arts & culture
1900 House
Travel back in time — from the Information Age to the Victorian Era — with THE 1900 House, which “transports” an actual modern family back to life in 1900.
Travel back in time — from the Information Age to the Victorian Era — with THE 1900 House, which “transports” an actual modern family back to life in 1900.
A Brooklyn Family Tale
A Brooklyn Family Tale chronicles the struggles of the Santiago family as the parents watch their teenage children drop out of school, join gangs, have babies, attempt suicide, and resort to violence at home.
A Brooklyn Family Tale chronicles the struggles of the Santiago family as the parents watch their teenage children drop out of school, join gangs, have babies, attempt suicide, and resort to violence at home.
Africa
Africa takes you on a kaleidoscopic adventure across the continent’s major regions and into the homes of the people who live there.
Africa takes you on a kaleidoscopic adventure across the continent’s major regions and into the homes of the people who live there.
Amato: Love Affair with Opera
Meet the Amatos — The Amato Opera performs grand operas at reasonable prices and creates a platform for aspiring young singers.
Meet the Amatos — The Amato Opera performs grand operas at reasonable prices and creates a platform for aspiring young singers.
American Family
American Family is the unforgettable saga of one family’s struggle to grab hold of the American Dream.
American Family is the unforgettable saga of one family’s struggle to grab hold of the American Dream.
American High
American High introduces fourteen high schoolers coming of age at the close of the 20th Century.
American High introduces fourteen high schoolers coming of age at the close of the 20th Century.
American Masters
Examines the lives, works, and creative processes of America’s outstanding artists and cultural figures.
Examines the lives, works, and creative processes of America’s outstanding artists and cultural figures.
Antiques Roadshow
Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, specialists from the country’s leading auction houses offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles.
Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, specialists from the country’s leading auction houses offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles.
Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore
Explore the land, people, history, and national character of Australia — a country filled with unique complexity and contradiction.
Explore the land, people, history, and national character of Australia — a country filled with unique complexity and contradiction.
Bill Moyers: Fooling With Words
Poets share the rhythm, spirit and passion of their work on stage and off in conversations with Bill Moyers.
Poets share the rhythm, spirit and passion of their work on stage and off in conversations with Bill Moyers.
Broadway: The American Musical
Discover the musical, historical, and cultural influences that contributed to the development of the Broadway musical.
Discover the musical, historical, and cultural influences that contributed to the development of the Broadway musical.
Carnegie Hall’s Listening Adventures
Listen to music and learn about the composers behind the masterworks.
Listen to music and learn about the composers behind the masterworks.
Changing Stages
Changing Stages is an exploration of the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theater through the last century.
Changing Stages is an exploration of the influences, inspirations, and conflicts that have shaped the course of theater through the last century.
Colonial House
Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House.
Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House.
Dickens
The story of the man, the writer, and the London of the Victorian era he immortalized.
The story of the man, the writer, and the London of the Victorian era he immortalized.
Egg the Art Show
eggsite, EGG THE ART SHOW’s Web counterpart, is about people making art across America. Through original content — including streaming video and audio clips — eggsite encourages visitors to make the arts an integral part of their lives.
eggsite, EGG THE ART SHOW’s Web counterpart, is about people making art across America. Through original content — including streaming video and audio clips — eggsite encourages visitors to make the arts an integral part of their lives.
Free To Dance
Discover the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form.
Discover the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form.
Frontier House
Have you ever wondered what life was really like for pioneers living in the American West during the late 19th century? Join us at FRONTIER HOUSE online as we try to answer some of these questions.
Have you ever wondered what life was really like for pioneers living in the American West during the late 19th century? Join us at FRONTIER HOUSE online as we try to answer some of these questions.
Great Performances
Television’s longest-running performing arts anthology continues to broadcast the best in music, dance and theater.
Television’s longest-running performing arts anthology continues to broadcast the best in music, dance and theater.
I Hear America Singing
I HEAR AMERICA SINGING brings you the exciting story of American concert song and its cultural contexts.
I HEAR AMERICA SINGING brings you the exciting story of American concert song and its cultural contexts.
