Patti Page and Nick Clooney co-host new performances and archival classics from the vault. MOMENTS TO REMEMBER, featuring many more legends of the late fifties and early sixties pop era. In this trip down memory lane, the late Frankie Laine came out of retirement to "spend one more night in our old rendezvous" singing his sentimental "That's My Desire." Italian crooner Julius La Rosa takes the stage to perform his classics "Eh Compari" and "Domani" while Page sings her million-selling "Allegheny Moon." The Four Lads, Four Aces, Four Freshmen, Roger Williams, Herb Reed's Platters, The DeCastro Sisters and others appear to sing more greatest hits. Archival performances from Rosemary Clooney and Perry Como round out this nostalgic sequel to Magic Moments.
Ken Burns traces the development of the Statue of Liberty, from its conception to its complicated and often controversial construction and final dedication. Hear from a wide range of Americans to explore the meaning of this monumental landmark.
With the build coming to an end the whole gang comes down to help Zack and the homeowners. Richard meets with Kordian Rak who's finishing up the boiler installation. Upstairs, Tommy and homeowner Kay's mom put up tiles in the pantry.
Ross travels to Austin to visit a 3D printing home-building company; AskTOH spotlights Aaron Smith, a Detroit landscaper working on community-focused and sustainable initiatives; Tom and Kevin use a lathe to turn a square bowl with legs.
Chef Brockett visits Mister Rogers to say he didn't win a cake decorating contest. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Big Bird from "Sesame Street" arrives amid much excitement and reassures Henrietta that X the Owl will still be her best friend.
Buster's Secret Admirer - Buster receives a box of chocolates in the mail from a secret admirer. Could it be Fern? Muffy? Francine?! It's driving him crazy! Who could possibly like him that much?? The Last King of Lambland - James receives a gift from his uncle in Scotland...a toy lamb that will supposedly give its owner the powers of the legendary James the Squinty, leader of the clan MacDoogal-Donal's! Will this new-found power go straight to James' head?
Martin and Chris challenge Koki and Aviva to a contest about who has the most challenging job. In their quest to win this challenge, the gang uncovers an unlikely animal partner that could ultimately lead either team to victory...or defeat.
When Alma, Harper, and Rafia see a quick-change video Safina made, Harper wants to make a video for her dad of her changing into her robot costume that's just like it. The only problem is, they can't figure out how she changed her clothes so fast! They'll need a little help to make a video of their own. Alma is supposed to help Eddie record a rap, but starts a rap circle with Junior, Andre, and Becka instead.
Liana accidentally submits art that Stu made and she feels guilty taking the credit for Stu's work. / Lyla and Luke perform an "Anansi" folktale puppet show for a Jamaica Day celebration in the neighborhood.
Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt's sacred desert. Treasures emerge unlike anything seen by the team, revealing details of a unique period when women had remarkable power.
In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming together to create powerful waves, they can wash seals off pieces of floating ice. Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers as they explore the icy waters to advance our understanding of these sophisticated animals.
We travel to Patagonia and Gilbert to hike along Arizona's rare riparian areas.
Follow Anne's journey as she becomes queen and changes the course of British history. This is a dangerous game and the Boleyn's have no idea of the high price they will have to pay.
In this episode, written by Steven Moffat, Sherlock faces perhaps the most chilling enemy of his long career: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith-a man with a very dark secret.
In this episode, written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, long-buried secrets catch up with the Baker Street duo. Someone has been playing a long game indeed and Sherlock and Watson face their greatest ever challenge. Is the game finally over?
Eliza explores the cut-throat world of Victorian theatre whilst finding herself growing ever closer to Inspector Blake.
Carmody gets an exciting opportunity, leaving Siegfried wondering whether he's holding back his protege. Mrs. Hall must deal with an unlikely emergency in Darrowby. Siegfried and Carmody must pay attention to their romantic pursuits.
Hear a summary of the day's international and national news. Each weekend broadcast contains original in-depth reporting on topics including education, energy, politics, science, technology, religion, finance and the arts. John Yang anchors.
Marlon receives a mysterious phone call from his old boss, who sounds badly injured as he begs him for help. It's a blast from his criminal past, and someone he's not spoken to since joining the police force. When Marlon hurries over, he's horrified to find his former boss dead - having been shot. And the only witness is a parrot... Marlon's determined to solve the case, insistent that - although his former boss dabbled in criminality - he wasn't a bad guy. But when the team uncover two potential suspects, they're frustrated to find themselves at a stalemate. Whilst one suspect has every opportunity but absolutely no motive, the other has every motive but a rock-solid alibi.
Eliza faces a conflict of interest when she is hired to investigate the personal life of Police Commissioner Fitzroy.
James has a bout of brucellosis, bringing long buried emotions to the surface. A broken-down car forces Siegfried and Tristan to renegotiate their relationship with amusing consequences.
It's the height of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has just been crowned Miss Blackpool - but there's got to be more to life than being a beauty queen in a seaside town, right? She wants to be... someone. The bright lights of London are calling, and our determined hero sets off to find out who that someone is. The London she encounters is not as quite as swinging as the one she'd read about and seen on TV. However, after a series of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory - an audition for a TV comedy show. Barbara's uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X factor that the show has been missing. She gets the part and becomes part of a ground-breaking new sitcom. Being a woman in a largely male environment has its own challenges, but as Barbara 'finds her funny' she re-defines the prevailing attitude to funny women and in the process, reinvents herself.
