American Experience
Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky
Tracking the early years of the space race, beginning in 1957, as the U.S. struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union. (90 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Fri, 7/3 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
George H.W. Bush
President George H.W. Bush's role as leader of the first Gulf War, through the final days of his presidency. (90 minutes)
Tue, 7/7 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Center of the World; Fear Itself
A profile examines Franklin D. Roosevelt's early years in politics, marriage to Eleanor, struggle with polio, and presidential nomination. (120 minutes)
Thu, 7/9 at 8:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Grandest Job in the World; The Juggler
A profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt examines his first two presidential terms, response to the Great Depression, and management of World War II. (145 minutes)
Fri, 7/10 at 1:30 am on Austin PBS HDTV
FDR: The Grandest Job in the World; The Juggler
A profile of Franklin D. Roosevelt examines his first two presidential terms, response to the Great Depression, and management of World War II. (150 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
Nazi Town, USA
The rise of the German American Bund, an organization of American Nazis in the 1930s that had chapters across the country. (60 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The Riot Report
President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the 11-member Kerner Commission to investigate the riots that engulfed Black urban communities across the country in 1967. (120 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The American Vice President
Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)
Mon, 7/13 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD
The American Vice President
Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve. (60 minutes)