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Greenlit: Terror in the Desert, Channel 4 / PBS
Terror in the Desert w/t (1 x 60′) – Drama documentary special which details for the first time the real and full story behind the terrorist attack on the In Amenas gas facility in Algeria. It tells the story of the terrorist siege which transfixed the world, through compelling first person interviews with hostage survivors […]
Greenlit: Nazi Mega Weapons, PBS
Nazi Mega Weapons (6 x 60′) – Documentary series that looks at the German engineering feats of WWII that advanced the technology of warfare. Channel: PBS TX: 17th July 2013 Source: PBS
Greenlit: The March, BBC2 / PBS / France 3
The March – Documentary that recounts a watershed moment in American civil rights. The film tells the story of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, as told by the people who organised and participated in it on 28 August, 1963. The march is best remembered for Martin Luther King Jr’s now […]
Greenlit: Follow the Leader, PBS, NHK, Ch4
Follow the Leader – A documentary that follows three aspiring politicians over three years as they negotiate their teenage years to come of age personally and politically. Channel: PBS, NHK, Ch4 Producer: Changeworx TX: 30th June 2013 Source: Realscreen Read more about the film and its funding journey here.
Greenlit: China’s Challenges, PBS SoCal
China’s Challenges (5 x ) – China expert Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn chronicles China’s tremendous changes, and how the problems caused by these changes are shaping the lives and futures of more than one billion citizens. China is an economic superpower: the largest population on earth is undergoing the greatest transformation in history and competing […]
Greenlit: The Ghost Army, PBS
The Ghost Army – Documentary that tells the story of US troops, many of them artists in real life, who used illusion and trickery during WWII to fool the enemy. Channel: PBS Producer: Rick Beyer TX: 21st May 2013 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: How Sherlock Changed the World, PBS
How Sherlock Changed the World (1 x 120′) – Sherlock Holmes is, without doubt, the most famous fictional detective the world has ever known. This film shows that Conan Doyle’s hero not only revolutionized the world of fiction, but also changed the real world in more ways than many realize. Holmes was a scientist who […]
Greenlit: A Brief History of Mine, PBS / Ch4
A Brief History of Mine w/t -Autobiographical documentary about Professor Stephen Hawking. The film gives viewers rare insight into Hawking’s life, past and present, aided by a stellar cast of A-list contributors and Hawking fans, including astronaut Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., actors Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose and entrepreneur […]
Greenlit: After Newtown, PBS
After Newtown – A special series of thoughtful and thought-provoking documentaries and news pieces designed to provide context to the national conversation about gun violence in America. This special programming will kick off each night with a PBS NEWSHOUR report focusing on topics tied to the Newtown tragedy, including violence in the media, gun control […]
Greenlit: Decoding Neanderthals, PBS
Decoding Neanderthals (1 x 60′) – What happened when the first modern humans encountered Neanderthals 60,000 years ago? In 2010, a team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announced that they had reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome and the analysis showed that modern humans and Neanderthals had interbred, leaving a small signature of Neanderthal genes […]
Greenlit: Constitution USA with Peter Sagal, PBS
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal – Breathing new life into the traditional civics lesson, Peter Sagal (host of NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me) travels across the country on a customized Harley-Davidson to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn’t; how it unites us as a nation and […]
Greenlit: The Central Park Five, PBS
The Central Park Five – This new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles the Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from […]
Greenlit: Australia’s First 3 Billion Years, PBS
Australia’s First 3 Billion Years – Of all continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of its origins than Australia. NOVA’s four-part miniseries takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from high-energy host and geologist Richard Smith, […]
Greenlit: Girl Model, PBS
Girl Model (1 x 60′) – Go beneath the facade of the modeling industry by following two people whose lives intersect because of it. Ashley is a deeply conflicted American model scout, and 13-year-old Nadya, plucked from a remote Siberian village and promised a lucrative career in Japan, is her latest discovery. As the young […]
Greenlit: Women Who Make America, PBS
Women Who Make America (1 x 60′) – Review the story of how women, including Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Ellen DeGeneres, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters and Katie Couric, have helped shape America over the last 50 years — through one of the most sweeping social revolutions in our country’s history — in […]
Greenlit: Earth From Space, PBS
NOVA: Earth From Space (1 x 120′) – A groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustain life […]
Greenlit: Shakespeare Uncovered, PBS
Shakespeare Uncovered (6 x 60′) – This compelling series tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Each episode combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis and the personal passions of celebrated hosts Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson and David Tennant. Episodes include: Macbeth With Ethan Hawke – […]
Greenlit: Attenborough’s Life Stories, PBS