Feeling ignored while Edward spends time with Sarah, his wife sees another man.
What really happened to the Princes in the Tower? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of the two boys whose disappearance in 1483 has led to centuries of mystery and speculation.
Wolf Cross Fostering - See how the Arizona Game and Fish Department?s foster program for wolf pups is helping endangered Mexican wolves. Christmas Tree Drop - Game and Fish volunteers build a fish restoration habitat, by placing recycled Christmas trees in the lake. Meet Dr. Anne: You?ll also meet a dedicated Game & Fish Veterinarian who conserves and protects Arizona wildlife. Marmont Stowaway: A Colorado critter who makes an epic journey to Arizona as a stowaway.
We travel to Sedona and the Desert Botanical Garden to learn about the full body benefits of hiking.
Joseph's Bhutan adventure continues as he heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane. While the cranes are breathtaking in their elegance and beauty, his overnight stay in a local guest house and unexpected invitation to join villagers constructing their neighbors' adobe home proves most heart-warming and inspirational. He travels to Bumthang, the spiritual heart of Central Bhutan, where he traverses a challenging road to the annual Ngang Lhankhang "Swan Monastery" festival. Music, dancing, singing, chanting, gambling, archery - the festival offers the "middle path" between spiritual and secular activities and Joseph joys in them all. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that is the defining character of the people.
Michael returns to the Kingdom, savoring Kenmare's vibrant atmosphere with local chocolates and pottery. He joins mezzo-soprano Grace Foley for a song in her cousin's pub and tours the scenic Ring of Kerry. A pony and trap ride through Killarney National Park leads to Ross Castle, and a visit to the Iveragh Peninsula ends with a flute tune from Gavan Ring.
Uncover New Jersey's Revolutionary War heritage and storied traditions just outside New York City. Explore Alexander Hamilton's connections at Paterson Great Falls. Dive into baseball history with Larry Doby Jr. at Hinchliffe Stadium and follow General George Washington's footsteps at Dey Mansion. Enjoy horseback riding at Garrett Mountain and uncover more historical ties in Clifton and at Ringwood Manor, and end with a stroll through the New Jersey Botanical Gardens and a visit to a local diner. History and cuisine blend seamlessly in this episode.
Jeff takes his family on a whirlwind summer vacation to northern Italy. Milan, Lake Como, Venice and Portofino are explored in this fun and cinematic capture of Italy's northern destination hot spots.
Between roughly 900 and 1260 AD there was a massive drought that severely impacted the plants, animals and people of the Southwest. Now referred to as the Medieval Drought, the best records of this phenomenon can be found within the trees that lived through this difficult time period. Host David Yetman hikes with Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research through the White Mountains of California and Sequoia National Park to observe how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions from thousands of years ago. By taking a core sample from the bristle cone pines of the White Mountains, scientists learned of this Medieval Drought and roughly how long it lasted. Some of the dead and downed sequoias in Sequoia National Park corroborate this information with evidence of the drought in their tree rings. This episode also offers an examination of the ruins of some of the people most affected by the drought, the Anasazi Indians, at Bandelier National Monument, a trek through a "ghost forest" and a first-hand look at "yoda" trees.
In Chicago, host Will Clinger attends the parody of the IDITAROD - the CHI-DITAROD, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs; checks in to the Watergate Hotel's SCANDAL ROOM in DC; visits the studio of surrealist MICHAEL P PRICE in Arizona; squeezes himself into a DWARF CAR for a drive in Maricopa; and then marvels at an art exhibit made entirely out of PEEPS in Wisconsin.
Join Pati as she explores Campeche, a bright beautiful colonial city defined by its history of piracy. The best place to gain an understanding of this vivacious fortified city is the market. Local gastronomic historian, Lolina Echeverria, unearths what makes Campeche so special, including tasting the best turkey panuchos in the Yucatan Peninsula. Pati also makes her way to the best restaurant in town, La Pigua to sample some of the regions treasures like pescado verde and grilled octopus.
Which came first, the poulet or the oeuf? Today its eggs cooked in classic French recipes like a Ham and Egg Galette and classic Eggs Baked in Red Wine, plus Sara's version of a Julia Child favorite, Broccoli Goat Cheese Souffled Omelette. Weeknight meals made simple with eggs - tres bon.
Balance is a juggling act in our bodies and in our daily lives. To find balance in either requires us to embrace a true steadiness at our core. Yoga postures such as Revolved Warrior II help us find balance within the asymmetries of the body.
In this episode of Classical Stretch, Miranda Esmonde-White will show you how to relieve any shoulder pain you may be feeling due to joint stiffness, stress or injury, with a full-body, all-standing workout. Filmed at a wondrous chapel fountain in Riviera Maya, Mexico-follow Miranda through a series of easy-to-follow exercise sequences to improve mobility and flexibility.
Wolf Cross Fostering - See how the Arizona Game and Fish Department?s foster program for wolf pups is helping endangered Mexican wolves. Christmas Tree Drop - Game and Fish volunteers build a fish restoration habitat, by placing recycled Christmas trees in the lake. Meet Dr. Anne: You?ll also meet a dedicated Game & Fish Veterinarian who conserves and protects Arizona wildlife. Marmont Stowaway: A Colorado critter who makes an epic journey to Arizona as a stowaway.
We travel to Sedona and the Desert Botanical Garden to learn about the full body benefits of hiking.
