What To Watch Now: GBH Passport Picks For May

Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd

In a world of seemingly unlimited TV choices, finding the programs that matter to our viewers is what I love most about my job as Senior Programming Manager. Working with GBH’s Senior Director of Programming, we acquire, curate and schedule shows and films across GBH’s channels and for Passport.

As GBH’s Senior Director of Programming, Ron Bachman oversees programming for the Boston station’s slate of six public television channels.

May 10, 2021

Updated August 08, 2023

Looking for some great shows to dig into this month? GBH Passport is where you should be looking, and below are some top selections from Ron Bachman, Senior Director of Programming, and Devin Karambelas, Programming Manager. The member benefit that provides you with extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming, GBH Passport features current and past seasons of PBS and GBH shows — including drama, science, history, and the arts. Watch anytime on GBH.org or on the PBS App.

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Stream the trilogy on GBH Passport May 11
This British alt history drama weaves together two historically-accurate events — the 11-day disappearance of Agatha Christie and the murder of Florence Nightingale Shore, the god daughter of Florence Nightingale, in 1926 — to explore how Christie’s involvement in the case influenced her subsequent writing. While certain dramatic liberties have been taken, this is a real treat for Agatha aficionados with the usual tropes (you just know the primary suspects are bound to end up together at a countryside manor) and plenty of references to her work. This is the first of three Agatha Christie films originally produced for the UK’s Channel 5, Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar and Agatha and the Midnight Murders round out the trilogy. —Devin
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NOVA: Hindenburg — The New Evidence

Stream Stream free from May 20 through June 15
On May 6, 1937, the German zeppelin Hindenburg exploded in a giant fireball above Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing dozens of passengers and abruptly ending what was supposed to be a new era of airship travel. The chain of events that ignited Hindenburg’s hydrogen remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. Importantly, it was one of the first massive disasters caught on film. Now, more than 80 years later, new footage showing the airship’s crash from a fresh angle has surfaced, and a new generation of scientists are trying to piece together what went wrong through a series of novel experiments. —Devin
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Inside the Met

Stream on GBH Passport starting May 21
When New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art started planning its 150^th birthday celebration for 2020, little did they know that COVID-19 would come along to shut down the world and close the museum’s doors to the public for the first time in its history. The pandemic, combined with urgent demands for social justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, forced a reckoning for the Met, prompting them to reimagine what an art museum can and should be. In this three-part series, you’ll get unprecedented access to the inner workings of a major cultural institution as it grapples with its very identity. —Ron
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Say His Name: Five Days for George Floyd

Stream free on May 25
In the days following the police killing of George Floyd, Minneapolis-based filmmaker Cy Dodson began documenting the scenes of anger, unrest and hope taking place in his neighborhood which had fast become the epicenter of a global uprising. The result is an immersive short film that captures the trauma and resilience of a community in the five days between George Floyd’s death and the announcement of charges filed against the police officers. Presented by Twin Cities PBS. —Devin
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Professor T

Stream season 3 on GBH Passport starting May 27
If you haven’t caught up with this clever Belgian mystery series, there’s no time like the present. Jasper Teerlinck (Koen De Bouw) is an eccentric criminal psychology professor at Antwerp University who is an advisor to the police, working with a detective who was once his student. He has a brilliant mind but also several neurological disorders which make him complex, difficult and unpredictable. Seasons 1 and 2 are already available on GBH Passport, while the third (and final) season — which unexpectedly finds the Professor in prison — comes along later this month. And on July 11, you can look forward to a new English-language adaptation of the series starring Ben Miller and Frances de la Tour! —Ron
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View more selections for May and beyond in the GBH Passport collection.