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"Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty"
John Barry
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th at 2pm (ET)
"1812: The Navy's War"
George Daughan
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th at 3pm (ET)
"1812: The Navy's War"

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"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
Winston Groom
Last aired: February 6, 2012
"Kearny's March: The Epic Creation of the American West, 1846-1847"
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
Julie Greene
Last aired: February 6, 2012
University of Maryland Interviews: Julie Greene, "The Canal Builders: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal"
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Last aired: February 5, 2012
"Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History 1500-2008"
"An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears"
Daniel Blake Smith
Last aired: February 4, 2012
"An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears"
"The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of Its Most Curious Provisions"
Jay Wexler
Last aired: January 30, 2012
"The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of Its Most Curious Provisions"
At the Edge of Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union
Robert Remini
Last aired: January 29, 2012
At the Edge of Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union
"Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam"
Noam Chomsky; Fred Wilcox
Last aired: January 29, 2012
"Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam"
"The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon"
William Adler
Last aired: January 29, 2012
"The Man Who Never Died: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon"
George Mason University Interviews: Meredith Lair, "Armed with Abundance: Consumerism and Soldiering in the Vietnam War"
Meredith Lair
Last aired: January 29, 2012
George Mason University Interviews: Meredith Lair, "Armed with Abundance: Consumerism and Soldiering in the Vietnam War"
"Founding Rivals - Madison vs. Monroe: The Bill of Rights and the Election That Saved a Nation"
Chris DeRose
Last aired: January 22, 2012
"Founding Rivals - Madison vs. Monroe: The Bill of Rights and the Election That Saved a Nation"
"1812: The Navy's War"
George Daughan
Last aired: January 22, 2012
"1812: The Navy's War"
Memorial Service for Author and Historian John Morton Blum
Multiple Speakers
Last aired: January 21, 2012
Memorial Service for Author and Historian John Morton Blum
"Hellhound On His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin"
Hampton Sides
Last aired: January 16, 2012
"Hellhound On His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin"
George Mason University Interviews: Suzanne Smith, "To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death"
Suzanne Smith
Last aired: January 15, 2012
George Mason University Interviews: Suzanne Smith, "To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death"
"American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America"
David Stewart
Last aired: January 15, 2012
"American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America"
"Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics"
Steven Ross
Last aired: January 15, 2012
"Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics"
2011 Paolucci/Bagehot Book Award Dinner: Pauline Maier, "Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788"
Pauline Maier
Last aired: January 15, 2012
2011 Paolucci/Bagehot Book Award Dinner: Pauline Maier, "Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788"
"News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and American Media"
Juan Gonzalez; Joseph Torres
Last aired: January 9, 2012
"News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and American Media"
"1812: The War That Forged a Nation"
Walter Borneman
Last aired: January 8, 2012
"1812: The War That Forged a Nation"
"Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War"
Tony Horwitz
Last aired: January 8, 2012
"Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War"
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
Joseph Glatthaar; Annette Gordon-Reed; Harold Holzer; Craig Symonds
Last aired: January 2, 2012
2011 Annapolis Book Festival: Civil War Perspectives
"Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America"
Cameron McWhirter
Last aired: December 27, 2011
"Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America"
"A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown"
Julia Scheeres
Last aired: December 25, 2011
"A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown"
University of Maryland Interviews: Ira Berlin, "The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations"
Ira Berlin
Last aired: December 19, 2011
University of Maryland Interviews: Ira Berlin, "The Making of African America: The Four Great Migrations"
"Ethan Allen: His Life and Times"
Willard Sterne Randall
Last aired: December 12, 2011
"Ethan Allen: His Life and Times"
"Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America"
Joseph McCartin
Last aired: December 12, 2011
"Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America"
"An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine"
Howard Markel
Last aired: December 11, 2011
"An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine"
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Martha Menchaca, "Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants"
Martha Menchaca
Last aired: November 28, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Martha Menchaca, "Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants"
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Neil Foley, "Quest for Equality: The Failed Promise of Black-Brown Solidarity"
Neil Foley
Last aired: November 28, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Neil Foley, "Quest for Equality: The Failed Promise of Black-Brown Solidarity"
"The Most They Ever Had"
Rick Bragg
Last aired: November 27, 2011
"The Most They Ever Had"
"Undersea Warrior: The World War II Story of 'Mush' Morton and the USS Wahoo"
Don Keith
Last aired: November 27, 2011
"Undersea Warrior: The World War II Story of 'Mush' Morton and the USS Wahoo"
"Wanted Dead Or Alive: Manhunts From Geronimo To Bin Laden"
Benjamin Runkle
Last aired: November 26, 2011
"Wanted Dead Or Alive: Manhunts From Geronimo To Bin Laden"
"Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock"
David Margolick
Last aired: November 26, 2011
"Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock"
"How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Border-Lines"
Mark Stein
Last aired: November 25, 2011
"How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Border-Lines"
The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence
Gerald Blaine; Lisa McCubbin
Last aired: November 20, 2011
The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Julia Mickenberg, "Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature"
Julia Mickenberg (co-editor)
Last aired: November 14, 2011
University of Texas at Austin Interviews: Julia Mickenberg, "Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children’s Literature"
"Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season"
Jonathan Eig
Last aired: October 30, 2011
"Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season"
George Mason University Interviews: Rosemarie Zagarri, "The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850"
Rosemarie Zagarri
Last aired: October 30, 2011
George Mason University Interviews: Rosemarie Zagarri, "The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850"
George Washington University Interview: Alvin Felzenberg, "The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game"
Alvin Felzenberg
Last aired: October 29, 2011
George Washington University Interview: Alvin Felzenberg, "The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn't): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game"
"The New Deal: A Modern History"
Michael Hiltzik
Last aired: October 29, 2011
"The New Deal: A Modern History"
"The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle for Survival After Yorktown"
Thomas Fleming
Last aired: October 16, 2011
"The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle for Survival After Yorktown"
"Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveilance, and Secrecy in Modern America"
Jay Feldman
Last aired: October 16, 2011
"Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveilance, and Secrecy in Modern America"
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
Pauline Maier
Last aired: October 2, 2011
Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free
John Ferling
Last aired: September 25, 2011
Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free
George Washington University Interview: James Miller, "Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial"
James Miller
Last aired: September 19, 2011
George Washington University Interview: James Miller, "Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial"
"Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America"
Richard White
Last aired: September 12, 2011
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
Patrick Creed and Rick Newman
Last aired: September 11, 2011
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11
"Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement"
Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Last aired: September 11, 2011
"Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement"
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial That Captivated America
David Stokes
Last aired: September 5, 2011
The Shooting Salvationist: J. Frank Norris and the Murder Trial That Captivated America
"1861: The Civil War Awakening"
Adam Goodheart
Last aired: August 29, 2011
"1861: The Civil War Awakening"
"One of Morgan's Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry"
Kent Masterson Brown
Last aired: August 29, 2011
"Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress"
Brad Asher
Last aired: August 29, 2011
"The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation"
Drew Hansen
Last aired: August 28, 2011
"The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation"
"The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch"
Lindsey Apple
Last aired: August 28, 2011
"Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War"
Harold Holzer; James McPherson; Stephen Sears
Last aired: August 27, 2011
"Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War"
"Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama"
Deborah Kalb; Marvin Kalb
Last aired: August 27, 2011
Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell
Last aired: August 21, 2011
Unfamiliar Fishes