Joseph's Bhutan adventure continues as he heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane. While the cranes are breathtaking in their elegance and beauty, his overnight stay in a local guest house and unexpected invitation to join villagers constructing their neighbors' adobe home proves most heart-warming and inspirational. He travels to Bumthang, the spiritual heart of Central Bhutan, where he traverses a challenging road to the annual Ngang Lhankhang "Swan Monastery" festival. Music, dancing, singing, chanting, gambling, archery - the festival offers the "middle path" between spiritual and secular activities and Joseph joys in them all. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that is the defining character of the people.
Michael returns to the Kingdom, savoring Kenmare's vibrant atmosphere with local chocolates and pottery. He joins mezzo-soprano Grace Foley for a song in her cousin's pub and tours the scenic Ring of Kerry. A pony and trap ride through Killarney National Park leads to Ross Castle, and a visit to the Iveragh Peninsula ends with a flute tune from Gavan Ring.
Uncover New Jersey's Revolutionary War heritage and storied traditions just outside New York City. Explore Alexander Hamilton's connections at Paterson Great Falls. Dive into baseball history with Larry Doby Jr. at Hinchliffe Stadium and follow General George Washington's footsteps at Dey Mansion. Enjoy horseback riding at Garrett Mountain and uncover more historical ties in Clifton and at Ringwood Manor, and end with a stroll through the New Jersey Botanical Gardens and a visit to a local diner. History and cuisine blend seamlessly in this episode.
Jeff takes his family on a whirlwind summer vacation to northern Italy. Milan, Lake Como, Venice and Portofino are explored in this fun and cinematic capture of Italy's northern destination hot spots.
Between roughly 900 and 1260 AD there was a massive drought that severely impacted the plants, animals and people of the Southwest. Now referred to as the Medieval Drought, the best records of this phenomenon can be found within the trees that lived through this difficult time period. Host David Yetman hikes with Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research through the White Mountains of California and Sequoia National Park to observe how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions from thousands of years ago. By taking a core sample from the bristle cone pines of the White Mountains, scientists learned of this Medieval Drought and roughly how long it lasted. Some of the dead and downed sequoias in Sequoia National Park corroborate this information with evidence of the drought in their tree rings. This episode also offers an examination of the ruins of some of the people most affected by the drought, the Anasazi Indians, at Bandelier National Monument, a trek through a "ghost forest" and a first-hand look at "yoda" trees.
In Chicago, host Will Clinger attends the parody of the IDITAROD - the CHI-DITAROD, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs; checks in to the Watergate Hotel's SCANDAL ROOM in DC; visits the studio of surrealist MICHAEL P PRICE in Arizona; squeezes himself into a DWARF CAR for a drive in Maricopa; and then marvels at an art exhibit made entirely out of PEEPS in Wisconsin.
Join Pati as she explores Campeche, a bright beautiful colonial city defined by its history of piracy. The best place to gain an understanding of this vivacious fortified city is the market. Local gastronomic historian, Lolina Echeverria, unearths what makes Campeche so special, including tasting the best turkey panuchos in the Yucatan Peninsula. Pati also makes her way to the best restaurant in town, La Pigua to sample some of the regions treasures like pescado verde and grilled octopus.
Which came first, the poulet or the oeuf? Today its eggs cooked in classic French recipes like a Ham and Egg Galette and classic Eggs Baked in Red Wine, plus Sara's version of a Julia Child favorite, Broccoli Goat Cheese Souffled Omelette. Weeknight meals made simple with eggs - tres bon.
Bob Ross' painting project for today is a soft landscape setting at the base of a towering mountain.
On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires for the famous Tanglewood music festival. Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.
Wolf Cross Fostering - See how the Arizona Game and Fish Department?s foster program for wolf pups is helping endangered Mexican wolves. Christmas Tree Drop - Game and Fish volunteers build a fish restoration habitat, by placing recycled Christmas trees in the lake. Meet Dr. Anne: You?ll also meet a dedicated Game & Fish Veterinarian who conserves and protects Arizona wildlife. Marmont Stowaway: A Colorado critter who makes an epic journey to Arizona as a stowaway.
We travel to Sedona and the Desert Botanical Garden to learn about the full body benefits of hiking.
Joseph's Bhutan adventure continues as he heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane. While the cranes are breathtaking in their elegance and beauty, his overnight stay in a local guest house and unexpected invitation to join villagers constructing their neighbors' adobe home proves most heart-warming and inspirational. He travels to Bumthang, the spiritual heart of Central Bhutan, where he traverses a challenging road to the annual Ngang Lhankhang "Swan Monastery" festival. Music, dancing, singing, chanting, gambling, archery - the festival offers the "middle path" between spiritual and secular activities and Joseph joys in them all. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that is the defining character of the people.
Michael returns to the Kingdom, savoring Kenmare's vibrant atmosphere with local chocolates and pottery. He joins mezzo-soprano Grace Foley for a song in her cousin's pub and tours the scenic Ring of Kerry. A pony and trap ride through Killarney National Park leads to Ross Castle, and a visit to the Iveragh Peninsula ends with a flute tune from Gavan Ring.
