WORLD (MT)

3:00 am 

Nature  "Cuba: The Accidental Eden"  In 2008, NATURE produced "Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean" revealing how the isolation of Cold War politics accidently protected the island's ecosystems and wildlife. Now NATURE returns to compare contemporary Cuba with Caribbean neighbors, who have poisoned or paved over their ecological riches, and to speculate how Cuba's natural treasures are now facing an onslaught by the 21st century.G

4:00 am 

Global Voices  "Afghanistan Unveiled"  Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this film reveals the effects on Afghan women of the Taliban's repressive rule and of the U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign. Leaving Kabul for the first time and traveling to rural regions of the country, the filmmakers present footage of women whose lives have been decimated by recent events. D

5:00 am 

Ideas In Action with Jim Glassman  "Ending America's Dropout Crisis Part 2: A Matter Of Leadership"  An examination of the unique role that school principals and other administrative leaders play in improving school performance. This program highlights people in school leadership, the types of programs that offer training and support, and how leaders are approaching difficult problems in education today. D

5:30 am 

Great Decisions In Foreign Policy  "Inside Indonesia"  Indonesia was the childhood home of President Barack Obama. It's also the world's most populous Muslim country, a secular democracy and an economic rising star. D

6:00 am 

Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience   The largest hydroelectric power-producing facility in the world when completed in March 1941, played a central role in transforming the Pacific Northwest with plentiful and inexpensive power, plus irrigation. This film explores how the tension between technological achievement and environmental and cultural impact still hangs over the project's legacy.G

7:30 am 

Panama Canal: American Experience   On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opens. The event connects the world's two largest oceans and signals America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation has succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. But America's success comes at a high price.G

9:00 am 

Democracy Now!   NULL

10:00 am 

Outdoor Idaho  "Adventure Racing"  The Funtastics Adventure Racing Team of Coeur d'Alene joins fellow adrenaline-seekers who take part in Adventure Sports Week at Farragut State Park. The two-day competition offers 63 miles of biking, 22 miles of running, 19 miles of kayaking, and a swim across a bay on Lake Pend Oreille.G

10:30 am 

Dialogue  "Roadtrip Nation"  Marcia Franklin talks with the founder of the PBS series Roadtrip Nation about how the program started and its goals, including an outreach tour of Idaho. The series takes young people on a six-week trip to talk with leaders about their paths to success. She also talks with a participant in one of the trips and to a representative of the College Board about its partnership with the program.G

11:00 am 

Ideas In Action with Jim Glassman  "Ending America's Dropout Crisis Part 2: A Matter Of Leadership"  An examination of the unique role that school principals and other administrative leaders play in improving school performance. This program highlights people in school leadership, the types of programs that offer training and support, and how leaders are approaching difficult problems in education today. D

11:30 am 

Great Decisions In Foreign Policy  "Inside Indonesia"  Indonesia was the childhood home of President Barack Obama. It's also the world's most populous Muslim country, a secular democracy and an economic rising star. D

12:00 pm 

Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience   The largest hydroelectric power-producing facility in the world when completed in March 1941, played a central role in transforming the Pacific Northwest with plentiful and inexpensive power, plus irrigation. This film explores how the tension between technological achievement and environmental and cultural impact still hangs over the project's legacy.G

1:30 pm 

Panama Canal: American Experience   On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opens. The event connects the world's two largest oceans and signals America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation has succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. But America's success comes at a high price.G

3:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

4:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

4:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

5:00 pm 

Grand Coulee Dam: American Experience   The largest hydroelectric power-producing facility in the world when completed in March 1941, played a central role in transforming the Pacific Northwest with plentiful and inexpensive power, plus irrigation. This film explores how the tension between technological achievement and environmental and cultural impact still hangs over the project's legacy.G

6:30 pm 

Panama Canal: American Experience   On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opens. The event connects the world's two largest oceans and signals America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation has succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. But America's success comes at a high price.G

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Adventure Racing"  The Funtastics Adventure Racing Team of Coeur d'Alene joins fellow adrenaline-seekers who take part in Adventure Sports Week at Farragut State Park. The two-day competition offers 63 miles of biking, 22 miles of running, 19 miles of kayaking, and a swim across a bay on Lake Pend Oreille.G

11:30 pm 

Panama Canal: American Experience   On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal opens. The event connects the world's two largest oceans and signals America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation has succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. But America's success comes at a high price.G