26.2 PRIMETIME 5/20 – 5/26/24

          Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the...

INDEPENDENT LENS

THE TUBA THIEVES MONDAY, MAY 20 @ 8:00PM What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Hard of hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. Through several d/Deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, the central mystery of The Tuba Thieves isn’t about theft of...

AMERICAN MASTERS

BOB DYLAN NO DIRECTION HOME, PART 1 SUNDAY, MAY 19 @ 5:00 PM Explore musician Bob Dylan’s evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features interviews conducted with Allen Ginsberg,...

THE STORY OF CHINA

  GOLDEN AGE/THE MING SATURDAY, MAY 18 @ 7:00PM Hear the story of China’s most famous dynasty. Michael Wood visits the Great Wall and the Forbidden City; sails the South China Sea on a junk; visits a fabulous Chinese garden; and travels to Macao with the first Jesuit missionary to China. FIND OUT MORE...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

AUDRA MCDONALD AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM FRIDAY, MAY 17 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards as well as two Grammy awards and an Emmy, Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs, including “I Am What I Am,” “Summertime,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and many more. FIND OUT MORE...