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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends … until now. 
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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal: Built to Last?

Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years.

Tuesday at 9pm on WGBH 2
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Seattle Hour Three

Notable items include the discovery of a late-16th-century diamond and enamel jewel; an 1880s Crazy Quilt; and a white Steiff clown bear.

Monday at 8pm on WGBH 2
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BASIC BLACK

Obama's Commencement Talk Draws Criticism

President Barack Obama's recent commencement address drew criticism for not only what he said but also how he said it. Was he talking down to the graduates? Chat online with Basic Black.
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WORLD CHANNEL

1962 World's Fair: When Seattle Invented the Future

Through archival footage and historical photographs see the sights and sounds of a futuristic vision from the 1962 World's Fair that inspired the likes of Paul Allen, Rick Steves, and others. (Postcard courtesy of Knute Berger/KCTS)

Monday at 6pm on WGBH World
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HISTORY

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal: Created Equal

An examination of the 14th Amendment and how it's being used in the fight for same-sex marriage, voting rights, affirmative action, and immigration reform.
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HISTORY

The Ghost Army

Don't miss the story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret World War II Army group in Europe that used rubber tanks, sound effects, and illusions to trick and misdirect the enemy about the strength and location of American units.

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FRONTLINE

Never Forget to Lie

Filmmaker Marian Marzynski attends a Warsaw meeting of fellow Holocaust survivors, where he and others recall the horrors they endured as children. Writer Lilian Boraks-Nemetz recalls how she and her mother were saved by her father.

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