FEATURED PROGRAMS on PBS Appalachia
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American Experience
Tuesdays @ 9pm
Discover the incredible characters and epic stories that have shaped America’s past and present.
March 18 – Fly with Me
Meet the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, knew different: they were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace.
March 25 – The Americans with Disabilities Act
Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film focuses on the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation that changed the lives of all Americans.
Antiques Roadshow – NEW EPISODES!
Mondays @ 8pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt.
March 17 – Living History Farms, Hour 3
Luminous treasures are unveiled at Living History Farms, including a 1943 Le Petit Prince signed first edition, an Arnold Schwarzenegger shirt and autograph, ca. 1990 and a 1907 E. Williams Gollings oil painting. One is $50,000 to $70,000!
March 24 – Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 1
Discover delightful treasures at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms including a 1954 Marilyn Monroe military defense ID photo, a Panama hat, ca. 1970 and an Andy Warhol golden-shoe collage. Which is valued at $125,000 to $150,000?
March 31 – Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 2
ROADSHOW strikes gold in Colorado with amazing finds including Paul Revere Jr. silver tablespoons, a 1942 DC Comics promotional Superman figurine and a 1974 Sam Gilliam June 5 acrylic painting. One is $125,000 to $150,000!
Call the Midwife - SEASON 14 PREMIERE!
Sunday, March 30 @ 8pm
It is the beginning of a new decade in Poplar. Set in 1970, chaos erupts as the Isle of Dogs bid for independence. Amid the turmoil, the midwives work tirelessly to keep Nonnatus House running while addressing complex social and health challenges.
The Future of Nature – NEW SERIES!
Wednesday, March 26 @ 10pm
Carbon is the problem on our planet, but nature is the solution! There’s a growing army of inspiring people, fighting to save nature - a movement that’s going to help nature draw down carbon and perhaps save us all from the effects of climate change.
Great Performances at the Met: Grounded
Friday, March 21 @ 9pm
Follow a fighter pilot who operates a drone in a high-tech world battling both war and motherhood. With pressures from every angle, she balances being the perfect soldier, wife and mother. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Michael Mayer's staging.
Jacqueline Du Pre: Genius and Tragedy
Friday, March 28 @ 9pm
Introduced and narrated by grammy-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma, this program, tells the story Jacqueline du Pré and her enigmatic genius and one of the greatest cellists of all time. It is full of candid moments off-stage and in rehearsal, together with powerful concert performances. The film’s charismatic cast of interviewees provide an incomparable insight into why the affection for du Pré and the wonder at her playing remains undiminished, nearly forty years after her death in 1987.
Lucy Worsley’s Holmes vs. Doyle
Thursdays, March 6, 13, & 20 @ 8pm
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in the world. He made his author, Arthur Conan Doyle, rich and famous. But the writer came to hate his fictional character. Through the changing world of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, Lucy Worsley explores why in this three part series.
Marie Antoinette – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 10pm
Marie Antoinette knows that her enemies are waiting to destroy her as she and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom as the revolt rumbles on.
March 23 – The Worst Winter
Marie Antoinette and Louis embrace modern rule, but enemies lurk everywhere, even in Versailles.
March 30 – A Poison Pen
Marie Antoinette’s affair with Fersen reignites--could it be part of a carefully orchestrated plot?
Velvet
Thursdays @ 9pm
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
March 6 – The Visitor
Don Emilio is seriously ill. Clara wants to start a career as a model, but things don’t go as planned. Christina begins to wonder why Alberto was sent away as a teenager.
March 13 – Blue Velvet
Grace of Monaco visits Velvet. Cristina learns things about Ana she never expected.
March 20 – Compassionate Lies
When Cristina sees Alberto and Ana together, her worst fears seem to be confirmed. Clara expects Mateo to take her to the wedding of the year.
March 27 – Night of the Queen
Cristina’s wedding dress disappears. Tension flares between Max and Dona Blanca.
Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
Wednesday, March 19 @ 10pm
The destruction from the 2025 LA fires was not inevitable, so why were they so devastating? Weathered's host, Maiya May, speaks to fire chiefs, survivors, community responders, and climate scientists to understand the events that led to perhaps the costliest fire in U.S. history. As our world warms and fire weather becomes more common, she also learns exactly what can be done to save lives and homes in the future.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – NEW SEASON!
Sundays @ 9pm
The series traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell’s (Mark Rylance) life and journey to become the most influential figure of his time under the notorious King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis). Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips, Lilit Lesser, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster return in their original roles.
March 23 – Wreckage
In the wake of Anne’s execution, the King weds Jane Seymour. Marital bliss does nothing to quell Henry’s rage at his daughter, and Cromwell makes a risky play to save Princess Mary from her father’s murderous streak.
March 30 – Obedience
A secret marriage brings scandal to court, giving Cromwell a chance to destroy his old adversary Norfolk.
COMING UP IN APRIL!
ACC InVenture Prize
LIVE! Wednesday, April 2 @ 7pm
For decades ACC Universities have battled it out on sports fields and courts, but now the ACC's best minds come together for a competition like no other. The ACC InVenture Prize is an innovation competition in which teams of undergraduates representing each ACC university pitch their inventions or businesses before a live audience and a panel of judges.
American Masters
Tuesdays
Explore the lives and creative journeys of America’s most enduring artistic and cultural giants. With insight and originality, the series illuminates the extraordinary mosaic of our nation’s landscape, heritage and traditions.
April 1 @ 9pm – Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Take an intimate look into the life of Liza Minnelli, best known for her Oscar-winning role in Cabaret. Following in the footsteps of her mother Judy Garland, Minnelli used her boundless raw talent to build her own legacy in showbiz.
April 15 @ 10:30pm – Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse
Explore the work of cartoonist Art Spiegelman and the impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, about his parents’ survival of the Holocaust. A defender of free speech, Spiegelman has spoken out as book bans spread across the country.
Antiques Roadshow
Mondays @ 8pm
Part adventure, part history lesson, part treasure hunt
April 7 – Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 3
ROADSHOW visits Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms in search of treasures including a WWII WASP archive, a fire helmet & fire parade hat, and a 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic collection. Guess the top $400,000 find!
April 14 – Maryland Zoo, Hour 1
Watch astonishing treasures from ROADSHOW’s Baltimore stop, including 1865 Lewis M. Rutherford lunar photographs, a Patek Philippe & Tiffany platinum pocket watch, ca. 1910 and Lynne Drexler oil paintings. One is worth up to $570,000!
April 21 – Maryland Zoo, Hour 2
ROADSHOW finds rare treasures at Maryland Zoo including 1973 Topps uncut card sheets, a ring collection, ca. 1970 and a 1967 Ram Kumar oil painting. Can you guess the top $180,000 treasure?
April 28 – Maryland Zoo, Hour 3
ROADSHOW searches for hidden treasures in Maryland including George Patton's gold WWI trench watch, a 1949 Charles Loloma pot, and a 1944 Joseph Erlanger's Nobel Prize & diploma. One is valued at $150,000 to $200,000! Plus, there's a face viewers from Southwest Virginia will recognize!
Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years
Friday, April 4 @ 9pm
The brightest stars in the show's history return to the ACL stage for a celebration a half-century in the making: including Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr., Lyle Lovett, Billy Strings, Rufus Wainwright, Indigo Girls, and The Mavericks.
Call the Midwife
Sundays @ 8pm
Set in 1970, Nonnatus House faces various complex social and health challenges as the new decade begins.
April 6 – Episode 2
Trixie cares for a single mother recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital.
April 13 – Episode 3
Rosalind delivers a baby with a suspicious spinal lesion. A sudden gas explosion shocks all.
