12/31 - 1/6
2006
All times are EST
Previously aired
GREAT PERFORMANCES
This two-hour special features a once-in-a-lifetime showcase of guitar luminaries performing rock'n'roll and blues classics.
NOVA
Mont Blanc is one of the world's most popular destinations for Alpine climbers and scientists. NOVA follows a team of daring "glacionauts" as they descend into a labyrinth of unexplored ice caves to find trapped flood water that menaces the populated valleys below.
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
The myth of the Amazons, a tribe of bloodthirsty blonde women thundering across arid battlefields to the horror of their male foes, has lingered for centuries. But proof of their existence had always been lacking. Now, a 2,500-year-old mystery may just be solved, cracked by an American scientist whose 10-year odyssey led her tens of thousands of miles in pursuit of the truth.
MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS
REAL SIMPLE
FOR HER INFORMATION
INDEPENDENT LENS
Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who has tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice.