Welcome back to What's On Weekly!
Read below to find this week's TV highlights, including a look at rural American structures, a new climate series, the story of Whitestone Hill, Eugene Onegin at The Met, and a repeat airing of Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office.
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Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America
Vanish is documentary film that chronicles the "visual preservation" adventures of fine art photographer, Jim Westphalen, as he travels across the country seeking out and creating stunning imagery of America's disappearing rural structures. The film also features deep dive interviews with preservation experts as well as the passionate people who strive and struggle to save these fading treasures.
TUNE IN
Tune in Monday, August 17, at 8pm.
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Resolve to Solve with Miles O'Brien
In this new series, journalist Miles O'Brien travels the globe searching for solutions to climate, water, and health crises. From building sea curtains in Antarctica to restoring wildlife in Argentina, the answers are closer than we think thanks to people with a “Resolve to Solve.”
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Tune in Wednesdays, beginning August 19, at 9pm.
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Blood from Whitestone
This documentary from South Dakota Public Broadcasting tells the story of one of the punitive expeditions undertaken by the US Army following the Dakota War of 1862 and the massacre that resulted in the so-called Battle of Whitestone.
Descendants remember their ancestors with a 200-mile memorial ride from Fort Thompson, South Dakota to Whitestone Hill near Kulm, North Dakota.
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Tune in Thursday, August 20, at 9pm.
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Great Performances at The Met | Eugene Onegin
Soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in Tchaikovsky’s opera adaptation of Pushkin’s novel. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. Tony Award winner Deborah Warner directs.
TUNE IN
Tune in Friday, August 21, at 8pm.
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Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office
Based on shocking real events, Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office is a 'David vs. Goliath' story dramatizing a historic miscarriage of justice.
When money seemingly disappeared from its local branches, the British Post Office wrongly blamed its own managers for the apparent loss. Hundreds were harassed, accused of theft and fraud, even sent to prison—leaving lives, marriages, and reputations in ruins.
But the issue was actually caused by errors in the Post Office’s own computer system; something it denied for years.
TUNE IN
Watch the four-part series in two nights:
- Episode One — Sunday, August 23, at 7pm
- Episode Two— Sunday, August 23, at 8pm
- Episode Three— Sunday, August 30, at 7pm
- Episode Four — Sunday, August 30, at 8pm