5/12 - 5/18
2013
All times are EST
Previously aired
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the Arizonans who try to identify the bodies of illegal crossers lost in the desert.
THE DUST BOWL
Experience the conservation efforts to bring farms back to life, with dangers of another Dust Bowl in the future.
FRONTLINE
Trace the journey from 9/11 to the Boston Marathon bombings and investigate the secret history of the battle against terrorism.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
Learn how the bugging of German POWs in England helped the Allies win WWII.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Watch two choreographic masterworks by Paul Taylor: Brandenburgs and Beloved Renegade.
BROADWAY OR BUST
Follow 60 young performers as they’re coached by Broadway talent and prepare solos for competition.
Watch as the young performers learn by immersion and get an eye-opening look at what life is like on Broadway.
JULIA CHILD
Monique Barbeau creates eggplant falafel and Jacques Torres prepares a baked chocolate soup with meringue.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Biking in Cambridge; part five of Cambridge project
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Planting palm trees; replacing an old heating system with one that’s more efficient
HOMETIME
See the installation of custom carriage house doors.
NATURE
Learn how a surprising number of creatures live in the hostile environment of Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Trace the brief life of New York’s Penn Station, whose destruction spurred landmarks preservation.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
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.
