HI, I'M KEN BURNS.

A BRIEF SHOUTOUT TO MPT FOR HOSTING A SPECIAL EVENING SHOWCASING THE BEST OF YOUR STATIONS' PRODUCTIONS AS WELL AS UPCOMING PBS PROGRAMS AND SERIES INCLUDING SOME OF OUR FILMS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO SUPPORT MPT AND CHAMPION GREAT STORY TELLING.

ENJOY THE EVENING.

>> WE ARE CONNECTED THROUGH STORIES.

>> STORIES ABOUT LOVE.

>> FAMILY.

>> AND DISCOVERY.

>> AND IT'S MAGIC.

>> IT BEGINS IN YOUR MIND.

IT BEGINS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS.

>> IT'S ABOUT CREATING AGAIN AND AGAIN.

>> IS IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

>> ARE WE READY TO BE DAZZLED?

IT'S SO INCREDIBLE HERE.

>> THIS PLACE BUILT ME FROM THE GROUND UP.

>> IT'S A NEW BEGINNING ♪ >> COME ON, WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> FROM MPT STUDIOS IN OWING MILLS MARYLAND, IT'S THE MPT SHOWCASE.

HERE TO WELCOME YOU IS MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION'S PRESIDENT AND C.E.O., STEVEN SHUPAK.

>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING US!

THERE ARE SO MANY INCREDIBLE NEW SHOWS HEADED YOUR WAY FROM PBS AND MPT THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU, OUR LOYAL AND SPECIAL VIEWERS, A SPECIAL PREVIEW!

MPT WAS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOST REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS WE'VE EVER RECEIVED AND WE COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

TONIGHT YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES AND PLENTY OF NEW, ENTICING CONTENT.

SO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND BE PREPARED FOR A FUN AND EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE BEST OF MPT AND PBS COMING YOUR WAY THIS YEAR.

>> I WISH I HADN'T HAD TO LEAVE THE FOREST.

IT'S VERY NOSTALGIC FOR ME BECAUSE I'M RIGHT BACK THERE.

>> JUST SEEING THINGS THAT YOU DON'T SEE ON EARTH.

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

>> WE ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR INCREDIBLE RESEARCH THAT WILL CONTINUE BEYOND OUR LIFETIMES.

>> IT'S AMAZING.

IT'S LIKE THE LETTUCE OF THE SEA.

>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I'VE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD.

>> LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS THE PLACE TO WHICH I'VE ALWAYS RETURNED.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> JOANNE: HELLO!

I'M JOANNE CLENDINING, HOST OF MARYLAND FARM & HARVEST.

I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT!

SCIENCE AND NATURE PROGRAMMING SHAPES HOW WE LOOK AT OUR PLANET AND REFLECTS ON OUR SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

THIS YEAR'S STUNNING LINEUP PROPELS US TO THE FAR EDGES OF SPACE.

WE DIVE DEEP INTO THE EARTH'S CORE, GET UP CLOSE WITH SOME FEISTY BIG CATS, AND EVEN TRAVERSE THE SAVANNAH WITH ELMO.

YES, THAT ELMO!

LET'S BE THE FIRST TO CHECK IT OUT.

>> T MINUS 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... AND LIFTOFF.

ONCE YOU SEE IT FOR REAL, YOU THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL, YOU KNOW?

IT'S GLIMMERING, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO OZ.

>> IS MOMMING GOING TO GO ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE.

>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MOM AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT.

IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I KNEW IT WAS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS HER FIRST BIRTHDAY.

MAYBE I WON'T BE HERE FOR HER NEXT BIRTHDAY.

I LOVE YOU.

>> I RUSH TO THE PHONE.

I SAID CONGRATULATIONS, MAN, YOU DID IT!

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

FROM SLAVERY TO SPACE.

IN FOUR GENERATIONS.

>> IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE DID WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TOGETHER ON THE MOON OR GOING TO MARS.

>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF INFANCY OF EXPLORING SPACE, AND WITH THAT FOUNDATION, WE CAN TAKE OFF AND BECOME INTERPLANETARY NATIONS.

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE) >> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO END OUT MY DAYS ON MARS.

BORN ON EARTH, DIED ON MARS.

WOULDN'T THAT BE A COOL TOMBSTONE.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> YOU SEE JUST THIS INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPE.

WE ALSO SEE VULNERABILITY.

>> ANTARCTICA FEELS LIKE HOME.

>> THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE ARCTIC TO HUMBLE YOU.

>> WE ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR INCREDIBLE RESEARCH.

IT WILL CONTINUE BEYOND OUR LIFETIMES.

WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET IT RIGHT.

>> THAT'S THE BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD.

>> THE MAGNITUDE OF LIFE, YEAH, IS UNPARALLELED.

>> SHE'S GOT ONE.

GOT UN.

>> WOW.

>> AT NIGHT, THINGS START TO GET DANGEROUS.

>> WE ARE SEEING A VERY DESPERATE MOTHER.

IT'S A STRESSFUL TIME.

>> I'M WATCHING THESE CUBS GROW IN REAL TIME.

>> YES!

♪ NOTHING TO FEAR ♪ >> WHAT'S WRONG?

NIGHT TIME IN THE BUSH CAN GET QUITE LOUD BUT YOU HAVE MOG TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU ARE PERFECTLY SAFE.

>> DON'T WORRY.

THAT'S JUST A LION.

>> JUST A LION?

>> IS IT CLOSE?

>> NO.

IT'S LOUD.

YOU CAN HEAR A LION ROARING FIVE MILES AWAY.

THAT'S EXCITING STUFF.

NATURAL HISTORY IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORATION, ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY!

AND THIS YEAR, NOVA TAKES US ON A FASCINATING JOURNEY IN EVOLUTION, WHILE NATURE TRANSPORTS US TO THE MOST UNEXPECTED LOCALES!

NOW, LET'S GET WILD WITH THE LEGENDARY DAVID ATTENBOROUGH.

>> LONDON.

NINE MILLION PEOPLE, TWO AND A HALF MILLION CARS, AND MILES OF CONCRETE, TARMAC AND STEEL.

>> GOOD EVENING, SIR, WHERE TO.

>> RICHMOND, PLEASE.

>> RICHMOND IT IS.

>> BUT THERE IS A WILD SIDE TO LONDON.

THE DESIRE TO BRING THE NATURAL WORLD BACK INTO OUR CITIES IS GAINING MOMENTUM.

NOW WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU ANYWHERE.

YES, YOU.

LIFE IN LONDON CLEARLY SUITS YOU VERY WELL INDEED.

TONIGHT HE IS SEARCHING FOR A MATE.

