DanaK February 12 Share February 12 Various press releases from and around the TCAs: New Ken Burns film on Leonardo Da Vinci to be broadcast November 18 & 19: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/leonardo-da-vinci-a-new-film-from-ken-burns-to-air-on-pbs-november-18-and-19-2024/ PBS announces ocean-focused programming as part of their Climate Change initiative: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-shines-spotlight-on-vital-oceanfocused-programming/ Leslie Odom Jr is doing Broadway play "Purlie Victorious" as part of Great Performances: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/broadways-purlie-victorious-starring-tony-winner-leslie-odom-jr/ PBS' science series Nova announces various 50th anniversary programming: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/nova-announces-50th-anniversary-activities/ PBS announces 3 part doc series "Disco: Soundtrack to a Revolution", premiering in June https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution/ PBS Kids launches a civics content initiative for this year: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-kids-launches-civics-content-initiative-in-2024/ 2 Link to comment
DanaK February 12 Share February 12 Further tidbits from the TCAs (via reporters tweeting stuff out), either from PBS president Paula Kerger's executive session going on right now or press releases Ken Burns will be doing a 6 part doc series on the American Revolution that will premiere in Fall 2025 PBS will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Austin City Limits this year Kerger is asked about balancing PBS Passport, PBS' in-house streaming subscription vs the Amazon add-on and other streaming services, she said they've established a system for shows getting royalties from Amazon. On the streaming options vs local stations, Kerger said they aren't in conflict and support each other. On making deals with streamers, it's important that for instance Youtube TV and Hulu subscribers pick up local stations' live feed, directly giving local stations more audiences Regarding investigative series Frontline's success and longevity, Kerger said there's not one really left in the space except for maybe 60 minutes Regarding celebrity hosts and what they bring to the show, Kerger said they think carefully about who they bring in and the host is usually passionate about the subject Asked about what PBS is doing to diversify the documentary space, Kerger said 54% of creators on current programming come from underrepresented communities 1 Link to comment
DanaK February 12 Share February 12 New Frontline episode "Crisis on Campus" coming this Spring. It's about the crisis of hate that has exploded on campus since the Israel-Hamas conflict started 2 Link to comment
DanaK February 12 Share February 12 The Pressroom TCA page has the various press events/discussions happening today. You can click on the press release or individual topic for more information on what's coming up in the Spring and Summer https://pressroom.pbs.org/events/tca/winter-2024-tca-press-tour Link to comment
DanaK February 12 Share February 12 Some Masterpiece bits: - "Moonflower Murders", sequel series to Magpie Murders, is premiering this Fall - "Alice & Jack" is a 6 episode series that will premiere Sunday March 17 at 10pm ET. Love story over the course of 15 years that stars Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleason - "World on Fire" will not be coming back for another season. One reason is that the BBC decided not to renew it Link to comment
ebk57 February 13 Share February 13 10 hours ago, DanaK said: Leslie Odom Jr is doing Broadway play "Purlie Victorious" as part of Great Performances: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/broadways-purlie-victorious-starring-tony-winner-leslie-odom-jr/ I saw this on Broadway. It's good. Everyone should watch! 1 Link to comment
Shrek February 20 Share February 20 On 2/10/2024 at 9:24 AM, DanaK said: I overlooked a new program episode for February: "Nova: Building the Eiffel Tower", Feb 14 There looks like there's going to be some real interesting programming coming in the next couple of months plus I look forward to whatever they announce at the TV Critics press tour this Tuesday Monday I thought the Eiffel tower episode was very good & well worth a watch. 1 Link to comment
