PassportAn insider look at our favorite shows, new series, and premiering specials you won’t want to miss.
A Time For Change
In October we embrace the change of season to fall, back to a slower pace, school routines, and less sunlight. We are also gearing up for a change in politics. Election season is upon us and here at Lakeland we want you to be an empowered voter. Take a look through our featured documentaries and specials so you hit the polls with confidence.
Civic Engagement
Stay informed on upcoming issues and topics that effect our country.
Debate Night 2024
A Lakeland PBS Production!
Local candidates square off on issues likely to face the next Congress, including education, healthcare and economic issues. It is four nights of debates involving state lawmakers from throughout North Central Minnesota. Broadcast live and available on demand the following day.
October 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th at 7:00pm
American Vice President
The American Vice President explores the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, when a grief-stricken and then scandal-plagued America was forced to clarify the role of the vice president, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh and surprising perspective on succession in the executive branch.
Tuesday, October 1st at 7:00pm
Frontline: The VP Choice 2024
FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president. In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas they would bring to the White House.
Tuesday, October 8th at 9:00pm
Lakeland News
A Lakeland PBS Production!
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacy Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
Watch Live Weeknights at 10:00pm
Citizen Nation
This four-part documentary series is an inspiring coming-of-age story that follows teenagers from across America as they face off in the nation's premier civics competition. Culminating in a championship showdown in the nation’s capital, high school students with diverse personal and political backgrounds grapple with critical questions about democracy.
Tuesdays from October 8th - 29th at 8:00pm
Dramas
Explore gripping crime mysteries, breathtaking period pieces, and captivating international stories from MASTERPIECE and other PBS favorites.
The Marlow Murder Club
Join Judith, Suzie, and Becks in investigating a brutal murder. Along with Detective Tanika Malik, they must piece together clues, grill suspects, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop a killer in their tracks.
Sunday, October 27th at 8:00pm
The Nordic Murders, Season 5
In this engrossing crime drama, cop Julia Thiel and her mother Karin Lossow investigate criminal cases on the otherwise peaceful Baltic Sea island of Usedom. From Walter Presents, in German with English subtitles.
This 3-Episode Season is Available on October 25th
Lakeland PBS Passport Exclusive
Velvet
In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.
Watch the full 16 episode season on October 4th.
Lakeland PBS Passport Exclusive
Science & Nature
Explore the world around you and nurture your curiosity.
Nova: The Solar Systems
All across the solar system, volcanoes are erupting, storms are raging, and ice is acting in strange ways. And surprises like these aren’t limited to planets: Our solar system is home to a myriad of fascinating smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, space missions have brought these neighboring worlds into sharp focus. Now, using the latest scientific imagery and stunningly realistic animations, planetary scientists take us on a journey across the solar system to uncover new revelations about our celestial neighborhood – and illuminate how Earth may be the oddest world of all.
A 5 Part Series Airing At 8:00pm:
Oct. 2nd: Storm Winds
Oct. 9th: Strange Worlds
Oct. 16th: Volcano Worlds
Oct. 23rd: Ice Worlds
Oct. 30th: Wandering Worlds
Nature, Season 43 Premiere
Explore the survival strategies of animals all around the globe, from the most remote and harsh parts of the planet to our own backyards, in the new season of the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning series NATURE.
Season 43 Premieres on Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00pm
Weathered: Earth's Extremes
Our new longform series, Weathered: Earth's Extremes premieres October 2nd. Host, Maiya May travels around the world to highlight real stories from people affected by natural disasters and climate change. Stream our series to learn how building a better future is possible.
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Our printed, magazine style watch guide that keeps you in the loop with all Lakeland PBS has to offer!
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