In 2069, a student returns to his home space colony for a summer break in "Terra Beach"; pilots fight a war in "Sky Fighter," but it is unclear who the actual enemy is; time travel action drama "Loop."

Science fiction shorts, including pilots fighting a war in "Sky Fighter."

Sci-fi September

Join us for quality stargazing in our Stars Takeover season. In this episode, look out for Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson ('The Banshees Of Inisherin'), Golden Globes winner Sandra Oh ('Killing Eve'), and Chad L. Coleman ('The Wire').

Quality stargazing with Oscar nominee Brendan Gleeson, and Sandra Oh.

Stars Takeover

Out-there Romantic Comedies

Happy Hour presents unusual rom-coms, including explosive story 'The Life And Death Of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger'; a cannibal has a crush on a vegetarian in 'Delectable You'; and a creepy loner falls for a bingo-caller in 'Affection'.

Happy Hour presents unusual rom-coms, including the surreal 'Delectable You'.

Happy Hour

Houses of Horror

Visits to houses of horror include "The Summer House," where a trip to a vacation home turns spooky; a housewife learns about the noises from the walls in "Scratch"; Laura visits her aunt's house in the haunting "The Melody of Evil."

Visits to houses of horror include "The Summer House," "Scratch" and "The Melody of Evil."

Midnight Horror

"Charmer"; "Together Alone"; a young woman helps a call girl she finds passed out in a hotel in "Paying for It."

Intimate encounters and sensual moments, including flirty date short "Together Alone."

Sex in Shorts

Shorts including "Benim," where two New Yorkers fight prejudice; in "Master Maggie," with Lorraine Bracco and Brian Dennehy, an acting coach is asked for help; and Charles Bukowski reads one of his poems in animation "Love He Said."

In "Benim," two New Yorkers fight prejudice; Charles Bukowski reads a poems in "Love He Said."

Unmissable Shorts

Great shorts to start the day, including "The Time Tree," where two friends find a girl from the 16th century in a tree, bitchy rom-com "Patch," and suspenseful sci-fi "Exit Strategy," where brothers must work together to prevent a fire.

Great shorts to start the day, including "The Time Tree," "Patch," and "Exit Strategy."

Breakfast With Shorts

A woman faces mixed signals in "Loves Me Not"; a family tries to build a life in "A Mother's Prayer"; black hole comedy "Into the Unknown"; young love meets a challenge in "Anna & Bassam."

"Loves Me Not"; "A Mother's Prayer"; "Into the Unknown"; "Anna & Bassam."

Family animations include "A Tiger With No Stripes," where a tiger cub tries to prove it's worthy of stripes; "The Bird and the Whale"; "The Little Bird and the Bees"; a cat and dog friendship in "Still With You"; "Ethnophobia."

"A Tiger With No Stripes"; "The Bird and the Whale"; "The Little Bird and the Bees."

Cartoon Capers

Documentaries about natural environments and people's impact on them; "How to Save a Life" profiles a Utah wildlife rehabilitator; "Little Warriors" craft a resolution on climate change; "Last of the Wild" stars Kristofer Hivju.

Documentaries about natural environments; "How to Save a Life," "Little Warriors" and more.

Earth Matters

Shorts about family, including 'C'est Parfait' where an African family is reunited in America; a mother dreams of a brighter future for her daughters in 'I Choose'; and a family is upset by a teddy life partner in fantasy 'Teddy Mate'.

Shorts about family, with a mother's dreams for her daughters in 'I Choose'.

Family Ties

Comedies where men and women don't get along; in "The United Guys Network" a man upsets other men in his neighborhood; "Settlers" sees a couple face adult life; in "Matty Boy" a man takes more than one wife;"Night Of The Living Data."

Comedies where men and women don't get along; "Settlers" sees a couple face adult life.

Men VS. Women Comedies

Shorts about bullying; a girl's brothers kidnap the bully who drove her twin to suicide in "Rumor"; in "Dismissed," a teacher finds a sign of bullying in her classroom; Sam feels the pressure in Student Academy Award nominee "Balloon."

Shorts about school bullying, including Student Academy Award nominee "Balloon."

School Bullying

Join us for quality stargazing in our Stars Takeover season. In this episode, look out for Oscar winner Olivia Colman ('The Favourite'); plus Xochitl Gomez ('Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness'), and Ewen Bremner ('Trainspotting').

Quality stargazing with Oscar winner Olivia Colman; and Xochitl Gomez.

Award-winning animation "The Soloists" about restrictive regimes and free expression; a young fossil hunter shines in the historical drama "Sea Dragon"; the gritty "Pop" with Stephen Graham.

Award-winning animation "The Soloists"; historical drama "Sea Dragon"; the gritty "Pop."

Shorts TV Schedule (Eastern Time)

Saturday, September 30