DanaK February 22 Share February 22 Highlights for March: Frontline: "Lethal Restraints" (investigating deaths from "less lethal" force by cops), March 12 "Dante: Inferno to Paradise" (abt the great 14th century poet; by Ric Burns), 2 episodes, Mar 18 and 19 POV: "Unseen" (re-imagines the accessibility of cinema), Mar 18 "Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros" (about a French family's restaurant with 3 Michelin stars for 50 years), Mar 22 (4 hours) Independent Lens: "Greener Pastures" (about the health care crisis in rural America), Mar 25 American Experience: "The Cancer Detectives" (the history of the fight against cervical cancer), Mar 26 "The Invisible Shield" (the efforts of public health to increase lifespans and battle disinformation), 4 episodes, premieres Mar 26 then continues in April Scripted: "Call the Midwife", Series 13, 8 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 Masterpiece: "Nolly" (from Doctor Who's Russell Davies and starring Helen Bonham Carter), 3 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 Masterpiece: "Alice & Jack", 6 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 As usual, check your local listings 2 Link to comment
DanaK March 11 Share March 11 Frontline documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film at Sunday's awards show https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-frontline-wins-academy-award/ 5 5 Link to comment
DanaK March 18 Share March 18 On 2/22/2024 at 1:43 PM, DanaK said: Highlights for March: Frontline: "Lethal Restraints" (investigating deaths from "less lethal" force by cops), March 12 "Dante: Inferno to Paradise" (abt the great 14th century poet; by Ric Burns), 2 episodes, Mar 18 and 19 POV: "Unseen" (re-imagines the accessibility of cinema), Mar 18 "Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros" (about a French family's restaurant with 3 Michelin stars for 50 years), Mar 22 (4 hours) Independent Lens: "Greener Pastures" (about the health care crisis in rural America), Mar 25 American Experience: "The Cancer Detectives" (the history of the fight against cervical cancer), Mar 26 "The Invisible Shield" (the efforts of public health to increase lifespans and battle disinformation), 4 episodes, premieres Mar 26 then continues in April Scripted: "Call the Midwife", Series 13, 8 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 Masterpiece: "Nolly" (from Doctor Who's Russell Davies and starring Helen Bonham Carter), 3 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 Masterpiece: "Alice & Jack", 6 episodes, premieres Sunday Mar 17 As usual, check your local listings It looks like Frontline: Lethal Restraints got pushed in favor of a repeat and update of Boeing’s Fatal Flaw Link to comment
DanaK March 29 Share March 29 (edited) Highlights for April: Independent Lens: "A Thousand Pines" (the hidden world of guest workers regrowing America's forests), April 1; "Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's" (3 people navigate their diagnosis), April 8; "The One with the Whale" (follows Bering Sea islanders who hunt whale for survival), April 23 "Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator" (3 episodes), premieres April 2 Nova: "Great American Eclipse", April 3 "A Brief History of the Future" (innovative ways to think about the future; 6 episodes), premieres April 3 American Masters: "The Incomparable Mr. Buckley" (about the conservative writer William H. Buckley), April 5 "Library of Congress Gershwin Prize: Elton John & Bernie Taupin" (special), April 8 "The Invisible Shield" continues with Part 2, April 9. Parts 3 and 4 (as well as Parts 1 and 2) can be streamed on PBS.org Nature: "Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers" (2 parts), premieres April 10 Next at the Kennedy Center: Season 2, Episode 4: "Ben Folds Presents: Declassified", April 12; Season 2, Episode 5: "Joshua Redman: Where Are We", April 19 Frontline: "Children of Ukraine" (looks at Ukrainian children taken to Russia during war), April 16; "Documenting Police Use of Force" (investigating deaths from "less lethal" force by cops), April 30 American Experience: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal" (about the 1970s Love Canal chemical disaster), April 22 "The Express Way with Dule Hill" (explores the transformative power of the arts, 4 episodes), premieres April 23 "Changing Planet, Season 3: Coral Special" (in 3rd year of 7 year project that looks at the Earth's most threatened ecosystems, examines the Maldives' coral reefs; 1 episode), April 24 "Art Happens with John Lithgow" (the transformative power of arts education), April 26 Scripted: Masterpiece: Mr Bates vs. the Post Office (dramatization of UK Post Office scandal, 4eps), premieres April 7, plus a related documentary film set for April 28 Masterpiece: Guilt, Season 3 (final season; 4eps), premieres April 28 As usual, check your local listings Edited March 29 by DanaK 1 2 Link to comment
shok March 31 Share March 31 Thanks. Have my PVR now set for Elton John getting the Gershwin prize. 🙂 Link to comment
