAY, APRIL 18 @ 9:00PM When he was on world tour, Jascha Heifetz liked to include music on the program by a composer of the country in which he was performing. In 1923 he was in Mexico City and realized he didn’t have any work by a Mexican composer. While in a cafe there, he heard a local musician sing a popular song written by Manuel Ponce called...