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Great Performances | Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which saved 18 plays from being lost. Tracing the First Folio’s story, the film also spotlights how New York City’s Public Theater presents Shakespeare’s work for today’s audiences.
Expires November 17, 2026
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NOVA | Lee and Liza's Family Tree

With the help of scientists and genealogists, filmmaker Byron Hurt and his family members search for their ancestors. Follow their journey as they hunt for new details of a history long obscured by the enduring legacy of slavery.
Expires November 22, 2026
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Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies

This film marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb and is a journey of exploration for Egyptian co-hosts Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad into the mysteries and unanswered questions about the boy king's life, his infamous father’s religious revolution, and those advising him as he takes the throne in one of the most tumultuous periods of Egyptian history.
Expires November 23, 2026
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New on Passport

Antiques Roadshow | Vintage First Finds 3

Go back to the beginning for updates on ROADSHOW finds from Season 1, including a pocket watch with fob chain, ca. 1885, a 1942 Donald Duck animation cel, and a New England miniature chest, ca. 1825. Which treasure increases to $55K-$60K?
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American Masters | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

Follow the legacy of filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez. A founding figure of the Chicano Movement, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, the Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba and the theatre company El Teatro Campesino.
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Secrets of the Dead | Cleopatra's Last Temple

Just below the Mediterranean’s surface, in Alexandria’s harbor, lie the ruins of a mysterious ancient monument. For more than 20 years, French explorer Franck Goddio has been hoping to confirm these remains are a temple belonging to Cleopatra. If true, this discovery could reveal vital new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
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The Caverns Sessions | Wynnona

Wynonna is about as iconic a Country singer as one could find. One of the most widely recognized female musicians in American music, Wynonna has 19 No. 1 singles, including those with her mother, Naomi, with whom she first rose to fame in the 1980s as the singing duo, The Judds. With a decades-long career, Wynonna has one of the most familiar face & voices in country music today.
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NOVA | Space Wars

An arms race is escalating above us, as military powers vie for control of space. Discover how satellites we rely on are vulnerable to attack, how debris is filling increasingly crowded orbits, and what can be done to protect them.
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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman | Prairies: Life in Motion

The prairies may look still, but everything here is in motion—by day and by night, above ground and below. Explorer Ariel Waldman follows nature’s rhythms from fireflies flashing at dusk and woodrats working in the dark to cicadas emerging after years underground. In the prairie, pollinators keep wildflowers blooming while ancient rocks shelter microorganisms and preserve echoes of vanished seas.
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American Experience | Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation

“Chasing the Moon,” a film by Robert Stone, reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort.
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POV | Remake

Ross McElwee has shot footage from his own life since the 1970s. His son, Adrian, was born into this practice, and was filmed from infancy into his difficult older years, through his death of an overdose at 27. Remake asks questions that could only come after: What did the camera capture, what did it miss?

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Maigret | Season 2 on MASTERPIECE

There's a new detective on the streets of Paris! Benjamin Wainwright stars as Jules Maigret in the upcoming contemporary adaptation of Georges Simenon's beloved novels.

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Walter Presents

Single Bells | Season 1

As Christmas draws near, Mina lets her beloved family set her up in the hopes of finding the perfect boyfriend. From Walter Presents, in Flemish with English subtitles.
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