2011 Roosevelt Reading Festival - Greg Robinson, "A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America"
Greg Robinson
Last aired: August 21, 2011
"Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs"
Jim Rasenberger
Last aired: August 15, 2011
"Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs"
The Road to Woodstock: From the Man Behind the Legendary Festival
Michael Lang
Last aired: August 14, 2011
The Road to Woodstock: From the Man Behind the Legendary Festival
2011 Roosevelt Reading Festival - Todd Moye, "Freedom Flyer: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II"
Todd Moye
Last aired: August 14, 2011
2011 Roosevelt Reading Festival - Todd Moye, "Freedom Flyer: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II"
The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty
William Hogeland
Last aired: August 7, 2011
Conversation with American Indian Writers Susan Supernaw and Walter Echo-Hawk
Walter Echo-Hawk; Susan Supernaw
Last aired: August 7, 2011
Conversation with American Indian Writers Susan Supernaw and Walter Echo-Hawk
"Confederate Charleston: An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War"
Robert Rosen
Last aired: August 1, 2011
"Confederate Charleston: An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War"
"The Bonus Army: An American Epic"
Thomas Allen; Paul Dickson
Last aired: July 31, 2011
"The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football"
John Miller
Last aired: July 31, 2011
"The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football"
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court
Jeff Shesol
Last aired: July 24, 2011
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
Gordon Wood
Last aired: July 17, 2011
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - and How It Changed the American West
Jeff Guinn
Last aired: July 17, 2011
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - and How It Changed the American West
The Scopes Trial: A Photographic History
Edward Caudill
Last aired: July 10, 2011
Pox: An American History
Michael Willrich
Last aired: July 9, 2011
Pox: An American History
The Essential American: 25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own
Jackie Gingrich Cushman
Last aired: July 4, 2011
The Essential American: 25 Documents and Speeches Every American Should Own
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: "The Founding Fathers and Religion"
John Fea; John Ragosta; Barbara Clark Smith
Last aired: July 4, 2011
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: "The Founding Fathers and Religion"
2011 Roosevelt Reading Festival - James McGregor Burns in conversation with Michael Beschloss
Michael Beschloss; James MacGregor Burns; Susan Dunn
Last aired: July 3, 2011
2011 Roosevelt Reading Festival - James McGregor Burns in conversation with Michael Beschloss
A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee's Triumph 1862-1863
Jeffry Wert
Last aired: June 26, 2011
A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee's Triumph 1862-1863
"Savannah; A History of Her People Since 1733"
Preston Russell
Last aired: June 26, 2011
"Savannah; A History of Her People Since 1733"
Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
Maya Jasanoff
Last aired: June 12, 2011
Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: Americans in China
Lynne Joiner; Lawrence Kaplan
Last aired: June 12, 2011
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: Americans in China
Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City
Carla Peterson
Last aired: June 6, 2011
Black Gotham: A Family History of African Americans in Nineteenth-Century New York City
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Douglas Waller
Last aired: May 31, 2011
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution
Harlow Unger
Last aired: May 31, 2011
American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution
A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
Jennet Conant
Last aired: May 30, 2011
A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington, D.C.
Kate Masur
Last aired: May 29, 2011
An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington, D.C.
Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Del Quentin Wilber
Last aired: May 29, 2011
Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan
Jeff Greenfield
Last aired: May 28, 2011
Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics: JFK, RFK, Carter, Ford, Reagan
The Black History of the White House
Clarence Lusane
Last aired: May 22, 2011
The Black History of the White House
What Would the Founders Say?: A Patriot's Answers to America's Most Pressing Problems
Larry Schweikart
Last aired: May 21, 2011
What Would the Founders Say?: A Patriot's Answers to America's Most Pressing Problems
America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation
David Goldfield
Last aired: May 8, 2011
The Other Eighties: A Secret History of America in the Age of Reagan
Bradford Martin
Last aired: May 1, 2011
The Other Eighties: A Secret History of America in the Age of Reagan
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: "We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free"
Sam Chaltain; Ronald Collins
Last aired: April 25, 2011
2011 Virginia Festival of the Book Panel: "We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free"
2011 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, HISTORY - Eric Foner, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery"
Eric Foner
Last aired: April 23, 2011
2011 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, HISTORY - Eric Foner, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery"
Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903
Lawrence Goldstone
Last aired: April 16, 2011
Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903
A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
Stephanie Coontz
Last aired: April 3, 2011
A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s
Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media in America
John McMillian
Last aired: April 3, 2011
Smoking Typewriters: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media in America
Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War
Thomas Allen
Last aired: March 6, 2011
Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War
Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel
Julia Keller
Last aired: February 27, 2011
Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel
Letters from Black America
Pamela Newkirk
Last aired: February 27, 2011
Letters from Black America
Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War
A.J. Langguth
Last aired: February 26, 2011
Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War
American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
Daniel Rasmussen
Last aired: February 26, 2011
American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn
Nathaniel Philbrick
Last aired: February 21, 2011
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn
Scoundrels in Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age
Cait Murphy
Last aired: February 21, 2011
Scoundrels in Law: The Trials of Howe and Hummel, Lawyers to the Gangsters, Cops, Starlets, and Rakes Who Made the Gilded Age
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism 1865-1900
H.W. Brands
Last aired: February 20, 2011
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism 1865-1900
Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
Charles Euchner
Last aired: February 19, 2011
Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century
Paul Kengor
Last aired: February 19, 2011
Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century
Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture
Mark Feldstein
Last aired: February 14, 2011
Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture
Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
Harlow Unger
Last aired: February 14, 2011
Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation
A Few Good Women: America's Military Women From World War I to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee
Last aired: February 13, 2011
A Few Good Women: America's Military Women From World War I to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies
Alan Taylor
Last aired: February 13, 2011
The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights
After Words: Eric Klinenberg, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone," hosted by Kim Blankenship, American University
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, From the Courtroom to the Kill Zones"
Connie Rice
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism"
Carl Bogus
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse"
Sen. Jim DeMint
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 8pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination"
Barry Sanders
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Big-Time Sports in American Universities"
Charles Clotfelter
Next air time: Sunday, February 12th, at 12am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful"
Glenn Greenwald
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
Book TV at Georgetown University: Bonnie Morris, “Revenge of the Women’s Studies Professor”
Bonnie Morris
Next air time: Sunday, February 12th, at 1pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty"
John Barry
Next air time: Saturday, February 11th, at 2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, February 11th
8am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941"
Stanley Weintraub
9am (ET)
Approx. 3 hr.
In Depth: Mark Steyn
12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful"
Glenn Greenwald
1:15pm (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
"Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It"
Jeffrey Clements
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty"
John Barry
3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"1812: The Navy's War"
George Daughan
4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"No Animals Were Harmed" and "Calexico!"
Peter Laufer
5pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941"
Stanley Weintraub
6pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Encore Booknotes: Lerone Bennett Jr., "Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream"
Lerone Bennett, Jr.
7pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism"
Carl Bogus
8pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse"
Sen. Jim DeMint
9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, From the Courtroom to the Kill Zones"
Connie Rice
10pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
After Words: Eric Klinenberg, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone," hosted by Kim Blankenship, American University
11pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination"
Barry Sanders

