World tv schedule

Welcome to the WORLD schedule. As this part of WORLDcompass evolves, let us know your thoughts. Also note that the following schedule reflects Eastern Time. If you're in Central, Mountain or Pacific, we trust you to do the math.

Sun, February 5, 2012

12:00 AM Moyers & Company +
The ways that conservatives and liberals see the world is discussed with psychologist Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia). Also: a Bill Moyers essay on why Newt Gingrich might be afraid of Saul Alinsky.

1:00 AM Washington Week With Gwen Ifill and National Journal +
The GOP presidential race and super PACs are discussed with Karen Tumulty (Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC), Doyle McManus (L.A. Times) and Jim Tankersley (National Journal).

1:30 AM The McLaughlin Group +
Long-running panel discussions on topical (mostly political) issues that sometimes play like a noisy family dinner in which everyone speaks at once, until moderator John McLaughlin brings all to order.

2:00 AM Need to Know: Help Wanted: Nevada +
Examining the foreclosure problem in Nevada. Included: why federal programs meant to alleviate foreclosures haven't had greater impact. Also: Marcos Villatoro on the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps.

2:30 AM Inside Washington

3:00 AM Great Performances: Harlem in Montmartre +
S. Epatha Merkerson narrates the story of the jazz age in Paris, which flourished between the First and Second World Wars because some black U.S. veterans remained in Europe rather than returning to segregated America.

4:30 AM Alma's Jazzy Marriage +
Memories of American jazz legends are shared by Alma Foster (wife of jazz bassist George "Pops" Foster), who recalls her marriage; life on the road in the 1920s and '30s and living in San Francisco in the 1950s.

5:00 AM Teaching Channel +
The teacher-evaluation process; an interactive lesson on probability; student-written haikus inspired by fruit. Also: students use GPS data to predict arrival times in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

6:00 AM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

7:00 AM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

8:00 AM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face +
In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

9:00 AM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba +
"Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

10:30 AM Fiji Firewalkers +
A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.

11:00 AM History Detectives: WWII Diary; 1856 Mormon Table; Annie Oakley Coin +
The sixth season begins with a diary of a WWII pilot; an 1856 book that might be the memoirs of a New York woman married to a Mormon elder; and an 1853 Napoleon coin that may have been shot by Annie Oakley.

12:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

1:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

2:00 PM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face +
In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

3:00 PM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba +
"Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

4:30 PM Fiji Firewalkers +
A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.

5:00 PM Carrier: Super Secrets +
The classified side of life aboard the USS Nimitz, whose itinerary and location are secret, is explored. Included: an informal "don't ask, don't tell" policy shields male and female crew members involved in relationships.

6:00 PM Carrier: Squared Away +
A look at the friction that can develop between officers and subordinates. Included: the role that port calls play in allowing sailors to let off steam.

7:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

8:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy +
Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

9:00 PM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face +
In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

10:00 PM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba +
"Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

11:30 PM Fiji Firewalkers +
A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.

World tv schedule

Sun, February 5, 2012

12:00 AM Moyers & Company + The ways that conservatives and liberals see the world is discussed with psychologist Jonathan Haidt (University of Virginia). Also: a Bill Moyers essay on why Newt Gingrich might be afraid of Saul Alinsky.

1:00 AM Washington Week With Gwen Ifill and National Journal + The GOP presidential race and super PACs are discussed with Karen Tumulty (Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC), Doyle McManus (L.A. Times) and Jim Tankersley (National Journal).

1:30 AM The McLaughlin Group + Long-running panel discussions on topical (mostly political) issues that sometimes play like a noisy family dinner in which everyone speaks at once, until moderator John McLaughlin brings all to order.

2:00 AM Need to Know: Help Wanted: Nevada + Examining the foreclosure problem in Nevada. Included: why federal programs meant to alleviate foreclosures haven't had greater impact. Also: Marcos Villatoro on the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps.

2:30 AM Inside Washington

3:00 AM Great Performances: Harlem in Montmartre + S. Epatha Merkerson narrates the story of the jazz age in Paris, which flourished between the First and Second World Wars because some black U.S. veterans remained in Europe rather than returning to segregated America.

4:30 AM Alma's Jazzy Marriage + Memories of American jazz legends are shared by Alma Foster (wife of jazz bassist George "Pops" Foster), who recalls her marriage; life on the road in the 1920s and '30s and living in San Francisco in the 1950s.

5:00 AM Teaching Channel + The teacher-evaluation process; an interactive lesson on probability; student-written haikus inspired by fruit. Also: students use GPS data to predict arrival times in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

6:00 AM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

7:00 AM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

8:00 AM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face + In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

9:00 AM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba + "Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

10:30 AM Fiji Firewalkers + A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.

11:00 AM History Detectives: WWII Diary; 1856 Mormon Table; Annie Oakley Coin + The sixth season begins with a diary of a WWII pilot; an 1856 book that might be the memoirs of a New York woman married to a Mormon elder; and an 1853 Napoleon coin that may have been shot by Annie Oakley.

12:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

1:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

2:00 PM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face + In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

3:00 PM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba + "Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

4:30 PM Fiji Firewalkers + A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.

5:00 PM Carrier: Super Secrets + The classified side of life aboard the USS Nimitz, whose itinerary and location are secret, is explored. Included: an informal "don't ask, don't tell" policy shields male and female crew members involved in relationships.

6:00 PM Carrier: Squared Away + A look at the friction that can develop between officers and subordinates. Included: the role that port calls play in allowing sailors to let off steam.

7:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Part 1 of 2. Historian Bettany Hughes examines ancient Athens, which gave birth to democracy despite being a repressive, warlike state. Included: artifacts, such as voting mechanisms; the building of the Parthenon by Pericles.

8:00 PM Athens: The Dawn of Democracy + Conclusion. The decline of ancient Athens is detailed, including its defeat by Sparta and the trial of Socrates. Also: advances in the arts, including the theater and sculpture.

9:00 PM AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange: That's My Face + In "That's My Face," documentarian Thomas Allen Harris undertakes a journey of self-discovery that leads him to Africa and Brazil.

10:00 PM Global Voices: Sons of Cuba + "Sons of Cuba" examines Cuba's Olympic boxing program through the eyes of three young pugilists preparing for the under-12 national boxing championships. The documentary captures their uncertainty through several crises.

11:30 PM Fiji Firewalkers + A primer on Fiji's people, land, culture and history, a civilization dating back to 700 B.C., with a special emphasis on the legendary firewalkers of Beqa Island. Paul Horn narrates.