7/29 - 8/4
2012
All times are EST
Previously aired
QUEEN & COUNTRY
Find out which possessions constitute “peculiars of the crown.”
MASTERPIECE
Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox return for a fifth season of the popular detective series, set in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford.
Investigate the death of a lovelorn Oxford professor.
MICHAEL WOOD’S STORY OF ENGLAND
Track Kibworth’s history from the 17th century to the present.
NATURE
Join adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long odyssey into Alaska’s bear country.
Explore the world of black bears caught in the crossroads of urban development in Anchorage and the wilderness.
NOVA
Accompany physicist and acclaimed author Brian Greene on a mind-bending reality check and journey to the frontiers of physics.
Take the ultimate time-travel adventure, hurtling 50 years into the future before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past.
Watch the surreal world of string theory spring to life on the screen, with physicist Brian Greene.
See the serendipitous steps that led from a forgotten mathematical formula to the first glimmerings of strings.
POV
Follow a Syrian leader who challenges women to live according to Islam without giving up their dreams.
Celebrate mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato’s return to her hometown to perform with the Kansas City Symphony.
HOMELAND: IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA
Survey the spectrum of immigrant jobs and the complex maze of rules, regulations, caps and quotas.
JULIA CHILD
Nancy Silverton makes rustic bread, foccacia pizza dough and olive bread.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Bedford Project, Part 16 of 16
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Staining a cedar fence; installing window boxes
HOMETIME
HOMETIME builds a sophisticated wine cellar.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel celebrate their collaborative LP, Willie and the Wheel
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
A 6.5 carat yellow mine cut diamond ring; a North American Indian club and pipe; and three Charles Darwin first editions.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
