American Experience season 30

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American Experience
Season 30
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 9 (2018-01-09) 
October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)
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Season thirty of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 9, 2018 and concluded on October 16, 2018. The season contained nine new episodes, including the retitled episode "The Island Murder", a rebroadcast of the 2005 film, "The Massie Affair". The episode "The Chinese Exclusion Act" aired as a "special presentation" of the American Experience program. The season began with the film Into the Amazon.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3271"Into the Amazon" [1] John Maggio John MaggioJanuary 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)
A documentary of the expedition led by former President Theodore Roosevelt and Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon to the River of Doubt in 1913-14. Narrated by Oliver Platt. Voices: Alec Baldwin as Theodore Roosevelt, Wagner Moura as Cândido Rondon, and Jake Lacy as Kermit Roosevelt.
3282"The Secret of Tuxedo Park" [2] Rob RapleyRob RapleyJanuary 16, 2018 (2018-01-16)
Narrated by Campbell Scott.
3293"The Gilded Age" [3] Sarah ColtMark ZwonitzerFebruary 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)
Narrated by Oliver Platt.
3304"The Bombing of Wall Street" [4] Susan BellowsSusan BellowsFebruary 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
A documentary about the unsolved 1920 Wall Street bombing. Narrated by Oliver Platt.
3315"The Island Murder" [5] Mark Zwonitzer Mark ZwonitzerApril 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)
Note: The episode originally aired on April 18, 2005 as "The Massie Affair". Narrated by Blair Brown.
3326"The Chinese Exclusion Act" [6] Ric Burns & Li-Shin YuTeleplay by: Ric Burns
Story by: Ric Burns, Robin Espinola & Li-Shin Yu
May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)
A film about the Chinese Exclusion Act. Voices: Joel de la Fuente, Josh Hamilton, Russell Wong.
Note: The episode aired as a "special presentation" of the American Experience program.
3337"The Circus (Part 1)" [7] Sharon GrimbergSharon GrimbergOctober 8, 2018 (2018-10-08)
Narrated by Michael Murphy.
3348"The Circus (Part 2)"Sharon GrimbergSharon GrimbergOctober 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)
Narrated by Michael Murphy.
3359"The Eugenics Crusade" [8] Michelle FerrariMichelle FerrariOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)
A film about eugenics in the United States. Narrated by Corey Stoll.

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References

  1. "American Experience | Into the Amazon". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. "American Experience | The Secret of Tuxedo Park". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. "American Experience | The Gilded Age". PBS. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  4. "American Experience | The Bombing of Wall Street". PBS. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. "American Experience | The Island Murder". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. "American Experience | The Chinese Exclusion Act". PBS. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  7. "American Experience | The Circus". PBS. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. "American Experience | The Eugenics Crusade". PBS. Retrieved October 16, 2018.