WETA HD Schedule – Nov 20, 2009

Roadtrip Nation

Season 6 opens with three Americans traveling to New Zealand to start a four-week road trip. In Auckland, they paint the RV and adjust to driving on the other side of the road. They also meet mountaineer Peter Hillary, fashion designer Trelise Cooper.

Mr. Alaska: Bob Bartlett Goes to Washington

A profile of Bob Bartlett (1904-68), who was an instrumental figure in Alaska's bid to become a state and became its first U.S. senator in 1959.

Tavis Smiley

Andre Agassi.

Nightly Business Report

A long-running weeknight business-news magazine that includes market reports, company information, CEO interviews and economic commentary. `NBR' began as a local broadcast in Miami in 1979.

NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

Covering national and international issues, originating from Washington, D.C.

Washington Week With Gwen Ifill and National Journal

The Senate debate on health-care reform; President Obama's Asia trip; the Afghanistan War; Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" memoir.

Inside Washington

Bill Moyers' Journal

President Lyndon B. Johnson's decision to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam is examined via Johnson's taped phone conversations and the recollections of Bill Moyers, who served in the Johnson White House.

Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize 2009

Bill Cosby receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The ceremony features clips from his classic shows and tributes from former "Cosby Show" cast mates Phylicia Rashad and Malcom Jamal-Warner, as well as Carl Reiner, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld.

Charlie Rose

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

Tavis Smiley

50 Cent.

Nightly Business Report

A long-running weeknight business-news magazine that includes market reports, company information, CEO interviews and economic commentary. `NBR' began as a local broadcast in Miami in 1979.

Roadtrip Nation

Stops include a Maori museum and Gisborne, a city in northeastern New Zealand. Along the way, the road trippers meet chef Kate Fay, hip-hop musician Tiki Taane, railroad engineer-potter Barry Brickell, horse trainer Tina Fagan.

Mr. Alaska: Bob Bartlett Goes to Washington

A profile of Bob Bartlett (1904-68), who was an instrumental figure in Alaska's bid to become a state and became its first U.S. senator in 1959.

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency

A profile of the controversial seventh president, Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). Known as "Old Hickory," Jackson is remembered for beating the British in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans; for his "common man" approach as president.

Mr. Alaska: Bob Bartlett Goes to Washington

A profile of Bob Bartlett (1904-68), who was an instrumental figure in Alaska's bid to become a state and became its first U.S. senator in 1959.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

How one's health is linked to one's financial well-being; why some people in poorer countries have longer lifespans than people in the U.S.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

Black and white infant-mortality rates are explored. Also: the health of Mexican immigrants, some of whom arrive in the U.S. in better health than Americans, but whose health declines over time.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

The high rate of Type 2 diabetes on Tohono O'odham Indian reservations in Southern Arizona is examined, including the role hopelessness may play in the disease. Also: how neighborhood environments may affect health.

EastEnders

A long-running British serial charting the ups and downs of London's East End working class who reside in the fictitious neighborhood of Albert Square.

EastEnders

A long-running British serial charting the ups and downs of London's East End working class who reside in the fictitious neighborhood of Albert Square.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

The role globalization has played in the increase of diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases and tuberculosis in the Pacific islands. Also: how job insecurity and unemployment can impact one's health.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

How one's health is linked to one's financial well-being; why some people in poorer countries have longer lifespans than people in the U.S.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

Black and white infant-mortality rates are explored. Also: the health of Mexican immigrants, some of whom arrive in the U.S. in better health than Americans, but whose health declines over time.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

The high rate of Type 2 diabetes on Tohono O'odham Indian reservations in Southern Arizona is examined, including the role hopelessness may play in the disease. Also: how neighborhood environments may affect health.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

The role globalization has played in the increase of diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases and tuberculosis in the Pacific islands. Also: how job insecurity and unemployment can impact one's health.

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?

How one's health is linked to one's financial well-being; why some people in poorer countries have longer lifespans than people in the U.S.