Sunday, July 1, at 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 6 at 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 8 at 3:00 p.m., Friday, July 13 at 9:00 p.m., Sunday, July 15 at 3:00 p.m., Friday, July 20 at 9:00 p.m. & Sunday, July 22 at 4:00 p.m.
Queen's Palaces - Buckingham Palace
This documentary gives us a tour of the Queen's 3 official residences - the first of which is Buckingham Palace. Also featured are Windsor Castle and Holyrood House.
Monday, July 2 & 9 at 10:00 p.m.
Britain's Royal Weddings
The intimate story of Britain's royal weddings, from the Queen Mother through to Princess Margaret, told from the point of view of people who were there.
Sunday, July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 at 7:00 p.m. & Monday, July 2, 9, 16 & 23 at 11:00 p.m.
Queen & Country
In the wake of the celebration of her 60 years as British monarch, Trevor McDonald's Queen & Country, offers viewers a look at the customs surrounding the monarchy - from the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to the Queen's royal visits.
Tuesday, July 3 at 9:00 p.m.
Michael Wood's Story of England
Romans to Normans/Peasant's Revolt & the Black Death
Join historian Michael Wood to recover — with the help of the local people and the use of archaeology, landscape, language and DNA — the lost history of the first thousand years of Kibworth, featuring a Roman villa, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and evidence of life after the Norman Conquest. Then chart events in the village leading to the people’s involvement in the Civil War of Simon de Montfort and follow the story of Kibworth as it reaches the catastrophic 14th century. The village goes through the worst famine in European history.
Wednesday, July 4 at 8:00 p.m.
A Capitol Fourth
This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country’s 236th birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH (2012) welcomes a new host, Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron. Hot off another winning season as host of the hit TV series “Dancing With the Stars,” Bergeron will lead an all-star cast in a patriotic evening of unrivaled musical performances, topped off by the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation.
Sunday, July 8 at 9:00 p.m.
Masterpiece Mystery! - Inspector Lewis Series V
The Soul of a Genius
The new series of Lewis opens with the body of a professor being found buried in a woods outside Oxford. It turns out that he had recently purchased a rare annotated edition of Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' for two hundred thousand pounds… far more money than he should be able to afford.
Tuesday, July 10 at 9:00 p.m.
Frontline
Endgame: AIDS in Black America
Thirty years after the discovery of the AIDS virus among gay white men, nearly half of the one million people in the United States infected with HIV are black men, women and children. This groundbreaking FRONTLINE exploration of one of the country’s most urgent, preventable health crises traces the history of the epidemic.
Wednesday, June 13 at
8:00 p.m.
& Saturday, June 16 at
9:00 p.m.
PBS Arts Summer Festival
Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World
Travel to nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to explore the astonishing artistic and architectural riches of Islam. With the insights and commentary of leading art scholars from around the world, the film delves into the art of religious life in Islamic culture and into the secret world inside the palaces of the elite.
Wednesday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m.
Nature
Bears of the Last Frontier: City of Bears
Nature joins adventurer and bear ecologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into Alaska’s bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of the species as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically diverse Alaskan ecosystems.
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Wednesday, July 11 at
9:00 p.m.
NOVA
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?
Physicist Brian Greene reveals space as a dynamic fabric that can stretch, twist, warp, and ripple under the influence of gravity. Space, far from being empty, is filled with some of the deepest mysteries of our times.
Friday, July 13 at
9:00 p.m.
PBS Arts Summer Festival
John Leguizamo's Tales from a Ghetto Klown
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the industry’s most versatile actors: John Leguizamo. This profile of the actor/playwright looks at his unorthodox rise to success while capturing his struggles to mount his latest one-man show.
Sunday, July 15 at 9:00 p.m.
Masterpiece Mystery! - Inspector Lewis Series V
Generation of Vipers
Lewis and Hathaway become local celebrities after they were filmed arresting a cannabis producer; later they experience the other side of fame when the owner of an disreputable internet site posts personal information about them on line along with an accusation of harassment.
Monday, July 16 at 9:00 p.m.
Market Warriors
In MARKET WARRIORS, expert shoppers scour flea markets across the country for vintage valuables, selling their finds at auction with an eye towards maximizing profit. Fred Willard (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind) is MARKET WARRIORS’ off-screen host, offering wry commentary throughout the show.
Tuesday, July 17 at 9:00 p.m.
History Detectives
America’s top gumshoes are back for a 10th season. Included in the new season is the touching story of a deceased soldier's retrieved diary from Vietnam. The diary includes several entries and a photograph of two young women. History Detective Wes Cowan and other researchers for HISTORY DETECTIVES translated the diary and embarked on an investigation to identify the young women in the photograph and return the diary to the soldier’s family.
Wednesday, July 18 at 10:00 p.m.
History of Science
Discover how science has found out what we are made of; where we came from; and what exists beyond Earth. Find out how science revealed the hidden secrets of nature; how it provided the force to topple kings and emperors; and how it unleashed untold power from within our planet. It’s the story of how history made science, and science made history, and how the ideas that emerged made the modern world.
Friday, July 20 at
9:00 p.m.
PBS Arts Summer Festival
Homecoming: The Kansas Symphony Presents Joyce Didonato
A concert wrapped by documentary narratives, this special tracks Joyce DiDonato’s nostalgic return to her hometown — and her thrilling Kauffman Center debut — after a triumphant appearance with Plácido Domingo at The Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Sunday, July 22 at 9:00 p.m.
Masterpiece Mystery! - Inspector Lewis Series V
Fearful Symmetry
A couple returns home to find their baby-sitter murdered. She was tied to a bed and indeed often posed for bondage and fetish shots for a popular photographer. Lewis finds himself tracking a killer who is a seemingly respectable citizen but who has a split personality rendering them an obsessive.
Friday, July 27 at
9:00 p.m.
PBS Arts Summer Festival
Havana, Havana!
Tap your toes to the beat of this music documentary, which vibrates with the soul and energy of African-Cuban drummers, guajira guitarists and the pulsing melodies of celebrated Cuban musician Raul Paz, who brings together fellow musical stars Descemer Bueno, Kelvis Ochoa and David Torrens for a concert in Havana. |