News & Current Affairs
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Colorado State of Mind: Climate Change Bill
Passed by a narrow vote in the U.S. House last weekend, the closely-watched Waxman-Markey bill has been called the most ambitious legislation to date to address climate change. A panel of experts discuss the implications for Colorado's energy economy ...
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Tonight
at 7:30 p.m.
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The Ascent of Money: (Part 1 of 4)
From ancient Mesopotamia to Renaissance Italy, Niall Ferguson explains the origins of money, credit and debt. Money, he shows, is not precious metal - it's a relationship between lender and borrower. Yet the simplest credit relationship, between a loan ...
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Wednesday, July 8
at 8 p.m.
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Wide Angle: Heart of Jenin
When a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli soldiers who mistook his toy gun for the real thing, something extraordinary happened that turned Ahmed Khatib's tragic 2005 death into a gift of hope for six Israeli ...
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Wednesday, July 8
at 9 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Documentary & History
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Paving the Way: The National Park-to-Park Highway: See America First (Part 1 of 2)
At a time when train travel to the National Parks was only for the wealthy, this program follows the convergence of U.S. Land being set aside for all people, the development of the "autos for the everyman" and the need to escape the drone of WWI and ...
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Sunday, July 5
at 6 p.m.
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Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People: Mountain Revolutions (Part 3 of 4)
Episode three of this series about the natural and human history of Appalachia relates how land grabbers poisoned a region that was once renowned mainly for its restful spas and noble character. When the chaos of the Civil War tore apart the agrarian ...
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Sunday, July 5
at 8 p.m.
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History Detectives: Episode #703
St. Valentine's Day Massacre - "History Detectives" stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone's men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to the contributor's family after it was handed down t ...
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Monday, July 6
at 8 p.m.
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Inside: Fifa Club Championships
Once a year, the greatest soccer clubs in the world come together to knock heads and grab glory at the FIFA Club World Championship. Nerves are pushed to the breaking point as those behind the scenes struggle to do their jobs. As the final whistle sounds, ...
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Tuesday, July 7
at 9 p.m.
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Science & Nature
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Nature: Victoria Falls
Cutting across the Zambezi River, bridging the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world. In the dry season, this awesome force of "Nature" divides two natural worlds - the tranquil meandering river above ...
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Sunday, July 5
at 7 p.m.
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Nova: Secrets of the Samurai Sword
"Nova" travels deep into Japan's ancient foundries to reveal the art and science behind making what many call the perfect sword. For over a thousand years the samurai sword has dominated the battlefields of Japan, instilled fear and terror into every ...
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Tuesday, July 7
at 7 p.m.
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Nova Sciencenow
Astronomers on the brink of finding "another Earth" in our galaxy, using a new planet-hunting machine: the Kepler telescope; Rudy Tanzi, a pioneer in discovering genes for Alzheimer's disease, and others who are on the hunt for the genetic key to autism; ...
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Tuesday, July 7
at 8 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Sherlock Holmes: The Greek Interpreter
Mr. Melas, a Greek interpreter, undertakes an extraordinary assignment to gain a signature which will confirm a marriage. He knew he'd be risking his life if he told his story to a living soul. Fortunately he chose to confide in Mycroft, the brother ...
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Tomorrow
at 7 p.m.
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A Capitol Fourth (2009)
On July 4th, there's no place like the nation's capital for America's biggest birthday party broadcast. Featuring the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation, the 29th annual broadcast of A "Capitol Fourth" airs live from the West Lawn ...
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Tomorrow
at 8 p.m.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Miss Marple, Series IV: A Pocket Full of Rye
When Miss Marple learns of the deaths of businessman Rex Fortescue (Kennetth Cranham, Valkyrie), his young wife, Adele, and their housemaid, Gladys, the circumstances vividly recall the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." Since Miss Marple had trained ...
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Sunday, July 5
at 9 p.m.
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Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America: Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts (Part 3 of 6)
"Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts" - Physical comedy and slapstick have always found rich soil in America. From the mastery of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton to the computer-generated antics that helped transform Jim Carrey into a human cartoo ...
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Monday, July 6
at 9 p.m.
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Time Team America: Fort Raleigh, North Carolina (Part 1 of 5)
In the series premiere, "Time Team America" goes in search of the nation's mysterious roots at Roanoke Island. In 1586, the English sent the first group of hardy, hopeful colonists to the New World. When English ships returned with supplies just three ...
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Wednesday, July 8
at 7 p.m.
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Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia
A masked nobleman asks Holmes and Watson to save one of the royal houses of Europe from ruin.
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Thursday, July 9
at 8 p.m.
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MI-5: Episode #116
This action-packed BBC spy drama takes us into the thrilling world of MI-5, the clandestine security agency, and the people who make up the elite team.
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Thursday, July 9
at 9 p.m.
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Lifestyle
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Antiques Roadshow: Philadelphia, PA (Part 1)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has the distinction of being one of the stops in the first season, taped in 1996. Flash forward a decade and "Antiques Roadshow" is back where it all began or the popular PBS series, as well as for the United States. Host ...
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Monday, July 6
at 7 p.m.
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Antiques Roadshow UK: Leeds Armouries Special
Boasts a lively team of savvy British appraisers and a delightful cross section of local citizenry.
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Thursday, July 9
at 7 p.m.
(30 mins)
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