10/3 - 10/9
2010
All times are EST
Previously aired
AMERICAN MASTERS
Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the 20th century, Diego Rivera continues to have a profound effect on the international art world.
INDEPENDENT LENS
The intense, passionate world of female mariachi. Terrence Howard hosts.
HISTORY DETECTIVES
How could one clock regulate time for an entire region, and is this it? A document seems connected to an early controversial religion, the first founded by an American-born woman. So where is her name? What went wrong during a WWII dog-training program on Cat Island?
The story of Daniel Burnham, a dreamer, who shaped some of America’s best-known places and spaces. The film explores Burnham’s fascinating career and complex legacy as public debate continues today about how and for whom cities are planned.
Director Juan Mandelbaum returns to his native Argentina to discover what happened to friends and loved ones who “disappeared” during the 1976-1983 military dictatorships there. Terrence Howard hosts the series.
CARRIER
POV
This is the story of Brooklyn teenager Avery. She is the adopted African-American child of white Jewish lesbians. Though it may look atypical, Avery’s household is like most American homes — until Avery writes to her birth mother.
The story of three Mexican-American brothers from Texas who create a signature music style they call "Texican."
IN SEARCH OF MYTHS & HEROES
NEED TO KNOW
*The Fort Dix Five *Rebuilding the World Trade Center Site *Interview: Alex Gibney *In Perspective: A Jon Meacham Essay
THIS OLD HOUSE
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.