Documentary films and thought-provoking journalism - PBS
WEBA.C. Thompson and Richard Rowley’s search for answers into the killings of five Vietnamese-American journalists took them from cities like Houston and San Francisco, to the jungles of Southeast Asia, to the corridors of power in Washington. Read more. November 1, 2015 Afghanistan / Pakistan.
Viewers' Guide | From Jesus To Christ | FRONTLINE | PBS
WEBViewers’ Guide. The Series "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" is a historical documentary series that tells the epic story of the rise of Christianity. The four-hour program explores the life of Jesus, his death, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity.
Dangerous Straits | FRONTLINE - PBS
WEBFRONTLINE and The New York Times explore the tensions between the U.S. and China and the troubles the relationship presents for President Bush, who plans a visit to China in October. The dramatic U.S. spy plane incident off the coast of China in early 2001 reminded us of the dangerous suspicion that exists between the world's most powerful ...
Teachers' Guide | From Jesus To Christ | FRONTLINE | PBS
WEBIn "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians," FRONTLINE presents a provocative, intriguing, and surprising story about a religion that has dominated Western culture for nearly 2,000 years. "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" is a four-hour series explores the life of Jesus, his death, and the men and women whose belief, conviction ...
The Long Walk Of Nelson Mandela | FRONTLINE | PBS
WEBThe Long Walk of Nelson Mandela. FRONTLINE profiles the most widely known and revered political leader in the world--Nelson Mandela. Credited with the reversal of apartheid in a South Africa controlled by two generations of stern Afrikaner leaders who enforced the ideology of racial separation, Mandela stands as an all-embracing giant who brought about his nationÌs extraordinary peaceful ...
Twenty-Four Years | Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? | FRONTLINE
WEBLee Harvey Oswald is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Marguerite and Robert Oswald, Sr. Two months before his birth, his father dies of a heart attack. Marguerite Oswald is left alone to care for Lee and his two older brothers -- his half-brother, John Pic, and Robert Jr. 1942. Marguerite sends the boys into an orphanage and later to ...
The Memory Of Tiananmen | The Tank Man | FRONTLINE | PBS
WEBJun 4, 2024 · The spring of 1989 saw the largest pro-democracy demonstration in the history of China's communist regime. The following timeline tracks how the protests began in April among university students in Beijing, spread across the nation, and ended on June 4 with a final deadly assault by an estimated force of 300,000 soldiers from People's Liberation Army (PLA).
frontline: the gate of heavenly peace - PBS
WEBTHE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE is a documentary about the protests at Tiananmen in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4. The film explores the history of the demonstrations and comments on the "deep structure" of political habits and attitudes that have informed public life in China over the past century.
Do You Speak American . Transcripts | PBS
WEBPremiering Wednesday, January 5, from 8-11 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) Do You Speak American? – featuring celebrated journalist and writer Robert MacNeil in his first public television documentary since 1995 – is a celebration of Americans as seen – and heard – through the way we speak. Episode 1.
The Evolution Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS
WEBThe concept of a "tree of life" springs directly from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. From "Evolution 101" video. The Evolution Lab features two interactive digital learning tools––made available online for the first time here––developed by the Life on Earth project based at Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied ...