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Patriotic Shows | July 2023

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For the Fourth of July holiday and beyond, WTVP celebrates America and the people, symbols and timeless ideals that have made this country great. 

WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS:
THE GLOBAL QUEST FOR LIBERTY
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 6 PM

We Hold These Truths explores the promise and enduring influence of America’s Declaration of Independence, both at home and around the world. This promissory note for liberty inspired more than 100 nations seeking their independence. In the United States, it influenced the abolitionist movement, the Women’s Suffrage movement and iconic civil rights figures.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 07/02/2023 @ 6 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/05/2023 @ 12 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Mon, 07/03/2023 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 07/04/2023 @ 12 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 07/04/2023 @ 8 AM

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A CAPITOL FOURTH
TUESDAY, JULY 4, 7 AND 8:30 PM

For 43 years, PBS and WTVP have honored our nation’s birthday with this all-star salute in music, fireworks, ceremonies and stirring narrative. It is broadcast to millions of viewers on PBS and streaming platforms, and to our troops watching around the world on the American Forces Network. The broadcast features coverage from 20 cameras positioned around Washington, D.C., ensuring a front-and-center seat for the greatest display of fireworks in the nation.

This year’s performers include Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Rene Fleming and the Muppets of Sesame Street, plus conductor Jack Everly, the National Symphony Orchestra, the U. S. Army Band and the Military District of Washington.

 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/04/2023 @ 7 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/04/2023 @ 8:32 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/05/2023 @ 12:32 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 07/06/2023 @ 3 AM

ICONIC AMERICA
OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES

David Rubenstein examines the history of America through some of its most iconic symbols, objects and places, on location and in conversations with historical thinkers, community members and other experts. Dive deep into each symbol’s history, learn how its meaning has changed over time. Use these icons as a gateway to understanding America’s past and present.

ICONIC AMERICA
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
TUESDAY, JULY 11, 9 PM

Explore the evolving meaning of this symbol for a “nation of immigrants,” and how it embodies our values and our conflicts, from abolition and women’s suffrage to the treatment of refugees.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/11/2023 @ 9 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/12/2023 @ 1 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/15/2023 @ 9 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/15/2023 @ 3 PM
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ICONIC AMERICA
THE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 9 PM

The story of how the American Bald Eagle soared to its vaunted perch in American iconography, a symbol not only of patriotism but also of environmental activism and Native American traditions.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/18/2023 @ 9 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 07/19/2023 @ 1 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/22/2023 @ 9 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/22/2023 @ 3 PM

ICONIC AMERICA
STONE MOUNTAIN
TUESDAY, JULY 25, 9 PM

As Confederate statues are torn down across the country and the nation wrestles with its past, there are heated arguments about the fate of the Monument at Stone Mountain, Georgia, the Confederate Mount Rushmore.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Tue, 07/25/2023 @ 9 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/29/2023 @ 9 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Sat, 07/29/2023 @ 3 PM
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