Category: News

NOVA “Computers v. Crime”

NOVA explores these questions in Computers v. Crime, an investigation into the hidden biases, privacy risks, and design flaws of this controversial technology.

La Otra Mirada

Set in 1920s Seville, a woman with a mysterious past flees to a girls’ academy with a secret goal. The series portrays the journey of brave women finding their own voice.

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine

Tuesdays at 8 p.m., beginning Oct. 4 Making Black America: Through the Grapevine is a four-part series hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., that chronicles the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Gates sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends […]

Rivers of Life “Zambezi”

Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Featuring breathtaking photography, the second season of this landmark series explores Africa’s wildest river, the Zambezi; Europe’s Danube River, which travels through more countries than any other river; and North America’s great frozen river, the Yukon. Journey from source to mouth and travel through awe-inspiring landscapes to discover the spectacular […]

NOVA: Ending HIV in America

How did scientists tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can innovative drugs bring new infections to zero?

Great Performances “Intimate Apparel”

Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Set in Manhattan in 1905, Great Performances: Intimate Apparel tells the story of Esther Mills (Kearstin Piper Brown), a single African American seamstress who makes elaborate corsets and ladies’ undergarments. After beginning a letter-writing relationship with a mysterious laborer on the Panama Canal, she marries, but discovers the relationship […]

The U.S. and the Holocaust

This new three-part documentary explores America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history.