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Voice of Freedom (español)

Aired April 22, 2023 | 113 min

Explore la vida de la cantante Marian Anderson y su triunfal concierto en el Monumento a Lincoln en 1939.

Goin' Back To T-Town

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

Revisit a thriving Black community in Tulsa, which rebuilt after a 1921 racially-motivated massacre.

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Goin' Back To T-Town (español)

Aired May 23, 2023 | 53 min

La historia de Greenwood, una extraordinaria comunidad negra en Tulsa, Oklahoma, que prosperó durante las décadas de 1920 y 1930 a pesar de la segregación desenfrenada y hostil.

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ring in South America. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today.

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The Codebreaker (español)

Aired April 29, 2023 | 53 min

Descubra la fascinante historia de Elizebeth Smith Friedman, la innovadora criptoanalista que ayudó a derribar mafiosos y a disolver una red de espionaje nazi en América del Sur. Su trabajo ayudó a sentar las bases de la forma actual de descifrar códigos.

The Vote

Aired October 28, 2023 | 3 hrs 46 min

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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Mr. Tornado

Aired June 29, 2021 | 53 min

Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

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George W. Bush

Aired May 5, 2020 | 3 hrs 46 min

The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.

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The Man Who Tried To Feed The World

Aired December 21, 2022 | 53 min

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World recounts the story of the man who would not only solve India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs, saving countless lives.

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The Man Who Tried to Feed the World (español)

Aired April 21, 2020

The Man Who Tried to Feed the World cuenta la historia del hombre que no solo resolvería el problema del hambre en la India, sino que lideraría una “Revolución Verde” en la agricultura mundial a través de programas que salvarían innumerables vidas.

The Poison Squad

Aired January 28, 2020 | 113 min

The Poison Squad tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.

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McCarthy

Aired January 6, 2020 | 113 min

McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.

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