The kickoff to the 13th season of the Roadshow (new episodes!)…. Experts also appraise a 1937 painting by abstract expressionist Clyfford Still, in Hour 1 of Antiques Roadshow, from Palm Springs, California. Watch all appraisals from this episode.
With the economy in a downward spiral, more and more families are taking advantage of credit card offers to make ends meet, but are the credit card companies actually taking advantage of their customers? Watch.
Last month, cinema returned to Saudi Arabia in the form of film screenings in two major towns, the first public movie showings in 30 years. Rotana entertainment, a group owned by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, showed its new comedy “Manahi.” See story.
This hour-long program examines what policy makers in Washington, including President-elect Obama, mean when they say that rebuilding our crumbling highways and bridges, leaky water systems and other vital lifelines will stimulate the economy and generates jobs. Watch now.
When Peter Friedman’s friends Tom Joslin and Mark Massi died, he accepted an extraordinary inheritance: 40 hours of tape documenting the couple’s bout with AIDS. His film, Silverlake Life: The View From Here will be watchable online through Feb. 22, 2009. Watch now.
The fall 2008 CINE awards have just been announced, and PBS and Thirteen/WNET won a few…and most are watchable online. See list and watch!
Akin to the ‘recommended books’ rack at your local bookstore, here are our picks for great videos and programs from PBS and Thirteen/WNET–all online. Let us know what your favorites are too!
After four decades of fly-by probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers, the quest for life on Mars is as tantalizing as ever. NOVA goes behind the scenes of the latest NASA missions to the Red Planet to reveal new clues about Mars. Watch now.
This week, a former managing director at Standard & Poor’s speaks out on U.S. television for the first time about how he was pressured to compromise standards in a push for profits. Surprising new revelations about the economic debacle, watch NOW.
