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6 | The War on Disco | American Experience | 60 | 2023 | American History; Popular Music | The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Inside China's Tech Boom | NOVA | 60 | 2023 | Business & Economics; Engineering | In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. But how did it get here and where is it headed? Go inside high-profile tech companies and labs that are driving China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation. How does China innovate? What drives its bid for technological supremacy? And what does its rise mean for the future of the global economy? | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Pilgrims, The | American Experience, Season 27 | 120 | 2015 | American History | The Pilgrims' narrative has been shrouded in myth, embedded in Thanksgiving Day feasts, football, and parades. Who were the men and women who constituted this multifarious band of English Protestants? The Pilgrims chronicles the deep history, origins, and critical first decade of the first permanent English colony in New England. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands | American Masters, Season 33 | 120 | 2022 | Black Studies; World Music | Explore the life, career, art and legacy of the African American contralto and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson. Anchored by key performances in her career, Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands shows how her quiet genius and breathtaking voice set the stage for Black performers in classical music, and a louder voice for civil rights. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Episode 3 | Twice Born - Stories from the Special Delivery Unit, Season 1 | 60 | 2015 | Health Policy; Nursing | Lilly undergoes plastic surgery to reshape her face, and Shelly delivers her baby girl, Luelle. Geneva and Reggie, a couple from North Carolina, visit the Children's Hospital to seek help for their unborn child who has developed a lower urinary tract obstruction. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Episode 2 | Twice Born - Stories from the Special Delivery Unit, Season 1 | 60 | 2015 | Health Policy; Nursing | Doctors remove the remainder of baby Lilly’s tumor. Meanwhile, couple Tina and Brion receive devastating news about their unborn twins. Get a close-up look at surgery on a baby in the womb — the first time ever in a major television broadcast — as Shelly and her baby undergo a procedure to repair the fetus’s spine. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Episode 1 | Twice Born - Stories from the Special Delivery Unit, Season 1 | 60 | 2015 | Health Policy; Nursing | Dr. Holly Hedrick performs a rare EXIT procedure and attempts to remove a tumor from a fetus while it is still attached to mother, Lesly. Meanwhile, couple Bobby and Shelly anxiously wait to find out if they are candidates for fetal surgery to repair their baby’s spine. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Reparations: The Cost of Inheritance An America ReFramed Special | 60 | 2024 | Black Studies; Politics & Current Affairs | This documentary explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and the critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Canada; United States | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Discord Leaks | Frontline | 60 | 2023 | Politics & Current Affairs | How a young National Guardsman allegedly leaked classified documents onto the Discord chat platform. With The Washington Post, Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of national security secrets, why he wasn’t stopped, and the role of platforms like Discord. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Inside the Uvalde Response | Frontline, Season 42 | 60 | 2023 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety | The real-time accounts of the response, missteps and trauma in the Uvalde school shooting. Using official body cam and audio, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, a reconstruction of the chaotic response at Robb Elementary and the lessons learned. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover | Frontline, Season 42 | 120 | 2023 | Business & Economics | Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter. Musk’s journey from one of the platform’s most provocative users to its sole proprietor, exploring the acquisition, free speech and the company’s uncertain future. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Friends & Strangers | Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 11 | 60 | 2023 | Art & Architecture | Four acclaimed contemporary artists look inside and outside their immediate social circles to find emotional connection and build community, creating poignant performances, sculptures, drawings and films. Resisting the growing isolation of life in the United States, the artists imagine new stories to tell about themselves and their communities. Includes celebrated filmmaker Miranda July. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Canada; United States | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Bodies of Knowledge | Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 11 | 60 | 2023 | Art & Architecture | A group of acclaimed contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material to create their potent works. Drawing on the tools of historians and scientists, these artist-investigators take deep dives into difficult subjects like the on-going exclusion of women and artists of color from major art institutions. Includes the legendary female artist collective Guerrilla Girls. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Canada; United States | |||||||||||||||||
19 | Everyday Icons | Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 11 | 60 | 2023 | Art & Architecture | Four acclaimed artists mix pop culture with art history, creating new icons and monuments out of the everyday. Working across North America these artists honor the neglected and unexpected with their paintings, sculptures and films and give viewers the rare chance to see themselves represented in the contemporary art world. Includes Michelle Obama portrait painter Amy Sherald. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Canada; United States | |||||||||||||||||
