FEATURED PROGRAMS on PBS Appalachia
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American Experience – American Coup: Wilmington 1898
Tuesday, November 12 @ 9pm
Discover the story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, North Carolina, when white supremacists overthrew the multi-racial government of the state’s largest city through a campaign of violence and intimidation.
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays @ 8pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt.
November 4 – Celebrating Native American Heritage
Celebrate incredible art and artifacts from Indigenous creators and history makers. Was a Sioux beaded vest, ca. 1876, a Ruth Muskrat Bronson archive, or a Carrie Bethel basket the top $75,000 to $150,000 find?
November 11 – Extraordinary Finds 3
Revisit some remarkable ROADSHOW finds whose stories didn't stop even after we yelled cut!
November 25 – Out of This World
Explore the universe of space-themed treasures, including NASA Space Program autographed photos, a 1737 celestial & terrestrial atlas, and a Star Trek treatment, script and letters. Have the values of these stellar finds skyrocketed in the market?
Attention Must Be Paid: Women in the Opioid Crisis
Monday, November 25 @ 7pm
This documentary explores the stories of women who are battling opioid use disorder. The film exposes deep-seated and deadly gender inequities within the American healthcare landscape.
Dad’s Secret War: France 1944
Thursday, November 14 @ 8pm
Narrated by actor Kevin Bacon, this documentary focuses on two top-secret World War II organizations – the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and the British SOE (Special Operations Executive), American and British organizations responsible for silent, unseen, highly classified missions of critical importance to defeating the Nazis. The documentary shares the riveting, true story of an American who joined the British SOE and was parachuted into France with a small team just after D-Day to organize the French Resistance into a cohesive army. The mission was to stop Germany's most feared troops from reaching Normandy in the days after the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944.
The First Official Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 26 @ 7pm
This special tells the story of what some historians might call the first “official, English-speaking” Thanksgiving held in the Americas. Through dramatic re-enactment and interviews from Graham Woodlief, a descendant of Capt. John Woodlief, Karla K. Bruno, author and biographer of Dr. Lyon Tyler, Chief Stephen Adkins of the Chickahominy Tribe, and several other individuals the program challenges the long-held belief that America's first Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Mass., and chronicles how the discovery of the Nibley papers led to a friendly rivalry between Virginia and Massachusetts about who can rightfully lay claim to the birth of America's Thanksgiving holiday.
Frontline: The Choice 2024 Harris vs Trump
Monday, November 4 @ 9pm
Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America.
Great Performances
Fridays @ 9pm
Watch television’s longest-running performing arts anthology to enjoy the best in music, dance and theater.
November 1 – Land of Gold
Explore Peter Sellars' San Francisco Opera production of John Adams' "Girls of the Golden West" set during Gold Rush. Go behind the scenes with cast members Julia Bullock, J'Nai Bridges and others as they bring the show to life on stage.
November 15 – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 80th Anniversary: My Favorite Things
Explore the vast repertoire of these musical theater pioneers in a star-studded concert from London.
November 22 – Patsy Cline: Walkin’ After Midnight
With her unmistakable voice and heartfelt delivery, Patsy Cline became a trailblazer in country music and beyond, paving the way for countless artists who followed in her footsteps.
November 29 – Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, along with special guests, celebrate the centennial birthday of Henry Mancini, the peerless composer for film, television and popular song. The 4-time Oscar and 20-time Grammy-winning composer of "Moon River" and the "Pink Panther" made 29 conducting appearances on the iconic Bowl's stage. Michael Buble, Cynthia Erivo, saxophonist Dave Koz and Mancini's daughter Monica Mancini gather to perform Mancini's signature songs, interspersed with clips from his beloved movies and TV shows.
Heroes Caring for Heroes
Monday, November 11 @ 7pm & 9pm
Guests courageously share their caregiving journeys in a candid conversation about the seen and unseen scars of military life and war.
Hotel Portofino
Season One Marathon! Thursday, November 28 from 10am – 5:30pm
Set in the breathtakingly beautiful resort town of Portofino, this series is about personal awakening at a time of global upheaval in the traumatic aftermath of World War I.
Howards End on Masterpiece
Sundays @ 8pm
Follow two independent and unconventional sisters and the men in their lives seeking love and meaning as they navigate an ever-changing world in this fresh take on E.M. Forster’s masterpiece.
November 10 – Episode 1
A passionate misunderstanding, a surprise visit and a stolen umbrella set into motion a series of events that unexpectedly intertwine the lives of the Schlegels, the Wilcoxes and the Basts.
