PhotosA CAPITOL FOURTH (2009)
Saturday, July 4, 8-9:30 pm ET; rpts. 9:30-11 pm ET
The annual broadcast of A CAPITOL FOURTH airs live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
MASTERPIECE™ "Six by Agatha"
Sundays, June 21-July 26, 9-10:30 pm ET
David Suchet returns to his signature role as suave Belgian supersleuth Hercule Poirot in two new mysteries based on the novels by Agatha Christie. ("Poirot"; 6/21-28)
Acclaimed British actress Julia McKenzie (“Cranford”) takes over the iconic role of Miss Marple in four new episodes. (“Miss Marple, Series IV”; 7/5-26)
HISTORY DETECTIVES "Season Seven: Episode 703"
Monday, July 6, 9-10 pm ET
A gun that may have belonged to a member of Al Capone’s gang; a letter allegedly written by John Wilkes Booth’s father; and a device meant to guard against grave robbers.
A gun that may have belonged to a member of Al Capone’s gang; a letter allegedly written by John Wilkes Booth’s father; and a device meant to guard against grave robbers.
HISTORY DETECTIVES "Season Seven: Episode 707"
Monday, August 10, 9-10 pm ET
Encore presentations: An instrument that may have been recovered from the Hindenburg; a book that may have been a gift from John Adams to his son; a home in the Bronx that may have been the birthplace of hip hop.
Encore presentations: An instrument that may have been recovered from the Hindenburg; a book that may have been a gift from John Adams to his son; a home in the Bronx that may have been the birthplace of hip hop.
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER "Joshua Bell and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra"
Wednesday, August 12, 8-10 pm ET
The Mostly Mozart Festival marks the 200th anniversaries of Haydn’s death and Mendelssohn’s birth as maestro Louis Langrée leads the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with master violinist Joshua Bell.
The Mostly Mozart Festival marks the 200th anniversaries of Haydn’s death and Mendelssohn’s birth as maestro Louis Langrée leads the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with master violinist Joshua Bell.
GREAT PERFORMANCES "Harlem in Montmartre"
Wednesday, August 26, 8-9:30 pm ET
A picture of the African-American expatriate community in Paris between the First and Second World Wars.
A picture of the African-American expatriate community in Paris between the First and Second World Wars.
HISTORY DETECTIVES "Season Seven: Episode 711"
Monday, September 7, 9-10 pm ET
The site where a bridge may have been burned to thwart General Sherman’s attempt to cross into Columbia, South Carolina; a penny stamp that may be connected to a landmark civil rights case; and metal sheets that look like printing plates for Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the A Train,” performed by Duke Ellington.
The site where a bridge may have been burned to thwart General Sherman’s attempt to cross into Columbia, South Carolina; a penny stamp that may be connected to a landmark civil rights case; and metal sheets that look like printing plates for Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the A Train,” performed by Duke Ellington.
THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
Sunday-Friday, September 27-October 2, 8 pm ET
Filmmaker Ken Burns explores the history and splendor of, and the public passion for, America’s national parks.
Filmmaker Ken Burns explores the history and splendor of, and the public passion for, America’s national parks.
