7/24 - 7/30
2011
All times are EST
Previously aired
NATURE
Titus, king of the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, is one of only 700 of his kind alive today. Ian Redmond documents Titus’ extraordinary life, from his early days to his rise to power as a silverback.
MASTERPIECE
Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker, Harry Potter) returns to join forces with Poirot to investigate a drowning at a Hallowe’en Party.
David Suchet returns as suave Belgian super sleuth Hercule Poirot.
POV
Shot amidst the grandeur of Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, the film follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into the breathtaking and often dangerous mountains for summer pasture.
NOVA scienceNOW
How well can we understand what’s going on in the brains of non-human animals? Do our pets — like dogs — have the same feelings we do? How smart are animals really? Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts.
Revisit the most controversial and talked-about television program of its era, one of TV Guide’s Top 50 Greatest Shows of All Time.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Auburndale Project, Part 14 of 16
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Installing a second bathroom sink; repairing cracks in concrete block foundation
HOMETIME
The project house gets a stained-cedar vaulted ceiling. (Part 11 of 21)
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.