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Don't Miss List | July 16 - July 29
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Great Performances Porgy & Bess Cast on Stage
Ken Howard/Met Opera
JOHN DENVER: COUNTRY BOY
Thursday, July 16 | 7:30pm on WMHT-TV
Discover the life of this spectacular singer-songwriter with John Denver: Country Boy. The film shines a light on his public legacy and private life as recounted by his friends, family, managers, fellow musicians, and colleagues.
PBS Presents
John Denver: Country Boy | Preview
Discover the man behind the music in this intimate profile of the singer-songwriter.
GREAT PERFORMANCES | PORGY & BESS
Friday, July 17 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Great Performances and the MET presents the Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. This American Folk opera stars Eric Owens and Angel Blue as Porgy and Bess and takes place in 1920s Charleston, South Carolina. Based off of the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward, Porgy and Bess is about a poor and disabled black street beggar who lives in the slums of Charleston. It features many beautiful compositions, including the beautiful and famous song: Summertime.
Great Performances
GP at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Enjoy the American folk opera set in 1920s Charleston with a score by George Gershwin.
FATHER BROWN: THE CELESTIAL CHOIR
Sunday, July 19 | 6pm on WMHT-TV
In order to keep the Kembleford Choir from winning the Three Counties Choir competition, a mysterious and unknown saboteur interferes. Who is this secretive person and who are they working with?
Preview: Father Brown The Celestial Choir
CLINTON: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Tuesday, July 21 | 8pm on WMHT-TV
Clinton tells the story of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.
American Experience
Trailer | Clinton | American Experience
A president who rose from a broken childhood to a successful politician in modern America.
FRONTLINE | COVID'S HIDDEN TOLL
Tuesday, July 21 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
FRONTLINE examines how the COVID crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers. The documentary follows the coronavirus pandemic's invisible victims, including crucial farm and meat-packing workers who lack protections and have been getting sick.
FRONTLINE
"COVID's Hidden Toll" - Preview
How the COVID crisis has hit vulnerable immigrants and undocumented workers.
FORCES OF NATURE
Wednesday, July 22 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
While many people do not realize this, shape is very important in the natural world. In this episode, Forces of Nature will cover the shapes found in nature and rules of shapes that dictate the look and behavior of the universe.
Forces of Nature: Shape PREVIEW
GREAT PERFORMANCES | SHE LOVES ME
Friday, July 24 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
An entertaining romantic comedy about two store clerks in a beauty store who are feuding. Both are secretly participating in an anonymous pen pal for lonely hearts, and have been writing and flirting with each other.
Great Performances
She Loves Me - Behind the Curtain
Go behind the scenes of She Loves Me with insights from the cast and production team.
MIDSOMER MURDERS: DEATH AND THE DIVAS
Saturday, July 25 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
When Stella Harris’ sister comes back after a family disagreement, the murders get more and more frequent