Literature/The Arts
8/24
Part Two
The other side of this writer falls hard with failure, through tragedy and bad financial decisions.
Airs from 5-7 p.m. R 8/27 at 3:30 p.m. and 9/11 at 3:30 a.m.
8/26
Part One
A journey through his early days along the Mississippi River, as he began to evolve into a writer.
Airs from 3:30-5:30 -7 p.m. R 9/11 at 1:30 a.m. Classroom Activities
8/24 Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
This documentary from 1969 reveals the dark intensity and raw talent that made Cash a cultural icon. Airs from 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Lesson Plan
Science.
8/19
The Dolphin Defender
Explore filmmaker Hardy Jones' journey into the world of dolphins and his crusade to protect them.
Airs from 1-2 p.m.
Lesson Plan
8/21
Wisdom of the Wild
e can learn a great deal from our fellow creatures whose experience predate our existence.
Airs from 8-9 p.m. R 8/21 at 1:30 a.m., 8/26 at 1 p.m., and 8/27 at 1:30 a.m.
8/20
Kings of Camouflage
Cuttlefish can hypnotize their prey, impersonate the opposite sex & kill with lightening fast speed.
Airs from 11:59 p.m.-1 a.m. Teacher's Guide
8/24
Storm that Drowned a City
A minute-by-minute account of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, exploring the human failures.
Airs from 9-10 p.m. R 8/25 at 2:30 a.m., 8/28 at 12 a.m., and 8/28 at 3:30 a.m. Teacher's Guide
8/24
Episode 306
The NASA mission to send a lander to Mars and a mystery involving mammoth fossils are featured.
Airs from 8-9 p.m. R 8/25 at 1:30 a.m.
Social Studies
Sundays from 11 a.m.- noon
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with a weekly public affairs series entitled BILL MOYERS JOURNAL - the name of his first important series on public television 35 years ago. Moyers re-invents the broadcast for the 21st century, with interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy.
Airs 8/18 from 8-9 p.m.
Communities and Consequences is a provocative new documentary about New Hampshire's aging demographic. In a series of interviews conducted in communities across the state, demographer Peter Francese explores the effects of local decision-making has on the NH Economy. The out-migration of young people and in-migration of older adults is one of the consequences of these decisions.
R 8/19 at 1:30 a.m. Life of tape educational rights
Educator Resources
8/20
Show 608
A woman has an18th-century book that contains what appears to be President John Adams' signature.
Airs from 9-10 p.m. R. 8/21 at 2:30 a.m.
Lesson Plans
8/24
The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)
Vividly details the heroic building of the transcontinental railroad, which transformed the West.
Airs from 2-3:30 p.m. R 9/6 at 1:30 a.m.
8/24
Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
By the 1870s, there were only a few pockets of resistance against the U.S. push to conquer the West.
Airs from 3:30-5 p.m. R 9/7 at 1:30 a.m.
8/24
Part Two
The other side of this writer falls hard with failure, through tragedy and bad financial decisions.
Airs from 5-7 p.m. R 8/27 at 3:30 p.m. and 9/11 at 3:30 a.m.
8/26
Part One
A journey through his early days along the Mississippi River, as he began to evolve into a writer.
Airs from 3:30-5:30 -7 p.m. R 9/11 at 1:30 a.m. Classroom Activities
Now Classroom
8/20
The U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
Are private contractors making billions on a project that won't work?
Airs from 5:30-6 a.m. Life of tape educational rights
8/22 Campaign
A startling look at Japanese politics follows a man with no experience who runs for city council. Airs from 11:59 p.m.-1 a.m. Lesson Plan
8/24 Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
This documentary from 1969 reveals the dark intensity and raw talent that made Cash a cultural icon. Airs from 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Lesson Plan
PBS Convention Coverage - A Newhour Special Report
Airs 8/25-8/28
Nightly gavel to gavel coverage of the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Denver, Colorado.
Airs from 8-11 p.m. Election 2008 website
8/21 China Prep
Four Chinese students are followed through their final high-pressure year at an elite high school.
Airs from 11 p.m.-12 a.m.
