INDEPENDENT LENS

Whatever It Takes

Experience the struggles and triumphs of the first year of an innovative public high school in New York City’s South Bronx.

AMERICAN MASTERS

Cab Calloway: Sketches

Explore the life of an exceptional figure in the history of jazz.

IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

A Broadway Celebration

Hum along to your favorite Broadway songs in this special hosted by President and Mrs. Obama.

JULIA CHILD

BAKING WITH JULIA: Marcel Desaulniers

Marcel Desaulniers prepares plum cakes and chocolate mint nightcaps.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

Cheap Trick

ACL welcomes rock icon Cheap Trick.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC "Oliver Twist"

William Miller stars as Oliver Twist in Charles Dickens’ much-loved story about the young orphan whose request for “more” leads to adventures in early 19th-century London.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Honolulu (Hour One)

An ancient Hawaiian Omeke poi bowl; an Atomic Ray water pistol; and an 1886 painting of Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani by English artist Robert C. Barnfield.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Los Angeles (Hour Two)

A painting of the French Riviera by 20th-century American artist Louis Aston Knight; a colorful art deco poster collection of Monte Carlo coquettes; and a stellar collection of perfume bottles.

AMERICAN MASTERS

Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound

Examine the private life and public career of Joan Baez, recording artist and political activist.

NATURE

What Females Want and Males Will Do

Discover what makes winners and losers in the animal dating game.

NATURE

What Females Want

Find out what females in the animal world are looking for in a mate.

NOVA

Mind Over Money

Discover the mysterious and surprising nature of the two most powerful forces on the planet: the human mind and money.

MUHAMMAD ALI: MADE IN MIAMI

Explore the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay).

INDEPENDENT LENS

Bhutto

A portrait of one of the most fascinating and complex figures of our time, Bhutto is the epic tale of the life and tragic death of Benazir Bhutto, who broke the Islamic glass ceiling as the first woman leader of a Muslim country.

POV

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of rocker, poet and artist Patti Smith.

JULIA CHILD

BAKING WITH JULIA: Nick Malgieri

Nick Malgieri prepares pizza rustica and fig-filled treats called "X" cookies.

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

Steve Earle & Kris Kristofferson

Steve Earle pays tribute to his mentor, Townes Van Zandt. Kris Kristofferson follows.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit”

Follow the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again. Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy and Tom Courtenay star.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit” - Part 1

Amy “Little” Dorrit is summoned from the debtor’s prison, where she is caring for her father, to work for Mrs. Clennam.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit” - Part 2

Romance and heartbreak are in the air.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Honolulu (Hour Two)

Correspondence signed by Queen Victoria, her son Albert, King Kamehameha and Princess Kailani; an 18-karat gold Victorian cuff bracelet; and a rare painting of Hilo Harbor by Joseph Nawahi, the first Hawaiian-born artist to paint in a Western style.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Los Angeles (Hour Three)

A rare collection of shaving mugs; Anna Richards Brewster paintings; and original “Peanuts” comic strips and artwork.

MUHAMMAD ALI: MADE IN MIAMI

Explore the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay).

STEVE JOBS – ONE LAST THING

Gain unique insight into what made Steve Jobs tick.

NATURE

What Females Want and Males Will Do

Discover what makes winners and losers in the animal dating game.

NATURE

What Males Will Do

Learn what a male will do for the right to mate with a female.

NIAGARA FALLS

Celebrate a natural wonder, and study human achievement and human folly on an epic scale.

INDEPENDENT LENS

We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân

Witness the resurrection of the Wampanoag language more than a century after the last native speaker died.

GREAT PERFORMANCES

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Salute a Broadway legend — Stephen Sondheim, a true original in the pantheon of major American songwriters and composers.

Winner of a 2011 Emmy Award.

JULIA CHILD

BAKING WITH JULIA: Mary Bergin

Mary Bergin demonstrates how to make a vanilla chiffon cake with a twist.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit”

Follow the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again. Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy and Tom Courtenay star.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit” - Part 3

The Dorrits leave for a life of upper-class idleness in Italy.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit” - Part 4

Arthur invests in Merdle’s bank, as does most of London, including Mr. Dorrit.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Honolulu (Hour Three)

A first edition copy of Jack London's Call of the Wild; a 1915 Hawaiian flag quilt bearing the coat of arms of King Kamehameha; and a violin and bow purchased for the owner's aunt in 1921.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Bismarck (Hour One)

Samurai swords brought back from Japan in 1898 by the owner's grandfather; late 19th-century journals from a country store near Grand Forks; and a mid-19th-century heirloom Bennington pottery lion.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

INTO THE DEEP: AMERICA, WHALING & THE WORLD

Chart the rapid rise and precipitous decline of the American whaling industry, which powered the start of the industrial revolution and laid the groundwork for a global economy in the 18th and 19th centuries.

JULIA CHILD

BAKING WITH JULIA: Markus Farbinger

Markus Farbinger bakes a poppyseed torte.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit”

Follow the story of the Dorrit family and the rich array of characters they encounter on their way from rags to riches and back again. Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy and Tom Courtenay star.

MASTERPIECE

CLASSIC “Little Dorrit” - Part 5

The plot reaches a climax at the House of Clennam, where miracles and disasters ensue, and at the Marshalsea prison.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Bismarck (Hour Two)

A painting of a Northern Pacific Railroad train that may once have graced a Fargo railroad station; a Civil War photo collection of members of Morgan's Raiders; and a collection of University of North Dakota pottery.

NATURE

Ocean Giants “Giant Lives”

Learn why size matters in the world of whales.

NATURE

Ocean Giants

Gain new insights into the lives of whales and dolphins in this visually powerful, engaging and entertaining three-part series.

GREAT PERFORMANCES

The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater

Watch and listen as the words and music of the American Yiddish theater come to life.

INDEPENDENT LENS

You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t

Experience a total immersion into the fragmented day-to-day experience of a woman with Alzheimer’s.

GREAT PERFORMANCES

San Francisco Symphony at 100

Celebrate the San Francisco Symphony’s centennial with music director Michael Tilson Thomas and Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang performing works by Copland, Mendelssohn and Britten.

JULIA CHILD

BAKING WITH JULIA: Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid/ Beatrice Ojakangas

Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid demonstrate two different kinds of naan; Beatrice Ojakangas makes a Scandinavian flatbread.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Pittsburgh (Hour Two)

A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.

AMANPOUR ON PBS

INDEPENDENT LENS

Dolores

Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.