November 17 – Episode 2
Mrs. Wilcox surprises her family with a final request regarding Howards End. The Schlegels face eviction from their house. The Schlegel sisters take up the cause of Jacky Bast's husband.
November 24 – Episodes 3 & 4
Margaret receives an unexpected offer from Henry. Helen is incensed by the unfair fate of the Basts. The three families collide at a wedding, and Henry's past is revealed.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Monday & Tuesday, November 18 & 19 @ 8pm
A two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers.
Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers
Tuesday, November 26 @ 9pm
Follow Lidia on her 13th journey across America as she meets chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs who are hard at work trying to change, not only what is available, but the way Americans see and think about food in the future.
The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece
Sundays @ 9pm
Join Judith, Suzie, and Becks in investigating a brutal murder. Along with Detective Tanika Malik, they must piece together clues, grill suspects, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop a killer in their tracks.
November 3 – Episode 2
Despite Tanika’s warnings to stay away, the trio uncover they have a serial killer on their hands!
November 10 – Episode 3
As the police race against time, Tanika recruits the trio as civilian advisors to help catch the killer.
November 17 – Episode 4
Judith makes a breakthrough and sets up a trap for the killer, but plans go awry.
Nature
Wednesdays @ 8pm
NATURE on PBS brings rich and rewarding stories from the wild to homes across America.
November 6 – San Diego: America’s Wildest City
Experience San Diego's dazzling biodiversity thriving among a human population of 3.3 million residents. From grebes' intricate rituals to orcas' thrilling hunts, witness nature's resilience and beauty amidst the urban sprawl.
November 13 – Lions of the Skeleton Coast
Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Watch the cubs learn to adapt, hunt, and defy the odds of survival in this vast desert territory.
November 20 – Attenborough’s Life Journey
An intimate portrait of Sir David Attenborough’s life, from his boyhood days as a fossil hunter, through his early days as a BBC host, to his revered status as the foremost natural history presenter.
November 27 – Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
Get an intimate look at what makes woodpeckers so special.
NOVA: Building Stuff - NEW MINI-SERIES!
Wednesdays @ 9pm
Engineering is all around us, and we humans have been doing it forever. But how does it actually work? Find out by watching some of the most creative folks in the game build stuff that helps extend our range, amplify our abilities, and alter our environment for the better. Experience the ups and downs with engineers as they design, build, and test their way through challenges, inspiring the inner “maker” in all of us.
November 13 – Boost It!
Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural abilities. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have.
November 20 – Reach It!
From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve schemed and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From affordable deep sea subs to flying taxis to next-gen space habitats, see how today’s engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around — and even off — our planet.
November 27 – Change It!
For as long as humans have been around, we’ve been altering the spaces around us to better suit our needs. From accessing ancient wisdom to build a better water filter to designing a robot that uses acoustics to monitor coral reef health, see how today’s engineers are applying their craft to reshape the natural world and create new human-made environments to enhance our lives in amazing ways.
NOVA: Solar System
Wednesdays @ 9pm
New discoveries are proving it – our solar system is a weird place, filled with bizarre worlds shaped by extreme forces unimaginable here on Earth. With stunningly realistic animations, find out why our cosmic neighborhood is so full of surprises.
October 16 – Volcano Worlds
Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
October 23 – Icy Worlds
Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
October 30 – Wandering Worlds
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
Ridley, Season 2
SEASON FINALE! Sunday, November 3 @ 8pm
Ridley intensifies his investigation to discover what happened to missing wife and mother Tara Dunning.
Salute to Service 2024: A Veteran’s Day Celebration
Friday, November 8 @ 9pm
Join country music star Mickey Guyton for a heartfelt Veterans Day celebration honoring our nation's heroes with inspiring military stories and performances by Craig Morgan, Christian McBride, Aubrey Logan, and the U.S. Army Field Band.
Sherlock, The Abominable Bride, on Masterpiece
Thursday, November 28 @ 8pm
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the acclaimed modern retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle&# 39;s classic stories. But now our heroes are in 1890s London solving crimes and battling diabolical villains. Let me know if you're missing anything else.
Wolf Hall on Masterpiece
Sundays @ 10pm
Mark Rylance (Twelfth Night) and Damian Lewis (Homeland) star in a six-part television event about Thomas Cromwell (Rylance), the brilliant and enigmatic consigliere to King Henry VIII (Lewis), as he maneuvers the corridors of power at the Tudor court.