April 20 – Episode 4
The sisters welcome a new postulant, Sister Catherine, to Nonnatus House.
April 27 – Episode 5
The Nonnatus team oversee the care of a man living inside an iron lung.
Changing Planet
Tuesday, April 23 @ 10pm
In its second year, CHANGING PLANET revisits six of our planet’s most vulnerable ecosystems and catches up with the truly inspiring people introduced in the first season: scientists and local experts fighting to safeguard their communities and wildlife, and charting the progress of their game-changing environmental projects. Join conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan to meet new faces who’ll deepen our understanding of these habitats and introduce new potential solutions to combat the effects of the climate crisis.
The Corridors of Power
Monday, April 14 @ 10pm
After the Soviet Union's collapse, America became the world’s sole superpower. But at what cost? Rare archives and in-depth testimony offer insights into the "what" and "why" behind the White House’s key decision-makers.
Finding Your Roots – NEW EPISODES!
Tuesdays @ 8pm
Explore the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of popular figures.
April 1 – Moving on Up
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Sheryl Lee Ralph & historian Lonnie Bunch.
April 8 – Finding My Roots
Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Frontline: Alaska’s Vanishing Villages
Tuesday, April 22 @ 10pm
Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, why communities are relocating, and struggling to preserve their traditions. Also: an investigation into Russian atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine.
The Future of Nature
Tuesdays @ 10pm
Follow a growing number of inspiring people, fighting to save nature. Understand the impact of carbon on our planet and how nature is helping to mitigate its effects.
April 2 – Grasslands
Explore the planet’s rich grasslands, dynamic, huge, and above all vital for our planet’s future.
April 9 – Forests
Understand the carbon drawdown superpower of forests, and why restoring and protecting them is critical.
April 16 – Humans
Discover how humans can become a force for good throughout the natural world.
The Glencoe Sessions
Saturdays @ 9:30pm
FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge in partnership with the Glencoe Mansion Museum presented "The Glencoe Sessions” in fall 2024 that featured an intimate "listening session" with musicians from the Blue Ridge region
April 5 – Jim Lloyd
Musical eclectic, singer, old-time banjo great, public radio host, music teacher, bluegrass rhythm guitarist, storyteller, banjo museum curator, barber of Rural Retreat, Virginia, Jim Lloyd puts his mountain guitar expertise front and center on Play Guitar in 7 Days.
April 12 – Earl White
A fixture in the old time music community for nearly 50 years, Earl White is known for his broad collection of tunes and his driving style.
April 19 – Pythagoras
Forged in the heart of Johnson City, Tennessee, Pythagoras pushes the boundaries of bluegrass and acoustic music.
April 26 – Domino
In the heart of Nashville, the trio of Cole Ritter, Luca Chiappara, and Addie Levy weaves a stellar blend of Bluegrass, Jazz, and Swing. Their music, polished through years of exploration, brings a magic to the stage.
Great Performances: Now Hear This
Fridays @ 9pm
Watch television’s longest-running performing arts anthology to enjoy the best in music, dance and theater.
April 11 – Chopin's Polish Heart
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
April 18 – Boccherini: Night Music
Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
April 25 – Rachmaninoff Reborn
Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
Marie Antoinette
Sundays @ 10pm
Marie Antoinette knows that her enemies are waiting to destroy her as she and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom as the revolt rumbles on.
April 6 – Treacherous Legacy
The people of Paris openly protest against Marie Antoinette as she protects her unborn child.
April 13 – The Pursuit of Happiness
Marie Antoinette overhauls her image, and the King and Queen find happiness when they experience a taste of "ordinary" life.
April 20 – Enemies Assemble
When Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft, she is determined to prove her innocence and punish those responsible.
April 27 – Hated, Humbled, Mortified
As the public trial begins, events quickly spiral out of Marie Antoinette and Louis’s control.
