10:00 – 11:00PM
Independent Lens – "March Point." Three teens from the Swinomish Tribe made a film about the threat that their people face from two local oil refineries. Said refineries were built on March Point, which had been a part of the Swinomish reservation. As the story continues the filmmakers evolve and perhaps, just perhaps learn more about themselves than they teach us.
Wednesday, November 19:
8:00 - 10:00PM
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - “Headquarters/Head of State.” As a whole, the series takes an inside look at the British monarchy. Up tonight, the series airs two episodes. First, "Headquarters," which examines all the fancy bits and pieces of Buckingham Palace and the visit of Ghana's President Kufour. The second episode, "Head of State," features the ritual of the Queen's role in the opening of Parliament as well her meetings with the PM.
10:00PM – 12:00AM
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work - “Headquarters/Head of State.” As a whole, the series takes an inside look at the British monarchy. Up tonight, the series airs two episodes. First, "Headquarters," which examines all the fancy bits and pieces of Buckingham Palace and the visit of Ghana's President Kufour. The second episode, "Head of State," features the ritual of the Queen's role in the opening of Parliament as well her meetings with the PM.
Thursday, November 20:
8:00 - 9:30PM
Live From Lincoln Center – "Gil Shaham and Orpheus in the Penthouse." Good ol' Gil. Gil is a violinist and is going to be playing with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in the Kaplan Penthouse. Look at that, one sentence and I explained the whole title. Go me, way to be succinct.
9:30 - 10:00PM
Get Ready for Digital TV. Two lovely gentleman from This Old House, Norm Abram and Kevin O'Connor, are here to tell you all about getting ready for digital TV (as the transition is coming in February 2009). Pretty much the answer is that if you have cable or satellite you're fine and that if you don't you're probably going to need a converter box and the government will give you a coupon to buy one.
10:00 - 11:00PM
The Standard of Perfection – "Show Cats." I don't want to sound conceited or anything, but… done, I'm one cool cat. I joke, relax, I joke, I'm as imperfect as they come. But Mark Lewis, director of The Natural History of the Chicken (seriously, that's not a joke) will be checking out show cats, their owners, and the judges at the Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat Show in this episode
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