These shows have previously aired on PBS and are paired with discussion questions to help get conversations started. If your local station is repeating one of these shows or you own it on DVD, click below to find questions. By Program Title By Date: 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006   Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Get in the holiday spirit with sacred and secular holiday favorites. Nature: Diamonds Explore the intrigue surrounding one of the world's most famous gems.   They Made America Learn about the extraordinary innovators whose ideas and entrepreneurial spirit gave birth to landmark advances and cultural touchstones in America. Touching the Void The simple story of two men who wanted to conquer an unclimbed mountain and whose trip has become a mountaineering legend.   Broadway: The   American Musical Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Times Square and the history of American musical theater. The First Lady: Public Expectations, Private Lives What do you think makes a good First Lady?   The Video Game   Revolution Learn more about the evolution of the video game industry, the enormous impact of video games on society and culture, and the future of electronic gaming. NOVA: Origins Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to the Earth, the cosmos - and to us?   Secrets of the Dead:   Amazon Warrior Women Did Amazon warrior women really exist centuries ago?   Great Performances:   From the Acropolis Join the Berlin Philharmonic in a salute to the Summer Olympics.   A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff This slightly wacky travelogue checks out buildings of unexpected shapes.   A Thief of Time Navajo tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are back for a third thrilling Mystery! case, based on the bestselling novels by Tony Hillerman. 1421: The Year China Discovered America? This journey of adventure and exploration could turn the conventional view of world history on its head.   History Detectives Explore artifacts and legends from across the country in the second season of History Detectives.   P.O.V.: Bill's Run Follow the campaign trail of Bill Kassebaum, rancher and country lawyer, who seeks a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives for the first time.   Colonial House Watch what happens when two dozen modern-day men, women and children spend five months living as settlers did, working together to build a functioning colony.   Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers: Future Car Alan Alda visits the research labs and testing tracks of the Big Three automakers to find out what people will be driving 10-20 years from now.   American Family —   Journey of Dreams This new season juxtaposes the Gonzalez family's story against the broad sweep of contemporary history.   P.O.V.: Love & Diane Explore a frank and intimate real-life drama of a mother and daughter desperate for love and forgiveness, but caught in a devastating cycle of addiction and poverty. Independent Lens: The Weather Underground Look back at a time in U.S. history when a group of several hundred young women and men tried to spark a socialist revolution in America.   Secrets of the Dead:   Killer Flu Modern scientists in both the U.K. and U.S. are in a desperate race to determine why the 1918 flu pandemic - which killed an estimated 40 million - spread so quickly throughout the world and with such virulence at the end of World War I.   The New Americans The New Americans follows diverse groups of immigrants over a four-year period, providing an intimate look at what it means to be a New American in the 21st century.   America: Beyond the Color   Line With Henry Louis   Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black America at the start of the new century.   In Search of Shakespeare Michael Wood, host of In Search Of Shakespeare, explores the interesting life of the world's greatest writer. Innovation: Building to Extremes "Building to Extremes" examines the still-prevalent impulse to build the world's tallest building, and explores whether new materials and design techniques can overcome the safety issues that must be addressed in a post-September 11 world.   American Experience   Reconstruction Explore the years after the Civil War when America grappled with how to rebuild itself.   The Forgetting:   A Portrait of Alzheimer's This new PBS special, based on the best-selling book by author David Shenk, is aimed at helping Americans better understand and cope with Alzheimer's disease.		"Good conversation is not only satisfying, it's the first step toward changing the world." --Utne Reader, August 2002
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