Nature
Tuesdays @ 8pm
Forty years on, Nature is the premier voice for the natural world, an essential lens on the creatures, great and small, that sustain us all on our living planet.
April 2 – Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise – Sanctuary
Meet the hippo, crocodile and lion families of Katavi, navigating the worst drought in a century.
April 9 – Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise – Purgatory
Hippos fight, cubs face a rogue male lion, and fire and ash sweep across the parched land of Katavi.
April 16 – Katavi: Africa’s Fallen Paradise – Salvation
After drought, the rains finally come. But can Katavi sustain the flooding?
April 23 – Penguins: Meet the Family
Meet all 18 species of penguins from all over the world.
April 30 – Niagara Falls
Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its amazing beauty and the wildlife that call it home.
NOVA
Tuesdays @ 9pm
Explore the science behind the headlines in PBS's premier science series.
April 9 – Revolutionary War Weapons
How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world to win American independence? Discover the key military technologies that helped propel the colonies to victory, from the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first military submarine.
April 16 – Secrets of the Forest
Follow researchers around the globe as they race to understand how nature processes and responds to carbon on the largest scales and how microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans combine to sustain healthy ecosystems.
April 23 – Arctic Sinkholes
Scientists investigate colossal explosions in Siberia and other evidence that rapidly melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. What are the implications for our climate future?
April 30 – Critical Condition: Health in Black America
This two-hour feature documentary produced by acclaimed Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson traces the roots of systemic racism in our medical system and the biological impacts of discrimination on the body to understand why Black Americans experience such disproportionately poor health outcomes - and did long before COVID-19 highlighted the devastating health disparities in our country.
Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana
Tuesdays, April 29 – May 13 @ 9pm
Join chef Pati Jinich on a journey inspired by the Pan-American Highway to celebrate the many cultures of the Americas and how they enrich each other. Follow her as she travels from the top of Alaska through Alberta.
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Tuesday, April 22 @ 9pm
In the year marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the last concentration camps, renowned historian Sir Simon Schama confronts the history of the Holocaust as not just a Nazi obsession, but as a European-wide crime. In the most personal and unflinching film of his career, Simon visits mass killing sites in Lithuania, the home of his mother's family. He travels to the Netherlands, a nation famed for its long history of tolerance and where he lived and worked as a young historian, to answer the question of why fewer Jews survived here than in any other Western occupied country. And despite a lifetime dedicated to documenting Jewish history, this film also captures the emotional toll of Simon's first ever visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Velvet - SEASON FINALE!
Thursday, April 3 @ 9pm
The big day has come, and Cristina must approve the new dress Ana made overnight. Alberto receives a mysterious letter.
Water for Life
Monday, April 21 @ 10pm
Meet three Latin American community leaders who risked their lives to resist government and corporate plans to divert critical local water resources to mining and hydroelectric projects. Narrated by Diego Luna.
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Sundays @ 9pm
The series traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell’s (Mark Rylance) life and journey to become the most influential figure of his time under the notorious King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis). Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips, Lilit Lesser, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster return in their original roles.
April 6 – Defiance
Rebels in the North demand Cromwell’s head and a return to the old Catholic ways. With King Henry VIII beginning to contemplate his chief adviser’s failings, Cromwell withdraws from court and receives unexpected news from across the sea.
April 13 – Jenneke
The birth of a prince comes at a terrible price and Cromwell must help the King remarry. With European politics in disarray, Cromwell sees a chance to form a new alliance.
April 20 – Mirror
Cromwell brings Anne of Cleves to England to be Henry’s new wife. With France and the Holy Roman Emperor together threatening to invade England, the marriage will cement an alliance between the powerful reforming princes of Europe and defend England from attack.
SEASON FINALE! April 27 – Light
Fortune’s wheel turns as Cromwell finally finds himself in Henry’s crosshairs. Charged with treason and feeling the axe’s edge, only a masterstroke of political maneuvering can save him from the scaffold now.