Chesapeake Bay Week: April 21-27
Sharing stories about the bay's rich history as well as efforts to protect its treasures.
CBW: The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague
Follow the annual Chincoteague wild pony swim and auction, as well as one teenager's journey to buy her first foal.
CBW: The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
The little-known but fascinating story of "Baltimore's back door," the money-saving shortcut between the port of Baltimore and points north.
CBW: Maryland Crabs: Tradition & Taste
The stories of Maryland's all-important crabbing industry: those who catch them, buy them, and serve them for crab-eating public.
Independent Lens: Charm City
Meet a group of Baltimore citizens, police and government officials as they cope with the consequences of three years of unparalleled violence.
Boss: The Black Experience In Business
Trace the lives of African American entrepreneurs over 150 years, from those bound by bondage to moguls at the top of million-dollar empires.
MPT Digital Studios
Tom Horton - Smith Island
How these small islands in the bay poignantly illustrate social and cultural changes tied to the larger environmental shifts over the last several decades.
MPT Digital Studios
Charm City's Alex Long
Participating in sports as a child helped Long relate to others. He now helps children in east Baltimore through a community boxing program.
The Telescope
Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World
Meet the brilliant minds throughout history, from Galileo to Edwin Hubble, responsible for creating the telescope.
Part 2, Hour 1
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
The years 1877-1896 saw visions of a “New South” that set the stage for Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy.
Part 2, Hour 2
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
The turn of the century saw white supremacy ascendant and African Americans facing both physical and psychological oppression. But African Americans found ways to fight back.
BINGE WATCH
Les Misérables
Victor Hugo’s masterpiece comes to television in a six-part adaptation. All episodes now available for streaming to MPT Passport members.
Episode 1
Les Misérables
After serving a draconian prison term for stealing bread, Jean Valjean is released. He resorts to petty crime, but Bishop Myriel teaches him a valuable lesson.
Season 8
Call the Midwife
With the additions of two new Sisters, who have been sent to live and work with the team in Poplar, Nonnatus House feels full once more.
Episode 3
Call the Midwife
The Turners oversee a measles vaccination trial while the rest of the team tries to bring the beach to Poplar. Valerie helps a struggling mother accept her son’s birth defect.
BINGE WATCH
Unforgotten: Season 3
A thriller that The Guardian (UK) hailed as “so much more than a satisfying murder mystery.” All episodes now available for streaming to MPT Passport members.
Episode 2
Unforgotten: Season 3
The search for what happened to Hayley begins as the team travel down to Middenham to meet her family.
MOTORWEEK
2019 Chevrolet Blazer & 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid
Camaro flavor makes the new Chevrolet Blazer something to brag about; how women view life in the driver's seat; plug-in power for the Subaru Crosstrek; and more.
Episode 727
Artworks
Ka Vang’s spoken word poetry about her Hmong roots, the stars of PBS Masterpiece’s Grantchester, and a veteran shares his photographs from his deployment in Vietnam.
FOR PASSPORT MEMBERS
MODUS
From the book by Anne Holt, a psychologist/profiler and a local detective investigate a series of disturbing and brutal murders in Stockholm. In Swedish with English subtitles.
Italy, New York and more!
MPT Travel
Join us on a variety of unforgettable domestic and international excursions. Space is limited on all trips - book now!
MPT Kids
What's new in children's programs, games, and apps; advice for raising kids; activities ideas; and more!
PBS KIDS Channel
Watch LIVE or on-demand videos and full episodes of your favorite PBS KIDS shows online.
Deadline: May 15
Color and Win! Contest
Choose a Rhyme Time Lesson coloring page or draw freehand for your chance to win a Chick-fil-A® catered party, a PBS character meet & greet, and more! #mptkidsdrawing
Tea Monthly Article
The Plague Village in Derbyshire
The residents of a 17th century village made an incredible sacrifice to contain an enormous human tragedy.
Tea Time Tidbit
Are You Being Served?: The U.S. and Australian versions
How well did the overseas re-makes of our favorite department store comedy fare?
Tea Time Tidbit
A Patricia Routledge appearance
The 90-year-old Dame portrayed another formidable woman in a stage performance about a WWII-era inspirational pianist.