THERE THEY ARE.

WILD BEAVERS IN LONDON.

HELLO.

A HUGE THRILL TO SEE A TOTALLY WILD CREE CREATURE WHEN IT COMES TO DISCOVERING THE WONDERS OF NATURE, THERE REALLY IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

AND HOW LIFE CONTINUES TO CREATE ITSELF.

>> EVOLUTION IS BUILT ENTIRELY ON THESE TINY LITTLE MISTAKES THAT ALLOW LIFE TO TAKE A NEW PATHWAY.

SPEED IS POWER.

SPEED IS SURVIVAL.

>> ELEPHANTS DEFINE WHAT WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT BEING BIG.

>> IT'S PRETTY SHOCKING THAT THE BONES THAT YOU USE TO HEAR WERE ONCE PART OF THE JAW OF YOUR ANCESTORS.

EVOLUTION IS HOW WE ARE CONNECTED TO ALL THE THINGS THAT USED TO LIVE AND LIVE AMONG US TODAY.

>> JOANNE: THAT LOOKS INCREDIBLE!

CLOSE TO HOME, OUTDOORS MARYLAND KICKS OFF ITS 38TH SEASON.

AND MPT'S ANNUAL CHESAPEAKE BAY WEEK EXPLORES THE TREASURES OF THE BAY.

AND THERE IS A LITTLE SHOW CALLED MARYLAND FARM & HARVEST WHERE I TAKE YOU TO MEET SOME TRULY AMAZING PEOPLE AND A FEW COWS, GOATS AND CHICKENS.

LET'S HEAD OUT TO THE FARM.

>> WELCOME TO MARYLAND FARM AND HARVEST.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS ON PACE FOR KNEE HIGH BY THE FOURTH OF JULY.

WE HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING MARYLAND'S AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 13 YEARS.

>> HOLY COW.

>> THAT'S YOUR HERD.

>> MEETING AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TRADITION, MARYLAND FARM AND HARVEST INFORMS... >> WE WANT TO POINT OUT A FOLLICLE FOR ME?

>> ENTERTAINS.

>> CUT IT OUT.

>> AND ENLIGHTENS OUR VIEWERS ON THE TRIUMPHS AND CHALLENGES.

WE ARE PLANTING IDEAS AND HARVESTING STORIES ABOUT THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE WE KNOW.

FARMERS.

SO JOIN US FOR ANOTHER AMAZING SEASON AS WE CONTINUE TO GIVE VOICE TO MARYLAND'S AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY.

>> YOU HAVE HEART SHAPED KITES.

PIGS THAT DO FLY.

>> LEG KITES.

>> DIFFERENT OUTFITS, DIFFERENT THINGS... >> WHALES.

GIANT FISH.

PRETTY MUCH IF YOU COULD IMAGINE A SHAPE, YOU CAN TURN IT INTO A KITE.

>> HERE WE GO.

UP AND TO THE RIGHT.

MY NAME IS PAUL JUGARD.

I HAVE BEEN FLYING KITES SINCE THE MID 80s.

ALL RIGHT.

180.

BUT I'VE REALLY EXCELLED IN THE QUAD LINE KITES.

>> ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE OF A ZEN EXPERIENCE OR MORE ACTION ADRENALINE?

TODAY THERE IS PLENTY OF WIND HERE HERE TO GET YOUR BLOOD FLOWING.

NOT THIS EXACT MODEL BUT I HAVE GONE ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR.

>> WE CAN'T TAKE THE BAY FOR GRANTED AND EVERYBODY HAS TO DO THEIR PART.

>> IF IT BREAKS, IT'S PERFECT.

>> WHEN THE WIND PICKS UP TO THIS LEVEL, ALL SORTS OF BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN.

>> 1, 2, 3.

... >> THERE IS A LOT OF BUILDUP TO THIS POINT IN THE PROJECT.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS.

>> IT'S A UNIQUE DISCOVERY THAT EXPLAINS ALL THIS UNKNOWN.

>> WHAT WAS THIS CREATURE?

>> THE FIRST MODE INDICATE STARTS ACROSS THE BRIDGE.

>> THE ONLY WAY YOU GET THERE IS TO CLIMB UP.

>> TALK ABOUT WATERMEN.

SHE WAS A WATER WOMAN.

>> OYSTER LIGHT IS READY FOR TO YOU EAT.

>> EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> TRAVIS: WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE WE LIVE!

HELLO, I'M TRAVIS MITCHELL CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER HERE AT MPT, AND I'M A HISTORY LOVER!

HISTORY ALLOWS US TO EXPLORE OUR ROOTS, IMAGINE OUR FUTURE AND CONNECT AS A COMMUNITY.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE AN EPIC LINEUP THAT TAKES ON BIG TOPICS LIKE JUSTICE LEADERSHIP, AND THE NATION'S FOUNDING.

FIRST, WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT A REVEALING NEW SERIES FEATURING BARACK OBAMA GEORGE BUSH, KEN BURNS AND OTHERS.

LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

>> ONE OF THE POWERFUL REALITIES IS WE EMBRACE CHANGE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THESE TRADITIONS THAT NEVER GO AWAY.

ALL OF THIS INFORMATION I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED.

>> I GET GOOSE BUMPS.

>> AMERICAN MUSIC QUICKLY WAS BECOMING BLACK MUSIC BECAUSE THAT'S THE ROOTS OF ROCK & ROLL.

>> FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WAGING A RELENTLESS WARFARE AGAINST CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

>> NO PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF THE EARTH HAS REMADE ITSELF MORE RESILIENTLY THAN NEW YORK.

>> THEY CAME AT A TIME WHEN YOU CAN REALLY SAY A LOT OF AMERICANS NEEDED THEM.

>> PUTTING TOGETHER THE PIECES TO TELL THE CORRECT STORY.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY FOUNDING FATHERS AND MOTHERS THAT ARE BEING OVERLOOKED.

>> HIDDEN DOORS.

DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE?

>> YES, I DO.

>> YOU WANT TO DEMAND THAT YOUR PRESIDENTS UNDERSTAND HISTORY, UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR OFFICE CAN DO, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR JOB IS TO MAKE AMERICA BETTER.

MARTIN VAN BUREN IS ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS WHO ON THE ONE HAND YOU SAY WHO WAS THAT GUY WITH THE MUTTON CHOPS BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU REALIZE THIS IS SOMEBODY WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CREATING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SHAPING POLITICS IN AMERICA AND REALLY DESERVED TO BE REMEMBERED.

