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New Season of “Finding Your Roots” Continues this Week

New Season of “Finding Your Roots” Continues this Week

Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the sixth season of the critically acclaimed PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The new season, which premiered on Tuesday, October 8, will continue with another new episode on October 15 at 8pm on CET and ThinkTV16 and pick back up with eight new episodes in early […]

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“American Experience” Explores the Country’s Most Famous Feud

“American Experience” Explores the Country’s Most Famous Feud

Discover the real story behind the most famous family conflict in U.S. history — the battle between the Hatfields and McCoys – with American Experience: The Feud. Much more than a tale of two warring families, the film, which premieres Tuesday, September 10, at 9pm on CET and ThinkTV16, goes beyond the myth to show the forces that ignited the feud. The Hatfield-McCoy feud evolved […]

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Comprehensive Bluegrass Documentary Comes to PBS

Comprehensive Bluegrass Documentary Comes to PBS

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, with the new documentary Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music. The film airs Friday, August 30, at 9pm on CET and at 10pm on ThinkTV16 as well as Tuesday, September 3, at 8pm on CET Arts. The film traces the genre’s history — outlining how Scots-Irish and African-American influences led […]

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