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History
Ken Burns’ Baseball
The story of Baseball is the story of America. It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime.
American Experience | Mae West, Dirty Blonde
Dive into the life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Milwaukee
Discover magnificent Milwaukee treasures including 1869 Louisa May Alcott “Little Women” books, a Samuel Prince desk and bookcase made around 1775, and a child’s swan sled from about 1880. Which has an updated value of $70,000-$100,000?
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Honolulu
Say Aloha to amazing Season 11 appraisals revisited 14 years later, including 19th-century Hawaiian poi pounders, a Dirk van Erp copper vase, and an 1888 Joseph Nāwahī oil painting. One is now worth $250,000-$300,000!
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Mobile
Revisit Alabama appraisals 14 years after Roadshow’s visit to Mobile such as an “Indian Tribes of North America” set, a Gale Sayers game-worn jersey, and Chinese glass bottle vases from around 1775. Learn which is now valued at $70,000-$90,000!
Antiques Roadshow | Vintage Philadelphia
Flashback to phenomenal Philadelphia finds from 2006 including an asscher-cut yellow diamond ring from around 1930, a Charles Rohlfs mahogany chair, and a 1958 Picasso drawing with documentation. Which has skyrocketed in value to $220,000?
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets | Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets | Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain
Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
Science & Nature
Prehistoric Road Trip | Welcome to Fossil Country
Travel with Emily through billions of years of Earth’s history to meet some of its earliest life forms, from primitive bacteria to giant reptiles and many surprising creatures in between.
Prehistoric Road Trip | We Dig Dinosaurs
Cruise with Emily into the Cretaceous, when astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet. But what happened to these tremendous animals? And how did other life forms survive an apocalyptic asteroid crash into Earth 66 million years ago?
Prehistoric Road Trip | Tiny Teeth, Fearsome Beasts
Join Emily as she continues her adventure, discovering surprising truths hidden in the fossil record. Meanwhile, scientists studying our planet’s past are revealing clues about its future.
Independent
Independent Lens | Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
A fiercely intelligent activist who became a wealthy recluse in her later years, Marion Stokes was dedicated to furthering and protecting the truth — so much so that she recorded American television 24 hours a day for over 30 years. Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project peels back the curtain on her life, through a mix of Stokes’ archive of recordings and interviews with those who knew her best.
Independent Lens | Pipe Dreams
Pipe Dreams challenges preconceived notions about an age-old instrument—the pipe organ—while introducing viewers to a new generation of passionate, talented young organists in the intense lead up to the Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC), widely regarded as the Olympics for organ music and which attracts virtuosi under the age 35 from all over the world. Who will come out on top?
Drama & Arts
Frankie Drake Mysteries Season 3
Season three of Frankie Drake Mysteries delivers a slate of new adventures as the ladies of Drake Private Detectives take on more challenging cases and face off against some impressive foes. Frankie and Trudy continue to rely on Mary and Flo, who are always ready to lend a hand snooping through police files or sneaking a peek at an autopsy report.
Great Performances | Ann
Enjoy a powerful and revealing look at legendary, larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards who enriched the lives of her followers, friends and family in this critically acclaimed play written by and starring Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor.
Great Performances | Gloria: A Life
Experience playwright Emily Mann’s unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s life, performed by an all-female cast starring Emmy Award winner Christine Lahti and directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus.
Expiring on TPT Passport Soon
Unfortunately, we are unable to make all of our shows available all of the time. Because of limited streaming rights, shows are occasionally removed from TPT Passport until rights can be renewed. Below are the shows that will be removed from TPT Passport in the weeks ahead.
Churchill’s Secret
Michael Gambon stars as Winston Churchill in this dramatization of Churchill’s life-threatening stroke in the summer of 1953, when he was prime minister for the second time. His illness and battle to recover were kept secret from the world.
Removed from TPT Passport September 10
American Experience: Two Days in October
In October 1967, history turned a corner. In a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable. On a campus in Wisconsin, a student protest against the war spiraled out of control, marking the first time that a campus anti-war demonstration had turned violent.
Removed from TPT Passport September 12
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Kitchen, Season 2
The world of home cooking is undergoing a revolution with new tastes, flavors, techniques and influences. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Kitchen wants to change how Americans cook by bringing home a fresher, bolder, simpler way of preparing food. Chris and his test cooks search the world over looking for the best recipes, and finding home cooks who can teach better ways to prepare a meal at home.
Removed from TPT Passport September 22
NOVA: Secrets of the Shining Knight
Once upon a time, knighthood was serious business, and for countless medieval fighters, their armor was what stood between life and death. NOVA challenged a blacksmith and master armorer to recreate parts of an elite armor. We trace their journey as they rediscover centuries-old metalworking secrets, then put their new armor to the ultimate test against a period musket.
Removed from TPT Passport October 3
Rick Steves’ Europe, Season 4
Rick Steves’ Europe offers a fresh perspective on the best travel advice, including where to stay, what to see and how to get around in Europe. Rick Steves shares his extensive knowledge of European history, art and culture. His years as America’s most popular European guidebook author blends with his relaxed but informative style to make this one of public television’s most popular series.
Removed from TPT Passport October 6
NOVA: Einstein Revealed
Quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from networks to code breaking–but first we need to know it’s real. Join physicists as they capture light from across the universe in a bid to prove Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance.”
Removed from TPT Passport October 6
Hispanic Heritage Awards
Join the country’s highest tribute to Latinos by Latinos, including performances and appearances by celebrated Hispanic artists. Honorees include Sonia Sotomayor, Junot Díaz, Angelica Maria, J Balvin and more.
Removed from TPT Passport October 10
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2017
In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017™, the second annual all-star concert offering a spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration, led by Paul Shaffer as musical director, was recorded at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
Removed from TPT Passport October 12
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends 2019
In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®, the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients.
Removed from TPT Passport October 17
Austin City Limits: Kane Brown/Colter Wall
Savor the best of next-generation country music with Kane Brown and Colter Wall. Chart-topping country star Kane Brown plays hits from his breakout album Experiment. Canadian C&W artist Colter Wall sings folk and Western songs from his acclaimed LP Songs of the Plains.
Removed from TPT Passport October 18
Great Performances: She Loves Me
The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to Great Performances as the opening presentation of PBS’s fall Broadway’s Best lineup.
Removed from TPT Passport October 19
American Masters: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
With unprecedented access to Lear, his work and his massive personal archives, American Masters — Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You combines stories from his turbulent childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success and social activism. The documentary also features colorful stories from Lear’s family, friends and collaborators.
Removed from TPT Passport October 24
NOVA: Killer Hurricanes
Devastating hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017. But they weren’t the first. The Great Hurricane of 1780 took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000—the highest known death toll of any single weather event in history. What made this superstorm so deadly?
Removed from TPT Passport October 31
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