WHAT HE SAID IS, WHAT WE NEED IS NATIONAL PARTIES THAT REALLY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE COUNTRY TOGETHER EVEN IF THERE ARE LOCAL DEBATES BECAUSE REMEMBER, IT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM THE TIME WHEN MANY PEOPLE FELT THAT PARTIES WOULD SORT OF BE FACTIONIST AND DIVIDE.

MARTIN VAN BUREN MAKES THE ARGUMENT THAT WHAT COMES GOOD OUT OF IT WORKING WITH COALITIONS YOU NORMALLY DON'T WORK WITH AND THE PARTIES ARE RUBBER BANDS THAT KEEP THE NATION TOGETHER AS OTHER THINGS TRY TO MAKE IT SPLINTER.

BUT EVEN THE BEST COMPROMISER CAN'T BRING COMPROMISE TO EVERYTHING.

BEFORE THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR, ALMOST NO ONE HAD AN ANSWER, AND MAYBE THERE WASN'T AN ANSWER AND MAYBE THE CIVIL WAR WAS THE ANSWER.

I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT 250 SHOULD TEACH US.

ONE IS A SENSE OF HOPE THAT AMERICA IS A NATION HAS EVOLVED, GRAPPLED WITH ITS CHALLENGES.

WE SHOULD ALSO COME AWAY A COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING THAT AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS; THAT AMERICA IS REALLY BEEN A GOAL WE'LL NEVER REACH.

IT'S A MORE PERFECT UNION, NOT THE UNION.

A MORE PERFECT UNION.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WE CANS PLAINING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW AMERICA HAS GRAPPLED, STRUGGLED, CHANGE TO BE WHO WE ARE.

HISTORY TEACHES US AMBIGUITY, NUANCE, DEBATE.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO SAY WE, AS A PEOPLE, HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT'S OKAY TO LOOK FOR COMPLEXITY THAT MAKES YOU A BETTER NATION.

>> I'M KEN BURNS.

OUR NATION'S HISTORY IS AN EXPLAINING STORY.

MPT IS DEDICATED TO TELLING STORIES ABOUT WHO WE ARE, HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PAST AS WELL AS WHO WE ARE TODAY.

THIS FALL, MPT WILL BROADCAST CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA, A NEW FILM DIRECTED BY MY LONG TIME COLLEAGUE LYNN NOVICK THAT EXPLORES THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WATCH AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE SERVED AS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON LYNN'S FILM.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MPT AND PBS.

IT'S THE PLACE I CHOOSE TO CALL HOME BECAUSE OF ITS MISSION AND ITS COMMITMENT TO SHARING IMPORTANT STORIES.

>> WHERE LIVING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THRIVING IS NOT EVEN A POSSIBILITY, YOU MAKE MISTAKES.

OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED WITH RULES.

THESE RULES ARE BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF A SOCIETY.

>> IT WASN'T JUST TO PUNISH AN INDIVIDUAL FOR A PERCEIVED CRIME I. WAS TO MAINTAIN A SOCIAL ORDER.

>> COLONIAL ERA, MOST PEOPLE WITNESSED A PUBLIC EXECUTION AT ITS MOST BASIC LEVEL, IT WAS ENTERTAINMENT.

>> THERE WAS NOTHING THAT AS ALLURING ABOUT BEING AN OUTLAW.

>> JESSE JAMES REPRESENTED A CERTAIN KIND OF POWERFUL MASS CUE MASCULINITY.

>> THEY COULDN'T MAKE ENDS MEET.

THEY ADMIRED THE BANK ROBBERS AND GANG TEARS.

>> IS THERE ANY TOUGHNESS, THEIR LACK OF FEAR.

ONCE PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET A SENSE OF THE BRUTALITY, THAT CHANGES QUITE QUICKLY.

>> THERE IS A SENSE OF TERROR THAT CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL, THE STREETS ARE UNSAFE.

>> CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY CRISIS.

>> AMERICA TOOK ITS BIGGEST JUMP... >> WE MUST MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.

>> WE ARE LOSING THE STREETS.

>> VIOLENCE HAS GRIPPED OUR NATION.

>> THREE STREAKS AND YOU ARE OUT.

>> THERE IS NO SOUND LIKE IT WHEN THAT GATE CLANKINGS BEHIND YOU.

AND YOU ARE THERE AND YOU'RE THEIRS.

>> WE THINK ABOUT OUR HISTORY IN TERMS OF PROGRESS.

WE HAVE BECOME CONSUMED WITH PRACTICES OF PUNISHMENT.

>> WHEN I THINK OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA, IT SAYS WE ARE A VERY UNFORGIVING COUNTRY.

>> WE HAVE TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO FEEL PROTECTED AND SAFE.

>> IF YOU HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME, IS THAT WHO YOU ARE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

HOW DO YOU CHANGE IF NO ONE SEES YOU EXCEPT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

WE ALL DESERVE A WORLD GOVERNED BY MERCY.

AND NOT ONE THAT'S GOVERNED BY VENGEANCE.

>> STEVEN.

SO POWERFUL.

SO RELEVANT.

AND TONIGHT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FINDING YOUR ROOTS IS BACK WITH A NEW SEASON.

SEEKERS OF THE DEAD BRINGS US AN INSPIRING LOOK AT LADY LIBERTY AND STELLAR NEW PRODUCTION.

A NATION BEGINS EXPLORES THE HISTORIC ROLE OF MARYLAND IN THE NATION'S EVOLUTION.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> MARYLAND, THE FREE STATE.

BUT FREEDOM HERE HAS NEVER BEEN SIMPLE.

MARYLAND'S STORY RUNS FROM TIED WATER TO RIDGE LINE, THROUGH CITY ALLEYS AND FARM ROADS, ACROSS ROADS OF THE NATION EATS IDEALS AND ARGUMENTS.

FOR 250 YEARS, THIS SMALL STATE HAS EMBODIED THE COUNTRY'S CONTRADICTIONS, FIERCE AND FRACTURES BUT ALWAYS PUSHING TOWARDS THE UNFINISHED WORK OF DEMOCRACY.

AND DOWN NEAR THE CHESAPEAKE, THAT RESTLESS ENERGY GATHERS UNDER ONE DOME: THE MARYLAND STATEHOUSE WHERE 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN STRUGGLE AND PROGRESS REVIEWS FUSE TO GROW QUIET.

ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE RECOGNIZE AS REALLY IMPORTANT PARTS OF THIS COUNTRY HAVE TIES TO THIS BUILDING AND TO ANNAPOLIS.

FOR ME AS A NATIVE MARYLANDER, IT GIVES ME A DEEP SENSE OF PRIDE ABOUT THE STATE THAT I LIVE IN.

>> A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE WORKS.

