Television

A Love Story Every Woman Would Die To Live For!

By Mia Laurenzo • Oct 22, 2019

Wednesday 8pm JANE EYRE - Drama/ Romance (1944) - After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

Matt Lauer Accused Of Rape In New Book; Former NBC Star Denies 'False Stories'

By David Folkenflik & Colin Dwyer • Oct 9, 2019

Updated at 4:48 p.m. ET

Editor's note: This story contains explicit accusations that some readers may find upsetting.

A former junior colleague of Matt Lauer's has accused him of raping her in his hotel room during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In her first public comments about the incident — told to journalist Ronan Farrow for his forthcoming book, Catch and Kill — Brooke Nevils said the former Today show host forced anal sex on her without her consent in his hotel room.

Restoring A Ruin Into A Castle

By Mia Laurenzo • Oct 5, 2019

Monday 8pm Escape to the Chateau - Reality - U.K. residents Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel leave their two-bedroom flat in Southend for a beautiful 45-room chateau in northern France. The only problem is, it doesn't have electricity, water, or proper plumbing.

Your ticket to classic cinema

By Mia Laurenzo • Oct 4, 2019

Friday 8pm WALK IN THE SUN (1945) Action/Drama starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and George Tyne about a platoon of WW II American soldiers who trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.

Personal Stories of Pearl Harbor

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 23, 2019

Monday 8pm REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR - Documentary - Narrated by veteran Hollywood actor Tom Selleck,this film chronicles the personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the surprise attack by the Japanese on the American Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941, launching the United States into World War II.

'Fleabag' And 'Game Of Thrones' Win Big At The Emmys

By Linda Holmes • Sep 23, 2019

If you predicted that creator-actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be a big winner going into Sunday night's Emmy Awards, you might just have won your Emmys pool. And if you were predicting a giant final haul of Game of Thrones trophies as that show leaves us for good, you were, well, sort of right.

What really drove Van Gogh to cut his ear?

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 22, 2019

Sunday 9pm SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Science/History/Education -Part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths new evidence on historical mysteries using modern forensic techniques to shed light on unexplained events.

The inside story behind Trump's Trade War

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 20, 2019

Friday 10pm FRONTLINE Investigative Documentary - TRUMP'S TRADE WAR - The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at stake.

Into The Amazon, A Brutal Test of Courage and Character

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 19, 2019

Thursday 9pm AMERICAN EXPERIENCE - History - "American Experience" combines dramatic re-enactments with commentary by historians and authors to present an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present. INTO THE AMAZON - The remarkable story of President Theodore Roosevelt's journey with legendary Brazilian explorer Candido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.

Discovering the Intricate Details of America's Busiest Cities

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 18, 2019

Wednesday 8pm NEW YORK: AMERICA'S BUSIEST CITY - Documentary - Ade Adepitan, Anita Rani, Ant Anstead and Dan Snow take a closer look at one the most complex cities in the world and reveal the astonishing daily systems that allow America's biggest and busiest city to function day and night.

A Model Murder

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 16, 2019

Tuesday 8pm DEATH IN PARADISE Crime drama - A detective inspector and his team solve murder mysteries on the beautiful paradsie island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean.

Solving histories mysteries using science

By Mia Laurenzo • Sep 15, 2019

Sunday 9pm SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Science/History/Education -Part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths new evidence on historical mysteries using modern forensic techniques to shed light on unexplained events.

Filmmaker Ken Burns Goes Wide, But Not Deep, In His Chronicle Of 'Country Music'

By Ken Tucker • Sep 12, 2019

Ken Burns is our great explainer, television's finest illustrator. He's a filmmaker who gives us what we know from fresh angles, so that we can learn more and appreciate topics on a deeper level. Whether his subject is the Civil War or baseball, Burns has made an art of divining what most Americans know about a subject and then putting an arm around our collective shoulder and murmuring, "Yes, but have you seen this?"

'Hurricane Man' Josh Morgerman's New Documentary Series Chases Every Hurricane In 2018 Season

By editor • Sep 11, 2019

Josh Morgerman calls himself “Hurricane Man” with good reason.

The 40-something longtime hurricane chaser just returned from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, which he calls “one of the most epic hurricanes” he’s ever witnessed.

At one point during Dorian, while huddling within a designated shelter, he realized he had only two options for him and his team of fellow storm chasers: relocate or die.

Why Fashion Expert Tan France Nearly Turned Down 'Queer Eye'

By Terry Gross • Sep 11, 2019

When fashion designer Tan France got the call to audition for the Netflix makeover series Queer Eye, his initial reaction was to say no. France, the gay son of Pakistani Muslim immigrants, didn't want to take on the burden of representing his community — especially on television.

"The thought of being one of the very first openly gay South Asian men on a major show. ... That pressure was so hard to handle," he says. "The pressure of being one of the first to do something is massively stressful."

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