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HD ) travels via Skype to interview top offi cials, via Skype to interview top offi ) travels The Quake THE VIRUS THE WHAT WENT WRONG? WENT WHAT As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was why was Asia to the Middle East to Europe, from spread As COVID-19 of a potent warnings Despite repeated caught so unprepared? the U.S. and to prepare leaders failed America’s contagion headed our way, Martin Correspondent Why and who is accountable? FRONTLINE protect. Smith (The Storm; and the Korea South Italy, China, Iran, responders in rst scientists and fi United States. 1x90 TRUMP VS. TRUMP VS. BIDEN OF THE CHOICE 2020 THE CHOICE In the midst of a historic pandemic, surging unemployment and growing uncertainty, American voters will head to the polls this fall will head to the polls this fall voters American uncertainty, unemployment and growing In the midst of a historic pandemic, surging And as years. the next four will lead the country for Joe Biden Vice President or former Donald Trump to decide whether President stories the two candidates: the the life acclaimed series The Choice will investigate election since 1988, FRONTLINE’s every it has for point. As the them to this method that has brought the moments that shaped them, and the life to be president, of their drive roots trustworthy offers and distrust, The Choice 2020 partisan divisions and fuels misinformation ames bitter pandemic enﬂ coronavirus interviews with those who know them best. 1x114, 2x60 HD revealing through journalism that tells the story of the two candidates

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Screen programs pbsinternational.org CURRENT AFFAIRS © 2018 ARROW INTERNATIONAL MEDIA LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED RIGHTS ALL LIMITED. MEDIA INTERNATIONAL ARROW © 2018 ELECTION 2020 PBS International has many election programs in production for late summer/early fall 2020. We will be in touch with more information soon! The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden In the midst of a historic pandemic, surging unemployment and growing uncertainty, American voters will head to the polls this fall to decide whether President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will lead the country for the next four years. And as it has for I, Sniper every election since 1988, FRONTLINE’s acclaimed series The Choice will investigate the life For 23 days in 2002, the mysterious stories the two candidates: the roots of their drive to be president, the moments that shaped Washington, D.C. snipers terrorized the capitol them, and the life method that has brought them to this point. As the coronavirus pandemic and gripped the nation, killing at random from enﬂ ames bitter partisan divisions and fuels misinformation and distrust, The Choice 2020 the trunk of their blue Chevy Caprice. Told offers trustworthy journalism that tells the story of the two candidates through revealing forensically over six hours by the investigators, interviews with those who know them best. 1x114, 2x60 HD the victims’ families and, for the fi rst time, NRA Under Fire the surviving shooter himself—I, Sniper is the Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. FRONTLINE defi nitive account of an iconic American crime investigates how the NRA aligned with President Trump and his base, but is under attack story. 6x55 HD ahead of the 2020 election. 1x54 HD America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump An investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Episode One traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump. Episode Two examines how Donald Trump’s campaign exploited the country’s divisions and how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide. 4x60, 2x114 HD Zero Tolerance Donald Trump has made opposition to immigration the signature policy of his presidency,

and used anti-immigration fervor to animate his supporters and fuel a political movement. KAREPASTOCK/SHUTTERSTOCK Drawing on nearly 40 lengthy, on-camera interviews, this documentary describes how Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller and Jeff Sessions saw in the Trump candidacy a chance to roll back immigration—and how they have waged a war inside the White House to keep an unpredictable president on course. It’s a must-watch look at how America’s immigration policies—and the rhetoric and images surrounding them—reached this moment. 1x54 HD Trump’s Trade War Plastic Wars FRONTLINE investigates what has really been President Donald Trump’s decision to put tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese imports in happening with our ever-growing mountains 2018 shocked the world—and launched a perilous confrontation between the world’s two of plastic waste, what industry insider knew largest economic superpowers. From FRONTLINE producer Rick Young and his team and NPR about the environmental and public health correspondent Laura Sullivan, Trump’s Trade War takes viewers on the ground in both the U.S. problems of plastic, and when they knew it. and China, drawing on business and government insider accounts to offer an eye-opening look This documentary examines the industry’s role at the increasingly competitive rivalry between the two countries—a rivalry that extends well in shaping a system that has never worked as beyond just trade and tariffs. 1x54 HD advertised, and the decades-long effort to keep ALSO AVAILABLE: The Mueller Investigation 1x51 HD, President Trump 1x54 HD, a highly profi table secret alive: recycling hasn’t Trump’s Takeover 1x54 HD, Trump’s Road to the White House 1x54 HD kept plastic out of the environment or the

