
Nature (Season 36) – Natural Born Rebels: A NATURE Miniseries
Meet nature’s greatest rebels. From a promiscuous prairie dog to a kleptomaniac crab and an alpha chimpanzee who reigns with an iron fist, this three-part series introduces the most rebellious animals in the natural world. But are these creatures really misbehaving? Across the world new studies are uncovering an astonishing variety of rebellious ...

PBS and WNET Announce New Late-night Public Affairs Programming
PBS and WNET have announced that the acclaimed nightly global affairs interview program Amanpour will be presented on an interim basis to PBS stations nationwide. Amanpour on PBS will air on THIRTEEN, New York’s PBS station, beginning Monday, December 4 and will roll out on PBS stations beginning December 11 at 11 pm (check local listings). The ...

Great Performances at the Met: L’Elisir d’Amore
In Bartlett Sher’s production, the beautiful and wealthy Adina draws the attention of Nemorino, the poor but good-hearted country boy, as well as Sergeant Belcore, who immediately asks Adina to marry him. To win her love, Nemorino spends all his money on a magic elixir of love sold by the traveling “doctor” Dulcamara. Believing he is ...

The Jazz Ambassadors
The Cold War and Civil Rights movement collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. In 1955, as the Soviet Union’s pervasive propaganda about the U.S. and American racism spread globally, African-American Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. convinced President Eisenhower that jazz was the best way to intervene in the Cold War ...

American Masters – Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Discover Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr’s secret identity. One of the world’s most beautiful women was also an inventor who designed the basis for secure Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. In “Bombshell,” Lamarr reveals this astonishing story in her own words.