NOVA

ADDICTION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 @ 8:00PM Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a chronic, treatable medical condition. Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the...

SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED

JULIUS CAESAR WITH BRIAN COX SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 @ 10:00PM Brian Cox explores how “Julius Caesar,” for many years, was seen to represent the American experience: the birth of a Republic. The play explores how easy it is for a free republic to fall into corruption. More than that, the play challenges us to think about who or what to trust and what values we want to live by — and to...

SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED

MEASURE FOR MEASURE WITH ROMOLA GARAI SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM Romola Garai explores “Measure for Measure,” one of Shakespeare’s most provocative plays that presents a surprisingly timely drama of sexual morality, hypocrisy and harassment. FIND OUT MORE...

POLDARK

ON MASTERPIECE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 10:00PM Ross makes his maiden speech in Parliament and finds some notoriety. Demelza contends with a failing mine and fixing Drake’s broken heart. The Enyses welcome a baby daughter. George hosts a party in the hope of buying his way back into Parliament. FIND OUT MORE...

NEANDERTHAL

EPISODE 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM This two-part series investigates what our ancient ancestors looked like and what would have happened when we met them. It turns out that what we thought we knew about them is wrong. They weren’t hunched, grunting, knuckle-dragging ape-men at all. In a reconstructed, imaginary confrontation, we discover they were faster, smarter, better...