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

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

In Their Own Words

Gabriel Book, proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop, relies on his vast collection to unravel baffling cases; he nurtures a group of lovable yet troubled individuals, providing informal protection and guidance.

Bookish

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

Panelists debate a hypothetical scenario based on real life situations.

Breaking the Deadlock

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

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein

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

Native America

Stories of the people and events that shaped America.

American Experience

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

Changing Planet

Exploring the life and legacy of lawyer and civil rights leader Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect

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

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

Weathered: After the LA Firestorm

The role of art and artists in developing human culture.

Civilizations

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

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

Nature

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

Ireland's Wild Coast

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

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

Incisive documentaries cover the complexity of the human experience.

Frontline

Profiles of figures in America's arts and culture.

American Masters

Hudson Valley Holocaust survivors collaborate with local songwriters to create and perform a concert of songs expressing joy and healing.

We Remember: Songs of Survivors

Science, health, technology and environment experts and professionals address issues such as artificial intelligence, medicine and climate science.

Horizons From PBS News

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

Secrets of the Dead

Tracing the enduring scars of war through the story of Cpl. JV Villarreal, a Mexican American Marine from San Antonio, Texas, killed in action in Afghanistan.

VOCES: American Sons

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

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

Call the Midwife

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

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

The Future of Nature

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

Lucy Worsley Investigates

A group of antiques 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.

Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana

This Old House

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

A Chef's Life

Craft in America

When headstrong Eliza Scarlet inherits her father's detective agency, she is obliged by society to find a male partner to operate in Victorian England.

Miss Scarlet on Masterpiece

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

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

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

Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

Experts analyze prominent international affairs topics and America's role in a shifting world.

Compass Points From PBS News

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

La Frontera With Pati Jinich

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

Chronicling the heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet, who lives and works in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s.

All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece

British home cook Mary Berry prepares the ultimate Christmas feast with all the trimmings; chefs Angela Hartnett and Monica Galetti share favorite festive recipes; Mary and television host Rylan try to convert some children to Brussels sprouts.

Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas

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

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

To the Contrary With Bonnie Erbé

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

Weekend in Havana

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

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

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

Genius by Stephen Hawking

Great Performances

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

NOVA

Recipes for a variety of breads and desserts.

Baking With Julia

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

A look at the documentary series by Ken Burns that illustrates how the American Revolution came to life.

The American Revolution: An Inside Look

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

10 Monuments That Changed America

The life of Harriet Tubman, a conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped guide enslaved people to freedom; narrator Alfre Woodard.

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

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

Wild Metropolis

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