POV

THE RESCUE LIST MONDAY, MARCH 23 @ 11:00PM In a rehabilitation shelter in Ghana, two children are recovering from enslavement to fishermen. But their story takes an unexpected turn when their rescuer embarks on another mission and asks the children for help. Charting the unfolding drama, The Rescue List tells a moving story of friendship and courage—transcending tropes of victimhood and...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

AT THE MET TURANDOT FRIDAY, MARCH 20 @ 10:00PM Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s masterpiece is set in the mythic past in Peking, China. Outside the Imperial Palace, an announcement is made: any prince seeking to marry Turandot must answer three riddles. If he fails, he will die. The most recent suitor who failed at this task, the Prince of Persia, will be executed at the moon’s...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

AT THE MET TURANDOT FRIDAY, MARCH 20 @ 7:00PM & 11:30PM Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s masterpiece is set in the mythic past in Peking, China. Outside the Imperial Palace, an announcement is made: any prince seeking to marry Turandot must answer three riddles. If he fails, he will die. The most recent suitor who failed at this task, the Prince of Persia, will be executed at the...

CONFRONTING CORONOVIRUS

It has been less than three months since reports of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China first made international headlines. With worldwide cases – on every continent except for Antarctica – growing significantly every day, the World Health Organization has now declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. “Confronting Coronavirus: A PBS NewsHour Special” will focus on health precautions for...

NIALL FERGUSON’S NETWORLD

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 DISRUPTION @ 9:00PM WINNER TAKES ALL @ 10:00PM NETWORLD WAR @ 11:00PM From the Reformation and 17th century witch-hunting, through the American Revolution and to the nightmare visions of Orwell’s 1984, Ferguson explores the intersection of social media, technology and the spread of cultural movements.   FIND OUT MORE...