Uncover New Jersey's Revolutionary War heritage and storied traditions just outside New York City. Explore Alexander Hamilton's connections at Paterson Great Falls. Dive into baseball history with Larry Doby Jr. at Hinchliffe Stadium and follow General George Washington's footsteps at Dey Mansion. Enjoy horseback riding at Garrett Mountain and uncover more historical ties in Clifton and at Ringwood Manor, and end with a stroll through the New Jersey Botanical Gardens and a visit to a local diner. History and cuisine blend seamlessly in this episode.
Jeff takes his family on a whirlwind summer vacation to northern Italy. Milan, Lake Como, Venice and Portofino are explored in this fun and cinematic capture of Italy's northern destination hot spots.
Between roughly 900 and 1260 AD there was a massive drought that severely impacted the plants, animals and people of the Southwest. Now referred to as the Medieval Drought, the best records of this phenomenon can be found within the trees that lived through this difficult time period. Host David Yetman hikes with Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research through the White Mountains of California and Sequoia National Park to observe how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions from thousands of years ago. By taking a core sample from the bristle cone pines of the White Mountains, scientists learned of this Medieval Drought and roughly how long it lasted. Some of the dead and downed sequoias in Sequoia National Park corroborate this information with evidence of the drought in their tree rings. This episode also offers an examination of the ruins of some of the people most affected by the drought, the Anasazi Indians, at Bandelier National Monument, a trek through a "ghost forest" and a first-hand look at "yoda" trees.
In Chicago, host Will Clinger attends the parody of the IDITAROD - the CHI-DITAROD, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs; checks in to the Watergate Hotel's SCANDAL ROOM in DC; visits the studio of surrealist MICHAEL P PRICE in Arizona; squeezes himself into a DWARF CAR for a drive in Maricopa; and then marvels at an art exhibit made entirely out of PEEPS in Wisconsin.
Join Pati as she explores Campeche, a bright beautiful colonial city defined by its history of piracy. The best place to gain an understanding of this vivacious fortified city is the market. Local gastronomic historian, Lolina Echeverria, unearths what makes Campeche so special, including tasting the best turkey panuchos in the Yucatan Peninsula. Pati also makes her way to the best restaurant in town, La Pigua to sample some of the regions treasures like pescado verde and grilled octopus.
Which came first, the poulet or the oeuf? Today its eggs cooked in classic French recipes like a Ham and Egg Galette and classic Eggs Baked in Red Wine, plus Sara's version of a Julia Child favorite, Broccoli Goat Cheese Souffled Omelette. Weeknight meals made simple with eggs - tres bon.
Bob Ross' painting project for today is a soft landscape setting at the base of a towering mountain.
On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires for the famous Tanglewood music festival. Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.
Wolf Cross Fostering - See how the Arizona Game and Fish Department?s foster program for wolf pups is helping endangered Mexican wolves. Christmas Tree Drop - Game and Fish volunteers build a fish restoration habitat, by placing recycled Christmas trees in the lake. Meet Dr. Anne: You?ll also meet a dedicated Game & Fish Veterinarian who conserves and protects Arizona wildlife. Marmont Stowaway: A Colorado critter who makes an epic journey to Arizona as a stowaway.
We travel to Sedona and the Desert Botanical Garden to learn about the full body benefits of hiking.
Joseph's Bhutan adventure continues as he heads east over 14,000 foot mountain passes to the Phobjikha Valley to witness the graceful antics of the rare and endangered Black-Necked Crane. While the cranes are breathtaking in their elegance and beauty, his overnight stay in a local guest house and unexpected invitation to join villagers constructing their neighbors' adobe home proves most heart-warming and inspirational. He travels to Bumthang, the spiritual heart of Central Bhutan, where he traverses a challenging road to the annual Ngang Lhankhang "Swan Monastery" festival. Music, dancing, singing, chanting, gambling, archery - the festival offers the "middle path" between spiritual and secular activities and Joseph joys in them all. After two weeks of journeying through the wildness and magnificence of the Bhutan Himalayas he comes to realize that it is the Bhutanese smiles, easy laughter, fearlessness and willingness to share their lives that is the defining character of the people.
Michael returns to the Kingdom, savoring Kenmare's vibrant atmosphere with local chocolates and pottery. He joins mezzo-soprano Grace Foley for a song in her cousin's pub and tours the scenic Ring of Kerry. A pony and trap ride through Killarney National Park leads to Ross Castle, and a visit to the Iveragh Peninsula ends with a flute tune from Gavan Ring.
Uncover New Jersey's Revolutionary War heritage and storied traditions just outside New York City. Explore Alexander Hamilton's connections at Paterson Great Falls. Dive into baseball history with Larry Doby Jr. at Hinchliffe Stadium and follow General George Washington's footsteps at Dey Mansion. Enjoy horseback riding at Garrett Mountain and uncover more historical ties in Clifton and at Ringwood Manor, and end with a stroll through the New Jersey Botanical Gardens and a visit to a local diner. History and cuisine blend seamlessly in this episode.
Jeff takes his family on a whirlwind summer vacation to northern Italy. Milan, Lake Como, Venice and Portofino are explored in this fun and cinematic capture of Italy's northern destination hot spots.
Between roughly 900 and 1260 AD there was a massive drought that severely impacted the plants, animals and people of the Southwest. Now referred to as the Medieval Drought, the best records of this phenomenon can be found within the trees that lived through this difficult time period. Host David Yetman hikes with Tom Swetnam from the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research through the White Mountains of California and Sequoia National Park to observe how scientists use tree rings to gather evidence of climate conditions from thousands of years ago. By taking a core sample from the bristle cone pines of the White Mountains, scientists learned of this Medieval Drought and roughly how long it lasted. Some of the dead and downed sequoias in Sequoia National Park corroborate this information with evidence of the drought in their tree rings. This episode also offers an examination of the ruins of some of the people most affected by the drought, the Anasazi Indians, at Bandelier National Monument, a trek through a "ghost forest" and a first-hand look at "yoda" trees.