20 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | American Masters, Season 36 | 90 | 2023 | World Music | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes explores the life and music of the legendary drummer, bandleader and social activist--a remarkable series of creative peaks, personal struggles and reinventions--from Jim Crow to the Civil Rights years, from the heady days of post-war modern jazz to hip hop and beyond. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Globalization | Power Trip: The Story of Energy | 56 | 2024 | Science | Learn how energy enabled rapid globalization, both as both a widely traded product and as a facilitator for moving goods globally. In the ancient world, globalization was always a goal, but modern forms of energy provided the missing link. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Culture | Power Trip: The Story of Energy, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Science | Culture and modern energy go hand in hand. Our fashion, music, and art all have been impacted by modern energy. Wealthy industrialists with fortunes made from energy funded much of modern culture, using energy systems to spread culture across the globe. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Entertainment | Power Trip: The Story of Energy, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Science | Entertainment both shapes and reflects our attitudes about energy. Modern energy enabled mass entertainment like popular music, movies, TV shows, and video games, which impacted our society. Energy changed sports with climate control and modern lighting, and amusement parks help familiarize customers with energy breakthroughs. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Work | Power Trip: The Story of Energy, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Science | Modern energy transformed work over time. From farm to factory to office and the “work from home” revolution, energy is embedded in our systems of employment. What is the future of energy and work? | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
25 | Disasters | Power Trip: The Story of Energy, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Science | From oil spills and coal mine explosions to dam failures and nuclear meltdowns, we can learn much from disasters related to energy. At the same time, energy is the key to solving natural disasters and the looming disaster of climate change. In what ways does energy make our lives safer or more dangerous? | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Space | Power Trip: The Story of Energy, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Science | Modern energy takes us on a journey to the final frontier. This episode traces the history of space travel, with a focus on the energy innovations making it possible. Energy is required at every step in space exploration, and new forms of energy must be developed to reach other star systems. Space exploration lets us examine earth-bound energy challenges like climate change. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Utah: Choose Your Path | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | From the nomadic Diné tribes who have been here since time immemorial to the Mormons who made their religious pilgrimage in 1847, the expansive beauty of Utah has been a magnet for centuries. So what draws modern pilgrims? Baratunde journeys west to find out what they’re seeking, and how they are shaping the outdoor culture today. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Oregon: New Heights | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | Oregon is known for its coastline and misty forests, but it’s a place where a few hours in your car can take you from the coast to the high desert or the Cascade mountains. Embracing this incredible variety Baratunde embraces forest bathing, goes spearfishing to discover underwater kelp forests, rides along with cowboys on the cutting edge of sustainable ranching and rollerblades through Portland. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
29 | New Mexico: Timeless | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | New Mexico was first inhabited by Ancient Puebloans millennia ago, and some of the most stunning ruins on the continent can be found here. From turkey hunting to river rafting on the Rio Grande and ancient pueblos built in alignment with the stars, Baratunde explores how the area’s deep history still shapes the outdoor culture, even as people there are reimagining their outdoor lives. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Arkansas: Hidden Gems | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | In Arkansas, just about everyone you meet is into the outdoors, yet to many outside the state it barely registers as an outdoor destination. Now, it’s on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca. Baratunde heads south to find out why this hidden gem has stayed hidden for so long, and how its outdoor culture is changing. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Suwannee: Wild River | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | The Suwannee is one of the last wild rivers in America, and its watershed creates woods and wetlands, marshes, and cave systems. From its headwaters in the Okefenokee Swamp, Baratunde journeys downstream, meeting colorful denizens of the Suwannee. From jet skiers to herpetologists, manatees to snapping turtles, he learns how this unique environment inspires a whole range of passions. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
32 | Maine: Embrace the Cold | America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 2 | 60 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | With its magnificent coastline and densely wooded interior, Maine is a place where outdoor adventure has a long history, and a love of wilderness starts in childhood. Baratunde meets a Mainer reviving the timeless craft of harvesting ice, straps on snowshoes to understand how being outside can help folks recovering from addiction and takes an icy plunge in the winter ocean to embrace the cold. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
33 | Musher | 56 | 2021 | Film | Musher is a film about the lives of four sled dog racers (mushers) and their dogs. What it means to be a musher, and what it takes to be a sled dog, is revealed over the course of a year as they all wait out summer so they can train for the coming winter’s races. The film also explores the role of women in the sport, as dog mushing is one of just a few sports where men and women compete together. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; Australia; Australia, New Zealand; United Kingdom; Europe | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | 20 Days in Mariupol | 94 | 2023 | Global Issues | The award-winning film from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of Mariupol. An extraordinary account, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues documenting the atrocities and their own escape. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | The Big Burn | American Experience | 54 | 2014 | American History | Inspired by Timothy Egan’s best-selling book, The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation’s fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond. As America tries to manage its fire-prone landscapes in the 21st century, The Big Burn provides a cautionary tale of heroism and sacrifice, arrogance and greed, hubris and, ultimately, humility, in the face of nature’s frightening power. | New, unique to the 5th Edition! | North America; United Kingdom; Australia; New Zealand; Europe | |||||||||||||||||
36 | Episode 1 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Episode 2 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Episode 3 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Episode 4 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Episode 5 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Episode 6 | Brief History of the Future, A, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Glacier Express, The | Epic Train Journeys from Above, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Canada's Wilderness Railroad | Epic Train Journeys from Above, Season 1 | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Before the Ice | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Easter Island | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Fly With Me | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Korean Adoptions | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Love Canal | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Nazitown | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Sri Lanka Whistleblower | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | When Whales Could Walk | 60 | 2024 | Coming soon! Unique to the 5th Edition! | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Language Is Life | Native America | 60 | 2023 | American History; Anthropology | What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world. Episode 4: Celebrate the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to Star Wars films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps transforming Native America. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Episode 3 | A Town Called Victoria | 60 | 2023 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety; Politics & Current Affairs | The prosecution presents shocking evidence, but unexpected revelations throw the trial’s outcome into question. In the aftermath, the citizens of Victoria seek a way to build a more inclusive community. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | Episode 2 | A Town Called Victoria | 60 | 2023 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety; Politics & Current Affairs | With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhile, facets of Victoria reveal the ingredients that might have turned him to hate while support for the town’s Muslim community begins to wane. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | Episode 1 | A Town Called Victoria | 60 | 2023 | Criminal Justice & Public Safety; Politics & Current Affairs | A south Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque erupts in flames in an apparent hate crime. After the media moves on, the community is left to reflect on its complex history with racism. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | The Boys of '36 | American Experience | 54 | 2016 | American History | In 1936, nine boys from the University of Washington took the rowing world and a nation by storm, when their eight-oar crew team captured the gold medal at the Olympics in Berlin. The boy's victory, and the obstacles, inspired a nation struggling to emerge from the depths of the Depression. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | McConnell, the GOP & the Court | Frontline | 60 | 2023 | Politics & Current Affairs | How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. Amid scrutiny of the high court, and a power struggle in the GOP, McConnell’s rise and role pushing the judiciary to the right, and America’s polarized democracy. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | Women Rule | Native America | 60 | 2023 | American History; Anthropology | What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world. Episode 3: Native women are leading, innovating and inspiring in the arts, politics and protecting the planet. NATIVE AMERICA explores the diverse ways they carry forward deep traditions to better their communities, their lands and the world. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | Warrior Spirit | Native America | 60 | 2023 | American History; Anthropology | What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world. Episode 2: Across Native America, warrior traditions support incredible athletes and connect people to combat, games and glory. Celebrate and honor the men and women who live and breathe this legacy today. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | New Worlds | Native America | 60 | 2023 | American History; Anthropology | What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world. Episode 1: Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. From the surface of Mars to the New York City hip hop scene to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball | Frontline | 90 | 2023 | Politics & Current Affairs | The Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern MLB history, the limited accountability and how it changed the sport. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | Putin vs. the Press | Frontline | 60 | 2023 | Politics & Current Affairs; Media Studies | The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia. With unique access, FRONTLINE follows Nobel Peace Prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | Grasslands | Evolution Earth | 55 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | EVOLUTION EARTH embarks on a global expedition to reveal the animals keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, five episodes track how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behaviour, and even evolving in unexpected ways. Episode 5: Once overlooked, we now know that grasslands have a hidden power. Not only can they host the greatest gatherings of life on Earth, but they could even heal our planet. Key species, from the wildebeest of the Serengeti to the bison of the North American prairies, can revive forgotten habitats. Healthy grasslands could be more resilient carbon sinks than forests, and even slowing climate change. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
