This Month on CPTV
June officially marks the start of the summer season. It鈥檚 a time to enjoy the outdoors, take that long-awaited vacation, start (or catch up on) a new hobby and spend time with family and friends. CPTV has curated special programming celebrating Pride Month, and PBS also uses the summer months to premiere some of its most anticipated programs and series returns. From new seasons of 鈥淕rantchester on Masterpiece鈥� and 鈥淗uman Footprint鈥� to 鈥淧atience鈥� and 鈥淲alking with Dinosaurs,鈥� this month offers a variety of programs to watch on-air or online that will awe, entertain and inspire you to explore even more during your summertime escapes.
On CPTV
Quilting Women of Gee鈥檚 Bend
Sunday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m.
Learn about the celebrated quilts made by a community of African American women in rural Alabama. Born out of necessity and now recognized as an artform, the quilting practice has been passed down from mothers to daughters for generations.
Great Performances | Rodgers & Hammerstein鈥檚 80th Anniversary
Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m.
Explore the vast repertoire of these musical theater pioneers in a star-studded concert featuring Aaron Tveitt, Patrick Wilson and more performing from shows like "Carousel," "South Pacific," "The King and I," "The Sound of Music" and more.
Cozy Mysteries of Masterpiece Mystery
Sunday, June 1 at 9 p.m.
Discover the secrets of the "cozy mystery" in this exploration of the genre. Go behind-the-scenes of Grantchester, Magpie Murders, Moonflower Murders, The Marlow Murder Club and Miss Scarlet to learn what makes these mysteries so enchanting.
Ken Burns: The Civil War
Tuesday, June 3 at 9:30 p.m.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark series in September 2015 with this in-depth overview of the iconic documentary. See video clips and interviews with Ken Burns, Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires and others.
Tony Bennett: Viva Duets
Thursday, June 5 at 8 p.m.
Tony Bennett performs duets with a celebrated roster of performers, including Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Franco De Vita and Vicente Fernandez on classic songs like "For Once in My Life," "Return to Me, " "Who Can I Turn To?" and many more.
Great Performances | Andrea Bocelli 30th: The Celebration
Thursday, June 5 at 9 p.m.
Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor's 30th anniversary concert from Tuscany featuring global superstars Ed Sheeran, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Sofia Carson, Brian May, Jon Batiste and more. Directed by Grammy nominee and Emmy winner Sam Wrench.
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Friday, June 6 at 9:30 p.m.
Meet the American women who built the planes and flew them, fought on the warfront and the home front, cracked codes and broke barriers. The "secret weapon" that helped win the war, they forever changed the world in the process.
All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop (My Music Presents)
Saturday, June 7 at 8:30 p.m.
The All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop Full-length performances include Johnny Maestro, The Duprees, Jay Back, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Ronnie Spector, Frankie Valli, Jerry Butler and many more artists from the 50s and 60s.
Vanish - Disappearing Icons of a Rural America
Monday, June 9 at 9 p.m.
A remarkable story of past and present, discover the "visual preservation" adventures of fine art photographer Jim Westphalen as he travels across the country seeking out and creating stunning imagery of America's disappearing rural structures. The film also features deep dive interviews with preservation experts as well as the passionate people who strive and struggle to save these fading treasures, sharing their intimate stories of dreams, loss and triumphs. Road-trip with Westphalen as he races against time and the unrelenting elements to capture the extraordinary beauty of aging barns, one room schoolhouses, grain elevators, prairie churches and all the classic structures that the country's rural heritage was built upon.
Patience
Sundays at 8 p.m. beginning June 15
Witness Patience Evan's powerful deduction skills as she helps the York Police solve crimes. Patience's autism and extraordinary ability to make connections that others overlook impress Detective Bea Metcalf, who believes she could be an asset to her team.
Grantchester on Masterpiece
Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning June 15
There's no shortage of murder, mystery and mayhem in the seemingly quiet 1950s Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. There's a real warmth to this period crime drama, set in a picturesque location with central characters who've formed their own version of a family.
