American Epic is a documentary series that ‘explores the pivotal recording journeys at the height of the Roaring Twenties.’ The premiere episode of American Epic, The Big Bang, explores music captured by traveling recorders – music by The Carter Family, Jimmie Rogers and the Memphis Jug Band. Rapper Nas talks about the Memphis Jug Band […]
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POV Presents Dalya’s Other Country – A Syrian Girl Making Her Way In America!
Dalya’s Other Country is the story of how Dalya, a Syrian girl, and her family face adjusting to a new, very different culture – and how her life has changed since she and her family were displaced from their home city of Aleppo in Syria’s ongoing conflict. Dalya’s Other Country with two equally timely shorts: the […]
PBS Announces Summer of Adventure!
PBS plans to take its audience on a Summer of Adventure, this year – with Programs like The China of China (pictured), Prime Suspect: Tennison, season three of Grantchester, The Great British Baking Show and more.
POV Acquires Oscar-Nominated Short Joe’s Violin for 2017 Broadcast on PBS!
A ninety-one year old man donates an old violin to a New York program for putting musical instruments into the hands of underprivileged kids. It’s a simple story – until you learn the history behind it – a story that became the inspiration for the Academy Award®-nominated documentary short feature, Joe’s Violin. The story of […]
PBS Honors Mary Tyler Moore with Encore Broadcast of Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration!
In honor of Mary Tyler Moore, PBS will present an encore broadcast of the 2015 documentary Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration. Featuring interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Betty White and more, Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration looks at her more than fifty year career in the entertainment industry – on television, in the movies, on stage […]
From Maya Angelou to Smokey Robinson and More: PBS Celebrates Black History in February!
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise and Smokey Robinson: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song are among the many programs that PBS has slated to air during Black History Month. Emmy-winning docuseries Independent Lens will air two important installments – Birth of a Movement (based on the book The Birth of a Movement: How […]
Secrets of Six Wives Joins PBS’ Sunday Drama Schedule!
We’ve all seen one or more of the many television series about England’s King Henry VIII and his six wives. All have been told either from the point of view of Henry, or from a neutral position. Secrets of the Six Wives, a new historical drama coming to PBS, looks at history from the perspectives of […]
PBS Announces Sherlock, Victoria Premiere Dates In Mid-Season Schedule!
PBS has announced its massive Mid-Season Schedule and it brings great news for Holmesians – Sherlock returns to Masterpiece Mystery! on January 1st. Masterpiece drama Victoria, the new series about the life of Britain’s young Queen Victoria starring Jenna Coleman, premieres on January 15th; Season two of Mercy Street premieres on January 22nd and the […]
Chinese Women’s Rights Activist Takes On Officials Accused Of Raping Their Students!
PBS’ documentary series POV will air the documentary Hooligan Sparrow – the story of Chinese women’s rights activist Ye Haiyan (above) who takes on a school principal and a member of the education bureaucracy who abducted six students (aged 11-14), took them to a hotel and raped them. The film, the first by Nanfu Wang, was […]
Downton Abbey’s Dame Maggie Smith Lights Up Twitter With Emmy Acceptance!
Dame Maggie Smith has made her acceptance speech via PBS’ Twitter account – and it’s obvious that the Dowager Countess isn’t the only one with a sense of humor. For Dame Maggie’s brilliant response, read on.
Shows Premiering this Week!
This week begins the full dive into the new Fall TV season and our DVRs will be getting quite the workout once again. Last week saw the premieres of “Blindspot” (10 p.m., NBC) “American Horror Story” (10 p.m., FX), “Dancing With the Stars” (8 p.m., ABC), and “Z Nation” (8 p.m., Syfy). But this week […]