Watch the Emmy Award-winning documentary from THIRTEEN’s Public Broadcasting Laboratory series in 1968, which aired days after Dr. King’s assassination. Continue reading
Free at Last – The Award-Winning Martin Luther King Documentary
Studio Screenings and Book Talks
Free screenings at the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center include the American Masters documentary, Harper Lee: Hey Boo, about the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Continue reading
The Great American Read Line-Up
The Great American Read is a new television series launching on PBS stations with a two-hour special event on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Hosted by journalist Meredith Vieira, the eight-part series will take viewers on a journey…
To Kill a Mocking Bird: Reading Guide
To Kill a Mockingbird is among the 100 novels on The Great American Read’s list of America’s Best-Loved Books. This reading guide directs attention to the issues and themes in the the classic story by Harper Lee. Continue reading
The 100 Books on the Great American Read List
America’s Best-Loved Novel will be chosen by viewers like you based on The Great American Read top 100 books list. The top 100 books were chosen through a survey of Americans conducted by PBS, The Great American Read and a…
Friends of THIRTEEN at Westport’s Maker Faire
The Friends of THIRTEEN are partnering with Westport Public Library in Westport, Connecticut, to promote The Great American Read. The Friends will have a booth at the Library’s Maker Faire on Saturday, April 21, to promote The Great American Read,…
THIRTEEN Anywhere: Week of April 1, 2018
See the best of what public television has to offer, free to stream anywhere, anytime. The Roads to Memphis examines the paths of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his killer. Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Child in Time. Continue reading
MLK’s Assassination: The Story Behind the Photo
Joseph Louw, on assignment for the public television network NET, was the only photographer on the scene at the time of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Continue reading
Leandro’s Don’t Miss List: April 2018
This April showers you with vernally verdant viewing vis à vis Mother Earth. Continue reading
THIRTEEN Passport: April Watch List
Binge watch new series Jamestown, the British courtroom drama Silk and the reality show Impossible Builds, stream Oscar-nominated documentaries and more. Continue reading
David Bowie is at Brooklyn Museum: Look Inside
This is the world’s last chance to see the blockbuster touring exhibition David Bowie is. Nearly 2 million people across five continents have viewed the show and the final countdown is at the Brooklyn Museum, ending in Bowie’s chosen home, New York City. Continue reading
THIRTEEN Anywhere: Week of February 25, 2018
See the best of what public television has to offer, free to stream anywhere, anytime. An Oscar-nominated documentary in the running; from the vault, a conversation with Muhammad Ali; and Frontline’s Weinstein investigation. Continue reading
Leandro’s Don’t Miss List: March 2018
While winter takes its penultimate Parthian shots, THIRTEEN melts the madness! March is Women’s History Month, which showcases American Masters’ web series, Inspiring Woman. This list recognizes women who inspire, too. Continue reading
Women Who Lead
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Gloria Steinem. Angela Davis. These are the bold-faced names of women who lead and influence American life. There are so many important achievements – spanning from historic to happening right now in New York City – by…
THIRTEEN Passport: March Watch List
The secret in the tony enclave of Tuxedo Park; wolf pack behavior never-before-seen on camera; and Dancing on the Edge – a series that follows a black jazz band leader in 1930s London. Continue reading