Who was Benjamin Franklin really? Franklin, starring and executive produced by Academy, Emmy, and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award winner Michael Douglas. Based on Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff’s book, “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” “Franklin” explores the thrilling story of the greatest gamble of Benjamin Franklin’s career. In December 1776, Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments, but his passion and power are put to the test when — […]
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In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, fears are growing that Afghan women will suffer the sort of harsh treatment they encountered during the 1990s, when the Taliban imposed their hard-line interpretation of Sunni Islam on them, a form of oppression that helped make Afghanistan a pariah state at the time. This PBS report was produced in 2019. Afghan women share their hopes and memories that connect them to their country. […]