2/27 - 3/5
2011
All times are EST
Previously aired
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Using scientific accounts, diaries, photographs and letters, this film reveals how poor planning, personality clashes, questionable decisions and pure bad luck conspired to turn a noble scientific mission into a human tragedy.
POV
In P.O.V.'s "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North," descendants of the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history uncover the vast extent of northern complicity in slavery.
PIONEERS OF TELEVISION
Pioneers of TV crime dramas, including Jack Webb (“Dragnet”), Desi Arnaz (“The Untouchables”), Bruce Geller (“Mannix” and “Mission: Impossible”), Bill Cosby, Angie Dickinson, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, James Garner and Stephen J. Cannell.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Made up of 28 musicians and singers who all have severe mental and physical disabilities, the Spirit of Goodwill Band is a raucous home away from home where members are free to display their talent, humor and tenacity.
GREEN BUILDERS profiles a cast of green building pioneers who have taken the leap into making their part of the "built environment" a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly place.
EVERYDAY FOOD
Hearty and delicious dishes that each cost less than $10: meatballs, roast chicken tacos, and red beans with andouille sausage.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