AND HERE WE HAVE A TRULY VALUABLE RECORD OF HOW THE STATUE IS BUILT.

>> THIS IMAGE SHOWS BARTOLO WITH THE FIRST STAGE OF THE HAND.

SMALL WOODEN STRIPS ARE NAILED TO A FRAME IN A ROUGH SHAPE.

THEN PLASTER IS LAYERED ON TOP TO CREATE THE EXACT FORM.

>> THAT SYMBOL REMINDS US THAT THAT IS OUR SPECIAL MISSION.

WE ARE STILL DRAWN TO THAT HOPE.

THE DREAM OF LIBERTY.

>> I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE MY FATHER CAME TO NEW YORK AND HE SAW IT THE FIRST TIME LATE IN HIS LIFE.

SEEING IT MADE HIM SO EMOTIONAL AS A MAN WHO CAME UP UNDER PRETTY HARSH SEGREGATION.

AND SO FOR HIM, IT WAS A BEACON OF FREEDOM.

>> THE STATUTE-- THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IS SOMETHING TO ASPIRE TO.

IT SUGGESTS WHAT COULD AND WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

IT SHOWS THE WAY.

>> I'M HENRY LEWIS GATES, JR., EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF PBS PROGRAMS SUCH AS FINDING YOUR ROOTS, THE GOSPEL, GREAT MIGRATIONS AND MANY MORE.

I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO BE PART OF THE PBS FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

PBS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER NETWORK.

IT'S GIVEN ME THE TIME, THE SPACE AND THE TRUST TO SHARE STORIES OF HISTORIES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER BEEN TOLD AND BEYOND BEING THE HOME OF MY WORK, PBS IS ALSO BEEN A CONSTANT IN MY OWN LIFE.

WHETHER IT WAS WATCHING SESAME STREET WITH MY TWO DAUGHTERS OR MARVELING AT THE LATEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES FROM MY FRIEND KEN BURNS.

PBS HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON MY LIFE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I THINK ABOUT WHAT IF I TOOK A RIGHT TURN INSTEAD OF A LEFT TURN.

I THINK I WOULD HAVE MISSED A LOT.

>> GETTING INTO HEAVY STUFF NOW.

SO BE CAREFUL.

♪ I'M FEELING IT NOW ♪ >> WOW.

>> I HAVE GOOSE BUMPS.

♪ FEEL IT ♪ >> TELLING YOUR STORY INVITES PEOPLE INTO YOU.

♪ I FEEL IT ♪ ♪ I FEEL IT ♪ ♪ >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE WORDS, BUT IF YOU ARE THERE, THAT'S ENOUGH.

♪ I FEEL IT ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] >> RHEA: HI!

I'M RHEA FEIKIN!

BRINGING THE ARTS TO ALL OF YOU HAS GIVEN ME SUCH JOY!

THE ARTS INSPIRE.

THEY CONNECT US AS HUMANS.

THEY ENTERTAIN US!

AND THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMMING IS STELLAR!

WE VENTURE THE GLOBE WITH OUR BELOVED FRIEND RICK STEVES EXPLORE PANAMERICANA IN A MOST DELICIOUS AND POIGNANT WAY, AND DINE ALONGSIDE SOME INTRIGUING GUESTS.

WHAT'S COOKING, PATI?

>> HEY, IT'S I'M PROUD TO BE A MAIN LANDER BY WAY OF MEXICO AND SO EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY NEWEST DOCUSERIES THAT EXPLORES PAN AMERICANA HERE ON MPT.

COME WITH ME ON THIS BEAUTIFUL AND DELICIOUS ADVENTURE.

GOING TO BE FUN.

>> COMPLEX FOR COMPLEX STORIES.

BUT THROUGH EVERY MILE, EVERY MEAL... >> SALUD.

>> AND EVERY PERSON I MEET, THERE IS ONE QUESTION THAT DRIVES THIS JOURNEY.

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER?

THE FURTHER I TRAVEL, THE BETTER I UNDERSTAND THE COUNTRY I NOW CALL HOME.

AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO SHARE.

THIS IS PAN AMERICANA.

>> HEY, I'M RICK STEVES.

TRAVEL IS MY PASSION AND THERE IS NOTHING I LOVE MORE THAN TAKING ALL OF YOU WITH ME.

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE ENTIRE MPT COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE YOUR TOUR GUIDE, SHARING A LIFETIME OF EXHILARATING ADVENTURES AND MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF TRAVEL PROGRAMS.

THIS FALL I'VE GOT A NEW SPECIAL, RICK STEVES, THE BEST OF ROME AND YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

YEAH, LET'S BE TRAVEL PARTNERS.

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO SEE.

AS THANKS TO MPT, YOUR NEXT BEST THING TO A PLANE TICKET, WE CAN KEEP ON TRAVELING TOGETHER.

♪ ♪ >> I'M A JOURNALIST, A FOODIE, A TRAVELER WITH AN APPETITE FOR THE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR MORE.

DREAMERS, VISIONARIES, ARTISTS, THOSE WHO HUSTLE HARD IN THE DIRECTION THEY LOVE I TRAVEL WITH THEM TO THEIR FAVORITE RESTAURANT, TO HEAR HOW THEY DID IT.

THIS SHOW IS A TOAST TO THEM AND THEIR AMERICAN DREAM.

>> HI EVERYONE, I'M KATE SULLIVAN, HOST OF "TO DINE FOR" I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE THANK YOU AND SHOUTOUT TO THE MPT VIEWERS FOR JOINING ME FOR THESE INCREDIBLE MEALS AND INSPIRING STORIES.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.

AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON SEASON 8 OF THE PROGRAM.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT MPT HAS COOKED UP NEXT.

>> RHEA: KATE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH FUN!

FOR OUR TREASURE HUNTERS ANTIQUES ROADSHOW IS THROWING IT BACK WITH A SPECIAL RELEASE OF VINTAGE SHOWS WHILE MPT'S VERY OWN HIT CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES HAS A LINEUP OF JAW-DROPPING SURPRISES!

THERE ARE ALL-NEW GREAT PERFORMANCES TO GET YOU SINGING AND DANCING!

AND TONIGHT WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT FROM AMERICAN MASTERS, WITH A SNEAK PEEK YOU'LL ONLY SEE HERE!

TAKE IT AWAY, MICHAEL.

>> HELLO MARYLAND!

I'M MICHAEL CANTER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE AMERICAN MASTER SERIES AND WE ARE HERE IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY, THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD.

OUR UPCOMING SEASON WITH AMERICAN MASTERS WILL LOOK WEST TO HOLLYWOOD.

