Join us as we celebrate 70 years of PBS North Carolina from November 27 to December 7 with special programming that will spark curiosity and wonder including Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like, All Creatures Great and Small: Cheers to the Years, Andre Rieu: The Power of Love and more!
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Don’t miss these featured specials coming soon to PBS NC. See the list below for programs and broadcast times.
An all-star cast will honor 55 remarkable years of public television, including Music Director Rickey Minor, Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ken Burns, Ziggy Marley, Lily Tomlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Marlee Matlin, Nicholas Ralph, Noel Paul Stookey, Rick Steves, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Adam Arkin, Courtney B. Vance, Martha Plimpton, Bill Nye, Joe Bonamassa, Sheléa and many more.
Watch We ❤️ Public Television!, Thursday, 11/27, 8 PM on PBS NC and the PBS app.
Get ready to relive the magic of an unforgettable evening with this concert, recorded during the spectacular Summer Open Air Concerts at the Vrijthof Square in Maastricht, Netherlands, in 2024. This performance captures the enchantment, joy, and romance that only André and his Johann Strauss Orchestra can deliver. Highlights include “Strauss & Co,” “Sweet Caroline,” “The Blue Danube,” and more.
Watch Andre Rieu: The Power of Love, Friday, 11/28, 9 PM on PBS NC. PBS NC Passport members can stream it beginning 11/28 on the PBS app.
Raise a glass to celebrate the most memorable moments from five seasons of this beloved series with cast members and creators. Explore each of the characters—human and animal—and revisit their loves, losses, triumphs, struggles, growth and joy.
Watch All Creatures Great and Small: Cheers to the Years, Sunday, 11/30, 8 PM on PBS NC. PBS NC Passport members can stream it beginning 11/28 on the PBS app.
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The series features James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire in a glorious new adaptation in a series based on his internationally celebrated books.
Watch seasons 1-5 of All Creatures Great and Small now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport before the premiere of season 6 coming in January 2026.
A star-studded music special celebrating the country legend’s milestone 90th birthday and his contributions to popular culture and music. Recorded live on Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, this historic concert features classics from the Nelson songbook with performances by Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and Nelson himself.
Watch Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Celebration, Monday, 12/1, 7 PM on PBS NC. Streaming now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the pioneering children's series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. Celebrities, cast members and Joanne Rogers reveal their favorite memories from the series.
Watch Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like, Tuesday, 12/2, 8 PM on PBS NC. Streaming now on the PBS app with PBS NC Passport.
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales, the film is a story of people from every conceivable background—rich and poor, soldiers and scientists, natives and newcomers—who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
Watch The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, streaming now on the PBS app only with PBS NC Passport.
Learn more about the making of the 2009 documentary and the parks featured, when filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan vividly reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes stories in Ken Burns: The National Parks, Wednesday, 12/3, 7 PM on PBS NC.
Examine the radical idea of creating national parks for the enjoyment of everyone.
