NATURE

IS THAT SKUNK? WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 @ 6:00PM & 11:00PM We find them in the evening digging through our garbage, hiding under our houses, or walking through our yards, streets, and parks. Skunks seem perfectly adapted to life around us. But we are less comfortable around them, for fear of their potent spray. As we expand our urban areas, many skunks find themselves increasingly unwelcome...

SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 25-FEBRUARY 28

Schedule Notes: All schedules contain the air time, program name and episode name when available. A detailed description for selected programs can be found under Program Highlights or may be featured on What’s on Tonight! Comments are closed on “Schedules ” and programs listed may be subject to last minute changes that may or may not be reflected on the web...

SOUNDSTAGE

WILLIE NELSON SATURDAY, JULY 3 @ 4:00PM & 8:00PM Over the last 50 years, legendary icon Willie Nelson has continued to be an enduring and compelling presence in music. The troubadour mixes up elements of folk, blues, classic country, western swing and a little gospel during his versatile Soundstage set. Displaying a close connection with the audience, Willie and his-eight piece band...

FRONTLINE

BEHIND TALIBAN LINES Tuesday, February 23 @ 7:00pm & 10:00pm Late last summer, while reporting a story for FRONTLINE, veteran Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi through channels put out word that he would like to interview one of the new Taliban commanders leading a growing insurgency in the country’s northern provinces. It would be the first in a series of contacts that would...

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

AMELIA EARHART TUESDAY, MAY 5 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first to cross the North American continent alone. Her exploits as an aviator, her beauty and intelligence, her independence and charm made her a national heroine. Seemingly invincible, Earhart tirelessly traveled and lectured, a champion of aviation and equal...