A peek into the colorful world of midwifery and family life in London's East End during the 1950s.

Call the Midwife

Falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantès, a young sailor, is imprisoned without trial at a grim island fortress; after years of captivity, he finally escapes and plans to take revenge on those who have wrongly accused him.

The Count of Monte Cristo on Masterpiece

Exploring the most exotic and mysterious remote islands on Earth.

Islands of Wonder

The story behind David Attenborough's wildlife documentary series "Life on Earth," which changed his life forever.

Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure

Exploring California's wildlife and wild places.

Planet California

In Their Own Words

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores race, culture and identity through genealogy and genetics.

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The aftermath of the 2021 mass shootings in Atlanta and how the Asian American community came together to fight hate; the struggles and triumphs of the AAPI community.

Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March

Engineering feats that made modern civilization possible, from the connection of roads and bridges to rail networks and a continent-wide freeway system.

10 Modern Marvels That Changed America

From Africa to Asia to the Arctic, six of the Earth's most vulnerable ecosystems confront climate change; host Dr. M. Sanjayan.

Changing Planet

Combining history and science with living indigenous traditions to bring to life the world created by America's native peoples.

Native America

An exploration of what people do for faith in some of the most spectacular sacred places on the planet.

Earth's Sacred Wonders

Tracing the 400-year evolution of Broadway in New York, from its beginnings as a Native American road to the electrically-lighted theater district known as the "Great White Way"; riding from Boston to New York on a dirt "highway."

10 Streets That Changed America

Testimony from nearly 100 witnesses and archival footage provide insight into the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War

Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand-new perspective, revealing its incredible movements, colors, patterns and just how fast it is changing; this is our home, as we've never seen it before.

Life From Above

Events in modern American history and personal stories from people who were affected by them; host Ann Curry.

We'll Meet Again

A look at America's founding and how the ideas and values articulated 250 years ago remain relevant to conversations about governance today.

A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America

A documentary series transporting viewers to far-flung locations, focusing on the varied animals and ecosystems of the world.

Nature

Filmmakers' documentaries, dramas and comic shorts.

Independent Lens

Austin City Limits 10th Annual Hall of Fame honors country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks.

ACL 10th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks

Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson explores Ireland's rugged Atlantic coast.

Ireland's Wild Coast

An insight into the extremes of North West Australia and how animals survive.

Outback

Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience.

Frontline

Marquis de Lafayette left France at the age of 19 and helped fight for America's freedom.

Lafayette: The Lost Hero

Profiles of figures in America's arts and culture.

American Masters

Michael Wood explores China's history and heritage.

The Story of China With Michael Wood

Looking at the universe through the eyes of ancestors.

Ancient Skies

This long-running concert series features artists from every musical genre in a live-music setting.

Austin City Limits

Brings the best from the world of music and dance into living rooms, from classical music and opera, to ballet and musical theatre.

Great Performances

Traveling the globe to reveal the secrets of the most successful carnivores on the planet -- the canids.

Dogs in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries

Recipes for a variety of breads and desserts.

Baking With Julia

Two sisters, Becca and Rosaline, have grown apart over the years, but when they fly out to the Isle of Man to repatriate the body of their mother, Mary, they learn has been living a double life and creating another world for herself.

MaryLand on Masterpiece

Stephen Hawking challenges volunteers and viewers to consider some of humanity's greatest questions.

Genius by Stephen Hawking

The role of Asian Americans in shaping American history and identity.

Asian Americans

General contractor Tom Silva, heating and plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook join host Kevin O'Connor; they assist homeowners with some of their most difficult home improvement challenges.

Ask This Old House

Some of the most extreme places on the planet and the challenges facing inhabitants there.

Earth's Natural Wonders

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, actors explore their grandparents' extraordinary wartime stories.

My Grandparents' War

Richard Gere narrates the life of the Buddha.

The Buddha

A worldwide celebration that features jazz, blues and Afrobeat collaborations from Tangier, Morocco; host Jeremy Irons.

International Jazz Day From Morocco

Original American monuments and the stories behind American favorites, from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to Confederate soldier monuments.

10 Monuments That Changed America

Animals of all shapes and sizes adapt to make the most of the opportunities in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet -- cities.

Wild Metropolis

Jazz and blues musicians from around the globe gather to celebrate the power of music; host Jeremy Irons.

International Jazz Day From Abu Dhabi

An expedition to the lower decks of the USS Arizona, the first to explore the inside of the ship since it sank during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor -- Into the Arizona

Lucy Worsley dispels the myths behind some of the key moments in British royal history, and she uncovers how historical stories have been manipulated and mythologized for generations.

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Influential towns across the U.S., from Maryland and Florida to Illinois and New York, impact the design of cities and suburbs.

10 Towns That Changed America

Craft in America

Geoffrey Baer tours places that changed the way Americans live, work and play, including grand estates, pueblos of Taos, N.M., and tenements of 19th-century New York.

10 Homes That Changed America

Pati Jinich experiences the culture, people and cuisine around the U.S.-Mexico border.

La Frontera With Pati Jinich

Historians talk about the development of the nuclear bomb.

The Bomb

Historian Simon Schama examines the Holocaust as a worldwide crime and its impact today, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz.

Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On

The automobile brings new freedoms as well as perils to Blacks on the road from the 1930s to the late 1960s.

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America

An exploration of who Marie Antoinette was, what she thought and what she felt; barely 14 years old when she left Austria to marry the Dauphin in France, she tries to comply with numerous and complicated French rules.

Marie-Antoinette

The creation of some of the world's most ambitious and technologically advanced buildings, from sub-aquatic homes to thin skyscrapers.

Impossible Builds

Exploring the life and times of Dante Alighieri, his poem "The Divine Comedy," and his works influence on the history of literature; Dante managed to create the poem under compromising circumstances; discovering how it has been transmitted over time.

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

All-female news analysis of issues and policy affecting the U.S.

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

Untold stories of people and animals flourishing together, making space for nature and choosing collaboration over control.

Shared Planet

Two antiques experts are paired with two of the UK's best-loved celebrities.

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Geoffrey Baer meets dancers, musicians, architects and writers in Havana and experiences the color, culture and history of the city.

Weekend in Havana

A journey on historic Route 66 reveals how American Muslims have contributed to science, medicine, spirituality, art and culture.

The Great Muslim American Road Trip

Secrets of the Dead

Public television's showcase for independent non-fiction films.

The Future of Nature

Researchers and cinematographers capture ocean life in the Pacific.

Big Pacific

Lucy Worsley reinvestigates and reveals new evidence about some of British history's biggest unsolved mysteries.

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Lucy Worsley wants to understand why the British Empire, the most powerful in history, lost the War of Independence against a ragtag band of American rebels.

Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution

A group of antique specialists travel all around the U.S. and evaluate family heirlooms and found items.

Antiques Roadshow

Pati Jinich travels from the northernmost point of the U.S. in Alaska through Alberta to explore cultural connections.