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CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE Coronavirus Pandemic Decoding COVID-19 The Virus: Veteran science reporter and FRONTLINE The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended What Went Wrong? correspondent Miles O’Brien tells the inside life as we know it in a matter of mere As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle story of Seattle, Washington’s fi ght to months. But at the same time, an East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so identify and contain the novel coronavirus, unprecedented global effort to understand unprepared? Despite repeated warnings traveling through the locked-down city— and contain the virus—and fi nd a treatment of a potent contagion headed our way, from the hospital where patient one for the disease it causes—is underway. America’s leaders failed to prepare and was treated to the nursing home where NOVA joins doctors on the front lines of protect. Why and who is accountable? the outbreak exploded. In almost real the fi ght against COVID-19 as they FRONTLINE Correspondent Martin Smith time, doctors, patients and public health strategize to stop the spread, and meet the (The Storm; The Quake) travels via Skype to offi cials recount the dramatic story of researchers racing to develop treatments interview top offi cials, scientists and fi rst how the unusually well-prepared city hoped and vaccines. Along the way, discover how responders in China, Iran, Italy, South Korea that it had averted a crisis, then confronted this devastating disease emerged, what and the United States. 1x90 HD the grim reality of the fast-spreading it does to the human body, and why it virus. The fi lm shows how the federal exploded into a pandemic. 1x54 HD In This Together: A PBS government’s missteps early on impacted cities, and highlights the contrast between Inside Italy’s COVID War American Portrait Story In This Together is a half-hour special that the Trump administration’s messaging in Emmy and BAFTA-winning Italian producer will capture our changed reality due to Washington, D.C., and the increasingly dire Sasha Achilli arrived in Northern Italy just the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout situation on the ground in Washington as the government put the country under the fi lm people from all across the United State. 1x54 HD lockdown and has been documenting the States will use self-shot video, photos and unfolding catastrophe ever since. With text to share how the COVID-19 outbreak intimate and exclusive access to the COVID’s Hidden Toll is impacting their lives. All types of people FRONTLINE investigates how the COVID Maggiore di Cremona Hospital, the fi lm around the country, across age, race, gender crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and tells the stories of doctors battling the identity, income, ability and geography, will undocumented workers. The fi lm features outbreak. They tell Sasha the agonizing take us into their homes and communities stories from the pandemic’s invisible victims, choices they face are like those of war- to reveal what’s changed—and what hasn’t including crucial farm and meat-packing time triage medics—deciding who lives, as we navigate how these extraordinary workers who lack protections and have who dies, and who gets access to a times have affected all of us. 1x27 HD been getting sick. 1x60 HD limited number of intensive unit beds. From this dramatic vantage, FRONTLINE examines how and why it got so bad in Italy, why the death rate is so high and what is says for the rest of the world. 1x54 HD

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Opioids Inc. Opioids, Inc. is the story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, FRONTLINE presents an investigation of how Insys Therapeutics profi ted from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin. 1x60 HD The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is not only one of the richest men in the world, he has built a business empire that is without precedent in the history of American capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is unrivaled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon—and how to reign in Bezos’ power—FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most inﬂ uential economic and cultural forces in the world. With interviews of current and former insiders as well as regulators and critics, this fi lm raises important questions about Jeff Bezos and the empire he built. 22x54, 1x114 HD

