American Experience season 31

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American Experience
Season 31
No. of episodes7
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 15 (2019-01-15) 
September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)
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Season thirty-one of the television program American Experience aired on the PBS network in the United States on January 15, 2019 and concluded on September 10, 2019. The season contained seven new episodes and began with the film The Swamp.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3361"The Swamp" [1] Randall MacLoweryTeleplay by: Michelle Ferrari & Randall MacLowry
Story by: Randall MacLowry
January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)
Narrated by Tim Hopper.
3372"Sealab" [2] Stephen Ives Stephen IvesFebruary 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)
Narrated by Michael Murphy.
3383"Chasing the Moon (Part 1)" [3] Robert Stone Robert StoneJuly 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)
3394"Chasing the Moon (Part 2)"Robert StoneRobert StoneJuly 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
3405"Chasing the Moon (Part 3)"Robert StoneRobert StoneJuly 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)
3416"Woodstock" [4] Barak GoodmanBarak Goodman & Don KleszyAugust 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
3427"The Feud" [5] Randall MacLowryRandall MacLowrySeptember 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)
Narrated by Michael Murphy.

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References

  1. "American Experience | The Swamp". PBS. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. "American Experience | Sealab". PBS. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. "American Experience | Chasing the Moon". PBS. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. "American Experience | Woodstock". PBS. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. "American Experience | The Feud". PBS. Retrieved January 8, 2020.