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pbskids.org Did you hear the one about the kid who wanted to know everything about everything? It's SID THE SCIENCE KID. This series from The Jim Henson Company and KCET (Los Angeles) features big ideas, catchy tunes and hi-quality computer graphics. Preschoolers' curiosity -- and funny bones -- will be tickled when Sid takes on any and every question about the world around him. Join Sid in this clip as he discovers the fun of exercising. For more, go to pbskids.org

pbskids.org SUPER WHY! -- on PBS KIDS. Its time to transform! Alpha Pig...with Alphabet Power! Wonder Red...with Word Power! Princess Presto...with Spelling Power! Super Why...with the Power to Read! Fly into The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween book with SUPER WHY! The all new Halloween episode premieres this October, only on PBS KIDS (check local listings). Come play and read at pbskids.org

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www.pbs.org Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org FRONTLINE's critically acclaimed series "The Choice" returns this election season to examine the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama in "The Choice 2008." The film draws on in-depth interviews with the advisers, friends and those closest to the candidates, as well as with seasoned observers of American politics, who together tell the definitive story of these men and their ascent to their party's nominations. Watch ...

www.pbskids.org Could Martha's chair be destined for Antiques Roadshow? Dont miss Martha Speaks, weekdays on PBS KIDS (check local listings). Don't miss MARTHA SPEAKS, weekdays on PBS KIDS. For information, games, and printables, visit pbskids.org

www.pbs.org In The Spy Factory, an eye-opening documentary on the National Security Agency (NSA) by best-selling author James Bamford and Emmy Award-winning producer Scott Willis, NOVA exposes the ultra-secret intelligence agency's role in the failure to stop the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent eavesdropping program that listens in without warrant on millions of American citizens. The Spy Factory premieres Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 8 pm ET/PT on PBS (check local listings) Please check us ...

www.pbs.org Once every 48 years, bamboo forests in Northeast India go into flower, and black rats descend upon them, like a plague. For the first time, National Geographic and NOVA and have captured this phenomenon film. RAT ATTACK Premiers on NOVA Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 8pm ET/PT on PBS. Please visit us online at www.pbs.org You can purchase this on DVD via shopPBS at www.shoppbs.org

In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.

www.pbs.org FRONTLINE/World travels to Uganda to explore the impact of microfinance and, in particular, how one San Francisco-based nonprofit is using the Web to forge a more direct connection between lenders in the US and borrowers in developing countries. For more information go to www.pbs.org

Dr. Anthony Atala of Wake Forest University is building organs in his lab. Last year he publicized his success of growing bladders -- the first actual living human organs created in a lab and grown unattached to a human being. Correspondent Tamara Krinsky visits with Atala and learns how he "cooks" and grows these organs. We also visit the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine where we learn about the future of regenerative medicine and the challenges that lie ahead. To see the full ...

www.pbs.org We can't see dark matter, and some skeptics doubt its existence, but many scientists think it makes up 20-some percent of our universe. Astronomer Doug Clowe explains how the Bullet Cluster, a group of galaxies billions of light years away, may shed some light on this mysterious stuff. Don't miss the new season of NOVA scienceNOW, airing every Wednesday at 9pm starting June 25 on PBS. Watch past episodes of the program, try out interactives, and more on our Web site: www.pbs.org...

www.pbs.org Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org PBS brings you a preview of the newest Ken Burns documentary series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICAS BEST IDEA. The 12-hour, six-part documentary series, directed by Burns and co-produced with his longtime colleague, Dayton Duncan, who also wrote the script, is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but ...

A Bill Moyers essay on Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. PBS: Friday, June 29, 2007 at 9PM (Check Your Local Listings at: www.pbs.org All Shows are Available Online at: www.pbs.org

www.pbs.org - Tom Magliozzi has a problem. The wacky co-host of NPR's Car Talk needs to replace his beloved 1952 MG roadster. But where do you turn to in today's car market? Is new technology about to transform the way we drive?

Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 9 PM on PBS (check local listings) How the administration marketed the war to the American people has been well covered, but critical questions remain: How and why did the press buy it, and what does it say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda? In this clip from the premiere of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS, Bob Simon of 60 Minutes, who was based in the ...

Lupe Fiasco tells Tavis how he sneaks difficult, social subject matter into his music. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see www.pbs.org

Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org As a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, the literary icon who passed away April 11, 2007, NOW proudly shares one of his last broadcast television interviews. On our October 7, 2005 program, NOW Host David Brancaccio interviews Vonnegut about his life and the current state of American democracy. With his classic wit, the legendary author of CAT'S CRADLE and SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE delivers some choice words for our parties, our system, and our president. For more information ...

Bill Moyers interviews investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about Blackwater -- in this clip Scahill tells the incredible story of armed Blackwater troops being sent into New Orleans on the order of Blackwater CEO Erik Prince in the aftermath of Katrina. Bill Moyers Journal, airing Friday, October 19th at 9 on PBS, examines what's behind Prince's recent blitz of television interviews defending his private security firm when officials in Iraq said they wanted the company out of their ...

Help PBS continue to offer all Americans - from every walk of life - the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and online content. To donate, please visit www.pbs.org Go behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo and get a rare look at the first year of life of the baby giant panda Zhen Zhen in PANDA TALES, airing November 29-December 7, 2008 (check local listings) on PBS. Since making her entrance into this world, giant panda cub Zhen Zhen has captivated San Diego ...

MIT physicist Daniel Kleppner explains how matter changes as it is reduced in temperature and nears -459.67 degrees F, or absolute zero. Watch NOVA's "The Race for Absolute Zero," streaming online at www.pbs.org Catch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join us online at www.pbs.org Absolute Zero is a production of Windfall Films Ltd. and Meridian Productions for TPT/Twin Cities Public Television and WGBH/NOVA in association with the BBC. NOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA ...

RestoreTheRepublic.com | On March 5th 2009 the local PBS station, KBDI, in Denver Colorado broadcast the groundbreaking expose, America Freedom To Fascism to raise funds for the station. They invited Gary Franchi to come and talk about the points of the film during breaks. To support KBDI please consider making a pledge so they can continue broadcasting the message to truth to the American people. 1-800-690-5234 or KBDI.org IF YOU CANNOT make a pledge please call them and thank them for ...

Visit PovertyInChicago.com PBS Upcoming Broadcasts WTTW Chicago June 28, 2007, 10P.M. KPTS Wichita May 17, 2007, 9 PM KVIE Sacramento March 15th, 2007, 11 PM Poverty in Chicago is a full-length documentary that takes a raw look at the conditions experienced by Chicago's estimated 110000 homeless inhibitors. The film tracks the director Brian Schodorf's personal exploration of the overwhelming urban homeless problem Schodorf began to learn about upon moving to Chicago from his former home in ...

Halle Berry tells Tavis about her experiences with the paparazzi. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see www.pbs.org

WordGirl meets the Butcher, master of meat and mangler of words, and tries to prevent him from robbing a bank. WordGirl also tries to convince the Butcher that he's not "a fender" but "offended" when she tells him he "butchers the English language." Don't miss WordGirl, premiering this Fall on PBS KIDS GO! (check local listings). For more information visit pbskids.org

pbskids.org In The Frog Prince book, the Frog Prince jumps too high and gets stuck in a tree! Wonder Red...to the rescue! With her wonder words basket, Wonder Red changes a STUMP into a BUMP to help the Frog Prince get down from the tree. Go on a reading adventure with SUPER WHY, only on PBS KIDS (check local listings)! Come play and read at pbskids.org