7:00 PM |
BBC News The Context
A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day.
7:30 PM |
Ask This Old House – Tile Soap Holders; Swirl Ceiling (repeat)
Nathan upgrades a bathroom by replacing vintage wall-mounted ceramic toothbrush and soap holders. The team plays "What Is It?" to guess the purpose of a metal bar. Mauro repairs a water-damaged ceiling crack matching the original swirl texture. (Additional airings: 9/12 2:00 PM)
8:00 PM |
Finding Your Roots – Rags to Riches (repeat)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of actor Kate Burton and media mogul Barry Diller--telling stories of sacrifice and exploring a profound question: what do we inherit from ancestors whose lives were far more challenging than our own? (Additional airings: 9/16 1:00 AM, 9/17 5:00 AM, 9/20 5:00 AM, 9/21 5:00 AM)
9:00 PM |
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid: American Exper
Long before Paul Newman and Robert Redford immortalized them on screen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast. In the 1890s, their exploits robbing banks and trains in the West -- and then seemingly vanishing into thin air -- became national news and the basis of rumors and myth. But who were Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh? How did they come together to form the Wild Bunch gang? And how did they manage to pull off the longest string of successful holdups in history while eluding the Pinkertons, the nation's most feared detective force? Separating fact from fiction, this program explores the last pair of outlaws to flee on horseback into a setting sun. (Additional airings: 9/16 2:00 AM, 9/17 4:00 AM)
10:00 PM |
American Masters – Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined (repeat)
Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined is a documentary film about the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America's most celebrated Latina writers. Alvarez burst onto the literary scene in 1991 with her semi-autobiographical novel, How the Garcia Sisters Lost Their Accents, to great acclaim, followed by In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), which raised global awareness about three sisters assassinated by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was made into a major motion picture. Her most recent novel, Afterlife, explores the universal issues of aging, loss and healing, and joins the debate about Latino immigrants in the United States. Called "a writer of gigantic storytelling talent, and exquisitely composed prose," Alvarez has helped blaze the trail for generations of Latina/o authors helping transform American culture and literature. Now 72 years old, she feels that time is running out to tell all of the stories still within her. The film will explore her childhood in the Dominican Republic, her complex family dynamics, the lifelong impact of their escape from the dictatorship, her feelings of displacement, hybridity and loss - and how she transforms all of this, in a nuanced, complex writing voice - into poetry, essays and novels. (Additional airings: 9/16 3:00 AM)