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Greenlit: Inside the Manor House, PBS
Secrets of the Manor House (1 x 60′) - Documentary that offers a fascinating glimpse of life behind the velvet curtains at the great homes of Edwardian England, as recently brought to life on PBS’ Masterpiece. One hundred years ago the British manor house was in its heyday, sheltering families of enormous wealth and privilege [...]
Greenlit: Finding Your Roots With Henry Gates Jr., PBS
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (10 x 60′) – Renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today’s America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises [...]
Greenlit: Market Wars, PBS
Market Wars w/t (20 x 60′) – A competition series that gives audiences a lesson in the bare-knuckles business of scoring a bargain. Four professional antiques dealers put their reputations on the line in each episode — as they’re pitted against the clock, a budget and each other — and embark on nationwide treasure hunts, [...]
Greenlit: Cab Calloway: Sketches, PBS
American Masters – Cab Calloway: Sketches - A profile of Cab Calloway, one of the first black musicians to tour the segregationist South and a regular performer at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. This exceptional figure in the history of jazz was a bandleader and singer who charmed audiences around the world with his boundless energy, [...]
Greenlit: An Evening With Valerie Simpson, PBS
An Evening With Valerie Simpson - Gwen Ifill interviews Valerie Simpson, who for more than 40 years wrote hit-making songs with her husband, the late Nick Ashford. As performers, their best-known duets are “Solid” and “Found a Cure.” This is an intimate tribute to their artistry, with performances by Patti Austin, Kindred The Family Soul [...]
Greenlit: Great Performances: Memphis, PBS
Great Performances: Memphis - Turn the radio dial back to the 1950s for the tale of a black singer, a white DJ, forbidden love and the birth of rhythm and blues in Great Performances: Memphis. The original Broadway cast members of the 2010 Tony Award-winner for Best New Musical reprise their roles in this roof-raising [...]
Greenlit: The Interrupters, PBS
The Interrupters - Follows a group of former gang leaders in Chicago who try to “interrupt” shootings and protect their communities from the violence they themselves once committed. From director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Stevie), The Interrupters is a compelling observational journey into the stubborn, persistent violence that plagues American cities. Channel: PBS TX: 14th [...]
Greenlit: Slavery By Another Name, PBS
Slavery By Another Name - A Sundance Film Festival selection for 2012, this new documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal senior writer Douglas A. Blackmon examines the concept of “neoslavery,” which sentenced African-Americans in the post-Emancipation South to forced labor for violating an array of laws that criminalized their everyday [...]
Greenlit: Underground Railroad: The William Still Story, PBS
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story - Documentary that explores one man’s mission to help slaves escape to freedom. The program looks at the inner workings of the Underground Railroad through detailed records, diaries and other written accounts of the freedom seekers who made their way across the U.S. border to Canada. Channel: PBS TX: [...]
Greenlit: More Than a Month, PBS
More Than a Month - Shukree Hassan Tilghman, an African-American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek and thought-provoking journey, More Than a Month investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a “post-racial” America. (See advanced clip from this show here.) Channel: [...]