REUTERS/GUS RUELAS SKIFF MOUNTAIN FILMS MOUNTAIN SKIFF Blood Sugar Rising Diabetes is a hidden epidemic that affects over 100 million people in the US, costing close College Behind Bars to $350 billion each year. Blood College Behind Bars tells the personal stories Sugar Rising puts human faces of a dozen incarcerated men and women to these statistics, presenting determined to turn their lives around and earn personal stories that showcase college degrees in the rigorous Bard Prison the struggles of living with Initiative (BPI). Shot over four years in maximum this illness and revealing new and medium security prisons in NY State, the hopes for better diabetes four-part documentary series puts a human management and prevention. face on mass incarceration and reveals the 1x116 HD transformative power of education.

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise This unprecedented fi lm celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defi ning moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era south to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, the fi lm takes us on an incredible journey through the life of a true American poet, author and icon. 1x114 HD AP PHOTO/JACK THORNELL PHOTO/JACK AP

Black America Since MLK Professor Henry Louis Gates offers a fresh examination of key events and turning points in American race relations and black history over the last fi ve decades. The series is fi lled with compelling reﬂ ections upon key events from African Americans who shaped a shared history. Among those interviewed are Oprah Winfrey, Nas, Ava DuVernay, Jesse Jackson, Dr. Cornel West, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Robert L. Johnson, DeRay Mckesson, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, former Attorney General Eric Holder and Shonda Rhimes—as well as eyewitnesses to Hurricane Katrina, public intellectuals, education reformers, police offi cers in communities that have been shaken In the wake of recent tragic and fatal events between men of color and law enforcement, by racial unrest and many others. 4x55 HD learn how black and Hispanic families counsel their kids to stay safe if they are stopped by the police. This two-hour documentary presents fi ve personal stories from parents, children and police and is fi lmed in different communities all across the U.S., revealing the current state of race in America. 1x114 HD

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PEABODY AWARD WINNER The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross This six-hour series explores the evolution of the African American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed—forging their own history, culture, and society against unimaginable odds. Commencing with the origins of slavery in Africa, the series moves through fi ve centuries of remarkable historic events right up to the present—when America remains a nation deeply divided by race. 6x53 HD

FROM MASTER DOCUMENTARIAN STANLEY NELSON The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the fi rst feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its signifi cance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party and those who left it. Featuring Kathleen Cleaver, Jamal Joseph, and many others, The Black Panthers is an essential history and a vibrant chronicle of this pivotal movement that birthed a new revolutionary culture in America. HD

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BOSS: The Black Experience in Business Reconstruction: The history of business and entrepreneurship America After the Civil War lies at the heart of the American story, but often Reconstruction: America After the Civil War tells absent are the names and experiences of African the defi nitive history of the transformative Americans who, from the country’s earliest days, years following the American Civil War, when have embodied the qualities of innovation, the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst risk-taking and determination to forge a path profound loss, massive destruction and toward a better life—which is at the heart of the revolutionary social change. The fi lm also American entrepreneurial spirit. Boss: The Black explores the ﬂ owering of African American Experience in Business, by Peabody and Emmy art, music, literature and culture as tools of Award-winning fi lmmaker Stanley Nelson, seeks resistance in the struggle against Jim Crow to illuminate, educate, and inform, by examining racism, and the surge of political activism more than 150 years of African American men FIRELIGHT FILMS that marked the launch of iconic civil rights and women—from those bound by bondage, to organizations. 4x55 HD moguls at the top of multi-million dollar empires. 2x54, 1x114 HD 6 pbsinternational.org HISTORY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM COURTESY GEORGE W. BUSH W. BUSH GEORGE COURTESY