Independent Lens
INDEPENDENT LENS is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers.
INDEPENDENT LENS is like an independent film festival in your living room. Each episode introduces new documentaries and dramas made by independent thinkers.
Jazz
Ken Burn’s JAZZ online features timelines, profiles, and more about America’s greatest cultural achievement.
Ken Burn’s JAZZ online features timelines, profiles, and more about America’s greatest cultural achievement.
Manor House
Nineteen volunteers from the modern world find that life of a grand country house in the early 20th century is plagued by all-too familiar themes: money, power and position.
Nineteen volunteers from the modern world find that life of a grand country house in the early 20th century is plagued by all-too familiar themes: money, power and position.
Masterpiece Theatre
MASTERPIECE has remained steadfast in our commitment to bring the best in literature-based drama, mysteries filled with eclectic characters, and groundbreaking contemporary works.
MASTERPIECE has remained steadfast in our commitment to bring the best in literature-based drama, mysteries filled with eclectic characters, and groundbreaking contemporary works.
Novel Reflections on The American Dream
A comprehensive exploration of 200 years of the American novel, including in-depth information on more than 50 American novels and authors, along with the literary movements they inspired.
A comprehensive exploration of 200 years of the American novel, including in-depth information on more than 50 American novels and authors, along with the literary movements they inspired.
Reel NY Film Festival
The REEL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL presents independent films and videos by New Yorkers, about New Yorkers.
The REEL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL presents independent films and videos by New Yorkers, about New Yorkers.
Roadtrip Nation
A grassroots movement that encourages students to hit the road in search of interviews with people who have defined their own routes through life.
A grassroots movement that encourages students to hit the road in search of interviews with people who have defined their own routes through life.
Simon Schama’s Power of Art
Learn about eight of modern art’s most influential painters — from Van Gogh to Rothko — including a handy painting locator to find where their work is on display.
Learn about eight of modern art’s most influential painters — from Van Gogh to Rothko — including a handy painting locator to find where their work is on display.
Six Wives of Henry the VIII
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII takes a fresh approach and presents each wife’s story from her perspective.
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII takes a fresh approach and presents each wife’s story from her perspective.
Stage on Screen
STAGE ON SCREEN is dedicated to innovative productions of great dramatic works, both classic and contemporary, that celebrate the excellence, excitement, and diversity of theater in America today.
STAGE ON SCREEN is dedicated to innovative productions of great dramatic works, both classic and contemporary, that celebrate the excellence, excitement, and diversity of theater in America today.
SundayArts
See the latest news, learn about new museum acquisitions, browse our New York City resources, watch artist interviews, and preview our selections broadcast each Sunday at noon.
See the latest news, learn about new museum acquisitions, browse our New York City resources, watch artist interviews, and preview our selections broadcast each Sunday at noon.
Texas Ranch House
The latest and most ambitious experiment in living history from the makers of COLONIAL HOUSE, TEXAS RANCH HOUSE sends a group of modern-day people back to the year 1867.
The latest and most ambitious experiment in living history from the makers of COLONIAL HOUSE, TEXAS RANCH HOUSE sends a group of modern-day people back to the year 1867.
The Blues
Under the guiding vision of Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, THE BLUES anchors a multi-media celebration that raises awareness of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.
Under the guiding vision of Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, THE BLUES anchors a multi-media celebration that raises awareness of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide.
The Minimalist’s Minimacast with Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman answers your food-related questions live on the web.
Mark Bittman answers your food-related questions live on the web.
V-Me
The first national chain presented by public television stations providing an alternative programming to the traditional mass media in Spanish giving the corporations and organizations that desire to relate to the U.S. Hispanic community.
The first national chain presented by public television stations providing an alternative programming to the traditional mass media in Spanish giving the corporations and organizations that desire to relate to the U.S. Hispanic community.
Warrior Challenge
Four groups of modern-day men and women take on the task of fighting as knights, Vikings, Roman soldiers and gladiators.
Four groups of modern-day men and women take on the task of fighting as knights, Vikings, Roman soldiers and gladiators.
