HIROSHIMA GROUND ZERO: EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF 78 A-BOMB SURVIVORS
HIROSHIMA GROUND ZERO airs Tuesday, August 4th at 10:00 PM On August 6th, 1945, the United States deployed the first ever atomic bomb, the A-Bomb, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The result? A “death zone” where the sun touched the earth, killing anywhere from 150,000 to 246,000 people with a mortality rate of 94.6%. […]
GREAT PERFORMANCES: IRVING BERLIN’S TOP HAT
IRVING BERLIN’S “TOP HAT” airs Monday, August 17th starting at 8:30 PM PST Great Performances returns with a show-stopping, toe-tapping, and jaw-dropping musical that’s sure to keep you on your feet. Join us as we bring to you the tap-dance phenomenon Irving Berlin’s “Top Hat”, inspired by the 1935 movie starring Fred Astaire and Ginger […]
FOOD. CURATED.
FOOD. CURATED. airs Saturdays at 7:00 PM PST, starting August 15th Hope you’re hungry, because we have a brand-new series dedicated to the newest generation of food-fanatics in the heart of NYC. FOOD. CURATED. is a new James Beard Award-winning and three-time Emmy nominated documentary series that takes you behind the revolving kitchen doors of […]
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA airs Tuesdays at 7:30 PM PST, starting August 25th Hundreds of millions of years ago, before the likes of Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops, there was one supercontinent with ecosystems unlike anything today. From great mega-monsoons and raging volcanoes to the bizarre marine life and giant terrestrial animals, the world […]
COFFEE: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE – SEASON 2
COFFEE: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE airs Thursdays at 7:00 PM PST, starting August 20th As we look to the fall season, nothing says “warm and cozy” like a fresh cup of coffee. Whether bonding with a friend or going to a local community shop, coffee has brought us together in ways few other things can. What […]
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA
THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA airs Friday, July 3 at 7:30 PM In a year when the nation pauses to mark a monumental milestone—America’s 250th Anniversary—there is no ensemble more fitting to lift the soundtrack of our democracy than the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America. This special broadcast is not merely a concert, […]
GRANTCHESTER – SEASON 11
Grantchester Season 11 airs Wednesdays at 7 PM, beginning July 1 After eleven seasons of sin, salvation, and sublime detective work, the hallowed pews of Grantchester are emptying for the final time. In this momentous swan song of the popular Masterpiece series—set during the sweltering summer of 1963—the residents of the idyllic vicarage find themselves […]
ASTRID – SEASON 5
Astrid Season 5, airs Wednesday at 8 PM beginning July 8 Get ready Astrid fans—because France’s most brilliant (and delightfully unconventional) investigative mind is back for a fifth season that cranks the tension to eleven. Picking up after that nerve-shredding Season 4 cliffhanger, this Walter Presents production (in French with English subtitles) follows our beloved […]
American Muslims: A History Revealed
American Muslims: A History Revealed airs Mondays at 7PM beginning July 6 Across six half-hour episodes, journalists Asma Khalid (BBC), Malika Bilal (Al Jazeera English), and Aymann Ismail (Slate) uncover stories drawn from archives, photographs, and personal histories that place Muslims in key chapters in American history, from slavery and the founding era to […]
AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL: AMERICA’S 250th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
America the Bountiful airs Thursday July 16 at 9 PM Forget the tea you’re supposed to dump into a harbor. AMERICA THE BOUNTIFUL: AMERICA’S 250th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, hosted by the wonderfully curious Capri Cafaro, digs into something far more radical: how American colonists ate their way to independence. Long before the first shot was fired, […]
