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WXXI World features documentary, public affairs and news programming from public television's award-winning signature series and acclaimed independent filmmakers.

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WXXI World can be viewed over-the-air on Digital Television channel 21.2 as well as on Spectrum Cable channel 1275. Watch highlighted episodes on-demand.  Some programming is available on-demand in the WXXI Video Player

Upcoming on WXXI World

Last Ring Home
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 11:30pm
on WXXI World
The Last Ring Home is the story of Lt Minter Dial and his 1932 Annapolis Naval Academy ring that miraculously made its way home 17 years after he was killed as a POW of the Japanese in WWII.
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Ongoing on WXXI World

Admissions on Trial On-Demand
Admissions On Trial: Seven Decades of Race and Higher Ed looks at many universities, race helps determine who’s admitted. But a Supreme Court case could soon end that nationwide. We trace this issue from 1946 to today, and examine what race-blind admissions might look like.
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Four-Four-Two, F Company at War On-Demand
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was an infantry regiment in the United States Army comprised of Americans of Japanese ancestry. They fought in Italy and France during World War II against the German Army of Hitler's Third Reich, and a reputation for being a crack infantry unit.
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War Zone/Comfort Zone On-Demand
Despite putting their life on the line for their country, many female veterans recieve less than a hero's welcome when returning to civilian life.
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Recently on WXXI World

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 9:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself amidst profound loss, massive destruction and revolutionary social change.
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POV: Swim Team
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 7:00pm
on WXXI World
When doctors told Michael and Maria McQuay that their son with autism would never be self-sufficient, the pair responded by seeking out a series of therapies and programs for him.
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Hawking
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 8:00pm
on WXXI World
To mark the passing of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking WXXI presents an encore of the first-ever autobiographical documentary about his life.
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