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

Call the Midwife

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

Antiques Roadshow

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

The enduring impact of gangster Al Capone on American culture, including how and why so many people are fascinated by his story.

Al Capone: Icon

Touring three of London's palaces -- the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace; host Lucy Worsley.

Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets

A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth.

First Contact: An Alien Encounter

Following the Martha Graham dancers from studio to stage and on a global tour.

Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time

A look inside the Apollo 11 spacecraft on its historic journey includes classified mission audio of conversations between astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

8 Days: To the Moon and Back

The Future of Nature

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

Researchers and cinematographers capture ocean life in the Pacific.

Big Pacific

Examining the life and work of 19th century writer Henry David Thoreau.

Henry David Thoreau

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

Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana

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

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

Lucy Worsley Investigates

This Old House

Chef Vivian Howard explores farm-fresh cooking in North Carolina.

A Chef's Life

Desire, ambition and betrayal simmer in this drama about a family torn between tradition and happiness.

The Forsytes on Masterpiece

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

Genius by Stephen Hawking

Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.

NOVA

Recipes for a variety of breads and desserts.

Baking With Julia

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

How animals and plants adapt to planetary upheaval.

Our New World

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

The Roman politics that led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The Last Days of Jesus

The story of the Marsh pride of lions as it battles for survival in Kenya's Maasai Mara Reserve.

Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride

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

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

10 Monuments That Changed America

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

International Jazz Day From Morocco

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

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 California's wildlife and wild places.

Planet California

Panelists debate a hypothetical scenario based on real life situations.

Breaking the Deadlock

Home cooks showcase their signature dishes, relay personal stories and compete to win the national search for "The Great American Recipe."

The Great American Recipe

A profile of Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution in 20th-century Britain, redefining the image of the modern princess.

Margaret: The Rebel Princess

In Their Own Words

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

Native America

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

Humanity's relationship with nature and wildlife and how scientists and conservationists study ways to restore the planet.

The Age of Nature

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

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

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

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

La Frontera With Pati Jinich

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

Lucy Worsley re-creates the romantic 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

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

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

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

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

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

Weekend in Havana

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell receives the 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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

The Vietnam War

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

Nature

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

We'll Meet Again

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

Ireland's Wild Coast

Filmmakers' documentaries, dramas and comic shorts.

Independent Lens

Dr. Emily Zarka hosts a look at significant moments from zombie pop culture over the last two centuries, including how zombie folklore arose before it became mainstream.

EXHUMED: A History of Zombies

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

Outback

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

ACL 10th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks

Profiles of figures in America's arts and culture.

American Masters

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