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Heather's WHRO Passport Picks

Heather's WHRO Passport Picks

April 24, 2025

From revolutionary weapons to Hollywood legends, this month's WHRO Passport lineup delivers drama, history, and heart.

Explore the technology that helped win America's independence in NOVA: Revolutionary War Weapons, journey into the wilds of Tanzania in Nature: Katavi, get personal with Liza Minnelli in American Masters: LIZA—an unforgettable portrait of a legend—and dive into wartime intrigue with The English Neighborhood.

- Heather Mazzoni, Chief Content Officer

Now on to the shows

NOVA: Revolutionary War Weapons

NOVA: Revolutionary War Weapons
How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world to win American independence? Discover the key military technologies that helped propel the colonies to victory, from the Brown Bess musket to the world's first military submarine.

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Nature: Katavi

Nature: Katavi: Africa's Fallen Paradise
Katavi National Park is a remote wilderness, spanning 3,000 square miles of western Tanzania. Here lions, hippos, and crocodiles live more or less in harmony, until an unusual climatic cycle transforms the natural dry season into the toughest drought in almost a century, followed by heavy rains.

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American Masters: Liza Minnelli

American Masters: LIZA: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Take an intimate look into the life of Liza Minnelli, best known for her Oscar-winning role in Cabaret. Following in the footsteps of her mother Judy Garland, Minnelli used her boundless raw talent to build her own legacy in showbiz.

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The English Neighborhood

The English Neighborhood
Huelva, Spain, in 1941. Lucia is hired as a secretary by an English mining company, where she meets Peter, an attractive Briton with a dark past who drags Lucia into his web. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.

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Miss Austen

Masterpiece: Miss Austen
Notoriously known for burning Jane's letters, did Cassandra Austen truly protect her famous sister's reputation? Immerse in this literary mystery, reimagined as a fascinating, witty, and heart-breaking tale of sisterly love. Premieres Sunday, May 4.

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