George W. Bush The latest in AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s award- winning series of presidential biographies, George W. Bush is a two-part look at the life and presidency of Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency through the contested election of 2000, when a Supreme Court ruling resulted in his becoming the 43rd President. The film chronicles the tumultuous events, domestically and internationally, that dominated Bush’s eight years in office—including the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the subsequent war in Iraq, the search for weapons of mass destruction, Hurricane Katrina, and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression. 4x60, 2x112 HD WGBH

Mr. Tornado 100 The Super Outbreak of 1974 was the most intense tornado outbreak on record, tearing a vicious path of destruction across thirteen states, generating 148 tornadoes from Alabama to Ontario, damaging thousands of homes, and killing more than 300 people. Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore “Ted” Fujita spent ten months studying the outbreak’s aftermath in the most extensive aerial tornado study ever conducted, and through detailed mapping and The Vote is the dramatic story of the fiery and unrelenting campaign to grant women the leaps of scientific imagination, made a series right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest of meteorological breakthroughs. His discovery expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. In its final decade, from 1909 to 1920, the movement of “microbursts,” sudden high wind patterns wrestled with contentious questions about the most effective methods for affecting social that could cause airplanes to drop from the sky change, as leaders debated the use of militant, even violent tactics. The battle for the vote without warning, transformed aviation safety also upended previously accepted ideas about the role of women in American culture and and saved untold numbers of lives. Mr. Tornado society and challenged the definitions of citizenship and democracy. Exploring how and why is the remarkable story of the man whose millions of 20th-century Americans mobilized for—and against—women’s suffrage, The Vote groundbreaking work in research and applied brings to life the deep controversies over gender roles and race that divided Americans—and science saved thousands of lives and helped continue to dominate political discourse today. 4x60, 2x120 HD prepare for and respond to dangerous weather COURTESY OF PBS phenomena. 1x53 HD pbsinternational.org 7 HISTORY Asian Americans Asian Americans delivers a bold, new perspective that will surprise, move and inspire audiences. The fi ve- part documentary series traces the epic story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, international relations and cultural innovation. Through the lens of the country’s fastest growing

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS population, Asian Americans illuminates the way one group of Americans, who were long excluded and considered outsiders, have pursued two Quakers: The Quiet visions of the American Dream: Revolutionaries one of opportunity and a better Revolutionaries from the start, Quakers defi ed life, but also the pursuit of the Church of England and embraced racial ideals of equality and a more and gender equality. Using verite and archival perfect union. Their stories footage, interviews, voiceover historical are a celebration of the grit quotations, and graphic animations, Quakers: The and resilience of a people that Quiet Revolutionaries reveal nearly four centuries reﬂ ects the experience of all of Quaker activism. A deft and thoughtful history, Americans. 5x60 HD the fi lm showcases Quakerism’s founding and WETA & CAAM documents the long-term impact of this quiet and often revolutionary faith. 1x57 HD PHOTO BY ARTHUR RICKERBY, COURTESY OF NATIONAL NATIONAL OF COURTESY RICKERBY, ARTHUR BY PHOTO PORTRAIT GALLERY,PORTRAIT INSTITUTION SMITHSONIAN

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World In 1966, drought and an exploding population confronted India with the imminent threat of a severe famine—a potential disaster that many saw as a warning of global catastrophes to come, as the world’s population outstripped its ability to produce food. In search of a lasting solution, India turned to Norman Borlaug, an unassuming plant breeder from Iowa whose combination of scientifi c knowledge and raw In 1970, the Atlanta Housing Authority opened East Lake Meadows, a public housing determination had led him to create a high- community on the edge of the city. Over the next 25 years, many thousands of low-income yield, fungus-resistant, any-season, all-purpose Atlantans, mostly African American, would call it home. But as public housing was abandoned variety of wheat that could revolutionize a and stigmatized, it became nearly uninhabitable. In the mid-1990s, it was bulldozed to country’s food production. The Man Who Tried make way for mixed-income housing. Through the stories of the former residents, East Lake to Feed the World recounts the story of the Meadows: A Public Housing Story gives voices to some of the most marginalized people in man who would not only solve India’s famine our society and raises critical questions about how we have created concentrated poverty problem but would go on to lead a Green and limited housing opportunity for African Americans, and what responsibility we have Revolution of worldwide agriculture programs as a people to ensure decent housing for our most vulnerable citizens. 2x54, 1x105 HD estimated to have saved one billion lives, ultimately winning the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize MOLLY SCHWARTZ for his work. 1x53 HD 8 pbsinternational.org NATURAL HISTORY HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS BANK TANGLED HHMI