WE ARE BRINGING YOU STORIES ABOUT DORIS DAY, LEGENDARY ACTRESS AND SINGER, ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOX OFFICE STORES OF THE 50S AND 60s.

GENE WILDER, THE LATE GREAT COMIC ACTOR WHO STARRED OPPOSITE RICHARD PROVIDE PRYOR AND WAS WILLY WONKA AND PROFILING THE REMARKABLE AWARD WINNING GLENN CLOSE.

NOW ENJOY THE TRAILER FOR AMERICAN MASTERS GENE WILDER.

>> GENE WAS MY UNCLE AND HE REALLY HAD NOT OPENED UP SINCE THE 1970s.

I WAS HIRED TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM.

>> I WILL TRY TO KEEP UP WITH YOU.

>> IT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE.

>> HIT IT.

>> I WANTED GENE TO SEE HOW MUCH OF HIMSELF HE WAS WILLING TO PUT ON SCREEN.

>> WHO AM I AS THIS CHARACTER.

WHAT CAN I USE OF MYSELF TO MAKE THIS CHARACTER COME ALIVE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO INSTANTLY,.

>> ARE THEY WATCHING US?

>> WATCHING US ON FILM, GENE WILDER.

>> FIRST APPEARANCE EVER TOGETHER.

>> FIRST ONE WITH... >> WHERE ARE YOU CUTTING THIS?

>> MY UNCLE'S COMEDY WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL SACRIFICE BECAUSE IT'S REAL.

>> HOW MUCH OF YOUR COMEDY COMES OUT OF PAIN?

>> YOU ARE GETTING TO HEAVY STUFF NOW SO BE CAREFUL.

BUT I WANTED TO EXPRESS A FEELING THAT WAS GOING ON IN MY HEART.

>> CUT.

>> AS IT HAPPENS, IT'S A COMEDY.

WE WERE ALL SEARCHING FOR LOVE.

>> BUT I'M NOT HERE.

>> I THINK I WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR BECAUSE I FELT I WAS FREER THAN I WAS IN REAL LIFE.

>> CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS YOU WOULD DO IN THAT MAKE BELIEVE SITUATION?

>> BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT GET IT.

>> DONNA SUMMERS HAD A HUGE HIT WITH IT.

♪ I RECALL... >> SOMEONE LEFT THE CAKE OUT IN THE RAIN ♪ ♪ I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN TAKE IT BECAUSE IT TOOK SO LONG.

♪ TO BAKE IT.

♪ AND I'LL NEVER HAVE THAT RECIPE AGAIN ♪ ♪ AGAIN ♪ >> GIVE ME MY SIM AGAIN.

>> YOU KISS BY THE BOOK.

>> MADAME.

YOUR MOTHER CRAVES A WORD WITH YOU.

♪ THEN I'LL KNOW I'M OVER YOU AND ALL MY CRYING IS DONE ♪ ♪ NO MORE HURT MEMORIES >> COMING UP ON CHESAPEAKE COLLECTIBLES.

>> I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW THESE WALK ACROSS MY TABLE THIS MORNING.

>> THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF MARLON BRAN BRANDO THAT WAS GIVEN TO MY MOTHER.

SHE WAS A SINGER AND DANCER ON BROADWAY AND SHE DATED HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

>> I BROUGHT IN A FEW ITEMS FROM MY GRANDFATHER'S TIME AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE WAS A WHITE HOUSE BUTLER FROM EISENHOWER THROUGH REAGAN.

>> I COLLECT MEN ORA MENORAHS.

I HAVE ABOUT 150 OF THEM.

>> IT WAS THE ONLY COMPANY IN THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG THAT FOUGHT IN THEIR OWN HOMETOWN.

>> I WOULD SAY THIS IS ABOUT A 20 TO $40,000 COLLECTION THAT YOU HAVE.

>> WOW.

SANTA CLAUS [ APPLAUSE ] TALK ABOUT TREASURES.

>> JOHN: 45 YEARS AGO TODAY WE LAUNCHED A NEW TELEVISION GENRE AT MPT!

TODAY, MOTORWEEK IS TELEVISION'S LONGEST-RUNNING AUTOMOTIVE SERIES.

HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS, AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL AT MOTORWEEK SINCE ITS INCEPTION!

MOTORWEEK PROVIDES AN UNBIASED LOOK AT AUTOMOTIVE OF ALL KINDS, AND THE ONE THING THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON IS A ROAD TEST.

AND AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS A LOT MORE THAN JUST A TRIP AROUND THE BLOCK.

SO FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS.

♪ ♪ >> JUST ABOUT EVERY MOTORWEEK EPISODE STARTS AND ENDS WITH A ROAD TEST.

EACH ONE A FIVE TO SIX-MINUTE CULMINATION OF TWO WEEKS WORTH OF DRIVING, SHOOTING, RIDE WRITING AND EDITING P. FIRST UP, INTERIORS.

FOR THESE WE USE MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTION STUDIO.

WELL, THE WALL OF THE STUDIO ANYWAY.

IN THE MORNING IT PROVIDES PLENTY OF SHADE FOR NICE EVEN LIGHTING.

FOR PERFORMANCE CARS LIKE THIS 9/11 GTS WE WILL ADD A ROAD COMPONENT TO OUR TEST.

WE GET TRACK IMPRESSIONS AND EXTERIOR SHOTS ALL IN ONE DAY.

AND WORD TO THE WISE.

SHOOT THE EXTERIORS BEFORE THE HOT LAPS.

RUBBER AND ROAD TAR DO NOT CLEAN OFF EASY.

SAFETY IS ALWAYS FIRST.

ESPECIALLY AT THE RACETRACK.

AND WITH TWO, SOMETIMES THREE CARS OUT ON THE TRACK AT ONE TIME, IT TAKES COORDINATION.

SO WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH OUR VIDEOGRAPHER USING RADIOS AND DRIVERS WITH THE FLAGS.

ALL RIGHT, TRACK IS GOING HOT.

THE BEAUTY OF BEING A TV SHOW IS WE GET TO USE VISUALS TO CONVEY SOME THINGS THAT JUST CAN'T BE PUT INTO WORDS.

IMAGES FROM THESE CAMERAS ATTACH TO THE CARS AND EVEN OUR HELMETS CAN PROVIDE AS MUCH INSIGHT AS OUR WORDS.

OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T BE A MOTORWEEK ROAD TEST WITHOUT A TRIP TO THE DRAG STRIP FOR SOME TESTING.

FOR EFFICIENCY SAKE, WE TRY TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO CARS PER TRIP TO MASON DIXON AND WE BASICALLY RUN IT LIKE AN ASSEMBLY LINE.