Sunday, February 12th
12am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Big-Time Sports in American Universities"
Charles Clotfelter
1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful"
Glenn Greenwald
2:15am (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
"Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It"
Jeffrey Clements
3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty"
John Barry
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
"No Fear: A Whistleblower's Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at the EPA"
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
5am (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Interview with former President Bill Clinton, "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy"
Bill Clinton
6am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism"
Carl Bogus
7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, From the Courtroom to the Kill Zones"
Connie Rice
8am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941"
Stanley Weintraub
9am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination"
Barry Sanders
10am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"No Animals Were Harmed" and "Calexico!"
Peter Laufer
11am (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse"
Sen. Jim DeMint
12pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
After Words: Deborah Scroggins, "Wanted Women," hosted by Akbar Ahmed, American University
1pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Book TV at Georgetown University: Bonnie Morris, “Revenge of the Women’s Studies Professor”
Bonnie Morris
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Our Time: Breaking the Silence of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'"
Josh Seefried
3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"Power Concedes Nothing: One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, From the Courtroom to the Kill Zones"
Connie Rice
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism"
Carl Bogus
5:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"Milosevic: A Biography"
Adam LeBor
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful"
Glenn Greenwald
8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Book TV at Georgetown University: Bonnie Morris, “Revenge of the Women’s Studies Professor”
Bonnie Morris
9pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
After Words: Eric Klinenberg, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone," hosted by Kim Blankenship, American University
10pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Big-Time Sports in American Universities"
Charles Clotfelter
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Roger Williams and The Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty"
John Barry