DanaK April 26 Share April 26 (edited) Highlights for May: Independent Lens: "Space: The Longest Goodbye" (Mars-bound astronauts prepare for isolation), May 6; "Tuba Thieves" (what is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen?), May 20 Nature: "Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons" (most famous bear in Yellowstone), May 8; "Saving the Animals of Ukraine", May 15; "Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone" (Ireland's Burren landscape), May 22 "Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story" (about a photographer's quest to document Asian American culture), May 13 Frontline: "A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro's Venezuela", May 14; "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" (about foreign adoption scandal), May 28 Nova: "Secrets in Your Data" (what happens to all the data we're shedding?), May 15; "Decoding the Universe: Cosmos" (traces the ground-breaking discoveries that have transformed our picture of the universe), May 22 "Pompeii: The New Dig" doc series (biggest excavation of Pompeii in a generation; 3 episodes), premieres May 5 American Experience: "The Riot Report" (about 1967 Kerner Commission report on riots in the inner cities that gave a shockingly unvarnished assessment on US race relations and was largely ignored), May 21 Great Performances: "Purlie Victorious" (starring Leslie Odom Jr), May 24; "Rogers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary" (concert of their music), May 31 "National Memorial Day Concert", May 26 Scripted series: Masterpiece: "MaryLand" (3 episodes), premieres May 5 As usual, check your local listings Edited April 26 by DanaK 1 Link to comment
Trini May 30 Share May 30 If there is a topic for Great Performances, I couldn't find it. But I thought that this might be of interest to some: 'How PBS Captures Broadway Shows for Great Performances' excerpts: Quote There is arguably no bigger expert on the art of filming a live performance than Horn, who has been a producer and director on Great Performances for over 40 years—making sure that audiences around the country have access to Broadway shows, operas, dance, and concerts for free. Horn has won four Emmys, and he’s worked with a who’s who of theatrical legends. Ask about any of them, and he’ll have an anecdote. Quote The first step is show selection. Horn admits it’s not as easy as going to a particular show and asking if PBS can film them. First, PBS has to make sure there’s enough in its budget to cover the costs, since the network also films concerts, dance, and operas. Filmed performances are one of the most expensive things that the network produces. Horn estimates that it costs around $1.5-$2 million to film a Broadway musical and $1-$1.5 million for a play (in London, the cost is “a little more than half” of that due to cheaper labor costs). 1 1 1 Link to comment
proserpina65 May 30 Share May 30 Now that Guilt is over with, it's going to be a long, dull summer on PBS, imo. 1 Link to comment
DanaK May 30 Share May 30 (edited) 14 hours ago, Trini said: If there is a topic for Great Performances, I couldn't find it. But I thought that this might be of interest to some: 'How PBS Captures Broadway Shows for Great Performances' excerpts: No, no topic for Great Performances as far as I know, other than here. One can always be created if you think there's enough interest and if you don't know how, just say so and either a mod or one of us can create it. I'm not sure at the moment what subforum it would go under as it is both a documentary and a performance series, but we can easily ask the mods to figure that out Edited May 30 by DanaK 2 Link to comment
DanaK May 30 Share May 30 Highlights for June: "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution" (3 parts; abt rise and fall of Disco and celebrating its continuing legacy), premieres June 25. Note: Definitely check your local listings for this as your local station(s) could start it and repeat it earlier or later Frontline: "Crisis on Campus" (about current crisis of protests on college campuses; this seems to have been postponed from earlier), June 11 "The Great American Recipe, Season 3" (8 episodes), premieres June 17 "Dynamic Planet" (4 episodes; how science, nature and tradition can prepare humanity for the future), premieres June 19 "Hope in the Water" (3 episodes; highlights those working towards a sustainable future for the planet), premieres June 19 "Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo" (6 half hour episodes with 2 episodes each week; explores diversity of US through lens of diverse standup comics), premieres June 21 POV: "King Coal" (complex history and future of coal industry), June 24 Scripted: Professor T, Season 3, premieres June 16 Masterpiece: Grantchester, Season 9, premieres June 16 DI Ray, Season 2, premieres June 16 Be sure to check your local listings for additional programming and possibly different dates for the above programs 1 1 Link to comment
