9/1 - 9/7
2013
All times are EST
Previously aired
CHURCHILL
Review Churchill’s early life: his aristocratic birth, battlefield experiences and political rise.
MASTERPIECE
Enjoy a new adaptation of a classic thriller about a woman who inexplicably disappears from a train.
POV
Examine the system of military administration used by Israel since the Six Day War of 1967.
NATURE
Join David Attenborough as he introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film birds of paradise.
NOVA
This groundbreaking series focuses on the personal qualities that underlie the process of invention — the visionary talent, sheer luck and dogged determination that turn a wild idea into a cutting-edge material.
What is the world’s strongest material? David Pogue hosts.
Here in the information age, smaller is better: transistors, microchips and the laptops and cell phone that they power are triumphs of tiny. Now, host David Pogue takes us to an even smaller world.
Enjoy an all-American celebration of what may be the country's most popular food.
AMERICAN MASTERS
Examine the life, works and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin.
Trace the arc of an oft-forgotten post-Revolutionary War rebellion and attempted secession.
THE VICTORY GARDEN
Look across your garden and discover the possibilities.
THIS OLD HOUSE
A barrier-free walk, metal roof and lightning protection; part six of Essex project.
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
Building a porch railing; selecting stone for building walls
HOMETIME
Explore the intricacies of integrating several dormers into the roof’s design.
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.
