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“This is not a time for the faint of heart,” PBS’ president told TV critics when announcing that she had renewed her contract for five more years.
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“This is not a time for the faint of heart,” PBS’ president told TV critics when announcing that she had renewed her contract for five more years.
The program lineup for 2020 also features an “American Masters” film about Rita Moreno.
The documentarian died Sept. 16 at the age of 97.
Historical documentaries, a rock ‘n’ roll film and series exploring cultural traditions are cued up for public TV premieres.
The program is part of a year-long initiative, #InspiringWomanPBS.
New interviews with playwrights, authors and poets will be paired with previously unreleased conversations from the series’ 30-year archives.
The biweekly podcast will draw on content from 2,156 tapes of more than 800 interviews.
Shakespeare Uncovered also got funding for a third season on PBS.
The push centered on a documentary about influential photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.