In Chicago, host Will Clinger attends the parody of the IDITAROD - the CHI-DITAROD, where the sled is a shopping cart pulled by people instead of dogs; checks in to the Watergate Hotel's SCANDAL ROOM in DC; visits the studio of surrealist MICHAEL P PRICE in Arizona; squeezes himself into a DWARF CAR for a drive in Maricopa; and then marvels at an art exhibit made entirely out of PEEPS in Wisconsin.
Join Pati as she explores Campeche, a bright beautiful colonial city defined by its history of piracy. The best place to gain an understanding of this vivacious fortified city is the market. Local gastronomic historian, Lolina Echeverria, unearths what makes Campeche so special, including tasting the best turkey panuchos in the Yucatan Peninsula. Pati also makes her way to the best restaurant in town, La Pigua to sample some of the regions treasures like pescado verde and grilled octopus.
Which came first, the poulet or the oeuf? Today its eggs cooked in classic French recipes like a Ham and Egg Galette and classic Eggs Baked in Red Wine, plus Sara's version of a Julia Child favorite, Broccoli Goat Cheese Souffled Omelette. Weeknight meals made simple with eggs - tres bon.
Bob Ross' painting project for today is a soft landscape setting at the base of a towering mountain.
On this episode of Weekends with Yankee, Amy Traverso heads out to the Berkshires for the famous Tanglewood music festival. Richard Wiese visits the MacDowell Colony, an artists' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, that has hosted such legends as composers Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder.
Explore how reverse migration of Black Americans to the South continued to reshape the country.
Mamie Lang Kirkland left Mississippi to escape racial violence and did not return for a century.
"Freedom Riders" try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
The power of mass demonstrations and Martin Luther King Jr. emergence as a leader are showcased.
Discover the life of freedom fighter and civic leader, Dr. Josie Johnson.
In one of the "trials of the century" that still reverberates today, Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton faced the death penalty for killing a white policeman in a late-night car stop in 1967 Oakland. While Newton and his maverick attorneys boldly indicted racism in the courts and the country, and a groundbreaking jury led by a historic Black foreman deliberated Newton's fate, the streets of Oakland and the nation were set to explode if the jury, as expected, returned a verdict of murder. Note, this film will be packaged with the short "The Truth about Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap" from PBS Digital Studios.
Marc Bernardin and Beau Dem discuss the passion they feel in their writing for a famous franchise.
This weekly news analysis program is the only woman-centered national news/talk show on television. Dedicated to the premise that women of all ethnic backgrounds and political persuasions are an important part of the national dialogues, the series provides a platform for the multifaceted views of involved, informed women journalists and commentators. Topics range from women's health to family issues to women in the workplace, the environment, women in finance and education.
Join award-winning journalists every Friday night in a robust roundtable discussion of the week's major national news stories.
The Sentencing Project research director Nazgol Ghandnoosh discusses mass incarceration data.
In Spain, 55,000 euros will bring deceased pets back to life - or, at least their clone.
Explore why seaweed on the menu in Chile's top restaurants
"Freedom Riders" try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
The power of mass demonstrations and Martin Luther King Jr. emergence as a leader are showcased.
THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES is a thought-provoking half-hour weekly talk show with an urban American flair featuring interviews with famous leaders and politicians, doctors and scientists, cultural leaders and influencers from around the globe. The public affairs program goes beyond the headlines offering insights on matters that impact the public, and provides a unique perspective from a renowned living legend of the African-American world. Each week, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. hosts the 52-part series. Dr. Chavis - an award-winning journalist, civil rights icon, and consummate intellectual influencer - is a skilled interviewer who presents important content and diverse conversations that are engaging, enlightening and entertaining to a wide audience.
Laura Flanders and her panel discuss the cost of the forest industry in the American South.
Through a regional magazine-style television program and daily online reports at GreatLakesNow.org, Great Lakes Now covers the environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic issues of the lakes and the communities that depend on them.
AMERICA'S HEARTLAND celebrates the men and women across who grow the country's crops, raise its livestock, tend its nurseries and prepare its food. AMERICA'S HEARTLAND taps into the national fascination with food and curiosity about unfamiliar places and ways of life, while also exploring the American values of family, hard work and the spirit of independence. The series, produced entirely on location, portrays the worlds of agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture complete with fascinating stories, compelling characters, innovative ideas and enticing travel destinations.
THE WILDERNESS ACT AT 60 "This American Land" kicks off Season 12 with a celebration of one of the world's most important conservation measures. Since its passage in 1964, the Wilderness Act assures the strongest protections for clean air, clean water, wildlife, and the scientific understanding of our natural world. Our host, wildlife biologist Ed Arnett, takes us to Colorado, to see how important this protection is to tourists, merchants, scientists, and of course the plants and animals it protects. BRINGING BACK THE BIRDS Habitat destruction has contributed to the loss of 3 billion birds in the last 50 years. Climate change is adding to their survival threats. You may be surprised to see the dramatic action scientists are taking along one of the most important bird migration routes in America. Correspondent Brad Hicks shows us how the Bureau of Reclamation has devised a multi-species conservation program to create forests and wetlands along the lower Colorado River. FOREVER GREEN Successful farming in the 21st century is about much more than how much corn you can grow on an acre. Researchers in Minnesota are developing food crops that could revolutionize agriculture. With global uncertainties about food security, farmers are anxious to find ways to grow crops year-round. The "Forever Green" program has been around more than a quarter century, experimenting with perennials that have massive roots. Extended growing
J.C. Scott brings custom-crafted suits to Dallas, Texas.
