SCHEDULE JANUARY 20 – 26

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 schedule....

NOVA

MAKING STUFF STRONGER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 @ 10:00PM Invisibility cloaks. Spider silk that is stronger than steel. Plastics made of sugar that dissolve in landfills. Self-healing military vehicles. Smart pills and micro-robots that zap diseases. Clothes that monitor your mood. What will the future bring, and what will it be made of? In NOVA’s four-hour series, “Making Stuff,”...

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION

SCIENCE FICTION SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 @ 6:00PM It’s no wonder that Gene Rodenberry, creator of “Star Trek,” turned to science fiction when he wanted to delve into dicey subjects on television such as race relations and the value of war. It’s  easier to unearth tough subjects when creatures from another planet or another time deliver the truisms. Humans have always gazed...

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

DINOSAUR WARS MONDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM In the late 19th century, paleontologists Edward Cope and O.C. Marsh uncovered the remains of hundreds of prehistoric animals in the American West, including dozens of previously undiscovered dinosaur species. But the rivalry that developed between them would spiral out of control, permanently damaging their careers and threatening the...

SCHEDULE JANUARY 13 -19

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 schedule....