NHPBS Passport Update - March 14, 2022
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
New Titles Coming to NHPBS Passport
Call the Midwife
Season 11 Episode 2 will be available in Passport starting at 9 pm on March 20th (the night of season premiere).
While Trixie tries to calm an anxious patient, Sister Frances examines a young woman with some troubling symptoms. Lucille helps support a single mother through her fourth pregnancy and intervenes when authorities question her capabilities as a mother.
Available: March 20 – March 27, 2022
Sanditon
Season 2 Episode 2 will be available in Passport starting at 10 pm on March 20th (the night of season premiere).
Charlotte starts a new job, Alison longs for her knight in shining armor, and Georgiana receives bad news.
Available: March 20 – April 23, 2029
Before We Die Season 1 (UK Version) (6-Episode Binge)
Determined to solve her lover’s murder, Detective Hannah Laing persuades one of his confidential contacts to help her. But when Hannah discovers the informant’s identity, she realizes there is far more at stake than bringing the killers to justice.
Available: March 20 – March 19, 2029
Antiques Roadshow | Omni Mount Washington Resort Hour 1
Don’t miss out on peak Omni Mount Washington Resort finds including a Tiffany Studios inverted hanging shade, a 1919 A.J. Morse & Son U.S. Navy diving helmet, and a Wayland Flowers “Madame” puppet. Which is appraised for up to $150,000?
Available: March 15, 2022 – Feb. 13, 2026
Finding Your Roots | Forgotten Journeys
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps John Leguizamo and Lena Waithe retrace the paths of their ancestors, uncovering crucial pieces of their own identities that were lost on the journey to America.
Available: March 16, 2022 – Feb. 14, 2026
American Experience | The American Diplomat
Discover how three Black diplomats broke racial barriers at the US State Department during the Cold War. Asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home, they left a lasting impact on the Foreign Service.
Available: March 16, 2022 – Feb.14, 2025
Nature | The Ocean’s Greatest Feast
The story of South Africa’s sardine migration is brought vividly to life on camera. Each summer, the sardine run sees billions of sardines traveling up the coast, providing a feast for an array of marine predators.
Available: March 17, 2022 – Feb. 15, 2026
NOVA | Great Mammoth Mystery
Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago.
Available: March 16, 2022 – Feb. 15, 2025
Poetry in America | Mending Wall
Do good fences really make good neighbors? Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall” asks surprising questions about the role of walls in civil society. Host Elisa New gathers Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, author Julia Alvarez, political commentator David Gergen, Frost biographer and poet Jay Parini, poet Rhina Espaillat, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to delve into this classic poem.
Available: March 19, 2022 – Feb. 18, 2029
Expiring Soon
American Masters | Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
Discover the man behind the award. An immigrant who became a media mogul with an outspoken, cantankerous voice, who created two bestselling newspapers, Joseph Pulitzer championed what he regarded as the sacred role of a free press in a democracy. Directed by Oren Rudavsky (Time for School: 2003-2016).
Expiration Date: April 11, 2022
NOVA | Why Ships Sink
Twenty million passengers embark on cruises each year, vacationing in deluxe "floating cities" that offer everything from swimming pools to shopping malls to ice skating rinks. And the ships just keep getting bigger: The average cruise ship has doubled in size in just the last ten years. Some engineers fear that these towering behemoths are dangerously unstable
Expiration Date: April 17, 2022
Antiques Roadshow | Portland Hour 3
Uncover West Coast wonders in Portland such as a Pablo Picasso "Grand Oiseau Vert" pot, an Ottoman zarf made around 1875, and a Tiffany Studios "Bookmark" desk set from about 1924. One of these is the big find of the night!
Expiration Date: April 18, 2022