Rise of the Mammals Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Earth, bringing the dinosaurs’ reign to a fi ery end. But from this catastrophe, tiny mammal survivors were able to emerge from the shadows and ﬂ ourish. Today we live in the age of mammals, with a staggering array of species, from lions to bats to whales. But how did our predecessors evolve so rapidly and diversify into the range of creatures we know today? An astonishing new trove of fossils is fi nally providing some answers. NOVA takes you to Colorado, where fossils hidden inside ordinary-looking rocks provide a dramatic picture of how life rebounded in the fi rst million years after the asteroid impact. They show how plants and animals evolved together, and how rat-sized mammals—safe from dinosaurs’ jaws—ballooned in size at an astounding rate. What the fossils tell us may transform our understanding of our fellow mammals—and how life can recover after a mass extinction. 1x53 HD THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS Cat Tales

They may have stolen many hearts—and the internet—but cats can be perplexing pets. TELEVISION PUBLIC CITIES TWIN © 2019 As cuddly and playful as they are aloof and uncaring, they’ve often raised the question: Did humans ever really domesticate felines? And what more can science tell us about a relationship that predates history? 1x54 HD Dog Tales Dogs have long been dependable companions by our sides. But it wasn’t always that way, and a look at their closest living relative, the wolf, makes it clear why. Research into dog domestication and intelligence offers clues into what the human-dog relationship When Whales Walked: is all about. And analyzing dogs’ brain activity and genes may even help answer the Journeys in Deep Time question of whether dogs are in it for the food—or if they really love us. 1x54 HD They are the most iconic animals on Earth— ALSO AVAILABLE whales and birds of prey, ferocious crocodiles Are You Smarter Than Your Pet? 2x44 HD and magnifi cent elephants. To see them is to marvel—and to ask a surprisingly challenging Furever 1x56, 1x80 HD question: Where did these amazing creatures What Are Animals Thinking? 1x53 HD come from? When Whales Walked: Journeys in How Smart Are Animals? 1x53 HD Deep Time takes us on a global adventure to ILIKE/SHUTTERSTOCK fi nd the answer.2x54, 1x114, 1x85 HD pbsinternational.org 9 NATURAL HISTORY

On the Front Line: The Rangers of Gorongosa National Park In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, a team of 260 Rangers are charged with protecting this beautiful conservation area from a host of threats such as poaching and illegal logging. Hundreds of candidates from local communities gather to participate in the intensive physical and mental examinations required to be considered eligible to become a Gorongosa Ranger. For the fi rst time in the history of the park, women are able to sign up for the job. This documentary tells the inspiring story of the rangers who are chosen to proudly wear the uniform. 1x57, 1x84 HD