Walking with Dinosaurs
Monday, June 16 through Wednesday, 18 at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Meet six extraordinary dinosaurs emerging from amazing dig sites in an incredible imagining of the most dramatic moments in their prehistoric lives. From legends like Triceratops and T.rex to new dinosaurs, these are character-led stories of love, loss and survival. Blending the latest discoveries from dinosaur digs across the globe with spellbinding natural history storytelling and state of the art CGI, these giants come back to life so that they can walk again.
POV | Union
Monday, June 23 at 10 p.m.
An unlikely group of warehouse workers are profiled as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. The odds are stacked against them, as they find themselves up against a tech industry giant with unlimited resources, without major support from national unions or politicians and while navigating internal divisions within their own ranks.
Caregiving
Tuesday, June 24 at 9 p.m.
Follow a diverse group of caregivers of all ages, on their personal journeys, dealing with family dynamics, mental health, work productivity and long-term planning. They will share intimate accounts of coping with daily life, coordinating medical care, arranging housing, nutrition and transportation as well as seeking resources. Weaving in history and context, the show also follows people on the frontlines of the broad-based caregiving movement, featuring practitioners, experts, thought leaders and policymakers, and explores critical challenges facing family and paid caregivers, as they fight to give caregivers the same safety, security and comfort they provide for so many others. The film will reveal the state -- and the stakes -- of care in America.
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Human Footprint | Season Two
Wednesday, June 25 at 9 p.m.
Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to explore our human footprint and to discover how the things we do reveal who we truly are.
Pride Month Programming
Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10 at 11 p.m. on CPTV
Explore the origin of a global music phenomenon born among gay and black communities coming together in apartments and basement bars in 1970s New York, where dancefloors became a platform in their battle for visibility and inclusion.
Stonewall Uprising: American Experience
Wednesday, June 11 at 9 p.m. on Spirit
"Stonewall Uprising" explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide rights movement. Told by those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists and a former mayor of New York, and featuring a rich trove of archival footage, this film revisits a time when homosexual acts were illegal throughout America, and homosexuality itself was seen as a form of mental illness. Hunted and often entrapped by undercover police in their hometowns, gays from around the U.S. began fleeing to New York in search of a sanctuary. Hounded there still by an aggressive police force, they found refuge in a Mafia-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn. When police raided Stonewall on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. As the streets of New York erupted into violent protests and street demonstrations, the collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived.
Sister Eileen and Her Boyz: An HIV in the Rust Belt Story
Wednesday, June 11 at 10:30 p.m. on Spirit
A Catholic Sister working for the Toledo, Ohio, diocese reflects on her ministry to gay men during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sister Eileen Schieber eventually resigned her position as the Bishop's vicar to partner with community organizers dedicated to providing care and housing for those with HIV/AIDS.
American Masters | Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Friday, June 20 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Take a captivating journey through the life of a trailblazing artist who dared to challenge the norms. At just 15, Janis Ian shook the world with her bold hit "Society's Child," a song about an interracial relationship that not only launched her career but also sparked controversy during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Over the next six decades, Ian jammed with Jimi Hendrix, partied with Janis Joplin, and played duets with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. But she also had to overcome the stigma of her early success, homophobia, record industry misogyny and a life-threatening illness, all while creating an indelible body of work that continues to attract audiences worldwide.
Bright Spark: The Reconciliation of Trevor Southey
Monday, June 30 at 11 p.m. on CPTV
Trevor Southey dreamed of becoming a modern-day Michelangelo of Mormon art. In the mid-1960s he found a gang of like-minded artists at BYU and they formed a loose art colony to pursue their dreams. It all came crashing down when Trevor's homosexuality was exposed. Thirty years later, as his adult daughter suffers a major health crisis, the Mormon Church steps in to help and Trevor finds himself in the strange position of being invited to rejoin the church that once rejected him. 鈥淏right Spark鈥� explores conflicts of sexual identity, religious belonging and artistic expression with honesty and compassion.