ONCE CAR ONE CROSSES THE FINISH LINE, CAR TWO TOWS THE START LINE.

BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO HIT THE PUBLIC ROADS.

WE CAPTURE DRIVING SHOTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

TRADITIONAL LONG LENS CAMERAS WHICH PROVIDE THE QUINTESSENTIAL MOTORWEEK DRIVEBY AND THEN THERE IS THE DRONE.

AND OUR NEWEST ADDITION, THE POCKET CAMERA ATTACHED TO A STRUT MOUNT PROVIDES THE KINDS OF IMAGES THAT ONCE REQUIRED A PURPOSE BUILT CAMERA CAR.

BEFORE THE CAR LEAVES MOTORWEEK HQ, WE NEED TO SHOOT JOHN'S FAMOUS INTRO.

YOU GOT TO MAKE THE BOSS LOOK GOOD, RIGHT.

ONCE PRODUCTION COMES TO A CLOSE,POST PRODUCTION STARTS.

FOOTAGE IS LOGGED, SCRIPTS FINALIZED, VOICEOVERS RECORDED AND IT ALL GETS SENT TO OUR VIDEO EDITORS FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY.

ANOTHER MOTORWEEK ROAD TEST IS IN THE CAN, JUST IN TIME TO START THE NEXT ONE.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

HI, I'M TONY HILL.

PBS DRAMAS ARE THE GOLD STANDARD.

THEY ARE BINGE-WORTHY, EPIC AND EVEN A LITTLE ADDICTIVE!

AND THIS SEASON'S MYSTERY LINEUP DOES NOT DISAPPOINT WITH BRAND-NEW SEASONS OF ALL YOUR FAVORITES!

AND STAY TUNED LATER IN THE SHOW FOR A NEW SEASON OF THE GOLD.

WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW.

LET'S CHECK OUT THE LATEST MYSTERIES.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHODUNIT!

>> NOTHING LIKE A SUDDEN DEATH TO BRIGHT ENTHE DAY.

>> MURDER?

>> YOU COULD BE WATSON TO MY SHERLOCK.

>> I'LL TAKE THE CASE.

>> THIS IS AN INSIDE JOB?

>> I KNEW WOULD YOU TELL ME SOMETHING INTERESTING.

>> HOW RIDICULOUSLY OBSCURE.

>> ALL WE WANT IS THE TRUTH.

>> YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT, DID YOU?

>> VERY CLEVER.

>> THERE IS A CAMERA.

WE WILL BE... >> WE SHOULD TRY AND SHOOT IT.

>> IT WAS A BRUTAL CRIME SO THE RECONSTRUCTION WILL BE BRUTAL, TOO.

>> DOES THIS MAKE IT A CRIME WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION?

>> YOU'VE JUST CHALLENGED A KILLER.

>> THE CHARACTER I BELIEVE WAS INSPIRED BY A REAL LIFE POLICEMAN.

>> OUR FEARING'S OF MAE GRAY IS THE FIRST CONTEM TEMPORARY-- CONTEMPORARY MAE GRAY.

THIS IS AN UPGRADED VERSION.

>> THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN THEM IS THAT THEY'RE LIKE A FAMILY.

>> ALL OF THEM HAVE DESIRE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

>> MADAME MAE GRAY IS GOING TO BE MORE ACTIVE THAN ANY OF THE PAST VERSIONS.

>> SHE IS A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A REAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DARK PLACES PEOPLE CAN END UP.

>> THE POLICE HAVE NO LEADS AND THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.

>> LET'S GO THROUGH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.

>> HE IS ON THE SIDE OF JUSTICE AND I THINK HE PREFERS TO OPERATE SLIGHTLY UNDER THE RADAR.

>> HE IS NOT VERY KEEN TO COMMUNICATE WHAT HE IS DOING.

>> FRUSTRATING FOR ME SOMETIMES TO WORK OUT WHAT HE IS THINKING.

>> IF YOU WATCH HIS FILM, YOU CAN HEAR, HIS BRAIN IS CONSTANTLY TICKING.

>> I THINK HE REALLY CARES ABOUT GETTING THE RIGHT RESULT, NOT A RESULT.

>> THEY UNDERSTAND AND JUDGE NOT.

>> THAT UNDERPINS EVERYTHING.

AND MAE GRAY REALLY REFUSES TO PAINT PEOPLE WITH THE EVIL BRUSH.

>> YOU ARE GETTING EVERYTHING YOU WANT OUT OF A DETECTIVE DRAMA.

BUT YOU ARE ALSO GETTING A LOT MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH.

>> YOU SEE THE COSTS AND THE WEIGHTS LAND ON EVERY SINGLE PERSON INDIVIDUALLY.

>> FLIRTY, FAST PACED, FUN AND DETECTIVE WORK.

>> GREAT DYNAMICS.

>> A DASH OF QUIET.

MURDER REQUIRES NEW ACTIONS.

UNFAMILIAR THOUGHTS.

PAY ATTENTION AND IT WILL ALWAYS REVEAL ITSELF.

>> PROFESSOR, ARE WE OR DEALING WITH A SERIAL KILLER?

>> WE HAVE TO GIVE OURSELVES A CHANCE.

>> YOU BRING IT TO ME.

>> NOTHING LIKE A SUDDEN DEATH TO BRIGHT ENTHE DAY.

[ APPLAUSE ] I'VE GOT A MYSTERY FOR YOU.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET?

OF COURSE, IT'S WITH PBS KIDS!

I'M KRISTA RESPASS.

FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS, PBS KIDS HAS BEEN PREPARING CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE!

THIS YEAR PBS KIDS WILL DELIVER OVER 100 NEW EPISODES INCLUDING A NEW SEASON OF CARL THE COLLECTOR, THE FIRST SERIES FEATURING MAIN CHARACTERS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

MPT IS HONORED TO LEAD THE CREATION OF RESOURCES FOR THIS GROUNDBREAKING SERIES.

OUR WORK EVEN EARNED MPT A NATIONAL EMMY AWARD!

NOW LET'S GET A SPECIAL GLIMPSE INTO CARL'S WORLD.

>> ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF.

>> HE AUTISTIC.

HE IS MOSTLY NON-SPEAKING BUT UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD AROUND HIM MUCH LIKE OTHER 23 YEAR OLDS DO.

ONE OF HIS ABSOLUTE FAMOUS SHOWS IS CARL THE COLLECTOR.

>> I HAVE A FEW COLLECTIONS THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.

>> IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WE WANTED TO DO A CHARACTER THAT MIGHT BE MOSTLY NON-SPEAKING AND HE WAS A NATURAL EXTENSION OF THAT.

