Biography & Profiles
NOVA
The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist. Continue
PBS Presents
From history to drama, explore Great Britain this summer on PBS. Uncover the Enchanted Isle's unique history with programs like Michael Wood's Story of England, and Queen Victoria's Empire. Plus look at Britain's darker side with special Masterpiece Mysteries. And get a glimpse of the royal lifestyle with Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work. All this summer, only on PBS. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Martha Stewart learns the fate of her great grandparents and comes to understand why much of her family ended up in America Continue
Finding Your Roots
The history of the India/Pakistan partition is told through the story of Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s mother’s experience. Continue
American Experience
This guide has been created to accompany Clinton, a four-hour AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary that presents a rich biographical portrait of America's 42nd president. Continue
American Experience
For the four-hour biography of Bill Clinton premiering in February 2012, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's production team interviewed 61 people. Fifty of them will appear in the documentary. Continue
American Experience
Brownie Wise was a self-made woman with a genius for marketing products and an intuitive understanding of how to motivate others. She was a role model for thousands of other women, and a businesswoman ahead of her time. Continue
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story is the story of a humble Philadelphia clerk who risked his life shepherding runaway slaves to freedom in the tumultuous years leading up to America's Civil War. William Still was the director of a complex network of abolitionists, sympathizers and safe houses that stretched from Philadelphia to what is now Southern Ontario. Continue
PBS Presents
Investigate the story of the nation's 31st president and his remarkable life before, during and after his time in the White House. 11/29/2011 Continue
Washington Week
Martha Raddatz and Nancy Youssef reflect on their lives and careers post-9/11, discussing their last decade as war correspondents. Continue
American Experience
Explore the history of an American president who rose from a broken childhood to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. 5/15/2012 Continue
PBS Presents
Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month this May and every day with a PBS video collection that explores this culture's diversity. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Margaret Cho learns the reasons for her father’s family’s hurried escape from northern Korea when he was ten years old. Continue
Finding Your Roots
Through the histories of clergy of three different faiths, unearth a story about the spiritual foundations of this country. 4/15/2012 Continue
American Experience
Does age matter? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue
American Masters
Jazz writer Gary Giddens and jazz critic/cultural historian Stanley Crouch tell one of the great stories about the rivalry between Cab Calloway and Dizzy Gillespie, both eccentric performers in their own right, when Gillespie played trumpet in Calloway's band. Cab Calloway: Sketches premieres nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Continue
PBS Parents
This month and beyond, we encourage you to spend time with your child celebrating the countless contributions of African Americans. Start with these simple ideas. Continue
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
Drawing from the diaries he'd secretly kept during his years as the Philadelphia stationmaster, William Still published his definitive book on the Underground Railroad and the freedom seekers who used it. His passion for the cause of freedom was so great that when he died in 1902, The New York Times called him "The Father of the Underground Railroad". Continue
PBS Presents
Join Henry Louis Gates Jr. as he dissects the myths that have grown up around Abraham Lincoln. 11/7/2011 Continue
American Experience
On a hot summer day in 1855, a 36-year-old writer emerged from an undistinguished printer's shop in Brooklyn, New York, carrying a slim volume of his work. With his book of a dozen poems, Leaves of Grass, he was about to introduce America to a savior. Continue
-
1. Earth: The Biography 2PK DVD
Satellite imagery and state-of-the-art computer graphics give this visual "biography" of Earth a rare feeling of immediacy and accessibility, from its boiling volcanoes to icy glacier waterfalls.
Buy Now
- 2. Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and The Presidency DVD
- 3. American Experience: RFK DVD
- 4. American Experience: John and Abigail Adams DVD
- 5. American Experience: George H.W. Bush DVD
Editor's Picks
-
Explore Topics
Media Resources
- About PBS
- Donate
- PBS Foundation
- TV Schedules
- Career Opportunities
- Contact Us
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Use
Copyright© 1995 – 2012 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). All rights reserved.
Our partner in public broadcasting: