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

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

Call the Midwife

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

Researchers and cinematographers capture ocean life in the Pacific.

Big Pacific

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

Streetwise Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret heads La Crim, the elite police unit that investigates all serious crime in and around Paris.

Maigret on Masterpiece

Native college student-athletes explore the complex history of basketball in Indigenous boarding schools and its evolution into a symbol of cultural resilience.

Medicine Ball

The Future of Nature

Researchers push the boundaries of exploration.

Ages of Ice

Matinée performances take place at the Metropolitan Opera.

Great Performances at the Met

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

Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana

This Old House

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

A Chef's Life

Russian colonization in California beginning in 1812 and its lasting impact on the Kashia people, whose ancestral village of Metini became part of a changing colonial landscape.

Coming Home: From Shadowland to Spiritworld

Historian John Monsky tells the story of America's journey to the moon and those who made it possible, inside and outside of NASA; featuring performances of music from the 1960s and 1970s.

We Chose to Go to the Moon

Archival footage offers intimate portraits of six artists who left their mark on 20th century classical music.

Great Musicians of Our Time

Panelists debate a hypothetical scenario based on real life situations.

Breaking the Deadlock

In the 1920s Italy, a mystery unfolds as Bella Ainsworth runs a quintessentially British hotel.

Hotel Portofino

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.

Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD, unwittingly becomes an advisor to the police when he is caught up in a mysterious crime at the university.

Professor T

Broadway director Charlie Summers returns to his hometown of Tauranga, New Zealand, 20 years after leaving; back living in his childhood bedroom, his mom forces him to join the local theatre society.

Happiness

DI Rachita Ray is promoted to join a homicide investigation, but she suspects she's been chosen for her ethnicity rather than her ability. However, Rachita is nevertheless determined to find the killer by delving into the world of organized crime.

D.I. Ray

Leadership lessons learned from presidents and first ladies.

In Pursuit: Lessons of American Leadership

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

Wildlife filmmakers follow the Okavango Delta's big cats.

Big Cats 24/7

Sharpshooter Annie Oakley finds fame in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Annie Oakley: American Experience

Examining the history of America through iconic symbols, objects and places; host David Rubenstein.

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein

Jason Kelce hosts a musical celebration of our nation's heroes, past and present; training at the United States Military Academy at West Point; members of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard."

Salute to Service 2026: A Veterans Day Celebration

The story of how Julius Caesar dismantles five centuries of Roman democracy in just 16 years.

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Survivors race to rebuild stronger one year after the wildfires in LA.

Weathered: After the LA Firestorm

Six armed men steal £26m worth of gold from the Brink's-Mat security depot and set about trying to dispose of the bullion; DCI Brian Boyce sets up a police task force to investigate.

The Gold on Masterpiece

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

The Vietnam War

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

We'll Meet Again

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

Following the stories of enslaved and freed Black Americans who fought to define democracy and their liberty through the Revolutionary War.

Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War

Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore how humans have transformed the planet.

Human Footprint

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

Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience.

Frontline

Profiles of figures in America's arts and culture.

American Masters

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

ACL 10th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks

Concert features artists from every musical genre in a live-music setting.

Austin City Limits

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

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

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

News analysis of issues and policy affecting the U.S.

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

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

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

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

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

Genius by Stephen Hawking

Recipes for a variety of breads and desserts.

Baking With Julia

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 consequential story of criminal justice in America, including arguments Americans have had over the problem of crime, the purpose of punishment and the meaning of justice.

Crime and Punishment in America

Richard Gere narrates the life of the Buddha.

The Buddha

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

Great Performances

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

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.

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