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This Month on WGBH On Demand:
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Basic Black
WGBH's Basic Black is Boston's
longest-running weekly
TV program devoted exclusively to African American
themes. It
captures the stories and events that illuminate the
African
American experience in the Boston area and beyond.
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Bill Moyers Journal
Bill Moyers returns with a new public affairs series
called Bill Moyers Journal — named
after his first important series on public television 35 years ago. Moyers is reinventing the
broadcast for the 21st century, with interviews and
news analysis of underreported stories across an array of topics.
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Design Squad
The producers of WGBH's Zoom and Fetch!
with Ruff Ruffman turn teens into aspiring
engineers in the second season of the reality competition series Design Squad, aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds.
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Food Trip with Todd English
Chef Todd English takes a gastronomic trip around the globe, visiting local restaurants, street fairs, and markets in pursuit of the best the world has to offer. English then brings his knowledge back to his Boston kitchen to create recipes inspired by his travels.
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From the Top at Carnegie Hall
Based on the popular NPR program and hosted by concert pianist Christopher O'Riley, From the Top at Carnegie Hall showcases America's most extraordinary young musicians, aged eight to 18, capturing the excitement of their Carnegie Hall debuts.
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Greater Boston
Greater Boston examines the region's top news and newsmakers. Hosted by Emily Rooney, this nightly series combines feature reports and in-studio interviews for a fresh approach to and in-depth analysis of timely news, politics, and public affairs issues of local interest.
Greater Boston's Beat the Press is a
lively group discussion with media
experts of what the media covered that week and why.
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Lidia's Italy
This series celebrates the land that chef Lidia
Bastianich calls home. In Lidia's Italy, she
journeys throughout Italy to sample and prepare local specialties. Back in her kitchen in the United States, Lidia demonstrates recipes found during her travels.
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Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One
This new series features journalist Maria Hinojosa interviewing
some of America's foremost Latino artists, writers, activists, and
civic leaders.
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Masterpiece Mystery!
For more than 35 years, Masterpiece has enthralled audiences with the works of the finest writers interpreted by the world's foremost actors. In the summer, Masterpiece Mystery! presents the best in British sleuthing adventures, hosted by Alan Cummings.
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Nature
Nature journeys into the heart of the natural
world. The series has won Peabody and Emmy awards
and the first award ever given to a television program by the Sierra Club.
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The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer provides in-depth analyses of current events with
news summaries, live studio interviews, discussions, and both foreign and domestic on-site reports.
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Nova
Nova is the highest-rated science series
on television and the most watched documentary series on public television. The series demystifies science and technology and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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Now on PBS
Now on PBS pursues the stories overlooked by other public affairs programs and travels the nation to shed light on the public policy issues that have an impact on working Americans. David Brancaccio hosts.
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Simply Ming
Chef Ming Tsai stars in a series that can add more
flavor and more free time to anyone's busy life by
sharing simple and delicious East/West fusion recipes that can be parlayed into a universe of dishes.
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Tavis Smiley
Newsweek named interviewer Tavis Smiley one
of the "20 people changing how Americans get their news." Smiley hosts a national late-night TV talk show that features news, issues, and entertainment and interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities, and "real folks."
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The Victory Garden
Public television's landmark gardening program begins a new era with a new host: Jamie Durie, a horticulturist, international landscape designer, and Australian television personality.
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Washington Week
PBS's longest-running public affairs series features the top journalists in Washington, D.C., participating in in-depth analyses of major news events. Gwen Ifill hosts.
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Other On Demand programs
WGBH On Demand also features selected episodes of other
programs, specials, and miniseries as available.
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