Frontline cannot help but be biased, given the source of its funding, which includes a big chunk of financial support from the federal government. The words are the introduction to a documentary film which was written, produced and directed by miri navansky and karen oconnor for pbs frontline and which is a visual, aural and dramatic companion to lynchs awardwinning collection of essays, the undertaking. Watch full frontline documentaries pbs official site. Pbs frontline program spews the fake news of scott pruitts.
They are judged on many criteria, including but not confined to the quality of the proposal or completed work, the credentials of the production team, the needs of the schedule, and the financial request to pbs. Sep 19, 2007 in this scene from the undertaking, coming october 30, 2007 to pbs, lynch reads a passage from his essay tract, an imagining of the direction of his own funeral. Frontline examines the history of this patienttherapist relationship, the legal battle that followed, and how the psychiatric establishment dealt with the case. Major funding for frontline is provided by the john d. Lynch is a thoughtful man whos poetic bent comes through in his observations about his familys three generation commitment to giving the dead, and the living, the. Frontline 1983 tv show since it began in 1983, frontline has been airing publicaffairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. This program is on our local pbs station this evening 1112, then repeated in the early morning hours sat.
This article covers information related to youtube tv. If you are searching for a pbs video but are unable to find it, there are a. Life studies from the dismal trade see this database. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as the last best hope for broadcast documentaries, frontline s stature over more than 25 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Frontline s goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change. Tomorrow night, pbs stations will reair the frontline documentary, the undertaking, which takes viewers behind the scenes and into the lives of real life funeral directors check your local listings for times and channels. Additional funding is provided by the park foundation and by the frontline journalism fund. Watch frontline episodes online season 26 2008 tv guide. As people around the world face new realities amid the deadly covid19 pandemic, frontline, the acclaimed pbs investigative outlet, has launched a new audio series called covering coronavirus, revealing the personal and profound stories from the front lines of the historic outbreak. Pbs does not forward submissions to existing series.
Since january 1983, frontline has served as american public televisions flagship public affairs series. Watch frontline online full episodes of season 39 to 1 yidio. The local pbs used to run it back to back with independent lens, another good docu series. It is a gentle look at the rites and rituals of death in america. A history of the iraq war that features both new and archival reporting, beginning in the year following 911, when. How donald trump did it pbs frontline shows triumphs and trials of trumps road to the white house. To access closed captioning on the pbs video app on samsung tv, follow the i. October 30, 2007 a look at funeral homes, featuring poet thomas lynch the undertaking. Frontline presents audio versions of select fulllength episodes for listening on the go. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the undertaking study guide and get instant access to the following summary. In this scene from the undertaking, coming october 30, 2007 to pbs, lynch reads a passage from his essay tract, an imagining of the direction of his own funeral.
The undertaking watch s2007 e3 frontline pbs official site. Watch full episodes of frontline, the pbs documentary series, and explore news investigations from frontline s awardwinning journalism team. The choice 2016 by frontline pbs published on 20160928t18. Pbss frontline episode the abortion divide, an update of a piece by mark obenhaus that examined abortion politics in pennsylvania in 1983, aired on april 23. In the undertaking, a critically acclaimed book, lynch offered unique and profound insight into what he called the dismal trade. You can watch the full program at enter the world of thomas lynch, a poet and an undertaker, whose. Each presidential election the pbs series frontline produces an election special that profiles the two major candidates.
More than a year in the making, growing up trans is the latest project from acclaimed frontline filmmaking team miri navasky and karen oconnorthe suicide plan, the undertaking, the new asylums. This documentary by frontline provides viewers with an insiders look on what happens behind the scenes before, during, and after funeral preparations. Frontline is a public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. Presidential election is tuesday, november 8th and americans will soon decide who will be our next president. Submission guidelines and proposal process about pbs pbs. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like. The film bounced back and forth between the 1980s and today, ranging from the inner city of philadelphia to the suburbs and recording five separate abortion procedures. The undertaking, a pbs frontline program, is a moving, behindthescenes exploration of how funeral service professionals care for the living and the dead. The frontline show is one of the most well known and respected series in public broadcasting. Jan, 2017 if you watch pbss frontline documentary on the obama years the divided states of america tuesday, jan. Frontline the undertaking season 2007 episode pbs. Oct 30, 2007 season 26, episode 3 the undertaking first aired. Oct 17, 2017 the longrunning and longslanted pbs documentary series frontline returned to the airwaves with a program aggressively titled war on the epa.
In this moving and powerful film, frontline enters the world of thomas lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small. Frontline profiles thomas lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small town in central michigan for three generations. Sep 19, 2007 you can watch the full program at pbs. The program details the case history, drawing from videotaped portions of the trial, interviews with robertshenry, richter, attorneys, and experts. Stream tracks and playlists from frontline pbs on your desktop or mobile device. Everything about this production fits a conservatives definition of fake news. Frontline world is a spinoff program from frontline, first transmitted on may 23, 2002, which was transmitted four to eight times a year on frontline until it was canceled in 2010. I havent noticed frontline in the listings for awhile.
Tomorrow night, pbs stations will reair the frontline documentary, the undertaking, which takes viewers behind the scenes and into the lives. Americas premier investigative documentary series since 1983. It focused on issues from around the globe, and used a magazine format, where each hourlong episode typically had three stories that ran about 15 to 20 minutes. Produced at wgbhtv in boston massachusetts and distributed through the public broadcasting service pbs in the united states the program has been critically acclaimed and. You can watch the full program at enter the world of thomas lynch, a poet and an undertaker, whose family for three ge. In this moving and powerful film, frontline enters the world of thomas lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family has cared for the dead in a small michigan.
In this moving and powerful film, frontline enters the world of thomas lynch, a poet and undertaker whose family for three generations has. The choice 2016 by frontline pbs free listening on soundcloud. The undertaking pbs tv show the undertaking the undertaking, a pbs frontline program, is a moving, behindthescenes exploration of how funeral service professionals care for the living and the dead. If you watch pbss frontline documentary on the obama years the divided states of america tuesday, jan. Frontline has produced more than 530 documentaries. For many people, frontline is the gold standard of objective and unbiased investigative journalism. In an intimate and revealing film, lynch helps makes sense of.