DanaK June 4 Share June 4 FYI, a subcategory PBS Documentaries has been created under the parent category Nonfiction and Documentaries. This will allow we users to add subforums under that for various PBS docs and doc series. Existing PBS docs and doc series subforums will be moved under there as the mods have time. If you want to create a doc subforum but don’t know how you can ask a mod for help or say something here and one of us with experience can do it for you. I asked how to handle “Great Performances” since that’s a weird hybrid and a mod is looking into it 1 1 Link to comment
DanaK June 7 Share June 7 On 5/29/2024 at 11:00 PM, Trini said: If there is a topic for Great Performances, I couldn't find it. To follow up, the mods have created a subcategory for Great Performances under Nonfiction and Documentaries -> PBS. For you and anyone else interested, you are free to decide what topics to create, whether just a general discussion thread, individual topics or perhaps season threads 2 Link to comment
DanaK July 1 Share July 1 (edited) Highlights for July: POV: "Hummingbirds" (filmmakers examine issues of immigration through their own friendship), Monday July 1; "Is Anybody Out There?" (loving oneself as a disabled person in an ableist world), Mon July 8; "Against the Tide" (impact of climate change on Mumbai's Koli fisherman), Mon July 29 “A Capital Fourth” (July 4-themed concert from DC), Thursday July 4 Voces: “From Here/From There” (about an undocumented immigration attorney), Tuesday July 9 “Gods of Tennis” (spotlights the titans of tennis from the golden age of Wimbledon; 3-part doc from the BBC), premieres Tuesday July 23 Frontline: "Two American Families: 1991-2024" (two families struggle to survive in a changing American economy), premieres Tuesday July 23 A Nova special presentation: “Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine” (spotlighting a region that highlights climate change; 3 parts), premieres Wednesday July 24 New Scripted: “Endeavour”, Season 8 (appears to be 3 episodes), premieres Thursday July 25 “Cobra”, Season 3: Rebellion (6 episodes), premieres Thursday July 25 “Hotel Portofino” Season 3 (6 episodes), premieres Sunday July 28 Continuing from June: The Great American Recipe Season 3; Dynamic Planet; Hope in the Water; Roots of Comedy; Professor T, Season 3; Masterpiece: Grantchester, Season 9; DI Ray, Season 2 FYI, it looks like Frontline: South Korea's Adoption Reckoning may have been postponed previously, so look for it this month on your station. Also: Your local PBS station, either with a feed from the national PBS or from the station itself, will likely cover the Republican National Convention, which runs July 15-18 As always, check your local listings and of course, check pbs.org and PBS Passport if you have it for things being streamed Edited July 1 by DanaK Added quotes to various titles 2 Link to comment
DanaK July 9 Share July 9 FYI, the TCA Summer Press Tour starts tomorrow (July 10) and goes until July 17. It looks like PBS will be part of it, but there's been no actual schedule announced yet. I'll post it when that happens, along with PBS' TCA schedule and announcements of new programming 1 Link to comment
Milburn Stone July 9 Share July 9 On 7/1/2024 at 12:37 PM, DanaK said: “Endeavour”, Season 8 (appears to be 3 episodes), premieres Thursday July 25 Does a new season of Endeavour usually stream at the same time it begins airing? Link to comment
DanaK July 10 Share July 10 1 hour ago, Milburn Stone said: Does a new season of Endeavour usually stream at the same time it begins airing? Sorry, I don’t know Link to comment
proserpina65 July 10 Share July 10 17 hours ago, Milburn Stone said: Does a new season of Endeavour usually stream at the same time it begins airing? It's not a new season. The final season of Endeavour (season 9) aired in June 2023. 1 Link to comment
DanaK July 14 Share July 14 Regarding the TCA Summer Press Tour, PBS put on their pressroom website that they will be presenting Monday (7/15) and Tuesday (7/16). Given the shortness of this press tour, I figured PBS would be just one day, so 2 is exciting and the journalists present always love PBS and its presentations The link below shows you PBS' schedule over the 2 days and you can click on the links to get more information. Looks like some interesting stuff coming up https://pressroom.pbs.org/events/tca/summer-2024-tca-press-tour 2 Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 Some new program announcements are starting to come in ahead of PBS's tour presentations Citizen Nation doc series https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-announces-new-series-citizen-nation/ Deadlock special https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/gbhs-new-special-deadlock-encourages-civil-discourse-about-ethical-dilemmas/ Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 Lucy Worsley 3-part series "Holmes vs Doyle" https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-announces-lucy-worsleys-holmes-vs-doyle/ Firing Line special on voting systems https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/ahead-of-presidential-election-firing-line-special-examining-us-voting-systems-to-premiere-on-pbs/ Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 (edited) From various reporters at the TCA press tour: Masterpiece's executive producer has confirmed All Creatures Great and Small Season 5 and Miss Scarlett Season 5 will be shown in 2025. Grantchester Season 10 will be on PBS next Summer Also coming in 2025 will be the series Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. PBS Masterpiece will rerun the original 2015 series in the Fall New Masterpiece productions: Miss Austen about Jane and Cassandra Austen and a new Forsyte Saga reboot Also, no executive session this time from PBS chief Paula Kerger due to a family obligation Edited July 15 by DanaK 1 Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 Another doc https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-and-chautauqua-institution-announce-chautauqua-at-150-wynton-marsalis-all-rise/ Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 Per laughingplace.com, what's coming to PBS this Fall https://www.laughingplace.com/w/entertainment/pbs-fall-2024-premiere-schedule/ Link to comment
DanaK July 15 Share July 15 Preview of Masterpiece Mystery series this Fall http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2024/07/14/video-masterpiece-mystery-fall-2024-preview-340010/20240714pbs01/ Link to comment
proserpina65 July 18 Share July 18 On 7/15/2024 at 12:50 PM, DanaK said: a new Forsyte Saga reboot Another one? Seriously? And more Lucy Worsley? UGH. 1 Link to comment
DanaK July 30 Share July 30 Highlights for August: "Undivide Us" (from division, reclaim unison), August 5 POV: "Fauna" (explores the role of animal experimentation in advancement of modern medicine), August 5 Frontline: "Biden's Decision" (President Biden's rise to the presidency and his decision to withdraw from the election race), August 6 "Revival69: The Concert That Changed the World" (the event that made John Lennon decide to leave the Beatles), August 10 "A Boston (R)evolution" (examines a racially complicated city as it confronts its past and future), August 13 Voces: "Almost American" (about Salvadoran-American family caught up in immigration policy fight), August 26 American Masters: "Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames" (about iconic director), August 27 "Counting the Vote: A Firing Line Special with Margaret Hoover" (explores voting systems across the US and method to increase voter confidence), August 27 "Odysseus Returns" (archeologist explores an ancient tomb on a Greek island that might prove Homer's hero existed), August 28 Continuing from last month: COBRA, Season 3; The Great American Recipe, Season 3; Hotel Portofino, Season 3; Gods of Tennis; Nova: Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine As usual, check your local listings 1 1 Link to comment
DanaK July 30 Share July 30 (edited) One thing I forgot in the above is that PBS News will be covering the Democratic National Convention August 19-22 Edited July 31 by DanaK Link to comment
DanaK August 21 Share August 21 (edited) Highlights for September: ABC Presidential Debate Simulcast, September 10 American Masters: "Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined" (celebrated Latina writer), September 17 "Big Cats 24/7" (6 episodes; follows the big cats of the Okavango Delta in Botswana), premieres September 18 with the first 2 episodes "Deadlock" (special aiming to facilitate civil dialogue in a period dominated by polarization), September 20 "Crossroads: A Conversation with America" (town hall-style special moderated by Judy Woodruff exploring the issues of our divisions), September 23 POV: "Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?" (Hong Kong's most famous dissident), September 23 Frontline: "The Choice" (does a deep dive of presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump), Sep 24 "Voces: American Historia: The Untold Story of Latinos" (3 episodes; follows actor/producer John Leguizamo on his quest to uncover the history and often-overlooked contributions of Latino people), premieres September 27 Scripted: Ridley, Series 2 (8 episodes) - premieres September 15 Masterpiece: Moonflower Murders (6 episodes)- premieres September 15 Masterpiece: Van der Valk, Series 4 (3 2-part episodes) - premieres September 15 Continuing from last month: Hotel Portofino, Series 3; COBRA, Series 3 Remember to check your local listings Edited August 21 by DanaK Link to comment
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