WASHINGTON WEEK

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 @ 9:00PM This week provided some good lessons on the workings of Washington and the inside/outside maneuvering that sometimes goes on to get things done. With the fiscal cliff deadline looming, there were no “formal” negotiations scheduled this week but plenty of political jockeying between the White House and congressional Republicans regarding their positions on...

NOVA

HUNTING THE EDGE OF SPACE THE MYSTERY OF THE MILKY WAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 @ 10:00PM   HOUR 1: “The Mystery of the Milky Way,” chronicles the history of telescopes, from Galileo’s refractor to Newton’s reflector and beyond. It looks at key discoveries, such as those made by William Herschel and his sister Caroline, including the discovery of the planet Uranus....

THE WAR OF 1812

THE WAR OF 1812 TUESDAY, JUNE 7 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM For two and a half years, Americans fought Against the British, Canadian colonists, and native nations.  In the years to come, the War of 1812 would be celebrated in some places and essentially forgotten in others.  But it is a war worth remembering—a struggle that threatened the existence of Canada, then divided the United States so...

INDEPENDENT LENS

BETWEEN THE FOLDS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 8:00PM Origami may seem an unlikely medium for understanding and explaining the world. But around the globe, several fine artists and theoretical scientists are abandoning more conventional career paths to forge lives as modern-day paper folders. Through origami, these offbeat and provocative minds are reshaping ideas of creativity and revealing the...

DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED

DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 @ 7:00PM ENCORE PRESENTATION @ 8:30PM In this upcoming television special, DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED, savor great moments from the series’ first two seasons, check out behind-the-scenes footage and get a sneak peek at Season 3. Tune in tonight on 26.1 Find out more...