In Their Own Words

Henry McCarty, aka Billy the Kid, captures national attention with his reckless violence.

Billy the Kid: American Experience

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

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

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

British historian Lucy Worsley delves into the complex love-hate relationship between Sherlock Holmes and the man who created him, Arthur Conan Doyle.

Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle

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Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories With David Rubenstein

Stories of the people and events that shaped America.

American Experience

Wildlife filmmakers follow the Okavango Delta's big cats.

Big Cats 24/7

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

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

Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Yasmin el-Shazly and photographer Mahmoud Rashad investigate the life and burial of King Tut.

Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies

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

Changing Planet

Retired archaeologist and crossword setter Judith Potts believes that a brutal murder has taken place in the sleepy town of Marlow; when the police refuse to believe her story, she kicks off a private investigation with two unlikely friends.

The Marlow Murder Club on Masterpiece

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

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

Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator

Honoring five individuals or organizations doing outstanding work in various fields to benefit the Hispanic and Latinx community in the U.S. and abroad.

39th Hispanic Heritage Awards

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.

The Future of Nature

Researchers push the boundaries of exploration.

Ages of Ice

David Attenborough discovers the plants breathing life into the world.

The Green Planet

Cuban singer Omara Portuondo's life, from the stages of Havana's nightclubs to her worldwide fame as part of the Buena Vista Social Club.

VOCES: Omara -- Cuba's Legendary Diva

Editor Susan Ryeland is pulled into a new literary puzzle when she is hired to work on a continuation novel in the Atticus Pund series.

Marble Hall Murders on Masterpiece

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

The story of ASCO, the groundbreaking Chicano art group formed in the 1970s that continues to inspire new generations of artists and activists.

VOCES: ASCO -- Without Permission

Profiles of barbecue joints with deep legacies and innovative approaches; an extended segment about the making of Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ Joints List.

The State of BBQ: A Texas Monthly Special

Researchers and cinematographers capture ocean life in the Pacific.

Big Pacific

Featuring artisans, historians and educators, this film highlights the legacy of western style, the challenges facing today's master craftsmen and efforts to inspire a new generation of makers.

Made in the West

Exploring solutions for global problems; host Miles O'Brien.

Resolve to Solve With Miles O'Brien

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

Pati Jinich Explores PanAmericana

Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, better known as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, form the Wild Bunch gang and pull off the longest string of holdups in history.

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid: American Experience

This Old House

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

A Chef's Life

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

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

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

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

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 musical celebration of the cultural fiesta celebrated by people of Mexican heritage; performers include Los Lobos, Ozomatli and Flor de Toloache.

Día de los Muertos

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

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

Genius by Stephen Hawking

Hundreds of diverse choral groups from all 50 states perform a new work in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Sing Democracy 250

Willie Nelson & Family commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nelson's taping of the pilot episode of "Austin City Limits."

ACL Presents: Willie Nelson & Family

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

Five choreographers create world premieres for The Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works.

Joffrey Ballet: The Next Movement

John Leguizamo explores Latino and Latina contributions to American history.

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

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

Recipes for a variety of breads and desserts.

Baking With Julia

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

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

The Vietnam War

Against her better judgment, Catholic schoolteacher Cushla becomes involved with an older Protestant married man, Michael, a barrister who often defends IRA suspects and is friends with cultured Bohemians who enrage and intrigue her.

Trespasses

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

We'll Meet Again

Charting the rise and fall of the Boleyns -- a story of love, sex and betrayal, told from the family's unique perspective.

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

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

Ireland's Wild Coast

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

ACL 10th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Garth Brooks

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The excavation of an entire block of the city, unearthing what life was like before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

Pompeii: The New Dig

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American Masters

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Human Footprint

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