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The Serengeti Rules Academy Award-winning Passion Pictures and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios present one of the most important but untold science stories of our time—a tale with profound implications for the fate of life on our planet. Beginning in the 1960s, a small band of young scientists headed out into the wilderness, driven by an insatiable curiosity about how Wild North America nature works. Immersed in some of the most Over three seasons, Wild North America tells the story of the frontier and wildlife closest to remote and spectacular places on Earth— America’s heart. The series travels from the Golden Coast, home to humpback whales and from the majestic Serengeti to the Amazon elephant seals, to Texas to explore the epic Bat-nado; and from the woods that Davy Crocket jungle; from the Arctic Ocean to Pacifi c tide once called home in the Great Valley of Appalachia, to the Badlands of South Dakota where pools—they discovered a single set of rules herds of bison roam the grasslands. Discover the amazing wildlife of North America. 15x48 HD that govern all life. Now in the twilight of SEASON 1: Under the Volcano; Rise of the Redwood Giants; Glacier Land; Shadow of the Rockies; their eminent careers, these unsung heroes Golden Coast of modern ecology share the stories of their SEASON 2: Death Valley; The Good, The Bad, and the Deadly; Desert’s Edge; Bat-nado; Gatorlands adventures, reveal how their pioneering work SEASON 3: Mighty Mississippi; The Badlands; The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes; Secret Life of ﬂ ipped our view of nature on its head, and a Farm; Into the Appalachians

give us a chance to reimagine the world as SEOKHEE KIM/SHUTTERSTOCK it could and should be. 1x51, 1x84 HD 10 pbsinternational.org SCIENCE CDC Decoding COVID-19 The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it. An unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus—and fi nd a treatment for the disease it causes—is underway. Join the doctors on the front lines of the fi ght against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines. Along the way, discover how this devastating disease emerged, what it does to the human body, and why it exploded into a pandemic. 1x54 HD

Earth is alive because of liquid water and the human story is intimately connected to our relationship with it. But the growth of our civilizations has created a dangerous ROGER ASBURY/SHUTTERSTOCK dependence on a precious resource that may be about to run out. 3x55 HD

EPISODE ONE: PULSE There’s an inseparable bond between water and life. But the world is changing and the pulse between the two is faltering. See how the ﬂ ow of water is driven by its relationship with life. The Truth About Fat For generations, fat has been the enemy, and EPISODE TWO: CIVILIZATIONS Examine a new theory that puts water overweight individuals have been stigmatized at the center of how humans fi rst stood upright, see how civilizations are dictated by and shamed. But scientists are coming to their relationship to rivers, learn how virtual water has hidden the consequences of excess understand fat as a fascinating and dynamic water use, and more. system akin to an organ—one whose size has more to do with biological processes than EPISODE THREE: CRISIS What’s it like to live in a world without access to personal choices. Through real life stories, water? Investigate global changes in storms across America, the over-use of aquifers explore how fat plays a role in hormone around the world, the “mining” of underground water for profi t, and more. production and can even affect hunger levels

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The story of how societies rise can be told by tracing the story of energy. Power Trip: The Story of Ken Burns Presents Energy explores humanity’s most important resource by revealing the energy embedded in our water, food, wealth, cities, transportation and war. As our modern world faces growing demand The Gene: An Intimate History The Gene: An Intimate History, a major new for and worsening environmental impacts from energy, we are at a crossroads and the stakes documentary from Ken Burns and Barak are high. But history shows us that energy’s great value is that it allows societies to reinvent Goodman, tells the story of the stunning themselves. Filmed in stunning locations around the world, Power Trip explores how energy has revolution in genetics that is transforming transformed societies of the past and offers wisdom for today’s looming energy crisis. Energy medical science through the experience of advances always come with costs, some of which won’t be seen until centuries later. Our current patients and scientists leading the search for energy crisis is real, but it is solvable. We have the power. 6x60 HD cures to some of the world’s rarest and most ALPHEUS MEDIA complex diseases. 4x54, 2x114 HD © CONNECT WORLD (CELLS); WORLD © CONNECT © SHUTTERSTOCK.COM © RICK SMITH SMITH RICK

