3/24 - 3/30
2013
All times are EST
Previously aired
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Pottery by 20th-century ceramicists Otto and Gertrude Natzler; a landscape by early 20th-century artist Sydney Laurence; and an heirloom Waltham railroad pocket watch with a rare winding mechanism and diamond end stone
MARKET WARRIORS
Join the pickers at Elephant Trunk Country Flea Market, where they’re challenged to find something metal.
INDEPENDENT LENS
African Americans lead a grassroots movement to force the United States to reverse its policies toward South Africa.
Witness the movement of citizen activists who fought to bring down the brutal system of apartheid in South Africa.
This film tells the epic story of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Fueled by the Mexican people’s growing dissatisfaction with an elitist ruling regime, the revolution was led by two of the most intriguing and mythic figures in 20th-century history — Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa.
Take an eye-opening look at the way nations and communities are finding sustainable energy solutions.
NOVA
Discover why new era of personalized, gene-based medicine is both ominous and promising — and relevant.
AMERICAN MASTERS
Hear the story of Woodie Guthrie’s creative energy, personal imperfections and family tragedy.
Gain a greater understanding of New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, one of the most elaborate and mysterious of ancient Native-American ruins.
Survey the careers of tuba maestro Winston Morris and composer Gunther Schuller and visit the 100-member Tubas of Mass Destruction.
JULIA CHILD
Madhur Jaffrey creates minty sweet and sour eggplant and Reed Hearon creates iron skillet mussels and sand dabs a la plancha.
HOMETIME
See how the crew plants site-appropriate trees after a storm.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Welcome the cream of underground rock, the National and Band of Horses
NATURE
Learn how a surprising number of creatures live in the hostile environment of Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Trace the brief life of New York’s Penn Station, whose destruction spurred landmarks preservation.
A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
