ANY HUMAN HEART

EPISODE 2

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @ 7:30PM & 12:30PM

Logan’s fortunes are looking up and he is pleased to securely provide for his wife Freya and his baby daughter Stella, as with the outbreak of World War II, Logan is recruited as a British spy by Ian Fleming. But before long, a mission separates him from his beloved Freya and Stella and pulls him into the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Bahamian inner circle, a suffocating and, as it turns out, dangerous place. Another mission for Logan brings another separation, and this time Logan’s luck runs out. As a prisoner of war in solitary isolation, the only thing worse than his imprisonment is his return home. Devastated by war and tragedy, Logan looks to America and New York City to begin anew.

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WHERE DID WE COME FROM?

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 @ 6:00PM & 9:00PM

In this episode of NOVA scienceNOW, journey back in time to the birth of our solar system to examine whether the key to our planet’s existence might have been the explosive shockwave of an ancient supernova. Meet a chemist who has yielded a new kind of “recipe” for natural processes to assemble and create the building blocks of life. And see how the head louse, a creepy critter that’s been sucking our blood for millions of years, is offering clues about our evolution. Finally, meet neuroscientist André Fenton, who is looking into erasing painful memories with an injection.

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LATE NIGHT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

It’s a field filled with big personalities, larger-than-life late night television comedians and conversationalists who put America to bed each night. From Jack Paar’s extemporaneous small talk to Steve Allen’s infectious laugh to Johnny Carson’s witty monologues, and all the big personalities that filled the guest chairs, America has had a love affair with late night television programming for years. It’s how we unwind, ingest the day’s news and laugh at ourselves. And some of the most talented, and varied, hosts have led us down the path to the Land of Nod.

REAGAN-AN AMERICAN CRUSADE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century — and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism. One by one, his opponents underestimated him; one by one, Reagan surprised them, rising to become a president who always preferred to see America as a “shining city on a hill.”

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ANY HUMAN HEART

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 @ 7:30PM & 12:30PM

A young boy adrift in a boat on a placid river; a grizzled old man sorting through piles, boxes and books. Which is truly Logan Mountstuart — and how did the boy become the man? Old Logan opens a journal dated 1926, and we are transported into the past as Logan, a young man studying literature at Oxford and aspiring to become a great novelist, vows to lose his virginity.

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THE UNSEEN ALISTAIR COOKE

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 11:30PM

Alistair Cooke filmed his early travels across the United States with an 8mm camera. The footage, discovered only after his death, offers a record of the unseen life behind Cooke’s polished words, against a backdrop of an America sparkling with possibilities. The Unseen Alistair Cooke: A Masterpiece Special chronicles Cooke’s decades in America, friendships with Hollywood icons, celebrated journalism career and years as host of Masterpiece Theatre. Marking the November 2008 centennial of his birth, The Unseen Alistair Cooke: A Masterpiece Special turns an admiring eye on the master observer.

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HOW SMART ARE ANIMALS?

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 @ 6:00PM & 9:00PM

Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may think twice after watching the segments in this NOVA scienceNOW episode. While we may not be ready to send pets to Harvard, the remarkable footage and findings presented here demonstrate that many animal species are much smarter than we assume and in ways we had never imagined.

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LOCAL KIDS’ TV

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM

They sprang up in places all over the United States — Kansas City, Nashville, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.— and sounded a siren that pricked the ears of a generation of youngsters. In television’s early days, nearly every town with a station launched its own local kids’ program. In time, these local programs would give way to the more sophisticated children’s television programming we know today.
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REAGAN

LIFEGUARD

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM

“Lifeguard” follows Reagan from his youth in the American heartland to the triumph of his “revolution” in 1981. The program traces the origins of Reagan’s difficulty forming attachments to his itinerant childhood and a painful episode with his drunken father. The young boy turned to his mother and the teachings of her Fundamentalist church, The Disciples of Christ, which gave him a belief in predestination and a strong sense of good and evil.

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THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM

The documentary explores the life of a first lady whose power and influence were often underestimated. Friends, family, historians, members of Ronald Reagan’s political inner circle and the former first lady herself tell the story of Nancy Reagan, from childhood to Hollywood, from Sacramento to Washington, and back to California, where she is still an advocate for issues that are important to her.

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