Odyssey: May 2023

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Fiddler on the Roof (1971) • May 6

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village. Starring: Topol • Norma Crane • Leonard Frey

West Side Story (1961) • May 13

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Starring: Natalie Wood • Richard Beymer • Russ Tamblyn

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) • May 20

A distant poor relative of the Duke D’Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Starring: Dennis Price • Valerie Hobson • Joan Greenwood

The Birdcage (1996) • May 27

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée’s right-wing moralistic parents.

Starring: Robin Williams • Gene Hackman • Nathan Lane

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This May we honor Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage and recognize Mental Health Awareness Month with our programming. Fanny: The Right to Rock highlights the engaging story of this pioneering, all-female, mostly Filipina American rock band from the ‘70s and airs Monday, May 22 at 9 p.m. Another pioneer of his time, Nam June Paik, is considered the father of video art and envisioned the creation of the internet. See the world through his eyes that transcended the reality of his own time in American Masters: Nam June Paik—Moon is the Oldest TV on Tuesday, May 16 at 9 p.m.

Go deeper with NOVA: Your Brain—Perception Deception, which provides a stunning visual reminder that our perception has the ability to change our reality, for better or worse, airing Wednesday, May 17 at 8 p.m. For a poignant look into how two brothers were impacted by abandonment, Independent Lens: Sam Now covers their personal search for their mother and the decades-long journey they must embark on in order to heal and find peace within themselves. Sam Now airs Monday, May 8 at 9 p.m. Refresh your mind by taking in the clear skies and deep waters around the Fjord coastlines of Norway, which are featured in Wild Scandinavia, a 3-part series beginning Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. This May we also celebrate life with the National Memorial Day Concert beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. Furthermore, for our Anglophiles, you won’t want to miss our British coronation coverage of King Charles III beginning Saturday, May 6.

To our members, we thank you for your support of our programming, which aims to inspire and inform. If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental wellness, consider using or sharing the 988 Crisis Hotline below.

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Independent Lens explores mental health & wellness

These upcoming Independent Lens specials explore health and wellness topics, including mental health, generational trauma, living with chronic illness, and promoting a greater understanding and awareness.

Matter of Mind is a touching story about ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular disease with an average survival time of 2-5 years from diagnosis. In this intimate exploration, three people with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, bravely face different paths as they live with this progressively debilitating illness. Matter of Mind: My ALS premieres Monday, May 1 at 9:00 pm.

Sam Now is a coming-of-age documentary that follows Sam Harkness from age 11 to 36 as his once-average, middle class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly leaves them. Through Sam’s 25 year quest for answers, the film explores intergenerational trauma and the relationships of mother to son, mother to family, brother to brother and the turning points of family dysfunction and healing. Woven together with home movies lovingly crafted by Sam’s half brother, we witness a boy who grows up grappling with the ripple effects of a singular traumatic event. Sam Now premieres Monday, May 8 at 9:00 pm.

Our last film is an autobiographical exploration of survivorship. New Orleans journalist and filmmaker Jasmín Mara López unabashedly shares her process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. After Jasmín discloses to her family she’d been abused by her grandfather, she liberates others to come forward in a story of confronting a culture of silence over generational trauma. Silent Beauty premieres Monday, May 15 at 9:00 pm.

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What to Watch

Unconditional: Healing Hidden Wounds

Monday, May 1 • 10:00 pm

This film is a revealing documentary about the home healthcare crises of mental wellness. Mental health issues and questions of emotional wellness challenge some 50 million family caregivers each year.

NOVA: Saving the Right Whale

Wednesday, May 3 • 8:00 pm

The North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction. But a handful of specialists are determined to help save it as they discover new secrets about the lives of these giants of the sea.

Weekends with Yankee

Saturday, May 6 • 1:30 pm

Weekends with Yankee is a travel and lifestyle series hosted by world-class explorer Richard Wiese and Yankee magazine’s senior food editor Amy Traverso. Tune-in every Saturday afternoon for all new episodes.

Wild Scandinavia

Wednesday, May 10 • 7:00 pm

Immerse yourself in three iconic Scandinavian landscapes: the hauntingly beautiful coast; the magical seasonal forests, and the volcanic and arctic extremes. Surprising wildlife stories of lynx and puffins, orca and wolves reveal the resilient spirit of Scandinavia.

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Born in Japan-occupied Korea, Paik studied as a classical musician before moving to Germany in the 1950s. Forever changed after encountering avant-garde composer John Cage, Paik became a member of the influential experimental art movement Fluxus, which created new forms of art and performance. Eventually immigrating to the United States, he became fully engaged with television and video art in a way that would revolutionize how the world thinks of image-making in the electronic age. American Masters: Nam June Paik - Moon is the Oldest TV premieres Tuesday, May 16 at 9:00 pm.

Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together with other teenage girls to play music. Little did they know their garage band would evolve into the legendary rock group Fanny, the first all-women band to release an LP with a major record label (Warner/Reprise, 1970). Despite releasing 5 critically-acclaimed albums over 5 years, touring with famed bands from SLADE to CHICAGO and amassing a dedicated fan base of music legends including David Bowie, Fanny’s groundbreaking impact in music was written out of history... until bandmates reunite 50 years later with a new rock record deal. With incredible archival footage of the band’s rocking past intercut with its next chapter releasing a new LP today, the film includes interviews with a large cadre of music icons. Fighting early barriers of race, gender and sexuality in the music industry, and now ageism, the incredible women of Fanny are ready to claim their hallowed place in the halls of rock ‘n’ roll fame. Fanny: The Right to Rock premieres Monday, May 22 at 9:00 pm.

The father of video art and coiner of the term “electronic superhighway,” Nam June Paik was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Fanny’s groundbreaking impact in music was written out of history... until bandmates reunite 50 years later.

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

NAM JUNE PAIK

FANNY

Call the Midwife, S12 E8*

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7:00 8:00

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Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets: Queen

Independent

Independent Lens: Silent Beauty*

Tell

Finding Your Roots: Against All Odds My Grandparents War: Emeli Sande* In Their Own Words:

Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth: A Royal Life Mental Health Month

Finding Your Roots: Fighters

Experience: Goin’ Back to T-Town Frontline: Once Upon a Time in Iraq - Fallujah*

Frontline: Iraq’s AssassinsYemen’s COVID Cover-Up

Finding Your Roots: Songs of

Past Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors that Define Us*

Frontline: America’s Dangerous Trucks* Secrets of the Dead:

Cinco De Mayo

The Oklahoma News Report*

Back in Time: A Piece of Home

The Oklahoma News Report*

Welk:

for Hollywood

Christie’s Poirot: The Affair at the Victory Ball

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What to Watch

Great Performances: Richard III

Friday, May 19 • 9:00 pm

Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare at the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy with one of his most indelible villains starring Danai Gurira in the title role.

Seaside Hotel: Season 6 Premiere

Thursday, May 25 • 11:00 pm

Six years have passed, and now it’s the summer of 1939. The dark clouds of WWII are looming over Europe, but the regulars have again gone on holiday to the idyll of the North Sea.

National Memorial Day Concert 2023

Sunday, May 28 • 7:00 pm

A long tradition unlike anything else on television, America’s national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through stories interwoven with musical performances.

Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us

Tuesday, May 30 • 8:00 pm

Beloved chef and Italian immigrant, Lidia Bastianich, travels from big cities to small towns in America to share the inspiring stories of first, second, and third-generation Americans.

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Fons & Porter

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America’s Test Kitchen*

Milk Street*

Cook’s Country

Sara’s Weeknight Meals*

Oklahoma Gardening*

Garden Smart*

American Woodshop*

This Old House*

Ask This Old House*

Weekends w/ Yankee*

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories w/ David Rubenstein

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Lesley Joseph and Christopher Biggins*

Antiques Roadshow: Shelburne Museum, Hour 2

Outside Beyond the Lens*

The Oklahoma News Report

PBS News Weekend*

David Holt’s State of Music

The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing*

Motorweek*

Wild Rivers w/ Tillie*

Outdoor Oklahoma*

This Old House

Finding Your Roots: Against All Odds

Nature: Attenborough’s Wonder of Song

NOVA: Saving the Right Whale

Washington Week*

The Chavis Chronicles* History w/ David Rubenstein*

The Oklahoma News Report Outdoor Oklahoma Oklahoma Gardening

Osiyo*

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Lawrence Welk: Salute to the Armed Forces

