The Lorax

The Lorax 1972

7.10

The Once-ler, a ruined industrialist, tells the tale of his rise to wealth and subsequent fall, as he disregarded the warnings of a wise old forest creature called the Lorax about the environmental destruction caused by his greed.

1972

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler 2009

7.23

Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.

2009

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

The Hunt For the BTK Killer 2005

5.30

After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.

2005

Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead 2002

5.50

A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how they died, and how their murderer is still out there. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.

2002

Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs

Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs 2024

1

This special program takes a nostalgic look at some of the most memorable songs that have won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. With hosts Gayle King and Mickey Guyton leading the way, viewers can expect an engaging exploration of the stories and emotions that shaped these iconic tracks.

2024

The Elizabeth Smart Story

The Elizabeth Smart Story 2003

7.20

Based on the true story of the kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart,in June 2002, by two people in Salt Lake City, Utah.

2003

The Rosa Parks Story

The Rosa Parks Story 2002

7.20

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

2002

License to Kill

License to Kill 1986

5.79

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.

1986

Miracle Landing

Miracle Landing 1990

5.70

Cracks are noticed in the ceiling of an aircraft. They widen & a large portion of the fuselage tears off & an emergency landing is attempted. Based on actual events.

1990

Yesterday's Children

Yesterday's Children 2000

7.30

After having strange dreams, Jenny Cole discovers that in her last incarnation she was Mary Sutton, an Irishwoman who died in the 1930s. Suspicious, Jenny goes to Ireland to investigate her past life.

2000

Final Run

Final Run 1999

5.50

The Grand Royale is a new high-tech passenger train with a computerized engine. On its maiden voyage, it suffers a severe technical failure, killing the controller and gradually increasing its already high speed, at the rate of 2 more miles per minute. With heavily populated areas ahead and the risk of a deadly derailment, every minute counts and once again, it's up to Lucky singer to save the 200 passengers on board.

1999

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

The Horror at 37,000 Feet 1973

5.08

A commercial-jet captain (Chuck Connors) has ghosts on board from stones of an English abbey being shipped overseas.

1973

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 1975

6.30

Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murderous cobra.

1975

Justice League of America

Justice League of America 1997

3.40

The evil Weather Man is intent on destroying New Metro City with a series of malevolent meteorological mishaps. Can the super-powered (and semi-employed) Justice League of America save the day? Or will New Metro be drowned in a humongous tidal wave?

1997

Play of the Week: Rashomon

Play of the Week: Rashomon 1960

7.00

Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.

1960

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge 1987

6.40

Will Mannon, "product of the Devil's loins," is released from a frontier prison and promptly goes in search of the people who put him there some 12 years ago -- Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell.

1987

When He's Not a Stranger

When He's Not a Stranger 1989

5.00

At a California university, Lyn goes to meet her best friend Melanie in the dorm room of Melanie's boyfriend Ron, a football star. When Lyn arrives, Melanie is not there. Ron forces himself on Lyn. When she resists, Ron throws her on the bed and rapes her. Lyn initially tries to forget about it, but when she does decide to pursue a university hearing, the pressure of Melanie, Ron, and the school is brought to bear...

1989

The Perfect Mother

The Perfect Mother 1997

6.40

Since self-made immigrant Nico Podaras's death, widow Elenie runs his lucrative garage, with an illegal side business, generously using the profits to keep control of their three sons' lives. Simpleton Dan is happy to sire the crucial heir without hesitation to keep unruly, immature wife Charlene in line, but goes to far, so she absconds pregnant. Firstborn John gave up his dream, fishery, to work in the garage. When he marries Kathryn, she starts questioning and resisting Elenie's matriarchal manipulation, but bares her a grandson. The conflict escalates, leaving John torn between loyalties.

1997

The Man in the Attic

The Man in the Attic 1995

4.90

Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next two decades -- an affair that ends in murder.

1995