>> MY TABLET HELPS ME TALK.

>> FINDING A VOICE ACTOR FOR POOLE POOL O HAD TO BE AUTHENTIC.

>> LUCKILY I KNEW OWED INAND HIS FAMILY.

I HELPED OWEDIN RECORD HIS LINES AND HE CHOSE HOW HE WANTED TO REACT TO EACH SCENE.

>> I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

WATCHING THE EPISODE WITH ODIN WAS MAGICAL.

>> YOU DID THAT.

>> PBS KIDS CARES ABOUT REPRESENTING EVERY KID AND EVERY FAMILY.

>> HAPPY.

>> THAT'S SO AMAZING.

YOU'LL FIND US IN LIVINGROOMS CLASSROOMS, AND THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS.

WE HELP TEACHERS, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS SUPPORT LEARNING IN WAYS THAT ARE INTERACTIVE, MEANINGFUL AND FUN!

AND WE'RE HELPING BUILD ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS FOR ALL OF US.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MPT KIDS AND EDUCATION.

MPT EDUCATION DIVISION CONTINUES TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE OUR YOUNGEST VIEWERS WITH EDUCATION FIRST CONTENT.

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ENJOY ACCESS TO IN-PERSON EVENTS AS WELL AS DIGITAL LEARNING TOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR K-12 CLASSROOMS.

OFFERINGS INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF HANDS ON ACTIVITIES.

ONLINE COURSES, INTERACTIVE STUDENT RESOURCES THROUGH THINK BOARD AND THE CENTER FOR MEDIA LITERACY IN EDUCATION WHICH ENSURES THAT CITIZENS OF ALL AGES HAVE THE SKILLS TO NAVIGATE TODAY'S COMPLEX MEDIA LANDSCAPE.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> JEFF: PBS'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH TRUST, CONFIDENCE AND CREDIBILITY.

AND OUR NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THAT COMMITMENT.

I'M JEFF SALKIN, AND I AM IMMENSELY PROUD THAT YOU HAVE TRUSTED ME AND PBS AND MPT TO BE YOUR SOURCE FOR RELIABLE INFORMATION.

WE NEVER KNOW QUITE HOW THE YEAR WILL UNFOLD BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A TEAM OF TRUSTWORTHY FRIENDS RIGHT HERE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED.

>> TODAY, WE ARE INUNDATED WITH NEWS.

BUT TRUSTING WHAT YOU HEAR OR SEE, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

>> GOOD EVENING, I'M... >> AT PBS, TRUST MEANS INFORMATION WITH MORE CONTEXT.

>> WHAT SHOULD AMERICANS UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS CONFLICT?

>> MORE QUESTIONS.

>> WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THAT DECISION?

>> MORE LISTENING.

>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD HAVE DISCUSSIONS TOGETHER.

>> AND MORE TIME FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

>> THERE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TO SORT OUT AND THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO DO IT.

>> WE WILL CONFRONT ALL SORTS OF HARD CHOICES.

>> THIS CHAOS UNDERMINE... >> WHEN THE NOISE GETS LOUD AND FACTS ARE HARD TO SEE, THERE IS ONE PLACE YOU CAN TRUST.

>> EVERY FRONTLINE BEGINS ONE QUESTION.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE QUESTIONING THE SIZE AND POWER OF AMAZON.

>> DID THE REGIME KILL... >> WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS GOING ON IN NOWS.

>> IT'S A COMBUSTIBLE SITUATION.

>> DO WE HAVE THE RULE OF LAW OR DO WE HAVE ROYAL DECREES?

THAT'S WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE.

>> JEFF: OUR ONGOING NEWS ANALYSIS SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE NEEDS OF OUR REGION.

HERE AT HOME, OUR IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE MARYLAND GOVERNOR'S RACE WILL TAKE YOU UP CLOSE WITH THE CANDIDATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE RECENTLY BROADCAST THE GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS BRINGING THE CANDIDATES FACE TO FACE AND IN HOMES ACROSS MARYLAND.

WE ARE HERE, NO MATTER WHAT COMES YOUR WAY, WE ARE YOUR SOURCE FOR RELIABLE IN-DEPTH NEWS AND ANALYSIS.

>> WE BEGIN OUR PROGRAM AT THE BALTIMORE WATERFRONT.

>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO TRY AND LOOK BACK.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU.

>> THE STATE IS REACHING OUT TO AS MANY FEMALE VETERANS AS POSSIBLE.

>> TONIGHT WE HAVE A VERY BIG TOPIC.

VERY BIG.

THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.

>> IT'S A REALLY KIND OF MIND BLOWING PERIOD OF TIME TO BE A SCIENTIST.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STADIUM BUT TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES.

WHAT'S NEW.

>> WE MOVED THE BULL PENS OFF THE FIELD WHICH GIVES THE BALL PARK A WHOLE NEW LOOK.

AND YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST GAVE THE WHOLE PLACE A FACE LIFT.

>> RIGHT HERE FOR ALL THE CYCLING EXCITEMENT TODAY.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

♪ ♪ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT AND HOSPITALITY.

>> JOHN: PUBLIC TELEVISION VIEWERS HAVE IMMENSELY DIVERSE INTERESTS, BELIEFS AND BACKGROUNDS.

IT'S WHAT MAKES PUBLIC MEDIA SO IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING!

PBS'S INDEPENDENT FILMS UNITE US THROUGH SHARED PERSPECTIVES AND UNIQUE VIEWPOINTS.

LET'S TAKE A FIRST LOOK AT WHAT'S COMING YOUR WAY.

>> EVERY PERSON IS A LITTLE NOVEL IN FRONT OF YOU.

JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT UNFOLDS.

WE STAND IN THIS PLACE TODAY, A COMPLETE PEOPLE.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO PROTECT WHAT WE HAVE LEFT RNLGT.

>> WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT UNITES US ALL.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE.

>> HOW DO I DO SOMETHING THIS INTERESTING AND STOP?

>> I CANNOT IMAGINE MYSELF BEING SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> WE KEEP THAT RICH CULTURE GOING.

>> I WANT HIS LIFE TO INSPIRE SOMEBODY.

EVEN IF WE NEVER MET, WE ARE CONNECTED THROUGH STORY.

>> THIS VERY SECOND, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING SOMETHING TO CHATGPT AND TAKING THAT ANSWER AS AN ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

>> A.I.

IS JUST A REPACKAGING OF COLONIALISM AND IMPERIAL EXTRACTION OF THE PAST.

