NHPBS Passport Update - September 6, 2021
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
New Titles Coming to NHPBS Passport
Call the Midwife | Season 10 Episode 2 (Passport Early Release)
S Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Trixie is troubled by her sudden admittance to the Lady Emily. Cyril helps an evicted family find shelter. Sister Julienne's new venture hits a stumbling block.
Available: Sept. 10, 2021 – Dec. 21, 2021
Icon: Music Through the Lens | On the Wall
The transition of music photography from a niche pastime to a highly collectible and often valuable art form is examined through conversations with gallerists, literary publishers, art experts and those photographers whose body of work now has global prestige and, in some cases, hangs on the walls of the world's most revered institutions.
Available: Sept. 11, 2021 – July 15, 2025
Icon: Music Through the Lens | On the Net
Where does music photography sit in the contemporary, popular culture landscape? The seismic switch from analogue to digital is discussed alongside the rise and influence of social media. The series ends by asking whether music photography still has a role to play, does it still carry the same importance, and who are the new standard bearers of the profession?
Available: Sept. 11, 2021 – July 15, 2025
Expiring Soon
How We Got to Now | Clean
Dirty water has killed more humans than all the wars of history combined, but in the last 150 years, a series of radical ideas, extraordinary innovations and unsung heroes have changed our world. The iPhone, the subway, flat screen TVs and even the bikini are the result of the valiant efforts of the unsung heroes of clean.
Expiration Date: Oct. 15, 2021
How We Got to Now | Time
Best-selling author Steven Johnson boards a submarine to discover what a lack of natural light means for a sailor’s working day and visits Heathrow, the world’s busiest airport, to try to get timings right at air traffic control. Learn how advancements in navigation, the way we work, technology and travel would have been impossible without the unsung heroes of time.
Expiration Date: Oct. 15, 2021
Finding Your Roots | Puritans and Pioneers
Ted Danson, William H. Macy and Mary Steenburgen. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.
Expiration Date: Oct. 17, 2021