64 | Ice | Evolution Earth | 55 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | EVOLUTION EARTH embarks on a global expedition to reveal the animals keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, five episodes track how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behaviour, and even evolving in unexpected ways. Episode 4: Heading to the most remote and frozen ends of the Earth, we find that the poles are changing faster than anywhere else on the planet, a warming world in fast-forward. Tracking the shifts in the movement and behaviour of the animals that live here, from polar bears in the Arctic, to penguins in Antarctica, can reveal detailed changes and give us vital information about our future world. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
65 | Heat | Evolution Earth | 55 | 2023 | Environmental Studies; World History; Global Issues | EVOLUTION EARTH embarks on a global expedition to reveal the animals keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, five episodes track how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behaviour, and even evolving in unexpected ways. Episode 3: In the hottest extremes, species are going to extraordinary lengths to survive. From the Sahara Desert to the Australian outback, animals are providing new clues about our changing planet and what it will mean for the future of our heating world. Chimps are living in caves, camels are drinking salt water and zebra finches are singing to their eggs to make their chicks smaller. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
66 | The Ground Below | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 6: This episode hits close to home as Shane unravels the history and science of cotton, a crop that reshaped a landscape, a culture, and the very DNA of the American people. Shane explores how a prehistoric coastline laid the foundation for the cultivation of cotton, which became a cornerstone of the American economy. Along the way, Shane begins to realize, “This part of the Human Footprint… is me.” | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | The Urban Jungle | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 5: The modern city might just be our ultimate invention: a whole ecosystem built by us, for us. In The Urban Jungle, Shane meets three species thriving in the city. He goes on a rat hunt led by a pack of terriers, lassos city-dwelling lizards, and helps collect urban coyote scat. Along this journey, Shane reckons with our complex history in cities, and envisions a new and wilder urban future. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | The Replacements | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 4: For every human alive 12,000 years ago, two thousand of us live on the planet today. As we multiplied, people spread around the world, conquering virtually all the planet’s ecosystems. But we didn’t do it alone. In this episode of Human Footprint, Shane meets “The Replacements:” a group of animal and plant species that accepted humanity’s helping hand, hitching their destinies to our own. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | Man's Best Friend | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 3: We call them man’s best friend. But there’s more to our ancient alliance than friendship. Humans have transformed dogs from their wolf ancestors into a dazzling array of breeds, from beautiful to bizarre. And just as we’ve left our human footprint on dogs, they’ve left their pawprint on us… and the world we both share. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | Top Predator | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 2: There’s a killer inside us. Our biology, culture, technology, and economy have transformed our species into the greatest predator the world has ever seen. From Yellowstone to Mozambique, Shane explores our global impact as the planet’s Top Predator. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
71 | Strangers in Paradise | Human Footprint | 60 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do. In that way, Human Footprint tackles the biggest story of all – the story of who we really are. Episode 1: Invasive species are reshaping the world’s ecosystems, but who’s to blame? Shane wrestles a python, hunts a wild pig, and gets sucker-punched by a carp to answer the question: in the Age of Humans, how does our species decide what belongs? In this episode of Human Footprint, Shane investigates how these Strangers in Paradise become “invasive” in the first place… and what we can do about it. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