Attenborough’s Life Stories (3 x 60′) – In honor of Sir David Attenborough’s 60th anniversary on television, this three-part miniseries focuses on three fields that Attenborough feels have been transformed most profoundly: filmmaking, science and the environment. Richly illustrated with the sequences that Attenborough has spent 60 years capturing, new interviews in which he revisits […]
Greenlit: Soul Food Junkies, PBS
Independent Lens: Soul Food Junkies – Filmmaker Byron Hurt sets out to learn more about soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity. As he discovers, the relationship between African Americans and high-fat, calorie-rich traditional dishes such as ribs, grits and fried chicken is culturally based, deeply rooted, complex and often deadly. Soul Food […]
Greenlit: POV Reportero, PBS
POV: Reportero – Follow a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they stubbornly ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media. In Mexico, close to 50 journalists have been slain or have vanished since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderón […]
Greenlit: Secrets of Highclere Castle, PBS
Secrets of Highclere Castle – It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England’s Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the […]
Greenlit: Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, PBS
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (1 x 60′) – Follow ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season. Enjoy dynamic performances before sold-out crowds, intimate moments of life on the road and visits to Shimabukuro’s native Hawai’i, where he has risen from local hero to international star. Channel: PBS TX: 10th […]
Greenlit: Kind-Hearted Woman, PBS
Kind-Hearted Woman (2 x 60′) – In a special two-part series that illuminates the epidemic of child sexual abuse on Native-American reservations and the growing scandal of some tribes’ failure to protect those children, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) profiles Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman […]
Greenlit: 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School, PBS
180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School – This special gives space and breadth to the US education reform debate by giving the audience a first-hand view of what happens in a school that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways. Observe a tireless team of […]
Greenlit: An Evening With Jerry Lewis – Live From Las Vegas, PBS
An Evening with Jerry Lewis – Live from Las Vegas w/t – Comedian Jerry Lewis, onstage at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, tells stories of his eight-decade career through narrative and musical performances, with video montages from his television and film appearances — including rare, never-before-seen clips from his personal and private […]
Greenlit: Battle for the Elephants, PBS
Battle for the Elephants – The elephant, Earth’s most charismatic and majestic land animal, today faces market forces driving the value of its tusks to levels once reserved for gold. This groundbreaking National Geographic special goes undercover to expose the criminal network behind ivory’s supply and demand. It also demonstrates how the elephant, with its […]
Greenlit: Silicon Valley: American Experience, PBS
Silicon Valley: American Experience – tells the story of the pioneering scientists who transformed rural Santa Clara County into the hub of technological ingenuity we now know as Silicon Valley. The film spotlights the creativity of the young men who founded Fairchild Semiconductor and in particular the brilliant, charismatic young physicist Robert Noyce. Channel: PBS […]
Greenlit: Henry Ford: American Experience, PBS
Henry Ford: American Experience – paints a fascinating portrait of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century. Channel: PBS TX: 29th January 2013 Source: PBS press release
Greenlit: Market Warriors, PBS
Market Warriors – Follows the antiques pickers, joined by new picker Benedicta “Bene” Raia, on treasure hunts nationwide as they scour flea markets for antiques and vintage valuables with an eye toward selling their finds for profit at auction. Over the course of nine new one-hour episodes, viewers will enjoy an up-close look at the […]
Greenlit: Life on Fire, PBS
Life on Fire (6 x 60′) – From the ocean abyss to snow-covered summits, this ambitious series paints a detailed picture of the struggles and amazing intimacy required to survive around volcanoes. Spectacular scenery provides the backdrop for the extraordinary animals and plants that have learned to adapt to life on fire. Fragile and engaging, […]
Greenlit: The Quest to Map the World, National Geographic Channel / PBS
The Quest to Map the World (3 x ) – Science series that reveals the dangerous expeditions that intrepid explorers have undertaken to in order to chart the globe. Channel: National Geographic Channel / PBS Producer: Tangled Bank Studios TX: TBC Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Your Inner Fish, PBS
Your Inner Fish (3 x ) – Documentary science series based on the book of the same name by professor of anatomy and paleontologist Neil Shubin. Channel: PBS Producer: Tangled Bank Studios TX: 9th April 2014 Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Cuban Missile Crisis – Three Men Go to War, PBS
Cuban Missile Crisis – Three Men Go to War – On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy informed the world that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases on the island of Cuba, 90 miles off the shores of Florida. The events of the next tension-filled 13 days, known as the Cuban Missile […]
Greenlit: Constitution USA With Peter Sagal, PBS
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal – A fresh and surprising journey through the 4,418 words — and 27 amendments — that made America. Breathing new life into the traditional civics lesson, Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s popular Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me travels across country on a Harley Davidson to find out where the […]
