Documentary
Interview: Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky on The Sharps’ War
Co-directors Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky talk about their new PBS documentary “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War.” […]
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Documentary
Tonight on PBS: Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks
PBS’ inspiring documentary, “Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks,” features 40 years of footage & interviews about the friendship of Koko and researcher Penny Patterson. […]
TCA
TCA: Royal Programming on Netflix and PBS
If you love British history and monarchy, check out Netflix and PBS soon for “The Crown,” “Victoria” & “The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses.” […]
Kids
PBS’ Math-centric Odd Squad Returns With New Additions
PBS’ math-tastic series Odd Squad returns this morning with new episodes and new characters. Monday’s episode will be an hour-long adventure that will introduce new recruits, Agent Olympia (Anna Cathcart) and Agent Otis (Isaac Kragten). The series has also announced its first, full-length movie, which will premiere August 1 and feature hilarious guest appearances from Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) and Hannah Simone (New Girl). In this all new adventure, the team faces its biggest challenge ever: adults. When the team is defeated by Weird Team, they must use teamwork and math skills to save the world. Odd Squad: Agents of Change Air Dates: June […]
Drama
Downton Abbey series finale: Crawleys party like it’s 1926
ALSO SEE: Michelle Dockery content with Lady Mary’s closure on Downton Abbey It’s the Christmas gift that Downton Abbey fans in the U.S. have waited more than two months to open. The series finale aired in the U.K. as a Christmas special in December, and fans stateside have had to avoid the temptation of peeking at news and reviews from across the pond. The Downton Abbey series finale airs on PBS Sunday, March 6, at 9pm ET (check local listings). While we’re not exactly in the Christmas spirit this month, fans should still expect to experience all of the feels […]
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“A Year in Space” on PBS: Inside Scott Kelly’s 12-month space odyssey
If humankind will someday travel to and live on Mars, much will be owed to the scientific groundwork laid by astronaut Scott Kelly’s year on the International Space Station (ISS). After more than 340 days in space, Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 1 at 11:25pm ET. Marking the occasion, PBS and Time have partnered to present A Year in Space, a two-part documentary tracking his entire mission. The first part (March 2 at 8pm ET, check local listings) follows Kelly’s extensive training, his launch into orbit, and his life aboard the ISS. Part 2 airs in […]
Sports
Frontline Investigates Fantasy Sports: Big Business or Big Fun?
Did you place a few bucks on your office pool for the Super Bowl? Did you win your fantasy football league? Do you participate in one-day online drafts? PBS’ Frontline investigates fantasy sports in its newest documentary, The Fantasy Sports Gamble. Take a peek inside the world of daily fantasy sports, where Average Joe’s get a taste of pro-sports ownership by participating in short-term, high-stakes sports betting. In 2015, fans wagered an estimated $2.6 billion on an industry that is shrouded in secrecy and is seemingly devoid of oversight. Critics say that fantasy sports wagering — which has helped some […]
Documentary
#TCA16: PBS partners with NPR on Election 2016, gears up for Post-Downton Era
PBS announced new programming initiatives for 2016 at the TCA Winter Press Tour: PBS has entered into a strategic partnership with NPR to share news content between the two organizations as part of its PBS Election 2016 news, public affairs, documentary and digital programming surrounding the year’s politics. PBS and NPR team up to integrate content on PBS.org (beginning in February) and on the Politics section of NPR.org. PBS announced 16 for ’16 (working title), a 16-week documentary series that spotlights unforgettable presidential and vice-presidential candidates whose campaigns weren’t successful but earned them a significant place in the history books. Subjects […]
Drama
“Mercy Street” explores conflicts between nurses on opposite sides of the Civil War
Mercy Street, a six-part drama series is set in Alexandria, Va., in 1862 and follows two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. New Englander Mary Phinney (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Confederate supporter Emma Green (Hannah James) have an ideological clash at the Union Army’s Mansion House Hospital, formerly the Green family’s luxury hotel. Inspired by real accounts from Mansion House doctors and nurses, Mercy Street also stars Josh Radnor, Gary Cole, Peter Gerety, Norbert Leo Butz, McKinley Belcher III and Shalita Grant. Mercy Street premieres on PBS Sunday, Jan. 17, at 10pm ET/PT following Downton Abbey (check […]
Drama
Michelle Dockery content with Lady Mary’s closure on “Downton Abbey”
It’s the beginning of the end for the Crowley family and their servants. “Maybe we’re leaving a little bit earlier, but, I think, on a really high note,” executive producer Gareth Neame says of the decision to conclude Downton Abbey after six seasons. The final eight episodes air through Feb. 21, with the Christmas special serving as the series finale on March 6. “We didn’t want to leave,” says Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary, after the cast wrapped shooting at Highclere Castle. “Laura [Carmichael] and I wandered around for the last time, and suddenly we didn’t want to go […]