NHPBS Passport Update - August 22, 2022
What's Arriving and Leaving NHPBS Passport
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Suspects (Seasons 1 -5)
DI Martha Bellamy, DS Jack Weston and DC Charlie Steele tackle hard-hitting cases ranging from the abduction of a two-year old child to an attempted murder that’s been made to look like assisted suicide. The team also investigates the source of a batch of deadly drugs, the gang-rape of a 13-year-old girl, and the hunt for a serial rapist.
Available: Sept. 1 – Dec. 30, 2023
America Outdoors | Appalachia: A Different Way
Appalachia may seem like a place locked in time, but its people know a thing or two about change, especially when it comes to the outdoors. Baratunde meets the people driving a revolution in how we see and interact with nature, from a record-breaking hiker, to a 21st century forager to former coal miners working with bees and advocates working to make the outdoors accessible to everyone.
Available: Aug. 24 – July 25, 2032
The Green Planet | Desert World
Sir David Attenborough explores the hostile world of the desert, where plants can spend decades waiting for rain or travel to find it. Survival tactics include using weapons, camouflage and forming surprising alliances with animals.
Available: Aug. 25 – Jan. 27, 2027
Expedition | Gabon: Expedition Jungle Paradise
Travel to the Moukalaba Doudou National Park with Steve, whose mission is to explore what animals are in the jungle beyond. Steve and his team hope to discover if this jungle could be home to an undiscovered population of chimpanzees.
Available: Aug. 25 – July 26, 2026
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Three Men Go to War
Premiering on the 50th anniversary of the missile crisis, "Cuban Missile Crisis: Three Men Go to War" focuses on three central figures in the crisis — President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Expiration Date: Oct. 22, 2022
NOVA | Look Who’s Driving
After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As ambitious innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead, including how to train artificial intelligence to be better than humans at making life-and-death decisions. How do self-driving cars work?
Expiration Date: Oct. 23, 2022
Secrets of the Dead | The Man Who Saved the World
The little-known story of how close to nuclear destruction the world really was during those dark October days and how the heroism of one man saved us all.
Expiration Date: Oct. 23, 2022