12/23 - 12/29
2007
All times are EST
Previously aired
NATURE
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
An original Ansel Adams Mission San Juan Batista photograph; a whimsical sculpture of three nymphs and a satyr by French artist Pierre Laurel; and a pair of 17th-century chinoiserie-style scent bottles.
AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS
Will radical Islam become “homegrown” and threaten the United States?
In recent years, no issue has been more contentious on college campuses than the conflict in the Middle East.
This program looks at the work of one small courthouse in the African nation of Cameroon.
February 2008 (check local listings)
WIRED SCIENCE
Examinations into an Internet attack on Estonian banks and newspapers; new technology that is helping children with Asperger's Syndrome; the disappearance of home chemistry sets; and surgery performed by a "robo-doc."
GREAT PERFORMANCES
Eric Clapton leads an all-star line-up of B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy in a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration from America’s blues capital, Chicago.
NOW ON PBS
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL
In July 2005, pianist Menahem Pressler and the Beaux Arts Trio celebrated their 50th anniversary by re-creating their triumphant public debut, which took place on July 13, 1955, at the Berkshire Music Festival, now known as Tanglewood. The anniversary performance, recorded in Auer Hall at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, features three of Beethoven's cherished trios: the C Minor, Op.1, No. 3, "The Ghost," Op.70, and the "Archduke," Op. 97. The program also includes exclusive interviews with the trio, a peek at a rehearsal and historical recordings and photographs.
REAL SIMPLE
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.