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Programming Highlights | May 2024

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE
WEDNESDAYS, MAY 1 AND 8, 8 PM

A Brief History of the Future is a unique six-part PBS documentary series about our futures and how we can reimagine them. Hosted by renowned futurist Ari Wallach, the show invites viewers on a journey around the world filled with discovery, hope and possibility about where we find ourselves today and what could come next.

Episode #105 - Together:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/01/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/02/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/03/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/03/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 05/05/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/07/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 8:00 AM

 

Episode #106 - Tomorrows:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/08/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/09/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/10/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/10/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 05/12/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 05/14/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 8:00 AM
A Brief History of the Future

Episode 5 Preview

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How can we create futures that serve the needs of all people?

A Brief History of the Future

Episode 6 Preview

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Rating: TV-PG

The world-changing power of asking, “What if?”

Roadtrip Nation

Let’s find the path that’s right for you | Channel Trailer | Roadtrip Nation

ROADTRIP NATION: EDUCATION’S FUTURE – NEW
MONDAYS, MAY 6, 13, 20 AND 27, 10:30 PM

Follow two groups of young educators as they figure out how to better engage with their students and communities. These teachers explore new ideas to improve education and transform students’ experiences in the classroom. Through their journey, viewers see how much is possible when communities come together to address the needs of students as individuals with unique stories.

Episode #101 - The Classroom Is Changing:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/06/2024 @ 10:30 PM
     

Episode #102 - Engaging Everyone:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/13/2024 @ 10:30 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 12:00 AM


Episode #103 - Support to Succeed:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/20/2024 @ 10:30 PM


Episode #104 - Better Belonging:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/27/2024 @ 10:30 PM

EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS 
FROM A COPPER CANYON RAILWAY
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 6 PM

The luxury El Chepe train is a wonder of Mexican engineering that took 100 years to build through the world’s largest canyon region, Copper Canyon. The Bergen Line is a triumph of engineering in the face of extraordinary natural obstacles: fjords, freezing conditions and rogue wildlife.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 05/12/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/13/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-REMOTE 47.5 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 10:30 PM
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EPIC TRAIN JOURNEYS  FROM A COPPER CANYON RAILWAY | Trailer

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Explore the luxurious El Chepe train and the 100 years it took to build it.

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

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Photographer Corky Lee’s quest to document Asian American history, culture, and activism.

PHOTOGRAPHIC JUSTICE: THE CORKY LEE STORY
MONDAY, MAY 13, 9 PM

Using his camera as a weapon against injustice, Chinese-American photographer Corky Lee’s art is his activism. His unforgettable images of Asian American life empowered generations. This film’s intimate portrait reveals the triumphs and tragedies of the man behind the lens.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/13/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 05/14/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 8:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/18/2024 @ 11:00 AM

THE EXPRESS WAY WITH DULE HILL: CHICAGO
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 8 PM

Chicago is a city known for its rich history and culture. But for some, it’s been marred by crime and violence. In this episode, Dulé Hill meets the city’s talented artists to explore why art and activism are often synonymous in the Midwest.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 05/14/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 12:30 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 3:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 6:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/18/2024 @ 7:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/18/2024 @ 1:00 PM
The Express Way with Dulé Hill

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Tour America through the lens of creative expression and the transformative power of art.

Pompeii, Italy

POMPEII: THE NEW DIG
WEDNESDAYS, MAY 15, 22 AND 29, 9 PM

Follow the most extensive archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation. Nearly two years in the making, with exclusive access to the dig and the all-Italian team of archaeologists, the series follows the excavation of an entire city block, unearthing what life was like in Pompeii before the eruption and the horror faced by the victims, and those who survived, when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79.

Episode #101 - The Bodies:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/15/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/16/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/17/2024 @ 12:00 PM

 

Episode #102 - Escape:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/24/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/24/2024 @ 12:00 PM

 

Episode #103 - The Final Hours:

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/29/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/30/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/31/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 05/31/2024 @ 12:00 PM

INDEPENDENT LENS
THE TUBA THIEVES – NEW
MONDAY, MAY 20, 9 PM

What is the role of sound, and what does it mean to listen? Hard-of-hearing filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. Through several deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, the central mystery of The Tuba Thieves isn’t about the theft of instruments but the nature of sound itself.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 05/20/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 7:30 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 12:30 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 8:30 AM
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Trailer | The Tuba Thieves

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The role and meaning of sound is explored in an unconventional documentary experience.

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American Experience: The Riot Report | Trailer

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Revisit 1967, when LBJ created a commission to investigate why inner cities had erupted in violence.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
THE RIOT REPORT – NEW
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 8 PM

Revisit 1967 when inner cities across America erupted in violence. LBJ
appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate, and the Commission’s
final report offered a shockingly unvarnished assessment of race relations
that still resonates today.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 05/21/2024 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 05/22/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 05/23/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/25/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 05/25/2024 @ 8:00 AM

FINDING FESTIVALS: DUBLIN IRISH FEST
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 6:30 PM

Irish heritage is celebrated annually during the Dublin Irish Festival. While visiting the city of Dublin for the Irish Fest, Haylie learns about the city’s local art and history and cheers on one of the featured spirits on the Celtic Cocktail Trail. At the festival, be immersed in Celtic culture, from music and dance to art and cuisine.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 05/25/2024 @ 6:30 PM
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