Archive for April, 2009

Comcast Cable Issues?

April 21, 2009

 
If you normally watch WVPT – Virginia’s Public Television on Comcast cable in the Charlottesville, Lexington, Lynchburg, or Front Royal / Winchester(northern Virginia) areas  this message is for you.
 
Recently WVPT has moved to a brand new location on Comcast Digital Cable. With the acceptance of the National Cable Agreement between Comcast and PBS, WVPT [...]

American Experience: “We Shall Remain”

April 8, 2009

This groundbreaking mini-series establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. Five 90-minute documentaries spanning 300 years tell the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native-American perspective. Benjamin Bratt narrates.
American Experience: We Shall Remain airs over 5 consecutive Monday evenings, beginning April 13 at 9:00 p.m. on WVPT and WVPT-HD.

NOVA: “Doctors’ Diaries” – A New 2 Part Special

April 3, 2009

In 1987, NOVA’s cameras began rolling to chronicle the lives of seven young, bright medical students embarking on the longest and most rigorous endeavor in higher education: the years-long journey to become a doctor. From their first days at Harvard Medical School to the present day, none of them could have predicted what it would [...]

NATURE: “Frogs The Thin Green Line”

April 3, 2009

Frogs have been living on this planet for more than 360 million years, and over the centuries, evolved into some of the most wondrous and diverse creatures on earth.  Today, however, all their remarkable adaptations and survival tactics are failing them.  Recent discoveries are startling: more than a third of all [...]