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Monday, June 29 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. On September 5, 1929, the New York Yankees, led by their star player Babe Ruth, played an exhibition game against the inmate baseball team at Sing Sing prison. This new documentary examines the backstory by exploring the social history of the era, weaving back and forth between the careers of Babe Ruth, the major sports figure of his day, and Lewis Lawes, who as warden of Sing Sing was considered "America's Warden."
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July 02, 2020Frontline: Policing the Police
Thursday, July 16 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Step inside the Newark Police Department – one of many troubled forces ordered to reform. Writer and historian Jelani Cobb examines allegations of police abuses and the challenge of fixing a broken relationship with the community. -
July 01, 2020Hearts of Glass
Wednesday, July 15 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Hearts of Glass tells the story of a state-of-the-art hydroponic greenhouse that provides meaningful employment for people with disabilities. It weaves together the story of the farm's first tumultuous 15 months of operation with the personal… -
June 29, 2020The Long Shadow
Monday, July 13 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. When two daughters of the South set out to find causes for the continuing racial divisions in the United States, they discovered that the politics of slavery didn't end after the Civil War. In an astonishingly candid look at the history of… -
June 28, 2020Great Performances: Gloria – A Life
Sunday, July 12 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Experience a unique interpretation of feminist icon Gloria Steinem's life told by an all-female cast starring Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti and directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. -
June 25, 2020Charlottesville
Thursday, July 9 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Explores the events leading to the tragedies of August 11 and 12, 2017, and grapples with the difficult question of how such acts are possible in modern America. Through first-hand accounts, Charlottesville offers local insight and perspective… -
June 24, 2020And the Floods Came
Wednesday, July 8 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. The "bomb cyclone" that swept across the Great Plains in March 2019 became, in its cost and scope, the worst natural disaster in Nebraska's history. The documentary And the Floods Came lays out a one-of-a-kind narrative of this fast-moving… -
Jun 22, 2020Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection
Monday, July 6 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection traces the historic influence of the small island of… -
Jun 20, 2020A Capitol Fourth
Saturday, July 4 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Celebrate America's 244th birthday with the 40th anniversary of the Independence Day… -
Jun 17, 2020Beecham House on Masterpiece, Episode 2
Wednesday, July 1 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. John finally fulfills his dream of having his family reunited at Beecham House, but the… -
Jun 13, 2020An Uncertain Future: Connecting with DREAMers in Our Community
Saturday, June 27 at 7 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Join us for a special rebroadcast of An Uncertain Future: Connecting with DREAMers in Our… -
Jun 12, 2020Live From The Freight & Salvage: Red Molly
Friday, June 26 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Red Molly combines the forces of three songwriters with unique character and style, creating a… -
Jun 11, 2020Frontline: The Virus – What Went Wrong?
Thursday, June 25 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the US caught so…
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