Programming Highlights | November 2023

Les Misérables comes to WTVP in a six-part adaptation by multi-award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies. Dominic West stars as fugitive Jean Valjean, with David Oyelowo as his pursuer Inspector Javert and Lily Collins as the luckless single mother Fantine.Love, death and the struggle for social justice in early 19th-century France feature in this beautifully faithful retelling of one of the world’s most beloved stories.
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Experience triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the performance from London’s Sadlers Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.
Unravel the history of the Pullman Co., including the Pullman porters, the company town, dividing the company, World War II service, unionizing by A. Philip Randolph and the demise of the passenger service in the U.S.
Native women are leading, innovating and inspiring in the arts, politics and protecting the planet. Native America explores the diverse ways they carry deep traditions forward to better their communities, lands and the world.
A year after the Uvalde school shooting, Frontline, Futuro Investigates and The Texas Tribune document the community’s trauma and the fight over assault rifles. Journalist Maria Hinojosa examines the police response, Uvalde’s history of struggle and its efforts to heal.
On January28, 2017, a mosque in South Texas erupted in flames. This quiet community must now reckon with the deep rifts that drove a man to hate.
Language Is Life showcases the beauty of Native American communication and how their voices continue to shape 15,000 years of world-changing history, and the heroes who are applying 21st-century technologies to save a core element of Native cultures from time immemorial and to inspire future generations.
In this vibrant, tender cine-poem, a filmmaker collaborates with her Nisei mother as they confront the painful, curious reality of wisdom "gone wild" in the shadows of dementia. Made over 16 years, the film blends humor and sadness in an encounter between mother and daughter that blooms into an affectionate portrait of love, care and a relationship transformed.
Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women’s sports.
Ukrainian filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mstyslav Chernov offers a window into the practices of conflict zone reporters and an unflinching, anguishing account of the 20 days he and colleagues spent covering Mariupol.