ABOUT CONTROLLING ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

>> THEY BUILD THE TECHNOLOGY OUT OF EXPLOITIVE AND DATA THEFT.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE DIGITIZATION OF OUR ENTIRE WORLD.

>> JOHN: AT MPT, WE WORK WITH LOCAL, INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS TO CURATE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, POIGNANT AND COMPELLING FILMS.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE SLATE OF LOCAL PRODUCTIONS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

>> ITS UNFATHOMABLE FOR ME TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH RELIGION HAS CHANGED IN AMERICA IN THE LAST 30 OR 40 YEARS.

>> I THINK WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS FOR CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA AND I SAY THAT FROM A DATA POINT OF VIEW.

>> THE ESTIMATES SUGGEST ABOUT 4,000 CHURCH ARE CLOSING PER YEAR.

THERE ARE MANY MORE THAT ARE KIND OF ON THE EDGE.

>> WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR HEADS OUT OF THE SAND AND LOOK STRAIGHTFORWARDLY AT WHAT THE DATA ARE TELLING US ABOUT CHRISTIANITY.

>> THERE IS A FORCED RETHINKING HAPPENING IN THE CHURCH IN AMERICA.

>> WE WILL NOT GO WITHOUT A FIGHT.

>> MY FATHER WAS A GREAT STORYTELLER.

HE KNEW A GOOD STORY WHEN HE SAW ONE.

GETTYSBURG WAS A GOOD STORY.

>> SO HELP ME; IF I EVER LIFT A HAND AGAINST YOU, MAY GOD STRIKE ME DEAD.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) >> PBS "MASTERPIECE" DRAMAS ARE THE ENDURING FRANCHISE OF PUBLIC TELEVISION.

LET'S GET A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT "MASTERPIECE" DRAMAS AWAIT US.

>> THEY'VE CARRIED OUT AN ARMS RACE STEALING ALMOST THREE TONS OF GOLD BOUILLON.

>> THE GOLD IS INSPIRES ARED BY-- INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY OF THE LARGEST GOLD HEIST IN HISTORY.

>> ARMED ROBBERY.

>> IT'S ABOUT 1980S LONDON AND PEOPLE THAT OPERATE IN IT AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THAT TIME TO SET UP THEIR INSANE LEVEL OF GREED.

THE GOLD OPENS WITH SIX ARMED ROBBERS BREAKING INTO THE BRINKS ESTATE IN LONDON AND FINDING $26 MILLION POUNDS OF GOLD BOUILLON.

>> THE GOLD WAS STOLEN BUT THE STORY THAT GOES ON FROM THAT FAR MORE THAN JUST ABOUT THE GOLD.

THE GOLD TURNS INTO SOMETHING FAR BIGGER.

>> IT SPREADS OUT THROUGHOUT ALL REACHES OF SOCIETY, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

>> VERY PRETTY.

>> ALL WE WOULD BE DOING IS TURNING IT LEGIT.

>> IT SPREADS OUT LIKE A SPIDER'S WEB OF INTRIGUE AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE HANDLING THE GOLD AND FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO BRING IT BACK TO THE MARKETPLACE.

>> WHY DID THE POLICE WANT TO TALK TO YOU?

>> A LOT OF DIFFERENT WORLDS ALL IN ONE SHOW.

>> ABOUT ALL SHADES OF HUMAN NEED, WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND DO THEY NEED TO TURN TO CRIME TO DO IT?

WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH?

>> YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MIX OF EXTRAORDINARILY ANGST MAKING TELEVISION WHERE YOU ARE KIND OF ON THE SIDE, I SUPPOSE OF THE COPS, BUT ACTUALLY THESE WONDERFUL ELABORATE CHARACTERS FROM THE 80S, WHO HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH SOMETHING SO UNBELIEVABLE, CONSIDERING IT'S THE BIGGEST GOLD HEIST IN HISTORY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF.

IT'S EXTRAORDINARILY ENTERTAINING.

>> YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT.

NO ONE CAN.

>> THIS IS OUR MOMENT.

>> I CAN HARDLY WAIT.

CARE TO GIVE US A TASTE OF IT.

>> WHAT IS A FORESIGHT.

>> PEOPLE SAY WE ARE THE FREE LIVES.

A PUBLIC LIFE, A PUBLIC LIFE AND SEEK RIT-- SECRET LIFE.

I FEEL THAT IS AMPLIFIED IN THE WORLD OF THE FORSYTHES.

THE 19th CENTURY WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY TIME HISTORICALLY.

>> I LOVE GOING INTO THIS WORLD AND DIPPING INTO THIS ERA.

THERE IS LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE.

PLENTY OF SCANDAL IN THE FORSYTHES.

WE LOVE IT.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT SHADES OF ROMANCE.

THERE IS A VERY PURE FIRST LOVE THERE IS ALSO PASSES WHICH BECOMES VERY CONTROLLED KIND OF LOVE THERE IS A VERY STABLE LOVE, WHICH IS THEN DISRUPTED BY PAST LOVE.

>> THERE IS A GREAT TENSION IN THE SHOW.

SUCCESSION IS EVERYTHING.

>> YOU ARE NOT HE.

>> THEY WRESTLE WITH A CONSTANT BACK AND FORTH.

SPARKS ARE FLYING AND YOU ARE REALLY FEELING THE HEAT OF THE RIVALRY.

>> THE BOOKS ARE AMAZING BUT VERY MUCH WRITTEN FROM A MALE PERSPECTIVE.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REDRESS THE BALANCE.

>> YOUR WIFE HAS A MIND OF HER OWN.

>> IT'S THAT SILENT POWER, WHICH IS SO INTERESTING.

>> YOU AND I WILL WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THESE CUSTOM DRAMAS WORK IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS IMAGINARY WORLD.

>> BEAUTIFUL HAIR, BEAUTIFUL MAKEUP, BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES, BEAUTIFUL SET, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

GLAMOROUS, ALWAYS PUT TOGETHER, ALWAYS PRISTINE WHICH GIVES YOU THE IDEA OF HOW IMPORTANT THE THE APPEARANCE AND STANDING IS.

>> THERE IS HORSE RIDING AND BOXING AND OFFICE POLITICS AND ROMANCE AND AFFAIRS.

WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?

>> I THINK THERE ARE NEW CHARACTERS THAT ARE GOING TO STEAL THE PUBLIC'S HEART AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO SEE WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE.

>> GREAT DRAMA.

>> I HOPE YOU WILL TUNE IN TO SEE THE EXTRAORDINARY FULL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.

CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE AT MPT.ORG.

AND DON'T FORGET TO DOWNLOAD THE APP.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US HERE AT MPT.

GOOD NIGHT!

[ APPLAUSE ]