Father Brown, S10 E4*

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Best of Joy of Painting

Market to Market* SUNUP*

Fons & Porter

Fit 2 Stitch

America’s Test Kitchen*

Milk Street

Cook’s Country

Sara’s Weeknight Meals*

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SUNUP*

The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing*

Motorweek*

Wild Rivers w/ Tillie* Outdoor Oklahoma*

This Old House

Finding Your Roots: The Shirts on Their Backs

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Best of Joy of Painting

Market to Market*

SUNUP*

Fons & Porter

Fit 2 Stitch

America’s Test Kitchen*

Milk Street

Cook’s Country

SUNUP*

The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing*

Motorweek*

Wild Rivers w/ Tillie*

Outdoor

Oklahoma*

This Old House

Finding Your Roots: Things we Don’t Discuss

Paint This with Jerry Yarnell

Best of Joy of Painting

Market to Market*

SUNUP*

Fons & Porter

Fit 2 Stitch

America’s Test Kitchen*

Milk Street

Cook’s Country

SUNUP*

The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing*

Motorweek*

Wild Rivers w/ Tillie*

Outdoor Oklahoma*

This Old House

Finding Your Roots: Fighters

Garden Smart*

American Woodshop*

Oklahoma Gardening* This Old House*

Ask This Old House*

Weekends w/ Yankee*

NOVA: Hidden Volcano Abyss

Washington Week*

The Chavis Chronicles History w/ David Rubenstein*

Sara’s Weeknight Meals*

Oklahoma Gardening*

Garden Smart*

American Woodshop*

This Old House*

Ask This Old House*

Weekends w/ Yankee*

Wild Scandinavia: Heartlands

NOVA: Your BrainPerception Deception

Washington Week*

The Chavis Chronicles

History w/ David Rubenstein*

Sara’s Weeknight Meals

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence 2023*

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Phil Vickeryand Martin Offiah*

Antiques Roadshow: Shelburne Museum, Hour 3

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories w/ David Rubenstein Outside Beyond the Lens*

The Oklahoma News Report

PBS News Weekend*

The Oklahoma News Report Outdoor Oklahoma Oklahoma Gardening

Osiyo*

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Wild Scandinavia: Life on the Edge Lawrence Welk: Mother’s Day

Father Brown, S10 E5*

The Oklahoma News Report

Garden Smart*

American Woodshop

Oklahoma Gardening* This Old House*

Ask This Old House*

Weekends w/ Yankee*

Gallery America

Washington Week*

The Chavis Chronicles Tell Me More w/ Kelly Corrigan

American Experience: Goin’ Back to T-Town

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: John Nettles and Barbara Flynn*

Antiques Roadshow: Junk in the Trunk 12

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories w/ David Rubenstein Outside Beyond the Lens*

The Oklahoma News Report

PBS News Weekend*

Outdoor Oklahoma Oklahoma Gardening

Osiyo*

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Lawrence Welk: Hometown Band

Father Brown, S10 E6*

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence 2023*

The Oklahoma News Report Outdoor Oklahoma Oklahoma Gardening

Osiyo*

Rick Steves’ Europe

Rick Steves’ Europe

Antiques Roadshow: Spokane, Hour 2

The Oklahoma News Report

PBS News Weekend*

Lawrence Welk: Hooray for Hollywood

Father Brown, S10 E7*

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America: Our Symbols and Stories with David

Independent Lens: Matter of Mind - My ALS

ReFramed: Jaddoland Independent Lens: Two Gods

Then They Came For Us Oklahoma Gardening Outdoor Oklahoma

Grandparents War: Emeli Sande

Osiyo Gallery America Back in Time Tell Me More w/ Kelly

Nature: Attenborough’s Wonder of Song

Attenborough’s Wonder of Song History w/David Reel South: A Culture Askance

Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty Pacific Heartbeat: High Tide, Don’t Hide Back in Time Stories from the Stage

NOVA: Saving the Right Whale

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American Masters: Tyrus Wong

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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Outdoor Oklahoma SUNUP Osiyo Gallery America Back in Time

America ReFramed: Blurring the Color Line

South: Seadrift

Americans: A Question of Loyalty

America ReFramed: Blurring the Color Line

Independent Lens: Hidden Letters

Wild Scandinavia: Life on the Edge

SUN 5/14 Back in Time Finding Your Root: Children of Exile Reel South

Wild Scandinavia: Life on the Edge Doc World: Ganden - Garden of Joy

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Asian Americans: Good Americans Local, USA: A Tale of Three Chinatowns Stories from the Stage

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David R...

Independent Lens: Silent Beauty

THU 5/18 Finding the Virgo America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

5/19 Come Back Anytime

Masters: Nam June PaikMoon is the Oldest TV

Asian Americans: Good Americans

America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

America ReFramed: Far East Deep South

SAT 5/20 Vanishing Chinatown

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Asian Americans: Generation Rising Asian Americans: Breaking Through Local, USA Stories from the Stage

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American Masters: Waterman - Duke

Wild Scandinavia: Heartlands

Frontline: Once Upon a Time in Iraq - Fallujah

NewsHour Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order China: Frame by Frame

ReFramed: First Vote

American Experience: Plague at the Golden Gate

Experience: Goin’ Back to T-Town

America ReFramed: First Vote

China: Frame by Frame Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence 2023

America ReFramed: First Vote

American Masters: Amy Tan

Wild Scandinavia: Fire and Ice Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration... Finding Your Roots: Far From Home Wild Scandinavia: Fire and Ice Armed with Language Registry

Pacific Heartbeat: Tokyo Hula Pacific Heartbeat: American Aloha Local, USA Stories from the Stage NOVA: Your BrainWho’s in Control?

First Peoples: Europe

Secrets of the Dead: Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaw

Frontline: America’s Dangerous Trucks Vanishing Chinatown Independent Lens: The Donut King

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