Can the power of music make the brain come alive? On the next NOVA: Musical Minds, we will find out. Throughout his career Dr. Oliver Sacks, neurologist and acclaimed author, whose book Awakenings was made into a Oscar-nominated feature film starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, has encountered myriad patients who are struggling to [...]
Archive for June, 2009
On The Next NOVA: “Musical Minds”
June 28, 2009Who is “The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes”?
June 28, 2009America’s foremost humorist and social pundit, Garrison Keillor takes his skits and monologues across the country in his popular radio show, A Prairie Home Companion. American Masters trails this yarn-smith and his crew of actors and musicians as they spin stories and song into American gold in Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in [...]
WVPT a BIG Winner at the Recent Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards
June 28, 2009WVPT took top honors in THREE categories at The Virginia Association of Broadcasters 2009 VAB awards – more than any other non-commercial station in Virginia. WVPT won for:
Category Title
Best Public Service/Community Event Kids’ Book Festival
Outstanding Website www.wvpt.net
Outstanding News Series Virginia Farming
This is the second consecutive year that WVPT won awards for these three [...]
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
June 16, 2009We’re excited to announce that the new preview website for The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is up at http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
Take a look at some exciting new previews of this series coming to WVPT in September.
On the Next NOVA: Bone Diggers
June 16, 2009NOVA takes viewers to the stark Australian outback in search of the elusive bones of one of the world’s most bizarre prehistoric creatures—a giant predatory marsupial called Thylacoleo. Australia’s leading paleontologists endure extreme weather, treacherous drops into a deep cavern, and the threat of fossil poachers as they launch a daring expedition to find the [...]
Great Performances: CHESS IN CONCERT
June 15, 2009Before taking Broadway by storm with the jukebox hit Mamma Mia, ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus teamed with lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) in 1986 to create an original musical, the cult favorite Chess. Set during the Cold War intrigue of international chess tournaments, the musical dramatizes the romantic checkmate between an American [...]
On the Next FRONTLINE: “Breaking The Bank”
June 15, 2009The bets were huge and risky: billions of dollars on the housing market. The upside: Superbanks reaped billions of dollars, dominated the landscape and gobbled up competitors. Then, the bottom dropped out–the massive losses on Wall Street nearly broke the banks. In the worst crisis in decades, banks are on the brink of failure. Now, as [...]
Tune in for an Encore Telecast of APPALACHIA: History of Mountains and People
June 12, 2009It is said that more is known about Appalachia—land stretching from New York to Mississippi and home to the oldest mountains in North America—that is untrue than about any other region of the country. APPALACHIA: History of Mountains and People, a four part miniseries sets the record straight. Ten years in the making, this groundbreaking [...]
Enjoy The Comedies Saturday Night!
June 12, 2009The hilarity starts at 8pm with Life Lessons from Onslow: A Keeping Up Appearances special. Onslow (Geoffrey Hughes) offers advice on successful relationships while teaching a course at Open University, with his tips interspersed with clips from “Keeping Up Appearances” that belie his expertise.
Then tune in for the rich, textured chemistry of Dame Judi Dench [...]
On The Next American Experience – “The Living Weapon”
June 5, 2009
On the next American Experience: The international race to develop biological weapons during the 20th century, the challenges scientists faced, and the moral dilemmas posed by their eventual success. Tune in for “The Living Weapon” Monday June 8th at 9pm on WVPT and WVPT-HD.
