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Don't Miss List | May 20 - June 2
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Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2
Thursday, May 20 | 7:30pm on WMHT-TV
Silver-anniversary concert of the stage musical, in London. With Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas and Lea Salonga.
Inside The Met: The Birthday Surprise
Friday, May 21 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
The future seems limitless for The Met until the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world.
Death in Paradise
Saturday, May 22 | 8pm on WMHT-TV
A celebrated concert pianist is murdered one night in his studio; Catherine's friendship with the victim's family puts her in unexpected danger.
NOVA Hindenburg: New Evidence
Sunday, May 23 | 11am on WMHT-TV
A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.
Atlantic Crossing
Sunday, May 23 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
The president's health takes a bad turn. Olav faces rocky relations with Martha.
Independent Lens: The Donut King
Monday, May 24 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
Meet the Donut King, the Cambodian refugee who built a multi-million-dollar empire baking.
Race Matters: America After George Floyd
Tuesday, May 25 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour reporters will focus on what has changed, and what hasn’t, since the outrage and protests of last summer, focusing on Minneapolis as well as several other communities around the country that have also seen protests, police killings and hate crimes.
NOVA: Great Electric Airplane Ride
Wednesday, May 26 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
NOVA looks at the array of promising new electric planes on the horizon and takes you for a ride in some impressive prototypes that are already in the air—such as Burt Rutan’s Long-ESA that can fly at over 200 mph and climb to 3,000 feet in under six minutes.
Midsomer Murders | A Vintage Murder
Friday, May 7 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
When a wine launch turns deadly, Barnaby tries to find out who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and what it has to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident.
National Memorial Day Concert
Sunday, May 30 | 8pm on WMHT-TV
Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise return to co-host the 32nd anniversary broadcast of the annual concert honoring the men and women of the U.S. armed forces.
Professor T
Sunday, May 30 | 11pm on WMHT-TV
Professor T's first few days in a tough and unfamiliar new environment are a disaster, but will he cooperate with the efforts of his friends and family to help him?
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten
Monday, May 31 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime.
Philly DA
Tuesday, June 1 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Frustrated Krasner supporters warn he must accelerate plans to phase out cash bail.
Human: The World Within
Wednesday, June 2 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
See how the technology of the brain and nervous system shape our experience of the world.
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Atlantic Crossing
A princess steals the heart of the president in an epic WWII drama.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS
Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS!
Nature
Follow the story of a leopard mother as she raises her cubs near the Luangwa River.
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