Greenlit: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, PBS
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (7 x 120′) – Documentary series by Ken Burns that weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics. The series marks the first time their individual stories have been woven into a single narrative. The […]
Greenlit: Martha Stewart’s Cooking School, PBS
Martha Stewart’s Cooking School ( x 30′) – Martha Stewart teaches America how to cook classic dishes in a series to accompany the book of the same name. Channel: PBS Producer: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia / WETA Washington D.C. TX: 6th October 2012 Source: Realscreen
Greenlit: Trevor McDonald’s Queen and Country, History, Sky 3D, PBS
Trevor McDonald’s Queen and Country (4 x 60′) – Ex-newscaster Trevor McDonald celebrates the monarchy in the year of the Diamond Jubilee by exploring rare archive footage and visiting venerable institutions. Channel: History / Sky 3D / PBS Producer: Colonial Pictures TX: May 2012 Source: C21
Greenlit: Secrets of the Manor House, PBS
Secrets of the Manor House (1 x 60′) – Documentary that offers a fascinating glimpse of life behind the velvet curtains at the great homes of Edwardian England, as recently brought to life on PBS’ Masterpiece. One hundred years ago the British manor house was in its heyday, sheltering families of enormous wealth and privilege […]
Greenlit: Finding Your Roots With Henry Gates Jr., PBS
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (10 x 60′) – Renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. delves into the genealogy and genetics of famous Americans, combining history and science in a fascinating exploration of race, family and identity in today’s America. Professor Gates shakes loose captivating stories and surprises […]
Greenlit: Market Wars, PBS
Market Wars w/t (20 x 60′) – A competition series that gives audiences a lesson in the bare-knuckles business of scoring a bargain. Four professional antiques dealers put their reputations on the line in each episode — as they’re pitted against the clock, a budget and each other — and embark on nationwide treasure hunts, […]
Greenlit: Cab Calloway: Sketches, PBS
American Masters – Cab Calloway: Sketches – A profile of Cab Calloway, one of the first black musicians to tour the segregationist South and a regular performer at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. This exceptional figure in the history of jazz was a bandleader and singer who charmed audiences around the world with his boundless energy, […]
Greenlit: An Evening With Valerie Simpson, PBS
An Evening With Valerie Simpson – Gwen Ifill interviews Valerie Simpson, who for more than 40 years wrote hit-making songs with her husband, the late Nick Ashford. As performers, their best-known duets are “Solid” and “Found a Cure.” This is an intimate tribute to their artistry, with performances by Patti Austin, Kindred The Family Soul […]
Greenlit: Great Performances: Memphis, PBS
Great Performances: Memphis – Turn the radio dial back to the 1950s for the tale of a black singer, a white DJ, forbidden love and the birth of rhythm and blues in Great Performances: Memphis. The original Broadway cast members of the 2010 Tony Award-winner for Best New Musical reprise their roles in this roof-raising […]
Greenlit: The Interrupters, PBS
The Interrupters – Follows a group of former gang leaders in Chicago who try to “interrupt” shootings and protect their communities from the violence they themselves once committed. From director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Stevie), The Interrupters is a compelling observational journey into the stubborn, persistent violence that plagues American cities. Channel: PBS TX: 14th […]
Greenlit: Slavery By Another Name, PBS
Slavery By Another Name – A Sundance Film Festival selection for 2012, this new documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal senior writer Douglas A. Blackmon examines the concept of “neoslavery,” which sentenced African-Americans in the post-Emancipation South to forced labor for violating an array of laws that criminalized their everyday […]
Greenlit: Underground Railroad: The William Still Story, PBS
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story – Documentary that explores one man’s mission to help slaves escape to freedom. The program looks at the inner workings of the Underground Railroad through detailed records, diaries and other written accounts of the freedom seekers who made their way across the U.S. border to Canada. Channel: PBS TX: […]
Greenlit: More Than a Month, PBS
More Than a Month – Shukree Hassan Tilghman, an African-American filmmaker, is on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. Through this tongue-in-cheek and thought-provoking journey, More Than a Month investigates what the treatment of history tells us about race and equality in a “post-racial” America. (See advanced clip from this show here.) Channel: […]
Greenlit: Black Power Mixtape 1967 – 1975, PBS
Black Power Mixtape 1967 – 1975 – Documentary featuring a compilation of interviews from leading African-American artists, activists, musicians and scholars. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Swedish television journalists came to America to document the burgeoning black power movement. This long-lost trove of film, combined with contemporary interviews to create an irresistible mosaic […]
Greenlit: Daisy Bates: The First Lady of Little Rock, PBS
Daisy Bates: The First Lady of Little Rock – Documentary that tells the story of Bates’ life and her public support of nine black students who registered to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (See clip from this show here). Channel: PBS TX: 2nd February 2012 Source: PBS Press Office
Greenlit: Poor Kids USA, BBC2 / PBS
Poor Kids USA (1 x 60′) – Documentary that explores the lives of American children living in poverty, as seen through their eyes. Channel: BBC2 (This World strand) PBS (Frontline strand) Producer: True Vision TX: TBC Source: Broadcast
