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Expiring Soon from CPTV Passport

POV | Emergent City

Residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn face rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases a massive industrial complex on the waterfront and lays plans for an “innovation district,” a battle erupts over the future of the neighborhood and of New York City itself.
Expires September 1, 2026
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NOVA | Killer Volcanoes

NOVA follows a team of volcano sleuths as they embark on a worldwide hunt for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze. They look for the signature of a volcanic eruption big enough to have blasted a huge cloud of ash and sulfuric acid into the atmosphere, which chilled the entire planet. Across the globe, it turned summer into winter.
Expires August 16, 2026
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NOVA | Killer Hurricanes

Devastating hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017. But they weren’t the first. The Great Hurricane of 1780 took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000—the highest known death toll of any single weather event in history. What made this superstorm so deadly?
Expires August 23, 2026
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New on Passport

Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution | A Messy Divorce

Lucy Worsley examines how the American Revolution reverberated in Britain. From sabotage to espionage, political turmoil transformed the empire. Lucy consults experts and evidence to reveal this lesser-known side of the War of Independence.
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The Kimberley: Australia's Wild West | Into the Fire

Bask in the largest intact savanna on the planet, where mammals and insects fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Study traditional wildfire-management methods, explore a sandstone refuge, and watch a sugar glider try to escape the flames.
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Great Performances | Irving Berlin's Top Hat

Inspired by the iconic 1935 movie musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, this acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre revival recorded from the West End in January 2026 is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall.

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Walter Presents

Costal Unit | Season 1

Personalities clash in a colorful precinct in the South of France. A loner with old-fashioned methods, a stickler for the rules--men and women driven by ambition, compassion and high emotion. Despite their quirks, led by the impressive Captain Janvert, they form a solid and talented group. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles.
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