New Programs This Month

Garden SMART

Season 79 Premieres on August 2nd at 12:30pm

Garden SMART travels the country visiting beautiful gardens, talking with experienced gardeners who share their gardening knowledge with our audience.

Facing Waves

Season 3 Premieres on August 5th at 10:30am

Hosted by paddling expert and coach Ken Whiting, Facing Waves is an exciting and inspiring TV series that explores the people, places, and adventures of the world’s top paddling destinations.

Globe Scholars

A New Series called Globe Scholars Premieres on August 23rd at 10:00am

Nearly half a million students study abroad annually – immersing themselves in diverse cultures and gaining invaluable experiences. Globe Scholars™ illuminates the profound impact of learning beyond the classroom. This season follows students as they navigate life in Cuba, South Korea, and Spain’s Basque region.

Friday Night 7pm Concert Lineup

Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen 1967

Premieres on August 1st

Tom Lehrer spent his brief, yet remarkable music career writing and performing brilliant parody songs that entertained and enlightened millions. Biting, intelligent and socially conscious, his songs were accessible and intimate commentaries on society and politics in the 1960s. Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen 1967, originally filmed for Danish television in September 1967, captures a rare concert recording and features 17 of his best-known songs, including “The Elements,” “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” and “The Vatican Rag.”

Cyndi Lauper : Live…At Last

Premieres on August 8th

Twenty years after her debut album She’s So Unusual made her an icon, singer Cyndi Lauper performed an intimate concert at New York’s Town Hall. Filmed in 2004, this special features dramatic renditions of her greatest hits including “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” “Money Changes Everything,” “Time After Time,” and “True Colors.”

Tim Janis: Celtic Heart

Premieres on August 15th

The concert special Tim Janis: Celtic Heart takes viewers on a journey through six Celtic regions, weaving images of the beautiful Celtic coast with sweeping, ethereal themes. Composer, conductor and two-time Billboard chart-topper Tim Janis performs his soothing new age instrumental music onstage with a stellar cast of musicians, including Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt of Celtic Woman, Camille and Kennerly Kitt of The Harp Twins, flautist Eimear McGeown, and singers Lynn Hilary and Ella Roberts.

Jonathan Antoine in Concert : Going the Distance

Premieres on August 22nd

Jonathan Antoine had two No. 1 albums on the U.K. classical charts by the age of 20. The concert special Jonathan Antoine in Concert : Going the Distance recounts his journey from a shy 17-year-old facing Simon Cowell on Britain’s Got Talent to a virtuosic tenor. Jonathan is joined onstage by an orchestra, choir, a cappella group, and acclaimed cellist Tina Guo for a medley of Disney classics, Broadway numbers and opera standards.

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night

Premieres on August 29th

Recorded live at New York’s Madison Square Garden in August 2008, Neil Diamond: Hot August Nightfeatures career-spanning hits from Neil’s phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall. Songs include “Beautiful Noise,” “Cherry, Cherry,” “Thank the Lord for the Night Time,” “I Am…I Said,” “Solitary Man,” “Kentucky Woman,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “America,” and, of course, “Sweet Caroline.”