72 | Exodus: The Journey Continues | Frontline | 113 | 2018 | Global Issues | The intimate stories of refugees and migrants, caught in Europe’s tightened borders. Amid the ongoing migration crisis, the film follows personal journeys over two years, as countries become less welcoming to those seeking refuge. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | Islands | Evolution Earth | 55 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | EVOLUTION EARTH embarks on a global expedition to reveal the animals keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, five episodes track how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behaviour, and even evolving in unexpected ways. Episode 2: Islands are like miniature simplified Earths, where evolution is playing out at superspeed right before our eyes. We journey from the Galapagos to the edge of Antarctica to seek out animals responding in extraordinary ways to our changing planet. We find sealions hunting in a completely new way, lizards changing shape because of hurricanes, and monkeys eating charcoal in response to deforestation. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | Earth | Evolution Earth | 55 | 2023 | Science; Environmental Studies | EVOLUTION EARTH embarks on a global expedition to reveal the animals keeping pace with a planet changing at superspeed. Heading out across the globe to distant wilds and modern urban environments, five episodes track how animals are moving, using ingenuity to adapt their behaviour, and even evolving in unexpected ways. Episode 1: At Earth’s extremes, as the planet changes at superspeed, animals are reacting in surprising ways. With their homes changing all around them, we follow remarkable stories of resilience and hope you might not expect. From humpback whales to mountain butterflies, to shrinking marine iguanas, to ingenious savanna chimpanzees, animals are sending us a powerful and emotive message about our world. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools | American Experience | 60 | 2023 | American History | When the Supreme Court issued an order to fully and immediately desegregate schools in October 1969, Leland Mississippi finally met the demand put forth in the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision. In the fall of 1970, a group of children entered school as part of the first class of Black and white students who would attend all 12 grades together. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
76 | The Busing Battleground | American Experience | 113 | 2023 | American History | On September 12, 1974, police were stationed outside Boston schools as Black and white students were bused for the first time to comply with a federal court desegregation order. Shocking violence, directed mostly at children, ensued. The Busing Battleground illuminates the volatile effort to end school segregation, and the decades-long struggle for educational equity that preceded the crisis. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
77 | Part 4 | The Scarlet Letter | 45 | 1979 | Drama; Literature | An epic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about morality, justice, love and faith as Hester Prynne bears the scarlet letter “A” for refusing to reveal the name of her lover and father of her illegitimate child. Part 1: Hester Prynne, a young woman in 17th century Boston, is condemned for adultery and sentenced to wear forever a scarlet 'A' upon her breast. Having refused all pleas to reveal her lovers' name -- even an eloquent plea from her pastor, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale -- she goes to prison with her infant daughter, Pearl. | Australia; New Zealand; North America | ||||||||||||||||||
78 | Part 3 | The Scarlet Letter | 56 | 1979 | Drama; Literature | An epic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about morality, justice, love and faith as Hester Prynne bears the scarlet letter “A” for refusing to reveal the name of her lover and father of her illegitimate child. Part 1: Hester Prynne, a young woman in 17th century Boston, is condemned for adultery and sentenced to wear forever a scarlet 'A' upon her breast. Having refused all pleas to reveal her lovers' name -- even an eloquent plea from her pastor, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale -- she goes to prison with her infant daughter, Pearl. | Australia; New Zealand; North America | ||||||||||||||||||
79 | Part 2 | The Scarlet Letter | 54 | 1979 | Drama; Literature | An epic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about morality, justice, love and faith as Hester Prynne bears the scarlet letter “A” for refusing to reveal the name of her lover and father of her illegitimate child. Part 1: Hester Prynne, a young woman in 17th century Boston, is condemned for adultery and sentenced to wear forever a scarlet 'A' upon her breast. Having refused all pleas to reveal her lovers' name -- even an eloquent plea from her pastor, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale -- she goes to prison with her infant daughter, Pearl. | Australia; New Zealand; North America | ||||||||||||||||||
80 | Part 1 | The Scarlet Letter | 54 | 1979 | Drama; Literature | An epic adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel about morality, justice, love and faith as Hester Prynne bears the scarlet letter “A” for refusing to reveal the name of her lover and father of her illegitimate child. Part 1: Hester Prynne, a young woman in 17th century Boston, is condemned for adultery and sentenced to wear forever a scarlet 'A' upon her breast. Having refused all pleas to reveal her lovers' name -- even an eloquent plea from her pastor, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale -- she goes to prison with her infant daughter, Pearl. | Australia; New Zealand; North America | ||||||||||||||||||
81 | Inside the Iranian Uprising | Frontline | 53 | 2023 | Politics & Current Affairs | Inside the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
82 | Episode 3 | Southern Storytellers | 60 | 2023 | Theatre; Literature | In episode three, some of the South’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators take us to the places that feed their imaginations: Mississippi author Jesmyn Ward, Georgia screenwriter and series creator Michael Waldron, Arkansas songwriter Justin Moore, Mississippi poet Natasha Trethewey, New Orleans songwriter Tarriona “Tank” Ball and Virginia songwriter Thao Nguyen. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | Episode 2 | Southern Storytellers | 60 | 2023 | Theatre; Literature | Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas to Mississippi, singer/songwriter Jason Isbell to his musical Alabama roots while Amanda Shires takes us to the farm the couple shares, Michael Twitty revisits rural Alabama, Lyle Lovett remembers the Texas of his childhood, and Qui Nguyen returns to his Arkansas small town. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | Episode 1 | Southern Storytellers | 60 | 2023 | Theatre; Literature | Southern creators of literature, music and film explore deep ties with the South: Billy Bob Thornton reflects on a life of writing songs and screenplays, Adia Victoria celebrates music and marriage near Nashville, David Joy laments the loss of the Appalachian culture he loves, Jericho Brown reveals the South to be essential to his creativity, and Mary Steenburgen remembers her Arkansas childhood. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | The Great American Recipe: Episode 8 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online | Gather one last time with the 3 remaining home cooks as they get ready for the grand finale feast. In the final round, their challenge is to prepare an entire meal that represents their Great American Recipe. Who will be named the winner? | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