Monday, February 13th
12am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
After Words: Eric Klinenberg, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone," hosted by Kim Blankenship, American University
1am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Book TV at Georgetown University: Bonnie Morris, “Revenge of the Women’s Studies Professor”
Bonnie Morris
2am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Elizabeth The Queen"
Sally Bedell Smith
3am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
After Words: Eric Klinenberg, "Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone," hosted by Kim Blankenship, American University
4am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"Big-Time Sports in American Universities"
Charles Clotfelter
5am (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
"Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse"
Sen. Jim DeMint
6am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Our Time: Breaking the Silence of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'"
Josh Seefried
7:15am (ET)
Approx. 38 min.
"Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It"
Jeffrey Clements

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's monthly interview/call-in program with an author featuring his or her body of work.  It's LIVE on the first Sunday of every month.   
In January 2011, Phyllis Bennis was our guest.  R. Emmett Tyrrell was our February 2011 guest, and MIT historian Pauline Maier appeared in March.  Ishmael Reed appeared in April, Tibor Machan in May from Los Angeles, and law professor and author Eric Posner from Chicago in June.  Native American Writer and Pulitzer finalist Linda Hogan joined us in July 2011. Bestselling author and columnist Ann Coulter was our guest in August; Ellis Cose in September.  Michael Moore joined us in October, Ben Mezrich in November, and David Brooks in December.  In 2012...Chris Hedges was our guest on January 1st.
 
FEB 5  Mark Steyn

MAR 4  Randall Kennedy

MAY 6  Tom Brokaw

 

You can watch all past In Depths online by using the "Search" function in the upper left hand corner of this website.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Book TV covers many book festivals each year, many of them LIVE.  In 2011, we covered festivals in Tucson, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlottesville, New York, Freedom Fest in Vegas, Brooklyn, the Roosevelt Reading Festival in Hyde Park, NY, the Texas Book Festival and Miami Book Fair International in November.  You can watch those we've already covered online.  Find them using the "Search" button in the upper lefthand corner of this homepage.

Our next planned festival coverage will be the Savannah Book Festival LIVE on February 18, 2012, followed by Tucson's Book Festival on March 17, 2012.

For a complete list of upcoming book festivals, click on the BOOK FAIRS tab at the top of the page.