8/21 - 8/27
2011
All times are EST
Previously aired
GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET
Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau and Joyce DiDonato star in Rossini’s French comic opera, directed by Bartlett Sher.
NATURE
When the mother of two cheetah cubs is killed, a veteran filmmaker becomes their new parent and tries to prepare them to return to the wild.
ABRAHAM AND MARY LINCOLN, A HOUSE DIVIDED: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
As 1863 begins, the Civil War consumes the nation and criticism of Abraham Lincoln increases, while Mary Lincoln plunges into debt.
HISTORY DETECTIVES
HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate Japanese characters carved into a cane, an unusual wooden telescope and drawings of huge gold nuggets from the Gold Rush era.
FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE investigates the illegal and legal marijuana practices in California and looks at the medical practice of “hotspotting.”
POV
“Mugabe and the White African,” much of which was filmed clandestinely, tells an alarming story from one of the world’s most troubled nations.
NOVA
With the help of CGI, NOVA breathes life into the polar dinosaurs' lives and environment in vivid detail.
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Two paleontologists uncovered the remains of 130 species of dinosaur and collected thousands of specimens, putting American science on the world stage in the late 1800s, but their professional rivalry left both men alone and almost penniless.
Two paleontologists uncovered the remains of 130 species of dinosaur and collected thousands of specimens, putting American science on the world stage, but their professional rivalry left both men alone and almost penniless.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Los Angeles Project, Part 1 of 10
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Dealing with rainwater from gutters; insulating an attic floor
HOMETIME
The Hometime crew helps out as craftsmen install ceramic and natural stone tile in the bathrooms, natural stone on the fireplace, and natural stone for the retaining walls. (Part 14 of 22)
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.
