THIRTEEN ARCHIVE

Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 4th, 2008

A roundup of all streaming video online from PBS and Thirteen programs that aired last week. See the list for all full episodes and full segments.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Bush’s War aired Sunday night (and is also watchable online); What did you think about the program? Pose your own questions, or react to the program here… (re-airs Sept. 6th at 1:30pm)

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Profile of Menachem Youlus, a Torah scribe who has been called the ‘Indiana Jones’ of rabbis because he has traveled to dangerous places all over the world in his mission to find, rescue, and recover sacred Torah scrolls.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

With former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is already serving five and a half years, expected to be sentenced on other charges next month, Bill Moyers takes viewers back to the scene of the crime in this update of “Capitol Crimes,” an acclaimed documentary investigating the Abramoff lobbying scandal. Watch now.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Russian literary giant Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died Sunday August 3, 2008 at his home in Moscow at the age of 89.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The Sports Museum of America is the first museum to pay tribute to the history and excitement of all sports. Watch Thirteen/WNET President Neal Shapiro interview Sports Museum Founder & CEO Philip Schwalb.

Monday, August 4th, 2008

In a research breakthrough, scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from two elderly patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — also called ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease — to act like stem cells. From a report by the Online NewsHour…watch here.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Larry Engel, Director and Director of Photography for “The Human Spark,” shares his initial thoughts on his task of filming Alan Alda for the new science series, coming to PBS in 2009. Get more behind-the-scenes glimpses on The Spark Blog.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Running up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics (August 8-24), Thirteen will be airing a number of documentaries about contemporary China, and a few about the Olympics. Some of them are also watchable online. See the listings and links here.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

On July 29, 2008, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was indicted for failing to disclose gifts he received from VECO Corporation, an Alaska-based oil services company. What is the connection between VECO and Alaska’s old-boy political network?
Watch the video here (online following friday night’s broadcast)

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