The Sentencing Project research director Nazgol Ghandnoosh discusses mass incarceration data.
Explore why seaweed on the menu in Chile's top restaurants
Marc Bernardin and Beau Dem discuss the passion they feel in their writing for a famous franchise.
"Freedom Riders" try to desegregate interstate buses, but they are brutally attacked as they travel.
The power of mass demonstrations and Martin Luther King Jr. emergence as a leader are showcased.
Andrew Garfield, Ryan Reynolds, Amy Adams, and more discuss roles in Hollywood.
Kieran Culkin and Colman Domingo talk about their roles in their recent films.
Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers as they explore the lives of killer whales.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Ruben Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.
Explore Jefferson's battles with the Federalist movement along with his controversial relationships.
An African American-run newspaper that shook the foundations of the Old South.
Lyla and Luke clean their room with a little "help" from Stu. / Lyla, Luke, Everett, and Stu play hide and seek in the apartment until they lose Stu.
Flea to Be You and Me - Pal is itching like crazy and the culprit is Pepe, an Italian circus flea. To save himself from being "squeeshed," Pepe enthralls Kate, Pal, and Amigo with the story of his heartbreaking separation from brother Sale -- followed by an incredible journey across four continents! Kiss and Tell - Emily returns from her summer in Paris with the amazing news that she's been kissed .... by a boy! Just like in a fairy tale! Now D.W. wants a kiss so that she can be a princess, too. But where can she find her Prince Charming?
A Case of the Sing-Alongs - When Mayor Macklemore catches a case of the Sing-A-Longs, Olive and Otto must discover the cause before the Mayor sings his way out of his job! Curriculum: Algebraic thinking; patterns. Ms. O Uh Oh - When a Ms. O from the past shows up at the office, Otto and Oscar must send her back to the day she came from or risk causing a time catastrophe. Curriculum: Measurement; calendar.
NATURE CAT follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire." Nature Cat can't wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there's one problem: He's still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Like many of today's kids, Nature Cat is eager and enthusiastic about outside activities, but is at times intimidated by them. With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation, "aha" discovery moments and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and "play the show."
A pop Creature Quiz challenge question, about what're the differences between a crocodile and an alligator, turns into a full-blown Crocogator contest to find out why these two very similar creatures are different at all.
As the kids get ready for Valentines Day by making their own valentines out of paper, Mindy continues to feel sad that little, frozen Pluto is so far out at the edge of the solar system. When Sydney shows Mindy a newly-downloaded, full-color image of Pluto as seen by the New Horizons spacecraft, Mindy is intrigued by Pluto's "heart" of ice. Mindy once again feels that Pluto deserves our love, since it's no longer considered a planet, but is orbiting out there at the edge of our solar system, like a big frozen Valentine. She asks Sydney to bring her own little hand-made Valentine to Pluto on her behalf. Sydney leads an expedition of the kids to Pluto to bring Mindy's Valentine, experience the frozen dwarf planet themselves, and bring back their report to Mindy. / Sydney is directing the kids in a backyard movie, making her version of a Commander Cressida story about the formation of a star. The other kids all have parts, but Sunspot has the lead - as the star! The kids' movie coincides with the celebration of a star being born near (a.k.a. 10 light years away from) Bortron 7!
With the help of Everett and Ale, Lyla overcomes her fear of rock-climbing. / The twins get Lyla and Ev's help to improve their riddle game about everyday objects made by Black inventors.
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
Shocked to discover that no girl has ever been President of the United States, Yadina goes on a journey to meet some of history's boldest women and find out exactly how she can do something that's never been done before in this special.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Sally and Nick have wrapped Father's Day gifts, but when they get mixed up the kids can't tell which is which. Cat takes them to Zippy Zaroo's Cookie Factory where each cookie has a toy inside. When the shrunken Thingamajigger ends up inside a cookie, they have to use their knowledge about the properties of matter and deductive reasoning to identify which cookie it's in.Nick and Sally are disappointed when their toy's battery runs out of power. The Cat takes them to Lots-o-Lakes Land to see the flight of the Dipsydoodlers. But along the way, the Thinga-ma-jigger runs out of Go-Go-Go juice and they have to find alternative forms of energy to make it go.
Triassic Turtle - Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can pull into his shell. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline Proganochelys, another kind of turtle who shares her own methods of defending herself. Tank's Baby Brother - Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. Buddy, Tiny, and Tank play with some big kids and Tank learns the perks of being a big brother.
When Pinkalicious injures herself in ballet, her new friend Abby teaches her how to dance in a different way! / Peter thinks his favorite hat helps him make choices. But what will happen when he loses it? How will he make up his mind?
The George Washington Problem - Delaware River. Peg and Cat use a map to help George Washington and his team cross the Delaware River. The High Noon Problem - Wild West. Peg and Cat agree to face Bad Jack in a show down at high noon. But they have no idea when noon is!
