{"id":5695,"date":"2014-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/05\/09\/pbs-fall-highlights-include-ken-burns-the-roosevelts\/"},"modified":"2014-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"pbs-fall-highlights-include-ken-burns-the-roosevelts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/pbs-fall-highlights-include-ken-burns-the-roosevelts\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS Fall Highlights Include Ken Burns&#8217; The Roosevelts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tARLINGTON: PBS has revealed its prime-time lineup for the fall that launches with the premiere of Ken Burns&#039; seven-part series <em>The Roosevelts: An Intimate History<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>The Roosevelts <\/em>launches on September 14 with a seven-night premiere. The 14-hour documentary will air nightly at 8 p.m. through September 20. The series weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSunday nights on PBS will feature the best in British drama and docs on historical icons. Dramas coming to the <em>Masterpiece <\/em>strand include <em>Death Comes to Pemberley<\/em>, starring Matthew Rhys (<em>The Americans<\/em>) and Anna Maxwell Martin (<em>Bleak House<\/em>). There are two new <em>Worricker<\/em> stories, featuring Bill Nighy (<em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/em>) reprising his role as MI5 agent Johnny Worricker.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMondays will see the return of <em>Antiques Roadshow <\/em>with six all-new episodes. <em>POV <\/em>and <em>Independent Lens <\/em>return with a roster of new doc programs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTuesdays are devoted to exploring the personal histories and ancestries of pioneers who helped to shape modern society. This includes the return of <em>Finding Your Roots <\/em>with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Also coming up are <em>The Pilgrims: American Experience<\/em>, six new docs from <em>Makers<\/em> and more <em>American Masters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPBS has slated &quot;Think Wednesdays&quot; to run mid-week, featuring a lineup of nature, science and tech programming. This means new episodes of <em>Nature <\/em>and <em>Nova <\/em>at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. Premiering October 15 is the new six-episode series <em>How We Got to Now with Steve Johnson<\/em>. Also joining the Wednesday lineup is <em>Life on the Reef<\/em>, a portrait of Australia&#039;s Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tArts remain a cornerstone of the Friday schedule. The PBS Arts Fall Festival enters its fourth season. This year it includes <em>Live from Lincoln Center<\/em>&#039;s 40th anniversary season, featuring <em>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street<\/em> <em>in Concert with the New York Philharmonic<\/em>; <em>Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 years<\/em>; <em>The Gershwin&#039;s Porgy and Bess from San Francisco Opera<\/em> and more. The public affairs shows <em>Washington Week with Gwen Ifill <\/em>and <em>Charlie Rose: The Week <\/em>return to kick off the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;The PBS fall schedule is remarkable for its variety and quality&mdash;from an epic, binge-worthy serving of Ken Burns&rsquo;s new documentary <em>The Roosevelts<\/em> to a star-studded lineup of drama and performance. We&rsquo;re incredibly proud of the strength of our lineup and our commitment to bring viewers the best content available in history, science, drama, documentary, the arts and performance and much more,&rdquo; said Beth Hoppe, PBS&#039;s chief programming executive and general manager of general audience programming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON: PBS has revealed its prime-time lineup for the fall that launches with the premiere of Ken Burns&#039; seven-part series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. The Roosevelts launches on September 14 with a seven-night premiere. The 14-hour documentary will air nightly at 8 p.m. through September 20. 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