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Series: Independent Lens

This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers. INDEPENDENT LENS features unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history. The series is supported by interactive companion Web sites and national publicity and community engagement campaigns. Actor Stanley Tucci hosts.

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Classical Rewind (My Music Presents)

Classical Rewind

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Lars Ulrich, drummer and co-founder of Metallica.

Join the ultimate heavy metal band for a spectacular concert with the nearly 80-member orchestra.

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In this NEW PBS Utah video series, host Karen Tao sits down with parents to have lively conversations about race and racism and how these topics inform their family life.

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Janet Mock, author and activist, featured in Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Season Four. Credit: Courtesy of Janet Mock

Learn why Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock’s ideas of their families are upended.

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Joe Bonamassa. Courtesy of Kit Wood.

Blues Rock Superstar Joe Bonamassa performs his brand-new music for fans in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Trace the career of the iconic band.

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Pictured: Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley)

“Downton Abbey” depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912.

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“Celebrate the Great Outdoors” with PBS KIDS Utah. It’s the 20th Anniversary of the Writers & Illustrators Contest and we are celebrating the great outdoors!

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Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve. A KUED film.

Explore the life and legacy of Marriner S. Eccles.

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Utah in the 50's "Ogden"

Go on a delightful journey back in time to Ogden in the 1950s.

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Wallace Stegner in his writing studio.

An intimate portrait of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

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From PBS and PBS Utah

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Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill. When a local forest ranger suffers a strange death, the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible.

Don't miss a new episode! When a local forest ranger suffers a strange death, the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible.

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Lagoon: Rock and Rollercoasters, a KUED local production, June 5 2017

The amusement park that has delighted Utahns for 131 years

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Jason Perry hosts your weekly roundup of politics in Utah. Fridays at 7:30PM after Washington Week.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

This hour-long documentary provides an in-depth look at Dr. Anthony Fauci's life story and career.

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Trump supporters attacked the nation's capital on January 6, 2021 in protest of the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. Courtesy of Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

A look at how President Trump stoked division, violence and insurrection throughout his presidency.

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To find the killer of a much loved teacher, a young girl tries to help Frankie and the team.

To find the killer of a much loved teacher, a young girl tries to help Frankie and the team.

Modern Gardener

Marybeth Janerich talks with Stephanie Statnick about using shade cloth on tomato plants to boost production in the Wasatch Community Gardens Gateway community garden. PBS Utah, All Rights Reserved.

Do you live in the city and want to garden, but don’t have the space? Check out our video about Wasatch Community Gardens to learn about how you can get growing!

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Ken Burns - Credit: Courtesy of Cable Risdon Producer: Inky Dinky Worldwide Entertainment

An in-depth overview of filmmaker Ken Burns's iconic documentary.

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The project that would change the face of the American West forever.

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View downstream from the Nankoweap Granaries, Mile 52.

Explore North America's wildest river in this film narrated by Academy Award winner Mark Rylance.