American Experience | |
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Season 33 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | January 11 September 28, 2021 | –
Season chronology | |
Season thirty-three of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 11, 2021 and concluded on September 28, 2021. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film The Codebreaker.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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351 | 1 | "The Codebreaker" [1] | Chana Gazit | Chana Gazit | January 11, 2021 | |
A film about cryptanalyst
Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Narrated by
Kate Burton. | ||||||
352 | 2 | "Voice of Freedom" [2] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | February 15, 2021 | |
A documentary that recounts the life of African-American
contralto
Marian Anderson and examines the 1939
DAR Constitution Hall controversy and her subsequent concert at the
Lincoln Memorial. In 1939, the
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) denied Anderson the opportunity to sing at the DAR Constitution Hall because of a DAR
racial exclusion policy, causing First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt to resign her membership from the DAR in protest. Instead, Anderson performed an open-air concert on
Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. Anderson sang before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions. Narrated by
Renée Elise Goldsberry. | ||||||
353 | 3 | "The Blinding of Isaac Woodard" [3] | Jamila Ephron | Jamila Ephron & Mark Zwonitzer | March 30, 2021 | |
Black army sergeant
Isaac Woodard, the victim of a horrific incident of racial violence, becomes a catalyst for the
civil rights movement. Narrated by
Andre Holland. | ||||||
354 | 4 | "American Oz" [4] | Randall MacLowry & Tracy Heather Strain | Randall MacLowry & Tracy Heather Strain | April 19, 2021 | |
The life of
L. Frank Baum, author of
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the
popular series it inspired. Voice of L. Frank Baum:
Michael Stuhlbarg. | ||||||
355 | 5 | "Billy Graham" [5] | Sarah Colt | Keven McAlester | May 17, 2021 | |
The life of
Billy Graham, who became one of the most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. | ||||||
356 | 6 | "Sandra Day O'Connor: The First" [6] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | September 13, 2021 | |
The life of
Sandra Day O'Connor, who served as the first female
associate judge on the U.S.
Supreme Court. Narrated by
Kate Burton. | ||||||
357 | 7 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 1)" [7] | Amanda Pollak | Gene Tempest | September 27, 2021 | |
Narrated by
Peter Krause. | ||||||
358 | 8 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 2)" | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | September 28, 2021 | |
Narrated by
Peter Krause. |
American Experience | |
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Season 33 | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | January 11 September 28, 2021 | –
Season chronology | |
Season thirty-three of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 11, 2021 and concluded on September 28, 2021. The season contained eight new episodes and began with the film The Codebreaker.
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
351 | 1 | "The Codebreaker" [1] | Chana Gazit | Chana Gazit | January 11, 2021 | |
A film about cryptanalyst
Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Narrated by
Kate Burton. | ||||||
352 | 2 | "Voice of Freedom" [2] | Rob Rapley | Rob Rapley | February 15, 2021 | |
A documentary that recounts the life of African-American
contralto
Marian Anderson and examines the 1939
DAR Constitution Hall controversy and her subsequent concert at the
Lincoln Memorial. In 1939, the
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) denied Anderson the opportunity to sing at the DAR Constitution Hall because of a DAR
racial exclusion policy, causing First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt to resign her membership from the DAR in protest. Instead, Anderson performed an open-air concert on
Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. Anderson sang before a crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions. Narrated by
Renée Elise Goldsberry. | ||||||
353 | 3 | "The Blinding of Isaac Woodard" [3] | Jamila Ephron | Jamila Ephron & Mark Zwonitzer | March 30, 2021 | |
Black army sergeant
Isaac Woodard, the victim of a horrific incident of racial violence, becomes a catalyst for the
civil rights movement. Narrated by
Andre Holland. | ||||||
354 | 4 | "American Oz" [4] | Randall MacLowry & Tracy Heather Strain | Randall MacLowry & Tracy Heather Strain | April 19, 2021 | |
The life of
L. Frank Baum, author of
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the
popular series it inspired. Voice of L. Frank Baum:
Michael Stuhlbarg. | ||||||
355 | 5 | "Billy Graham" [5] | Sarah Colt | Keven McAlester | May 17, 2021 | |
The life of
Billy Graham, who became one of the most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. | ||||||
356 | 6 | "Sandra Day O'Connor: The First" [6] | Michelle Ferrari | Michelle Ferrari | September 13, 2021 | |
The life of
Sandra Day O'Connor, who served as the first female
associate judge on the U.S.
Supreme Court. Narrated by
Kate Burton. | ||||||
357 | 7 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 1)" [7] | Amanda Pollak | Gene Tempest | September 27, 2021 | |
Narrated by
Peter Krause. | ||||||
358 | 8 | "Citizen Hearst" (Part 2)" | Stephen Ives | Stephen Ives | September 28, 2021 | |
Narrated by
Peter Krause. |