PhotosNOVA "Extreme Cave Diving"
Tuesday, February 9, 8-9 pm ET
Dr. Kenny Broad dives into blue holes — underwater caves that formed during the last ice age.
Dr. Kenny Broad dives into blue holes — underwater caves that formed during the last ice age.
FACES OF AMERICA WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
Wednesdays, February 10-March 3, 8-9 pm ET
Using DNA testing and genealogical research, Henry Louis Gates Jr. offers investigations of the family stories and ancestry of 12 renowned Americans.
Using DNA testing and genealogical research, Henry Louis Gates Jr. offers investigations of the family stories and ancestry of 12 renowned Americans.
IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE "A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement"
Thursday, February 11, 8-9 pm ET
President and Mrs. Obama host a concert in the White House East Room in honor of Black History Month. Artists include Yolanda Adams, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and the Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett and Toshi Reagon. Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman are guest speakers.
President and Mrs. Obama host a concert in the White House East Room in honor of Black History Month. Artists include Yolanda Adams, Joan Baez, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Howard University Choir and the Freedom Singers, featuring Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Rutha Harris, Charles Neblett and Toshi Reagon. Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman are guest speakers.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Dolley Madison"
Monday, March 1, 9-10:30 pm ET
Tony Award-winner Eve Best stars as Dolley Madison, America’s “first First Lady”; Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays is James Madison.
Tony Award-winner Eve Best stars as Dolley Madison, America’s “first First Lady”; Tony Award-winner Jefferson Mays is James Madison.
NOVA "The Pluto Files"
Tuesday, March 2, 8-9 pm ET
What is it about cold, distant Pluto that captures so many hearts? NOVA joins Neil deGrasse Tyson on his quest to find out.
What is it about cold, distant Pluto that captures so many hearts? NOVA joins Neil deGrasse Tyson on his quest to find out.
PBS SPECIAL PROGRAMMING - MARCH 2010
Airing between March 6 and 21, 2010, PBS special programming features concert and performance specials, documentaries and more. Check local listings for dates and times in your area.
THE BUDDHA
Wednesday, April 7, 8-10 pm ET
The story of the life of the Buddha, an Indian sage who gained enlightenment as he sat under a fig tree. Richard Gere narrates.
The story of the life of the Buddha, an Indian sage who gained enlightenment as he sat under a fig tree. Richard Gere narrates.
MASTERPIECE™ "CLASSIC 'The Diary of Anne Frank'"
Sunday, April 11 (Holocaust Remembrance Day), 9-11 pm ET
The most accurate-ever adaptation of Anne Frank’s moving account of life hiding from the Nazis stars newcomer Ellie Kendrick (An Education ) as a maturing teenager who undergoes an extraordinary ordeal.
The most accurate-ever adaptation of Anne Frank’s moving account of life hiding from the Nazis stars newcomer Ellie Kendrick (An Education ) as a maturing teenager who undergoes an extraordinary ordeal.
WHEN FAMILIES GRIEVE
Wednesday, April 14, 8-9 pm ET
Katie Couric and the Sesame Street Muppets present families’ personal stories about coping with the death of a parent and strategies that have helped these families move forward.
Katie Couric and the Sesame Street Muppets present families’ personal stories about coping with the death of a parent and strategies that have helped these families move forward.
