NHPBS Passport Update - January 24, 2022
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
New Titles Coming to NHPBS Passport
Around the World in 80 Days Episode 2
Fogg and his party are crossing Italy when their train comes to a screeching halt. Can they continue and save a boy’s life in the process?
Available: Jan. 24, 2022 – Feb. 19, 2027
POV Shorts | La Frere
A story of familial sacrifice and the bonds of brotherhood.
Available: Jan. 25, 2022 – Dec. 26, 2025
In Their Own Words | Angela Merkel
One of the most enigmatic and inscrutable world leaders of our time, Angela Merkel’s life story reveals the woman behind the veil. Explore how experiences that began in her childhood shaped her politics and ultimately, the face of modern Europe.
Available: Jan. 26, 2022 – Dec. 27, 2031
Earth Emergency
This revealing film examines how human activity is setting off dangerous warming loops that are pushing the climate to a point of no return - and what we need to do to stop them. With captivating illustrations, stunning footage and interviews with leading climate scientists as well as support from Greta Thunberg, "Earth Emergency" adds the missing piece of the climate puzzle.
Available: Jan. 29, 2022 – Feb. 27, 2022
Expiring Soon
American Experience | The Greely Expedition
An epic story of adventure, abandonment and human tragedy, The Greely Expedition tells of an 1881 scientific mission to the Arctic that ended with death and rumors of cannibalism.
Expiration Date: Feb. 11, 2022
NOVA | Rise of the Rockets
New technologies are making rockets cheaper and more powerful than ever before. As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space more accessible, and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration may be on the horizon.
Expiration Date: Feb. 14, 2022
Independent Lens | We Believe in Dinosaurs
In We Believe in Dinosaurs the Bible and science collide amid the battleground of a Creation Museum and a $120 million Noah’s Ark-inspired theme park in rural Kentucky.
Expiration Date: Feb. 17, 2022