3/20 - 3/26
2011
All times are EST
Previously aired
MASTERPIECE
A story about a man — at various times a writer, lover, prisoner of war and spy — making his often precarious way through the 20th century.
A vision of hope for humankind's relationship to the natural world by interpreting the myth, beauty and power of a scarred but sacred landscape of the American West.
On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village. Workers tried to make their way downstairs, but the doors on their floor were always locked and the fire escape soon crumpled.
In this documentary, Alan K. Simpson describes his career in Washington DC and afterward, with the help of friends and colleagues including former Vice President Dick Cheney, former President George H. W. Bush, NPR’s Nina Totenberg, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, Alistair Cooke, former Senator Trent Lott, and many others.
This documentary profiles former First Lady Betty Ford.
AMERICA'S HOME COOKING
From corn fritters to pesto sauce to zucchini casserole, this special will help viewers prepare a variety of organic, wholesome dishes.
FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE investigates how a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Cyntoia Brown was an average teenager in an American town. But a series of bad decisions led the 16-year-old to life in a Tennessee prison.
PIONEERS OF TELEVISION
From Ed Sullivan’s “Toast of the Town” and Milton Berle’s “Texaco Star Theater” to “The Carol Burnett Show,” “Smothers Brothers” and “Laugh-in,” among others, this episode celebrates the variety show.
EVERYDAY FOOD
Ground meat, an inexpensive ingredient that’s easy to work with, can be so much more than hamburger.
Before “Saturday Night Live,” “The Daily Show” or “The Colbert Report,” there was “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in,” one of the most revolutionary television shows of all time
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Singer/songwriter Aimee Mann debuts on the ACL stage, followed by folk rockers Iron & Wine.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
