New History| January 2026
Surviving New England’s Great Dying
Monday, January 5, 2026, 8pm
It's been more than 400 years since the first Thanksgiving. And there is a lot we are learning about that time. Just prior to the Pilgrims' arrival, a plague decimated New England's coastal Native American population, altering the course of colonialism. This is the story of the Great Dying and how tribal leaders are learning from the past as they deal with the effects of today's pandemic.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 01/05/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/06/2026 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/07/2026 @ 1:30 AM
The Price of Silence: The Forgotten Story of New Jersey’s Enslaved People
Monday, January 5, 2026, 8:30pm
New Jersey slavery began in agriculture but spread to the state's port trade and early industry. Despite laws passed as early as 1804 to phase out slavery, some men and women were held as slaves through the Civil War.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 01/05/2026 @ 8:30 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/06/2026 @ 3:33 AM
American Experience
Bombshell
Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8pm
Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings that ushered in the nuclear age, Bombshell explores how the U.S. government sought to manipulate the truth about the bombings of Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. Through propaganda, censorship and the co-opting of the press, the government presented a benevolent picture of atomic power, minimizing the horrific human toll of the bombings. Bombshell sheds light on the efforts of a group of intrepid reporters to let the world know the truth.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 01/06/2026 @ 8:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/07/2026 @ 12:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/08/2026 @ 2:00 AM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 01/10/2026 @ 7:30 PM
- WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 01/10/2026 @ 11:00 PM
Secrets of the Dead
Queens of Combat
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9pm
What if there were women hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts combine history, archaeology and forensic investigation in a quest to prove women also fought in the arena.
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 01/28/2026 @ 9:00 PM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 01/29/2026 @ 1:00 AM
- WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 01/30/2026 @ 2:00 AM