Programming Highlights | June 2023

Watch this combination documentary and theatrical play about the final two days Henry David Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. The documentary, which bookends the play, is a look at the life of Thoreau and was filmed at Walden Pond at the actual cabin site in the woods. The two-act, four-character play dramatizes conversations between Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson as Thoreau was packing up to leave Walden Pond.
Experience the meteoric rise and enduring legacy of Little Richard. This portrait of the King and Queen of Rock and Roll explores his far-reaching influence and his advocacy for the rights of Black artists in the music industry.
Celebrate the music icon in a triumphant homecoming concert on May 26, 1973, that captured King at her critical and commercial peak, basking in the enormous popularity of her album Tapestry. Includes a behind-the-scenes look at her legendary career.
Grab a front-row seat at the first-ever reunion concert of both incarnations of the multi-platinum-selling band as they perform their greatest hits, including Cold As Ice, Jukebox Hero and I Want To Know What Love Is.
In 1866, six all-black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after Congress passed the army organization act. They came to be known as buffalo soldiers. Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts explores the often-contradictory role played by the buffalo soldiers throughout American history, with particular emphasis on settling the American West.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: You'll Have The Sky brings one of the 20th century's best-loved writers out from the shadow of her husband, Charles Lindbergh. This film is a portrait of a woman whose work continues to speak to readers today.
WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 06/19/2023 @ 4 AM
Every week, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, Jews worldwide celebrate Shabbat, the Sabbath. A day of prayer, rest and reflection, Shabbat provides the spiritual renewal, some say, needed for the rest of the week.
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When a local farmer is discovered dead, Ridley is asked to help with a missing persons case that has been unsolved for 13 years.
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A Black American is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas, discovering how Juneteenth reveals faith and a fight for freedom in an unjust society.
Through the inspiring stories of four patients urgently searching for answers to mysterious symptoms, Below the Belt exposes widespread problems in our health care system that disproportionately affect women. From societal taboos and gender bias to misinformed doctors and financial barriers to care, the film highlights how millions are effectively silenced.