Episodes
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Becoming Helen Keller (Extended Audio Description Version)
S35 E12 - 1h 36m
Revisit the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities and people living in poverty.
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Becoming Helen Keller
S35 E11 - 1h 22m
Revisit the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities and people living in poverty.
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
S35 E10 - 1h 28m
Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
S35 E9 - 1h 22m
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Featuring new performances and interviews with John Mayer, Carlos Santana and more.
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Ballerina Boys
S35 E8 - 53m 26s
Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form.
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Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
S35 E7 - 1h 39m
The story of the author whose first novel, “The Joy Luck Club,” was published to great commercial and critical success. With the blockbuster film adaption that followed as well as additional best-selling novels, librettos, short stories and memoirs, Tan firmly established herself as one of the most prominent and respected American literary voices working today.
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (Audio Descriptive Version)
S35 E6 - 1h 49m
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact.
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
S35 E5 - 1h 49m
Explore the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that accepted his work only decades after the fact.
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Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story
S35 E4 - 1h 23m
After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule of touring, performing and teaching. Trace the life and groundbreaking career of the unstoppable musical icon, revealing his personal trials and underscoring a remarkable journey of inspiration.
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Twyla Moves
S35 E3 - 1h 22m
Explore legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp’s career and famously rigorous creative process, with original interviews, first-hand glimpses of her at work and rare archival footage of select performances from her more than 160 choreographed works.
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How It Feels To Be Free
S35 E1 - 1h 53m
A documentary that tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American women entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Extras + Features
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Rita Moreno gives one of the shortest Oscars speeches ever
S35 E10 - 2m 25s
"Latinos were sticking their heads out the window, screaming 'She did it, she did it!'" Rita Moreno fondly remembers the historic moment she received the Academy Award for Best Actress for "West Side Story."
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Rita Moreno's mother inspired her "One Day at a Time" role
S35 E10 - 1m 43s
Rita Moreno based her portrayal of Lydia on "One Day at a Time" off of her own mother. "She is my mom, that is my mom's accent."
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Behind the Scenes | Rita Moreno
S35 E10 - 2m
Go behind the scenes of Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It to learn how Rita Moreno is a quintessential American success story.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on his first viewing of "West Side Story"
S35 E10 - 1m
Lin-Manuel Miranda describes discovering Rita Moreno and seeing "West Side Story" for the first time, and realizing it was about Puerto Rican New Yorkers. "It was a gamechanger."
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
S35 E10 - 2m 2s
Discover how Moreno defied her humble upbringing and racism to become one of a select group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winners. Explore her 70-year career with new interviews, clips of her iconic roles and scenes of the star on set today.
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How Rita Moreno became a social activist
S35 E10 - 1m 6s
Rita Moreno's first foray into social justice was attending the March on Washington with Martin Luther King, Jr. "I was there when he uttered the 'I Have a Dream' speech," she said. She continued to be a conscious activist throughout her career, fighting for Latine and women's rights.
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Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
S35 E9 - 1m 58s
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Featuring new performances and interviews with Carlos Santana and more.
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The two people Buddy Guy admires most as a musician
S35 E9 - 1m 41s
On a trip to Germany, Buddy Guy met some of his musical heroes, including John Lee Hooker and Big Mama Thornton. Meeting them was a huge achievement for Guy; he said, “I don't care if I ever get a chance to make a record or nothin'. I done met the people who I admired the most as a musician."
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Buddy Guy's Grammys
S35 E9 - 1m 27s
Buddy Guy discusses the gratitude he feels for winning multiple nine Grammys, including his first, which he won for his song "Damn Right I've Got the Blues."
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How blues legend Buddy Guy got his hands on his first guitar
S35 E9 - 3m 38s
Buddy Guy’s first guitar cost his father two dollars and only had two strings on it. He would go to sleep with it in his hand, walked around with it and played until his fingers almost bled. He taught himself his favorite John Lee Hooker song on that guitar.
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Ballerina Boys
S35 E8 - 2m 36s
Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks), an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet classics mixed with exuberant comedy. With every step they poke fun at their strictly gendered art form.
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Watch these drag ballerinas get ready for a show
S35 E8 - 2m 14s
Dancers from "The Trocks," an all-male comic ballet company describe how performing in drag is empowering, even extending in to wearing pointe shoes, which are normally reserved for women. While they are painful, the enable some of the "best moments" in ballet.
Schedule
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American Masters
Moynihan
Friday
Mar 29
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Friday
Mar 29
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Saturday
Mar 30
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Saturday
Mar 30
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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Moynihan
Saturday
Mar 30
2 Hours
The life of long-serving Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), considered to have one of the broadest public careers in U.S. political history. -
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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Friday
Apr 5
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Friday
Apr 5
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Saturday
Apr 6
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Saturday
Apr 6
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Saturday
Apr 6
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Sunday
Apr 7
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Sunday
Apr 7
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Sunday
Apr 7
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Sunday
Apr 7
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Monday
Apr 8
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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American Masters
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Monday
Apr 8
2 Hours
The intellectual evolution and political legacy of American conservative writer and political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. -
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Thursday
Apr 11
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Writer/producer Norman Lear's turbulent childhood, early success with sitcoms "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Good Times" and "Maude," and social activism. -
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Friday
Apr 12
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Writer/producer Norman Lear's turbulent childhood, early success with sitcoms "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Good Times" and "Maude," and social activism. -
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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Saturday
Apr 13
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Writer/producer Norman Lear's turbulent childhood, early success with sitcoms "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Good Times" and "Maude," and social activism.
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