Frankie the worm wants to go play with her cousins, but they moved far away into another planter. This is a problem! Rosita, Gabrielle, and Zoe think like engineers to help Frankie. They wonder if there's a way to make the trip shorter and easier for Frankie. What if they build a worm-sized bridge that connects the planters? Let's try! They use popsicle sticks and glue and create a bridge long enough to reach the planters Frankie's cousins are. It worked and they didn't give up. Now the worms can get together to play anytime they want!
Milo, Lofty and Lark love reading books and comics so when they become librarians they're keen to help everyone find a book they'll love even people who think there isn't a book for them - because there are books about absolutely everything!
Is it possible to have too many pairs of Sparkle Pants? Not if you find creative ways to repurpose them! / After a long spell of rain, it's time to play! But, what game can Zadie, Cece, Clyde, and Carly play that's fun for all?
Zadie earns Jr. EMT status, and a ride in the Boo-Boo Blimp, when she assists Ellie on her emergency calls. Then the Wombats artfully use shapes to make a boat-shaped birthday cake for Cece, Carly and Clyde.
Daniel Takes His Time - Grandpere is visiting Daniel and they are baking raisin bread together. Daniel learns that sometimes it's good to take your time, and it can be worth the wait. Sometimes It's Good to Go Slow - Daniel's class is going on a nature walk. The group learns that sometimes it's good to go slow: seeing, hearing, and smelling the environment around you. You never know what you'll find! Strategy: Sometimes it's good to go slow.
Dr. Anna and Baker Aker are getting married, and the whole Neighborhood is helping them celebrate! Daniel has an important job as the ring bearer and learns there are many ways to say "I love you."
When Skyler calls Lotta "headphone girl," she's determined to find a way to let her know that she's more than that. / Everyone is unsure about the new kid after he caused a hullabaloo on the playground. Are all the rumors about him true?
A Bridge to Farm: When George sees six stranded chicks on an island in a pond it's monkey to the rescue! George tries out several plans. Floating on his back as a monkey life raft is only temporarily successful so George looks for design inspiration in the local railroad and truss bridges. Using marshmallows, toothpicks and playing cards George constructs and then reconstructs a bridge strong enough to support one, then two, and then all six loud peeping chicks - and even the Mother Hen! EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: To show that structures are made up of parts. Monkey Fever: The Man with the Yellow Hat always takes such good care of George, so when the Man comes down with a terrible case of the sniffles, George wants to return the favor. But how? He decides to try his own brand of monkey medicine to nurse the Man back to health, including setting up the bedroom like a real hospital, feeding the Man's cold and starving his fever, and even playing an impromptu game of charades with the pharmacist to get the proper cold medicine. But as George plays doctor for a day, he notices that the Man's symptoms are peculiarly close to those of Betsy's cat, the new mother of five kittens. Could the Man's illness mean he's anticipating feline fatherhood? EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: To illustrate what it's like to be sick with a cold and some ways to take healthy care of yourself when you are sick; get rest, drink fluids, eat healthy food and, if needed, take medicine. To introduce some doctor's tools like thermometers and stethoscopes.
Panda is sad when an exciting holiday on Planet Purple is over. With Donkey by his side, he finds happy moments in a plain old day. /Rockstar Penguin asks Donkey and Panda to make up a dance for her song, but they have different ideas for the moves.
Donkey accidentally breaks Grampy's favorite toy and feels terrible. When fixing it doesn't work, Panda helps her tell Grampy the truth. /Donkey and Panda play with a new Tater Buddy together. But why does Donkey look like she's not having fun?
Elinor is friends with a chickadee bird she names Chicky, but when snow covers the yard, she starts to worry about how Chicky will find food in the winter. She and her friends then observe that birds all have a unique way of finding food during the winter months, called foraging. This new knowledge inspires Elinor, Olive and Ari to build bird feeders to make food easier to find for their feathery friends!
Whyatt's family members are too busy to play his board game with him, but when he goes to put the game away, it's gone! To solve the mystery of where the game went, the Super Readers jump into the book The Cowgirl Mystery. There, they meet Cowgirl Hazel whose plans for a picnic with her horse Buttercup keep getting foiled. The Super Readers help Hazel find out who is behind this mystery. Educational Objectives: To remember details and gather evidence to find answers. Kids will practice the alphabet and identify the letters R, A, M, and P. They'll use their memory skills to help the Super Readers choose the right words to change the story and save the day.
101A When Rosie finds out it's Abuela's birthday, she tries to send her a birthday party in the mail. 101B Rosie wants Abuela to feel how soft Gatita is, so she tries to send her in the mail.
It's Valentine's Day in Pinkville, and Pinkalicious can't wait to make valentines for her class party. But, when Pinkalicious and Peter befriend the Cupid, he offers them a trade: he'll become a real kid and join Pinkalicious's class, while Pinkalicious becomes Cupid for the day and delivers valentines to everyone (with Peter as her trusted assistant)! Things seem pinkatastic until Pinkalicious and Peter run out of Cupid's "Love-Is-In-The-Air" spray. How will they be able to spread love across Pinkville?