Cuba’s Cancer Hope Mysteries of Sleep Last Artifact When the U.S. trade embargo left Cuba isolated From fruit ﬂ ies to whales, virtually every animal It affects every aspect of our lives from the from medical resources, Cuban doctors were sleeps. But why? Why do we need to spend moment we are born, to the food we eat, the forced to get creative. Now they’ve developed nearly a third of our lives in such a vulnerable, cars we drive, and the medicines we take. This lung cancer vaccines that show so much defenseless state? Scientists are peering more object has helped send men to the moon, and promise, some Americans are defying the deeply into the sleeping brain than ever before, satellites into space. It is an object unlike any embargo and traveling to Cuba for treatment. discovering just how powerful sleep can be, other, the last of its kind. A literal constant in In an unprecedented move, Cuban researchers playing a role in everything from memory an ever-changing world, and the weight by are working with U.S. partners to make the retention and emotional regulation to removing which all others are measured—until now. This medicines more widely available. 1x54 HD waste from our brains. So why are we getting so remarkable object will be resigned to history. little of it? 1x60 HD This is the story of how the weight of the world has been redefi ned. 1x56 HD 12 pbsinternational.org GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES HD century, including race including race century, pbsinternational.org 13 th century. A full-time actress at seven, a at seven, actress A full-time century. th vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, at 14, a vaudevillian screen playwright at 33, a silver a Broadway nightclub act at 62, a ingénue at 40, a Vegas artist at 73, a camp icon at 85—West recording She possessed unconquered. left no format of and economic powers unheard creative entertainer in the 1930s and still a female for West a comedian, Though she was today. rare complex of the more with some grappled social issues of the 20 and class tensions, and imbued even her most and class tensions, and imbued even salacious plotlines with commentary about and societal restrictions gender conformity, Mae hypocrisy. as moral what she perceived major documentary rst Dirty Blonde is the fi West: as she and career, life West’s lm to explore fi by wrong” the ladder of success wrong “climbed and subversive performer to become a writer, 1x83 social change. agitator for Mae West: Dirty Blonde Mae West: acclaim in every great achieved Mae West that existed duringentertainment medium spanning eight decades of the her lifetime, 20 HD 1x55 HD 2020 HD WINNER AUDIENCE AWARD AWARD AUDIENCE AT VISIONS DU RÉEL VISIONS AT DOCDAYS PRODUCTIONS DOCDAYS Mirror, Mirror Mirror Mirror, on the Wall and self- A plastic surgeon artist seizes the proclaimed plastic- daring spotlight for Mirror, performances. surgery and is a tale about vanity Mirror into loneliness; an investigation our beauty-obsessed world, on the e culture putting selfi table and calling operating into question the impact this on us all—both as is having individuals and society. 1x53, 1x85

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Westerns, , Westerns, , Science Fiction, Primetime Soaps, Crime Dramas Superheroes Doctors and Nurses, Acting Funny, & more! PEOPLE & CULTURE & PEOPLE Poetry In America: Season 2 In the second season of Poetry in America, and immersive a lively guests join Elisa New for discussion of the poems of Marilyn Chin, Mark Doty, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop, Stephen Sondheim, William Komunyakaa, Yusef Whitman. Each Carlos Williams, and Walt discussion with archival episode mixes lively and vivid animation. materials, location footage and audiences an immersive The series offers poems that accessible experience in reading past touch on many aspects of American life, 9x30;and present. Season 1: 12x25 CHILDREN’S Exploring Nature’s Ingenious Inventions!

Ages: 4–8 428x12' (delivered as 214x26') + 4, 1-hr Specials HD Imaginations run wild as Arthur and his friends solve childhood crises like homework, teacher relationships, losing baby teeth, and bullies. All done with kindness, Ages: 3–5 honesty, determination, 74x11' (delivered as 37x25') + 1x55' Special HD and a lot of humor! This funny and engaging show follows a curious bunny named Elinor as she asks the questions in every child’s mind and discovers the wonders of the world around her. Whether it’s borrowing tricks from birds and fi sh to make a go-cart go faster, or imitating animal camouﬂ age techniques to improve at hide-and- seek, Elinor and her friends Ari and Olive explore the wonderful and amazing ways that nature connects to our everyday lives. Each episode encourages children to follow their curiosity about nature, to ask questions they don’t understand and to fi nd answers using basic science practices. Elinor and her friends are fascinated by their discoveries and enjoy learning more about the world. Who would have thought that nature’s ingenious inventions could lead to so much fun? This series is fi lled with curiosity, nature and wonder, while encouraging children and parents at home to ask their own questions and experience the joy of discovery and understanding. Longest Running Animated Sitcom for Kids! Animated Adventure Comedy!

