Culture & Society

Sun., 4/8/12 – 8pm
Think^TV16 & Think^TV16HD

Part 2

Sun., 4/8/12 – 9pm
Think^TV16 & Think^TV16HD

Widely considered one of Charles Dickens’ greatest novels, “Great Expectations” tells the tale of Pip, the battered orphan boy who rises from blacksmith’s apprentice to gentleman under the mysterious benefactor, who assures him of “great expectations.” Starring Gillian Anderson, David Suchet and Ray Winstone.

On October 3, 2006, a 32-year-old milk truck driver named Charles Roberts entered a one-room schoolhouse in the Amish community of Nickel Mines in Lancaster County, PA, and shot 10 young girls, killing five, before committing suicide as police officers stormed the school. Just hours after the shooting, Amish community members visited the gunman’s family to offer forgiveness. These events horrified the nation for the senseless brutality of the shootings and left many questioning and haunted by the victims’ startling response.

Follow the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them on the Masterpiece Classic Downton Abbey

Charles and Carol Wildman are used to challenges. Their youngest child has Down Syndrome. The family farm is a seven day a week commitment. And market volatility makes the future an uncertain place. But as their daughter Mindy says, “When times get tough, we lean on our faith. And we lean on each other.”

Think^TV16
Saturday, September 10, 5pm

Think^TV14
Sunday, September 11, 8am & 1pm

CET
Sunday, September 11, Noon

Nothing is more fascinating to us than, well, us. Where did we come from? What makes us human? NOVA’s three-part special, “Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors,” examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives — putting together the pieces of our human past and transforming our understanding of our earliest ancestors.

If shoppers want to buy really fresh salad greens or perfectly ripe raspberries or a culinary surprise of the best sort, they’ll want to find an old-fashioned market — like a farmers’ market or a vintage market house — with a variety of vendors.  

From the Lexington Market in Baltimore (which has some of the best crab cakes in the world) to the small but exotic Hilo Farmers’ Market on the Big Island of Hawaii (full of fruits and vegetables that aren’t always familiar), Market To Market takes you on a tour of a few of the best markets around.

From filmmaker Rick Sebak Flea Market Documentary is an unabashed celebration of the unusual people and the enticing things that can be found in parking lots, fairgrounds, drive-ins, sidewalks and wherever else someone has posted a sign saying "Flea Market." It's capitalism mixed with craziness. It's amazing old stuff, great salespeople, the ancient tradition of the open-air market and the possibility of finding a bargain, uniting shoppers across the nation.