Highlights Archive

Create Showcase: Great Adventures • WXXI-CREATE

Create hosts Kim Hass and Ernest White II explore the heart and soul of culture and traditions across the world.

Create Showcase: Great Adventures airs Sunday, February 18 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on WXXI-Create.

Kim Haas is the executive producer, host and creator of Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas, a travel show celebrating the African influence in Latin America. She has traveled extensively throughout Latin America. Kim has been active in Afro-Latino issues for more than a decade and is founder of losafrolatinos.com, a blog celebrating Afro-Latino culture.

Fly Brother is a travel docu-series about friendship and connection around the world, featuring storyteller and explorer Ernest White II. In each half-hour episode, Ernest’s real-life friends show him a city or region from their perspective. With a focus on connecting with the people as well as the place, Fly Brother With Ernest White II proves that the whole world is our tribe. Each episode explores a common thread that bonds these destinations together, including food, faith, natural elements and culture.

Photo provided by CREATE.

All Creatures Great and Small • WXXI-TV

In the season finale, James tries to get home for Christmas and Skeldale House prepares for a new arrival.

All Creatures Great and Small: On a Wing and a Prayer airs Sunday, February 18 at 9 p .m. on WXXI-TV.

Please note: Due to the extended length of the season finale, Farewell Doc Martin will not air immediately after at 10 p.m. as originally scheduled. Instead, WXXI-TV will air Fantastic New York: Boldt Castle at 10:30 p.m.

Photo: Helen Herriot (Rachel Shenton) and James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) • Credit: Helen Williams; Playground Entertainment and MASTERPIECE.

Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals • WXXI-TV

Discover the behind-the-scenes story of Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle’s famed concert at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990.

Great Performances: The Magic of Spirituals airs Friday, April 18 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

With legendary African American contralto Marian Anderson in attendance, many wondered if the two singers would compete or join forces and sing together. Showcasing extended excerpts of Norman and Battle in performance, the documentary examines the preparation required and the historic concert’s enduring impact. New interviews and reminiscences are featured from the concert’s producer Peter Gelb (currently Met Opera General Manager), soprano Angel Blue, author and playwright Darryl Pinckney, arranger and composer Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Harlem Gospel Singers’ founder Queen Esther Marrow, Fisk Jubilee Singers Musical Director Paul T. Kwami, and jazz and opera singer Jocelyn B. Smith.

Photo: Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle • Credit: PBS

Great Performances: The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry • WXXI-TV

Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil in a tribute to its architect.

Great Performances: The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry airs Friday, February 16 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

Led by Gustavo Dudamel, the concert includes a piece composed and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, performances by Herbie Hancock and H.E.R., and more

Photo: Frank Gehry and Gustavo Dudamel • Credit: PBS

Sesame Street Career Exploration Videos

Job Song: A melody about different types of jobs, like farmer and teacher. This resource introduces the concept of work and some of the jobs people can do to earn money.

Sesame Street Learning About Job: Elmo’s World Compilation: In this Elmo’s World, join Elmo as he learns about all different types of jobs like doctors, dog walkers, and more!

Support young children by expanding their knowledge of the work that people do in their community.

Create Showcase: Samantha Brown’s Places WE Love

Samantha Brown explores the hidden gems of places you are sure to love.

Create Showcase: Samantha Brown’s Places WE Love airs Friday, February 9 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, February 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, February 11 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on WXXI-CREATE.

Fall in love with destinations near and far as Samantha Brown explores places you are sure to love.

Photo: Samantha eating Laksa noodle soup at Mindi Beach night market in Darwin, Australia • Provided by APT

Margaret: The Rebel Princess • WXXI-TV

Follow this intimate two-part series profiling Princess Margaret.

Margaret: The Rebel Princess airs Saturdays, February 10 and 17 at 10:45 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

This intimate two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed the western world during the 20th century.

Photo: Princess Margaret • Credit: PBS

Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert • WXXI-TV

Honoring one of the most influential, storied and beloved country music icons in history.

Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert airs Saturday, October 19 at 10 p .m. on WXXI-TV.

On April 20, 1992, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon – the surviving members of Queen – took the stage of London’s legendary Wembley Stadium to announce the start of one of the biggest events in rock history: a tribute to the incomparable Freddie Mercury with a glittering array of guests, including Elton John, Robert Plant, Annie Lennox, Liza Minnelli, David Bowie, George Michael and many more. Freddie Mercury: The Tribute Concert captures this historic event, which aimed to celebrate the singer’s life and work and increase public awareness of AIDS – the disease that prematurely ended his life. Songs include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are the Champions.”

Photo: Title card • Credit: American Public Television