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Follow the dramatic personal journey of Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs.

Three unforgettable formerly incarcerated mothers, jailed for drug-related charges, fight to overcome alienation and the impact of America’s War on Drugs.

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential.

Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago.

The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens’ grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the front of a bus.

Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.

The daughter of Minnesota Vikings football legend Gene Washington deepens her connection to her father as she uncovers how the first fully-integrated college football team in America changed the game forever.

The ultimate symbol of cool, jeans have become a wardrobe staple worldwide — at any given moment, half the people on the planet are wearing them. “Riveted” explores the garment’s rich history, featuring interviews with a diverse cast of historians, authors, designers and so-called “denim heads.” 

Now, in collaboration with Retro Report, FRONTLINE (PBS) presents American Reckoning: an extraordinary look at the civil rights era – the violence and resistance – through rare footage filmed more than 50-years ago in Natchez, Mississippi, and the still-unresolved killing of local NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson.

Each summer, the sardine run sees billions of sardines spawning and traveling up the coast of South Africa, providing a feast for an array of marine predators.