O to 5 in 30 Minutes!
Health Care

The importance of health care for all children, and how child care professionals receive health care support.
Monday, January 21, 7:30 pm
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Antiques Roadshow Baltimore, MD (Pt 3 of 3)

Appraiser Phil Weiss gives host Mark L. Walberg a collector's eye view of comic strip art. At the Baltimore Convention Center, ROADSHOW draws a wide array of objects, including a magnificent bench crafted by master woodworker George Nakashima; a unique two-sided painting by B.J.O. Nordfelt; and a rare violin made in 1798 by renowned French violinmaker Nicolas Lupot.
Monday, January 21, 8 pm

American Experience
The Lobotomist

The lobotomy was hailed by The New York Times as a "surgery of the soul" and "history making," a groundbreaking medical procedure that promised hope to the most distressed families and desolate mentally ill patients. Walter Freeman invented the radical procedure which would later be declared as a barbaric mistake. Through interviews with medical historians, psychiatrists who worked with Freeman and the desperate families who sought his help, this program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry.
Monday, January 21, 9 pm

Nova
Family that Walks of all Fours

An intense scientific debate has ignited around a quiet but extraordinary family living in rural Turkey -- a family with five adults who walk on all fours. Is this the anthropological find of the millennium or simply a unique medical case? In this moving documentary, NOVA sets out to unravel the controversy and meet the individuals who have captured the imagination of scientists around the world.
Tuesday, January 22, 8 pm

A look at the impact of the Internet on adolescence through the eyes of teens and their parents. The film takes viewers into the private worlds kids are creating online -- from kids who are harassed and bullied, to kids who make social connections virtually when they have few friends at school, to those kids who attain instant celebrity on YouTube.
Tuesday, January 22, 10 pm

Independent Lens
A Son’s Sacrifice

A young Muslim American struggles to take over his father's halal slaughterhouse in New York City.
Tuesday, January 22, 11 pm

Every kid’s favorite, sizzling hamburgers with fries.
Wednesday, January 23, 7:30 pm
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Pioneers of Television
Game Shows (Pt. 4 of 4)

This episode traces one of broadcasting's strongest genres - from its beginnings in radio through its heyday in the late 60s. Bob Barker talks about his earliest work and Merv Griffin details his creation of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy." Monty Hall recounts his compelling rags-to-riches story and Betty White remembers her role as the first female emcee.
Wednesday, January 23, 8 pm

Examines the Jewish presence after World War II, as a new spirit of optimism emerged from despair.
Wednesday, January 23, 9 pm

My Twist

The series premiere of the weekly show featuring the work of Valley film and video producers.
Thursday, January 24, 7:30 pm

Valley Press

Jim Tucker hosts KVPT’s long-running public affairs program
Friday, January 25, 7:30 pm

Lawrence Welk
Musical Tour of Europe

Lawrence and the gang take a make-believe trip to Europe.
Saturday, January 26, 7 pm

Nature:
Parrots in the Land of Oz

Parrots are everywhere in Australia. From the outrageous drumming palm cockatoo in the tropical rainforests, to the shameless red female eclectus parrot of the far north who keeps a harem of males, to the golden-shouldered parrot in the woodlands that excavates a nest in a termite mound, to the incredibly prolific budgerigars of the deserts, a spectacular array of parrots has evolved here.
Sunday, January 27, 8 pm

Masterpiece Theater
Mansfield Park

In one of Jane Austen's most complex plots, Fanny navigates a labyrinth of intrigues and affairs when she moves in with prosperous relatives.
Sunday, January 27, 9 pm