2/17 - 2/23
2013
All times are EST
Previously aired
MARKET WARRIORS
Visit a well-known gem of a market at the Burlington Antique Show in Burlington, Kentucky.
INDEPENDENT LENS
Learn why the textbook tempest in Texas is jeopardizing the next generation’s education.
Learn how and why Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon brought a Torah scroll on board the shuttle Columbia.
NOVA
Examine the causes of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy.
SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED
Find out from Derek Jacobi, who once played Richard II, why the play could have cost Shakespeare his life.
Join Jeremy Irons as he uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s “history plays."
JULIA CHILD
Splichal creates braised lamb shanks on barley risotto.
Take a cinematic and musical journey into the black communities of America, 1967-1975.
NATURE
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.
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.