August 2011: Explore! by WGBH Educational Foundation

2 Nova Secrets Beneath the Ice. in 2002, an immense, 200 meter-thick ice shelf, the size of manhattan, collapsed into the ocean off the Antarctic Peninsula, shocking scientists and raising the alarming possibility that we may be heading toward an ice-free Antarctica—last seen a million years ago. that would raise world sea levels so high that new York City would be flooded up to the level of the statue of Liberty’s shoulders. But could this really happen? is Antarctica’s surprising past a reliable guide to what may happen to our warming planet? to gather crucial evidence, Nova follows the most ambitious scientific project launched during the international Polar Year: a stateof-the-art drilling probe known as AndriLL. Penetrating more than a kilometer through the floating sea ice, AndriLL recovers evidence from the seabed that reveals details of climate and fauna from a time when dinosaurs and forests once thrived in Antarctica. As the scientists grapple with the harshest conditions on earth, they discover astonishing and disturbing new 9pm

clues. Once thought to be locked in a solid deep freeze for the last 15 million years, it now looks like Antarctica’s ice has melted and frozen again dozens of times during that period. this discovery carries ominous implications for coastal cities around the globe. 44 MI-5 Celebrity. the son of recently knighted popstar ‘riff ’ is kidnapped and mi-5 are called in; meanwhile, a politician is forced to consider resignation over a missing girl with whom he was having an affair. 10pm 2 Masters of the Arctic Ice the Arctic is the largest expanse of frozen water on the planet. All creatures that make their home there are masters of survival, superbly adapted to the Arctic ice. But climate change has begun to eat away at the ice on which these creatures depend. two teams of researchers are racing to ﬁnd out how global warming is rocking the Arctic world. 44 Globe Trekker Turkey 2. Adela encounters whirling dervishes and tranquil tea gardens in Konya, treks along the Lycian Way, relaxes on the sun-kissed beaches of myra, explores

Thursday 18 PBS NewsHour History Detectives 7pm Greater Boston Nightly Business Report 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Tuscany’s Dolce Vita. the small towns and rural charms of tuscany give us a healthy dose of the “sweet life”—hunt for trufﬂes in an oak forest, nibble through an artichoke festival, share a farmhouse feast and ride a classic convertible through the cypress groves of mona Lisa’s back yard. 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Doc Martin 44 Frontline 9pm 2 Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2011. Led by guest conductor valery Gergiev, the world-renowned vienna Philharmonic 6pm

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presents an open-air concert in the gardens of Austria’s imperial schonbrunn Palace. 44 P.O.V. Steam of Life see Slices of Life, page 14 10pm 44 P.O.V. Short Cuts see Slices of Life, page 14 10:30 2 Yellowstone: Land to Life see Geology Meets Biology, page 14 11pm 2 Charlie Rose 44 PBS NewsHour

Friday 19 PBS NewsHour History Detectives 7pm Greater Boston Nightly Business Report 7:30 Rick Steves’ Europe Belgium: Bruges and Brussels (See 8/14 at 11:30am) 44 Keeping Up Appearances 8pm 2 Washington Week 44 Nature Fellowship of the Whales (See 8/17 at 8pm) (d) 8:30 2 McLaughlin Group 9pm 2 MI-5 Celebrity (See 8/17 at 9pm) 6pm

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