86 | The Great American Recipe: Episode 7 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online | See how the home cooks put it all on the plate in their last chance to impress before the finale. From carne asada tacos to corn chaat to chicken chapli, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by a close friend and recipes that changed their lives. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
87 | The Great American Recipe: Episode 6 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online | Discover what happens when the cooks have to get out of their comfort zones with a surprise recipe swap challenge. In the second challenge, they must prepare a dish that’s been handed down for generations. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
88 | Episode 5 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online; Cooking | Celebrate with the home cooks as they prepare recipes in honour of special occasions and holiday traditions. From Bar Mitzvahs to powwows, the contestants take a culinary trip down memory lane and bring a festive spirit to their dishes. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | Episode 4 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online; Cooking | Join the cooks as they prepare grab-and-go meals, from breakfast burritos to musubi. In the second round, the cooks make home-baked treats as part of the first-ever Great American Recipe Bake Sale. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | Episode 3 | The Great American Recipe | 60 | 2023 | Food Studies Online; Cooking | Feel the love as the cooks prepare their favorite comfort food and a dish inspired by a loved one. The cooks pour their hearts and souls into recipes ranging from bacon-wrapped meatloaf and cornbread to crab cakes, elk stew and chicken curry. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
91 | Grand Coulee Dam | American Experience | 90 | 2012 | Engineering; Environmental Studies; Global Issues | At once this is a story of an astonishing engineering achievement, and a cautionary tale about arrogance, our relationship to the natural world, and the price of progress. | Australia; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | America's Dangerous Trucks | Frontline | 60 | 2023 | Engineering; Global Issues | This video captures the deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save thousands of lives, with ProPublica, investigating decades of legal maneuvering, political influence, lax regulation and industry opposition, as deaths rise. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | Casa Susanna | American Experience | 120 | 2022 | LGBT Studies | In the 1950s and '60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe place to express their true selves. Told through the memories of those who visited, the film looks back at a secret world where the persecuted and frightened found freedom and acceptance. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
94 | Ft. Myers Hurricane Recovery | The Travel Detective | 26 | 2023 | Anthropology | CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg reports on the rebuilding effort in Ft. Myers. Plus, the hidden gems of St. Augustine and a list of some secret airlines. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
95 | Hidden Gems of Liechtenstein | The Travel Detective | 26 | 2023 | Anthropology | CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg introduces us to the tiny European principality of Liechtenstein. | North America | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | Saving the Right Whale | NOVA | 53 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | North Atlantic right whales are among the planet’s most critically endangered large ocean mammals. With fewer than 350 remaining as of 2023, they could be extinct within 20 years. But teams of marine biologists and whale rescuers are determined to help save the species. Follow their efforts and get a glimpse into the lives of these giants of the sea and their prospects for survival. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
97 | Episode 2 | The Great American Recipe | 54 | 2023 | Food Studies Online | Join the home cooks as the competition heats up with challenges for their best in-a-pinch recipe and a noodle dish representing their heritage. All kinds of dishes show up on the plate, but one cook is ready to impress by making their own pasta. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
98 | Episode 1 | The Great American Recipe | 54 | 2023 | Food Studies Online | Meet a new group of home cooks from across the country as they compete to win The Great American Recipe. This week’s challenges include preparing a dish that defines who they are and cooking a recipe that showcases their geographical region. | Australia; Europe; New Zealand; North America; United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
99 | Fire and Ice | Wild Scandinavia | 55 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | Scandinavia’s northern extremes have been shaped by fire and ice, but it’s the sun that reigns supreme. Musk oxen, polar bears and arctic foxes endure the long polar night, but the sun’s return ignites a dramatic transformation and heralds the return of migrant visitors. Under the midnight sun, a sleepless rush of life and opportunity takes feverish hold, before the first signs of winter return. | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | Heartlands | Wild Scandinavia | 55 | 2023 | Environmental Studies | In Norse mythology there are tales of a sacred tree at the center of the cosmos. Great forests are still at the heart of Scandinavia, stretching towards the Arctic and cut through with a maze of waterways. Across the seasons, this enchanted wilderness is home to lynx, bears, wolves and reindeer who survive through surprising and ancient alliances. | United States |