8/18 - 8/24
2013
All times are EST
Previously aired
QUEEN VICTORIA’S EMPIRE
“Engines of Change”: Explore the changes brought to Britain by the industrial revolution.
“Passage to India”: Witness the clash of Victorian values and Indian culture, culminating in the Great Mutiny and Cawnpore massacre.
NOVA
Follow investigators’ efforts to determine what really happened to Lindbergh’s baby — and why.
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 2)
Experience the joys of Chummy, Fred and Jenny – and the threats to the convent.
Enjoy an unabashed celebration of the unusual people and enticing items found at flea markets.
POV
Travel with two of the 130 million Chinese migrants who return to their home villages every New Year.
HISTORY DETECTIVES
The detectives investigate a projection screen with possible Cuban Missile Crisis connections, what could be an early "Amos 'n' Andy" record and a painting with potential ties to women's suffrage.
NATURE
Enter into the lives of the wolves and other wildlife thriving in the “dead zone” around Chernobyl.
This program follows monitor lizards, the largest lizards to walk the planet, and looks at what makes these tongued reptiles such unique survivors.
Join physician Michael Mosley to find out if fasting can lead to a longer, healthier life.
Follow the creation of a Steinway concert grand piano from forest floor to concert hall.
THE VICTORY GARDEN
Create a garden that’s cool.
THIS OLD HOUSE
Water and electrical groundwork; part four of Essex project.
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Caring for orchids as houseplants; purchasing a kitchen wall cabinet
HOMETIME
See the installation of lights, fixtures and appliances in the kitchen.
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
Great voices and songs combine with Rosanne Cash and Brandi Carlile.
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.
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.