Molly's Valentine's Day Disaster Molly and Trini want to make beaded sun catchers for their friends for Valentine's Day. After a quick trip to Nenana, they gather all their supplies and are ready to start crafting. But their bag rips on the way back and they lose their beads! Will this be a Valentine's Day Disaster?! Porcupine Slippers It's Mom's birthday and Molly wants to surprise her with a special gift: a pair of traditional beaded slippers. Atsaq and Tooey agree to help, but when they run out of porcupine quills, the trio must head into the woods at night to find and gather the quills from a real porcupine!
When the Loops vacuum breaks, Luke, Lyla, and Everett test vacuums to pick the best one. / When the Loops don't have the right ingredients to make cookies, the kids set out to make them using substituted ingredients.
Buster's Secret Admirer - Buster receives a box of chocolates in the mail from a secret admirer. Could it be Fern? Muffy? Francine?! It's driving him crazy! Who could possibly like him that much?? The Last King of Lambland - James receives a gift from his uncle in Scotland...a toy lamb that will supposedly give its owner the powers of the legendary James the Squinty, leader of the clan MacDoogal-Donal's! Will this new-found power go straight to James' head?
The Trouble with Centigurps - When Otto accidentally releases 100 small furry creatures in headquarters, he recruits Oscar to help get them back before Ms. O finds out. Curriculum: Counting and cardinality; counting by 2's, 5's and 10's to 100. Totally Odd Squad - In a flashback episode, Ms. O tells the story of how she defeated a villain called the Patternista back when she was an agent. Curriculum: Pattern recognition.
NATURE CAT follows Fred, a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors. In each episode, once his family leaves for the day, Fred transforms into Nature Cat, "backyard explorer extraordinaire." Nature Cat can't wait to get outside for a day of backyard nature excursions and bravery, but there's one problem: He's still a house cat with no instincts for nature. Like many of today's kids, Nature Cat is eager and enthusiastic about outside activities, but is at times intimidated by them. With the help of his animal friends, Nature Cat embarks on action-packed adventures that include exciting missions full of nature investigation, "aha" discovery moments and humor, all while inspiring children to go outside and "play the show."
When the Wild Kratts Team decides to explore the spot where early explorers Lewis and Clark first laid eyes on the American prairie, they discover that prairies and the amazing bison herds of yore are much harder to find these days.
"Sunspot and the Great Red Spot" - Sunspot is determined to get to Jupiter to meet his fellow pet aliens, other members of the Red Spot Club. The Club is thousands of years old. They meet annually at an exact time to observe and celebrate the Red Spot. But, mechanical problems with the family wagon/saucer may thwart the trip. The kids and Celery do everything they can to get Sunspot to Jupiter and his Red Spot Club meet-up. Curriculum: The Great Red Spot is an enormous, high-pressure storm akin to an Earth hurricane that has been raging on the surface of Jupiter for at least 400 years. "Uncle Zucchini Babysits" - Uncle Zucchini finally gets to Earth for a visit, just as the Propulsion parents are called away on a work assignment. Uncle Zucchini volunteers to watch the kids. In the process of helping the kids coax Sunspot into taking a bath, Uncle Zucchini learns about the three states of water (solid, liquid, and gas). Curriculum: What is water and how does it change from one form to another? Water exists in three different states: solid, liquid, and gas. Clouds, snow, and rain are all made up of some form of water. Temperature and pressure can change water from solid (ice) to liquid (wet) to gas (vapor).
With the help of Everett and Ale, Lyla overcomes her fear of rock-climbing. / The twins get Lyla and Ev's help to improve their riddle game about everyday objects made by Black inventors.
Lyla, Everett, and her sisters build makeshift carnival games for their brother Luke using household and recycled materials. / Louisa seeks help from Lyla, Luke, and Stu to create a special beat for her school presentation on Mae Jemison.
Shocked to discover that no girl has ever been President of the United States, Yadina goes on a journey to meet some of history's boldest women and find out exactly how she can do something that's never been done before in this special.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
Inspired by the best-selling kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos, XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM follows the adventures of Xavier, Yadina and Brad as they tackle everyday problems by doing something extraordinary: traveling back in time to learn from real-life inspirational figures like Marie Curie, Harriet Tubman and Jackie Robinson when they were kids. Each adventure will help young viewers make the connection between the skills that made these historical figures heroes and those same qualities within themselves, helping them discover that they, too, can change the world.
101A When Rosie finds out it's Abuela's birthday, she tries to send her a birthday party in the mail. 101B Rosie wants Abuela to feel how soft Gatita is, so she tries to send her in the mail.
It's Valentine's Day in Pinkville, and Pinkalicious can't wait to make valentines for her class party. But, when Pinkalicious and Peter befriend the Cupid, he offers them a trade: he'll become a real kid and join Pinkalicious's class, while Pinkalicious becomes Cupid for the day and delivers valentines to everyone (with Peter as her trusted assistant)! Things seem pinkatastic until Pinkalicious and Peter run out of Cupid's "Love-Is-In-The-Air" spray. How will they be able to spread love across Pinkville?
Molly's Valentine's Day Disaster Molly and Trini want to make beaded sun catchers for their friends for Valentine's Day. After a quick trip to Nenana, they gather all their supplies and are ready to start crafting. But their bag rips on the way back and they lose their beads! Will this be a Valentine's Day Disaster?! Porcupine Slippers It's Mom's birthday and Molly wants to surprise her with a special gift: a pair of traditional beaded slippers. Atsaq and Tooey agree to help, but when they run out of porcupine quills, the trio must head into the woods at night to find and gather the quills from a real porcupine!