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Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories Explore the acclaimed filmmaker’s more recent work in new interviews with Burns and his colleagues. Featuring excerpts from “Country Music,” “Muhammad Ali,” “Benjamin Franklin,” “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” “The American Buffalo,” “The Vietnam War,” and others.
MASTERPIECE Van Der Valk – Season 3
For Piet Van der Valk, it’s a new day and a new dawn as he welcomes two new Sergeants to the team, the hotshot but impulsive Eddie Suleman and the technical whiz Citra Li. In 6 parts . TPT 2 Sundays, starting September 15, 9 pm TPT LIFE Wednesdays, starting September 18, 9 pm
TPT 2 Tuesday, September 3, 7 pm TPT LIFE Sunday, Septmber 8, 8 pm
Mayor Humphrey Of Minneapolis As the youngest Mayor elected by the largest majority in Minneapolis history, Hubert Humphrey had little administrative power against a corrupt and uncooperative city council. Mayor Humphrey instead used the office as a bully pulpit, bringing the fight directly to the people by forming citizen committees to the confront the discrimination of minorities, restructure the police department, and solve dozens of other municipal problems. TPT 2 Friday, September 13, 8 pm TPT LIFE Thursday, September 19, 8 pm
AMERICAN MASTERS VOCES: Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined
Explore the life and career of Julia Alvarez, one of the most influential Latina writers of her generation. This film delves into her childhood in the Dominican Republic, the lifelong impact of their escape from the dictatorship, her feelings of displacement, hybridity and loss — and how she transforms all of this, in a nuanced, complex writing voice — into poetry, essays, and novels. TPT 2 Tuesday, September 17, 8 pm
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