Intrepid Adventurers!

Ages: 4–8 76x11' (delivered as 38x25’) + 1x60' Special HD Ages: 6–11 Dive into the great outdoors with Molly of Denali! Molly, a feisty 26x23' HD and resourceful 10-year-old Alaskan Native, her dog Suki, and her friends Tooey and Trini take advantage of their awe-inspiring Joe, Sam, and Fred teleport surroundings with daily adventures, including everything from back in time for incredible building snow forts to delivering a camera to friends on a volcano adventures with historical via dog sled! Molly not only vlogs about her adventures, but she legends like Blackbeard the also uses resources like books, maps, fi eld guides, and local pirate, Amelia Earhart, and experts to encourage curiosity, learn about her environment, and Leonardo da Vinci. help in her community. Molly’s Alaskan village and the great Denali National Park offer a rich backdrop through which Molly shares her life in Alaska with kids all over the world. Come join the adventure! 14 pbsinternational.org CHILDREN’S A Creative Dynamo!

Ages: 4–8 8x27' HD Ages: 4–8 Buster travels with his father, Season 1: 76x11' (delivered as 38x25') + 1x44' Special a pilot for a group of musicians, Season 2 Rolling Release Available Now: 26×11' and visits with children in each (delivered as 13×25') + 1×44' Special HD exciting new location to learn Based on the international best-selling children’s book series, about their family’s lives and culture. Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁ c follows the adventures of Pinkalicious and her little brother Peter as they explore Pinkville and imagine creative possibilities everywhere they look. In each episode, Pinkalicious and her friends use creative thinking to approach problems and communicate through the arts. Featuring the vibrant artwork of author and illustrator Victorian Kann, Pinkalicious & Peterriﬁ c is designed Globe Trotting to help preschool-age children engage in the creative arts with Buster! and self-expression, covering the areas of music, dance and visual arts.

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Ages: 2–5 100x29' For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers Ages: 3–5 | 90x12' (delivered as 45x26') HD created a relationship with millions of children—each of whom felt like they Welcome to WordWorld, where were visiting a trusted friend. Filled with words come alive and save the day! real-life guests, interesting fi eld trips and In WordWorld, Duck and his WordFriends charming make-believe segments, each go on comedic adventures and face episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood A Beloved challenges that can only be solved by encouraged children to explore the world Classic! building the right word —letter by around them and discover something new! letter and sound by sound.

An Animated/ Ages: 3–5 120x10' (delivered as 60x22') Live-Action Peep just hatched! Now he’s out to explore the world with his Game Show! friends Chirp and Quack—to discover shadows, investigate Ages: 6–10 mysterious tracks and learn 75x27' about gravity the hard way! Part game show, part reality TV, part spoof, FETCH! Features real kids, real science, real challenges, and an unreal host named Ruff Ruffman. True to the reality of A Curious & Charming reality TV, the kids have NO idea what they’re getting into until Trio Investigating they’re off! FETCH! is spontaneous, the World! unscripted and full of twists!

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Antiques Roadshow puts the reality in reality television! Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, Antiques Roadshow marks its 24th season in 2020. A 17-time Emmy® Award-nominee and recent Critics' Choice Award-nominee, Antiques Roadshow is PBS's most-watched ongoing series. In each hour-long episode, specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. Antiques Roadshow cameras capture tales of family heirlooms, ﬂ ea market fi nds and items saved from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these items. Season 24: 24x57 HD; Series Available: 187x57

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