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Ten Years of Making Connections

Prof. Mike Hannahan, Director of Civic Initiative at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, discusses “Ten Years of Making Connections.” The civic initiative, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, brings UMass students in contact with students from...

The Address

America’s Documentarian Ken Burns has been inspired by Greenwood School’s annual tradition of memorizing the Gettysburg Address.  As this year marks the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s famous speech, Ken decided to imbed a film crew and share this story of...

Weight Loss Surgery

More than one third of US adults are obese. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And a small minority of adults and now teenagers are taking matters into doctor’s hands and opting for weight loss surgery. On Monday, March...

Why I Left the Amish

Several years ago, Saloma Furlong from Sunderland, left the Amish and wrote a book, “Why I Left the Amish,” and she was featured on an American Experience documentary, “The Amish.” Saloma has now written a new book, “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio

On January 27, PBS will run an independent lens documentary titled the state of Arizona about the controversial SB 1070 law that was enacted in the state of Arizona …also commonly called the “show me your papers” law. While the documentary focuses on the push by...

Web Premiere: Why I Left the Amish

Several years ago, Saloma Furlong from Sunderland, left the Amish and wrote a book, “Why I Left the Amish,” and she was featured on an American Experience documentary, “The Amish.” Saloma has now written a new book, “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two...

Dowton Abbey

WGBH Greater Boston Arts Reporter Jared Bowen discusses the Downton Abbey craze that has PBS viewers riveted to the screen on Sunday nights.  Bowen had the opportunity to interview actors Allen Leech and Lesley Nichol and got their take on season 4 of Downton...

HIV and AIDS

On Monday, December 30th, the documentary How to Survive a Plague airs on Independent Lens; it profiles an unlikely group of activists who helped identify and distribute promising treatments for HIV and AIDS in order to save those suffering from the disease....

Encore: Frontline’s Raney Aronson

Frontline is one of the best known and most cherished series in public broadcasting, often investigating topics that receive little attention elsewhere on television. The series is produced by WGBH and is distributed nationwide by PBS. Deputy Executive Producer Raney...