9:00 - 10:00PM

Frontline - “On Our Watch.”  We, the population of the world, have a terribly short memory.  One decade we help free people from Concentration Camps after millions and millions die in the Holocaust.  Another we decide to completely ignore the genocide in Darfur (okay, so some Hollywood celebs took up the cause).  This episode is on that tragedy and why many governments did little, if anything, to stop it. 

10:00 - 11:30PM

Independent Lens - “The Creek Runs Red."  Picher, Oklahoma is, according to the EPA, the most toxic place in America (wow, I would have sworn it was New Jersey… maybe that doesn't count as America?).  People still actually live there (Jersey too).  Why and how do they respond? 

Wednesday, November 21:

8:00 - 9:00PM

Wired Science – “Episode 108.”  Up this week, a space junkyard, a convention in Niagara Falls, and elimination of symptoms caused by certain diseases via sending some extra electricity to the brain.  This last one really interests me.  Because, it seems to me, that there can be interesting decisions to be made with treating symptoms and treating diseases.        

9:00PM - 11:00PM

Great Performances – “The Israel Philharmonic 70th Anniversary Gala Concert.” I hope that this was filmed last year, because the Israel Philharmonic was formed in 1936.  Now, I'm no longer a math whiz (there may have been a time when I could do some calculus), but surely it's been 71 years at this point.  Right? 

Thursday, November 22:

8:00 - 9:00PM

The This Old House Hour - Episode TBA. It’s This Old House and Ask This Old House. It’s like maintenance… for your home. Wait, no, that’s exactly what it is. That doesn’t mean it’s not awesome though. Seriously, The This Old House Hour is one of the finest home improvement hours on PBS. No joke.

9:00 - 10:00PM

Antiques Roadshow - “Unique Antiques.” Rather than focusing on a single city, this week the show looks at some of the most ridiculous things they have ever seen.  You know, the biggest, baddest, best things they have had on in the past decade. 

10:00 - 11:00PM

Leonardo's Dream Machines.  Da Vinci, da Vinci, da Vinci.  Is it just me or is our society more and more completely entranced by Leonardo da Vinci.  He has a code.  He invents machines.  He paints.  This is part one of two tonight and follows some da Vinci experts as they try to build some of the machines he imagined. 

Friday, November 23:

8:00 - 8:30PM

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal #4721. Another whole week has gone by and good old Gwen Ifill and National Journal are here to fill us in. For the record, I like to pretend the National Journal is a sidekick, like Robin to Batman, Starsky to Hutch, or chocolate sauce to chocolate ice cream.