Sunday, February 8th TV listings for PBS (WKNO2) Memphis, TN
Major Taylor: Champion of the Race
The life and legacy of American civil rights pioneer Marshall "Major" Taylor, who set dozens of world records in speed cycling while facing racial pressures.
Allergic to Failure: The Robert Covington Story
The story of former NBA player Robert Covington, who defied odds by transitioning from HBCU student to a decade-long career in the highest level of professional basketball.
The Chavis Chronicles Dr. Denise Turley
AI innovator Dr. Denise Turley reveals how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of work, ethics and opportunity in America.
Interviews and investigative reporting on the people and movements driving positive systemic change.
This Old House First Period Gambrel: Exposing Problems
Installing a warm roof; new framing poses plumbing challenges; rot is discovered on the original sill; exploring options to light the new ell.
This Old House First Period Gambrel: First Things First
Repairing rotted sills; the challenge of ducting a first period home is solved; old material disguises a new repair; repairing an original gunstock post; installing new clapboards.
This Old House First Period Gambrel: Factory Built
Installing a rainwater harvesting system; touring a handmade lighting factory; assembling a new boathouse on site; plants are heeled in for the winter.
This Old House First Period Gambrel: New Life
Installing a granite veneer water table; installing the old roof boards on the ceiling of the new ell; building a dry laid stone wall; plumbing manifold; a carpenter talks about leaving his corporate job.
Traveling the highways and byways of Tennessee.
Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South
Horticulture expert Dr. Chris Cooper and other experts share their garden wisdom and answer e-mails and letters about lawn and gardens.
Discussing fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports in the state of Tennessee.
Taped in the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's Cumberland Mountains, both long-established and emerging artists perform within a broad spectrum of genres.
Stage Chastity Brown feat. Humbird
Singer-songwriter Chastity Brown; singer-songwriter Humbird.
Classic Gospel Ronnie Booth: Living Legacy
Singer Ronnie Booth performs "Moon River," "Sweet Beulah Land," "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" and other classics.
Gospel Take the Message Everywhere
Gospel family dynasties dominate the charts; Black pastors bring songs about faith to millions, achieving platinum-selling success.
Gospel Gospel's Second Century
Gospel family dynasties dominate the charts; Black pastors bring songs about faith to millions, achieving platinum-selling success.
Independent Lens Free for All: The Public Library
The women behind the "Free Library Movement" to the librarians who service the public amid an age of closures and book bans, creating a civic institution that is free and open to all.
Cinema Nomad Romania
Tedy Necula, a disabled filmmaker in Bucharest, heads a commercial production company filming inspirational stories; film studios, quirky museums and universities in Romania.
Nature Parenthood: Grasslands
Animal parents balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands; wild dogs must control their teen pups for survival; an expecting langur learns parenting skills by babysitting.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Love & Basketball
The roots of basketball pros Brittney Griner and Chris Paul.
The Dream Whisperer (2023)
In the midst of segregation, the all-black Tennessee A&I Tigers are the first collegiate basketball team to win three consecutive national championships; Dick Barnett embarks on a nine-year quest to ensure his team's immortality.
Black baseball players build their own league and transform the sport.
In Their Own Words Chuck Berry
Exploring the life of guitarist Chuck Berry and how his blend of "hillbilly" music and R&B helped create the popular music that became rock 'n' roll.
Bigger Than Africa (2018)
This documentary follows the trans-Atlantic slave trade route from West Africa to the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean in an exploration of the Yoruba culture.
News. Reporting on the day's international news from London and from BBC correspondents around the world.
The Whitney Reynolds Show The Art of Storytelling
A woman who was reunited with her sisters after being separated in the foster care system; how a tattoo artist incorporated challenges into her artistry; actors from "Outer Banks" and "The Chosen."
NHK World's newest program provides comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia.
News, current affairs and documentaries focusing on Japan and Asia.
A selection of acclaimed programs from NHK's domestic channels, dubbed into English.
Nature Parenthood: Grasslands
Animal parents balance risk and reward to raise their young in grasslands; wild dogs must control their teen pups for survival; an expecting langur learns parenting skills by babysitting.