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Schedule Highlights March 30 to April 5
Monday, March 30th
Citizens At Last is a documentary film that celebrates the persistence of Texas suffragists to organize, demonstrate, and win the vote for women. The film explores the strategic role Texas women played in the national suffrage movement and exposes the pro-Jim Crow policies of the anti-suffragists who stood in their way. "Citizens At Last" shows the crucial role Texas women-white, Black, and Latina- played in the long struggle for equal voting rights. 3:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow - Castle Farms, Hour 1 Roadshow visits charming Charlevoix, MI in search of treasures including a Tiffany Studios Turtleback diver's lamp, ca. 1905, John George Brown's Making Houses of Sand oil, ca. 1880, and a Chinese silk dragon panel, ca. 1775. One is $150K. 7:00 pm
Henry David Thoreau - Who Are We? Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, his words resonate urgently today as humanity struggles to live in harmony with nature - and each other. As the nation struggles with its ideals and industry reshapes the land, Henry David Thoreau pursues a career as an author. But, unsuccessful and disheartened, he retreats to a cabin in the woods to live simply, deliberately - and write. Episode One: 8:00 pm
Henry David Thoreau - Who Are We? At Walden Pond, Thoreau finds solace in nature and writes two books, including a classic about his time there. Over his two-year stay, an expedition to Maine and an act of civil disobedience protesting slavery reshape his idea of freedom. Episode Two: 9:00 pm
Hansel Mieth: Vagabond Photographer is the compelling tale of a pioneering woman photojournalist. A German immigrant who arrived during the Great Depression, she toiled alongside migrant workers, determined to document the plight of the laborers and the unemployed. Mieth rose to become a celebrated Life magazine staff photographer at a time when very few women were accepted in the profession. 10:00 pm
Tuesday, March 31st
Finding Your Roots - The Butterfly Effect Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey to their roots, telling stories of ancestors who made bold decisions that reshaped their families - and unwittingly transformed the lives of their descendants. 7:00 pm
Henry David Thoreau - Several More Lives to Live Thoreau returns to society to test what he learned at Walden, taking on roles as surveyor, scientist, and abolitionist, and making two more Maine trips - gaining deeper insights. Facing a lifelong illness,he writes with renewed urgency. 8:00 pm
Frontline - The Deal: Trump, Bukele & The Gangs of El Salvador The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now reporting from exile, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting. 9:00 pm
After Action - Boots to Badges Host Stacy Pearsall talks with veterans who transitioned from military service to law enforcement, exchanging boots for badges. Drawn to teamwork, service and discipline, they share why veterans make up nearly 25 percent of the nation's police force and how their training shapes the job. 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 1
Nature - Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers: Extreme Lives See the extreme ways in which raptors conquer the toughest habitats on Earth. From snowy owls in the high Arctic to honey buzzards raiding hornet nests in Taiwan, raptors can hunt prey in any climate. 7:00 pm
NOVA - Your Brain: Perception Deception Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can't always trust what you perceive. Learn the surprising tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive. 8:00 pm
Our New World - The Pulse of Change What world will we live in tomorrow as climate change reshapes the Earth? Our planet has many surprises in store. This film reveals Nature's astonishing adaptation abilities, and how we humans can become a supporting force. Episode One: Four people on four continents face environmental change driven by climate change. As resources grow scarce, they witness shifts in wildlife behavior. Each actively seeks solutions to adapt and prevent conflict between humans and wildlife. 9:00 pm