The following is a list of short-form programs formerly distributed to public television stations (including PBS affiliates) through American Public Television. There is a separate list for current, upcoming and unreleased programming.
Short-form series +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSupplier(s)Note(s)Source(s)The Works of Robert Frost September 1, 1991 August 31, 2006 New Hampshire Public Television Green Means April 10, 1993 March 31, 2003 KQED Sister Wendy Package January 1, 1996 December 31, 2001 Food for Thought with Burt Wolf February 1, 1998 December 31, 2008 Acorn Associates / WKNO Classic Images February 6, 2001 Nounou Time June 21, 1998 May 31, 2001 Hollywood Ventures Corporation / APT Cory's Learning Corner July 1, 1998 June 30, 2001 Funny ProductionsCorlin Productions LLC.WYES Cartoons for Children's Rights September 1, 1998 August 31, 2008 APS Irish Filler Package February 1, 1999 December 31, 2002 The World's Worst Predictions April 1, 1999 March 31, 2001 Artists' World Sketches May 1, 1999 April 30, 2001 WPBS Meetings with Remarkable Trees April 1, 2000 April 30, 2003 BBC Worldwide Ltd / APT A Page from Health Diary March 1, 2000 February 28, 2002 TPT Read It! May 7, 2000 April 3, 2008 WNEO / WEAO I Eat Weeds & Trees May 14, 2000 May 13, 2008 WDAM-TV / Mississippi ETV Tampa Bay Orchestra Fillers June 30, 2000 June 29, 2002 WEDU On the Ballykissangel Trail June 1, 2001 May 31, 2003 BBC Worldwide Ltd / APT Originally documentary genre Computer Animation Collection September 1, 2001 June 30, 2003 Odyssey Productions / APT Sci Fi Filler Package October 1, 2001 September 30, 2003 When the Day Breaks July 1, 2002 June 30, 2004 Tahra Time! May 1, 2003 April 30, 2009 Nashville Public Television Headzup! August 31, 2003 August 30, 2004 WTVP 60 Second Science January 2, 2005 January 1, 2014 WXXI Posh Nosh August 1, 2005 July 31, 2007 BBC Worldwide Americas / APT MHz Worldview October 19, 2005 October 18, 2007 WNVT What's in a Doctor's Bag? April 2, 2006 April 1, 2008 Neil Shulman & Associates, Inc. / Georgia Public Broadcasting The Toy Castle: Time to Dance April 3, 2006 April 2, 2011 Sound Venture International / Detroit Public Television Sports Tips September 1, 2006 August 31, 2016 WFWA Quadricentennial Minutes October 1, 2006 September 30, 2016 WCVE-TV Antiques Roadshow Fillers March 1, 2007 February 28, 2009 BBC Worldwide Americas / APT Doctor Who Confidential March 31, 2010 Series 9 and 10 only African-American Trailblazers February 1, 2008 January 31, 2017 WCVE-TV Are You Ready for DTV? June 1, 2008 May 31, 2011 KNPB WGBH Lab: Open Call Shorts November 2, 2008 November 1, 2010 Boston Media Productions / WGBH Boston Poetry Everywhere April 1, 2009 March 31, 2016 WGBH-TV The OrganWise Guys August 2, 2009 August 1, 2018 APT Pocoyo January 4, 2010 January 3, 2018 APT Pocoyo was planned to be distributed by Executive Program Services in 2008.Distributed by PBS Kids 24/7 from 2018 to 2021 Doc Martin Filler: Roll-In Package December 1, 2011 November 30, 2013 KCET SkyWeek April 1, 2012 April 5, 2014 New Hampshire Public Television Rick Steves: A Symphonic Journey Filler Package October 6, 2013 March 31, 2025 OPB Doc Martin Filler Package February 1, 2014 December 31, 2017 Acorn Media Group / RLJ Entertainment / APT Series 2, 6 and 7 only Doc Martin: Behind the Scenes (pledge breaks) July 1, 2014 June 30, 2016 Acorn Media Group / RLJ Entertainment / APT Flashback July 3, 2016 July 2, 2018
Short-form specials +TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSupplier(s)Note(s)Source(s)Bob Ross: A Special Tribute January 1, 1995 January 1, 1998 Featherwind Productions / WIPB
See also List of programs formerly distributed by American Public Television List of programs broadcast by PBS List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids List of programs broadcast by Create
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