9/11 - 9/17
2011
All times are EST
Previously aired
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET
Renée Fleming stars in Richard Strauss’ meditation on art and life, conducted by Andrew Davis.
NATURE
The story of the first year in a humpback whale’s life as she learns lessons from her mother.
MASTERPIECE
On a routine disturbance call, Lewis is shocked to encounter a rock star (Joanna Lumley) believed to have died years before.
Follows six survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson, a native of New Orleans, narrates.
HISTORY DETECTIVES
Mysterious airplane engine parts lead Eduardo Pagán to a heroic story on a forbidden Hawaiian island. Elyse Luray tries to match metal shavings to the right Civil War cannon. Wes Cowan connects a rodeo saddle to a star that changed Hollywood movie-making.
POV
Filmed in Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “The Oath” interweaves the stories of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo facing war crimes charges.
The Arctic is the largest expanse of frozen water on the planet. Two teams of researchers are racing to find out how global warming is rocking the Arctic world - before there's nothing left but water.
GREAT PERFORMANCES
The world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic presents an open-air concert in the magnificent gardens of Austria's Imperial Schönbrunn Palace.
JULIA CHILD
Marcel Desaulniers prepares plum cakes, brownie cake and chocolate mint nightcaps.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Los Angeles Project, Part 4 of 10
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Trip Part 2 of 2 • installing an outdoor electrical outlet; live home improvement workshops in Memphis and Little Rock.
HOMETIME
The HOMETIME crew installs custom cabinets for the laundry room. (Part 17 of 22)
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones combine for high-volume rock ‘n’ roll.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.