Masterpiece Ball Preview

Masterpiece Ball Preview

UMass Amherst professor Jeff Holmes discusses the influence and growth of Jazz in the 1920s period now being portrayed on PBS “Downtown Abbey” program– and how Jazz helped lead to changes in society, personal attitudes, style, fashions and more....

“Prison State” Preview

An upcoming “Frontline” documentary “Prison State” will be airing Tuesday April 29 at 10pm. it takes an intimate look at the cycle of mass incarceration in America and one state’s effort to reverse the trend. On a local level, we’re finding out from...

Springfield Armory: “The Address”

WGBY just hosted an exciting event with Civil War firing reenactments at Springfield Armory as we prepare for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary “The Address.” Historian Rich Colton from Springfield Armory tells us about the role they played in the Civil War. Follow...

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...

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...

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...