5/13 - 5/19
2012
All times are EST
Previously aired
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
Delve into the deep American roots and meet Jewish ancestors of Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
MASTERPIECE
Enter into the story of lovers torn apart by World War I in this adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' best-selling novel.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Dollhouse furniture made in the 1920s by Tynie Toys; original production puppets from the 1964 animated film Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer; and a rare 1908 first edition copy of Anne of Green Gables.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Examine the economic boom of the 1920s, whether the 1929 crash was predictable and if it precipitated the Great Depression of the 1930s.
FRONTLINE
Get the inside story of Wall Street’s and Washington’s struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy.
Learn how two U.S. administrations have confronted the economic crisis.
AMERICA REVEALED takes viewers on a four-hour journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before.
AMERICA REVEALED
Understand the intricacies, vulnerabilities and remarkable ingenuity required to keep up America's modern electric power grid up and running.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Review the rich history of human sustenance, exploitation, conservation and spiritual relations with the ultimate icon of wild America: bison.
ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
View the works and techiniques of artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramović
Trace the history and impact of the Chautauqua Institution and capture its contemporary essence and energy.
JULIA CHILD
Michel Richard prepares a chocolate dome cake and hot chocolate truffles.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Bedford Project, Part 4 of 16
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Pruning an Overgrown Hedge; Installing a Kitchen Tile Backsplash
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
In this 1982 performance, the late Roy Orbison performs many of his hit songs, including "Only the Lonely," "Crying" and "Pretty Woman."
A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
