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Don't Miss List | May 6 - May 19

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Preview the programs you don't want to miss for the period of May 6 - May 19, 2021 from WMHT. For up-to-date program listings on WMHT-TV, WORLD, CREATE, and WMHT PBS Kids 24/7, visit our schedules page. Click here to sign up to receive our Don't Miss List in your inbox bi-weekly.

Livingston Taylor: Live from the Sellersville Theater- Songs & Stories

Thursday, May 6 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor performs a cross-section of songs from his 50-year career.

Great Performances: Uncle Vanya

Friday, May 7 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.

Death in Paradise

Saturday, May 8 | 8pm on WMHT-TV
Neville is left perplexed when a lottery winner is found dead but her body then disappears. JP has an unruly new officer to train whilst preparing for the birth of his twins.

Downton Abbey

Sunday, May 9 | 2pm on WMHT-TV
Cora's mother sweeps into Downton for Matthew and Mary's wedding, but with the couple's relationship under strain they might not make it to the altar.

POV: Through the Night

Monday, May 10 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
Close bonds are forged between parents, children and caregivers at a 24-hour daycare.

Philly D.A.

Tuesday, May 11 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
A skeptical parole board stands between Joseph Chamberlain and freedom; local media points fingers at D.A. Krasner following a murder spike, threatening to halt his office's plans for parole reform.

NOVA: Fighting for Fertility

Wednesday, May 12 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.

We Are Family: Songs of Hope and Unity

Friday, May 14 | 10pm on WMHT-TV
Join Maestro Luke Frazier and a star-studded cast for an exciting evening of songs.

Midsomer Murders

Saturday, May 15 | 7pm on WMHT-TV
Barnaby investigates whether a ballad made famous by a late, lamented folk singer could have been the inspiration for a murder.

Atlantic Crossing

Sunday, May 16 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.

American Experience: Billy Graham

Monday, May 17 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
One of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.

NOVA: Hindenburg- New Evidence

Wednesday, May 19 | 9pm on WMHT-TV
A new investigation into the 1937 Hindenburg disaster includes a novel set of experiments that tests scenarios that may have led to the Hindenburg's ignition.

PASSPORT PICKS: Pumas: Hemmingway l  American Experience: The blinding of Isaac Woodard l  Downton Abbey

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Hemingway

Official Trailer

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the writer and his enduring influence. Coming April 2021

American Experience

Trailer | Blinding of Isaac Woodard | American Experience

In 1946, a local police chief savagely beat and permanently blinded a Black army sergeant.

Downton Abbey

Watch with PBS Passport

See all six seasons of Downton Abbey with PBS Passport, an added member benefit.