Liliu’okalani, who ruled Hawaii in the late 1800s, had traveled throughout Europe and moved easily between the worlds of Hawaiian tradition and state dinners at the White House. But as the powerful American business community in Hawaii moved to gain control of the island nation, Liliu’okalani was caught in the middle. Anna Deveare Smith narrates.
Producers: WGBH
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Around the World in 72 Days
When intrepid journalist Nelly Bly traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne’s fictional escapade, she turned herself into an international celebrity.
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Andre’s Mother
Terrence McNally’s play centers on a young man’s death from AIDS, and how his mother and lover cope, separately and together, with the tragedy of losing the person they both loved most. Starring Richard Thomas (The Waltons, Wonder Boys) and Sada Thompson (Pollock, Family).
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Hoover Dam
An ambitious, hard-working engineer turns a ragtag army of unemployed into a celebrated work force to create one of the world’s greatest engineering projects. Here lies the dramatic story. A colossus rising more than 700 feet above the Colorado River, the dam was constructed in the face of oppressive heat, choking dust and perilous heights.
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
This Academy Award® nominated two-hour documentary offers a detailed on and off the set perspective on the historic “clash of the titans.” Through amazingly candid interviews with Orson Welles, the stars of Citizen Kane, and associates of both combatants, discover what made Welles so revered and Hearst so vindictive. Extensive film clips from Citizen Kane and fascinating biographical profiles of both men (including rare footage from San Simeon and Welles’ historic War of the Worlds broadcast) reveal new facts in the power struggle between two proud, gifted, and destructive Americans on a fateful collision course.