Masterpiece Mystery!: Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series IV: Murder is Easy
British actress Julia McKenzie portrays Miss Marple. Murder Is Easy. A woman on a train tells Miss Marple about a series of murders in her village. When the woman later falls to her death, Miss Marple vows to get to the bottom of the string of "accidents"
In the 1998 comedy, two elderly Irishmen (Ian Bannen, David Kelly) scheme to claim the winnings of a villager who died of shock after winning the lottery.
In a new series, scientists have three days to uncover the buried secrets of an assigned archaeological dig. The team of scientists goes in search of England's first colony at Roanoke Island. In 1586, England sent its first group of colonists to the New World, but when English ships returned with supplies just three years later, they found the settlement empty ad the colonists gone. The team tries to shed light on the colonists' fate.
In 1789, more than 200 female thieves, prostitutes and con-artists from London's prisons were shipped off to Australia aboard the Lady Juliana to provide wives for colonists.
A documentary film features original color film footage from the World War II era, combing rare film with intimate passages from diaries and letters of the period. Part 1 of 4. Infamy. This episode explores the years leading up to the outbreak of World War II, through the Nazi invasion of Poland that triggered Britain and France's declaration of war, to Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway
Kenneth Branagh stars as "the Norse Morse," Inspector Kurt Wallander, the scruffy sleuth created by best-selling author Henning Mankell in mysteries set in contemporary Sweden. Episode 1 of 3. Sidetracked. An unknown young woman sets herself on fire in a field, leading to a search for her identity. Could her suicide be connected to a string of grisly ax murders that are felling members of Swedish high society?
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is the country's most distinguished source for televised news. Each weekday, the program provides in-depth analysis of current events with a news summary, live studio interviews, discussions, and both foreign and domestic on-site reports.
Episode 3 of 6. Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts. Physical comedy and slapstick have always found rich in America. From the mastery of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the computer-generated antics that helped transform Jim Carrey into a human cartoon, slapstick has evolved into a sophisticated art. This episode explores slapstick comic genius
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, hosts NOVA's science news magazine. Stories in this episode spotlight the Kepler telescope; and genes for Alzheimer's and autism - and include a profile of spider scientist Maydianne Andrade
Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal
Hosted by Gwen Ifill, PBS's longest-running public affairs series features Washington's top journalists analyzing the week's news stories and their effect on the lives of all Americans.
This year's Independence Day concert, once again live from the West Lawn of the U.S.. Capitol, presents the annual fireworks display after performances by a host of musical artists - including Barry Manilow and Aretha Franklin - with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Erich Kunzel.
In the seventh season of the series, the team of history sleuths prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary.