ITV Highlights: Week of November 15, 2008

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ARTS

Masterpiece Contemporary: Filth
On-Air & Online | Sunday, November 16, 2008, 9 - 10:30 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Julie Walters (Mamma Mia!, Harry Potter) stars as Mary Whitehouse in the true story of a moral watchdog barking at the heels of swinging England in the 1960s. Hugh Bonneville (Five Days, "Miss Austen Regrets") co-stars as the prime object of Mary's wrath: Hugh Greene, head of the BBC and a force for everything contemporary, witty and -- in Mary's eyes -- filthy. Alun Armstrong ("Bleak House") plays Mary's taciturn husband, Earnest, who toes his wife's virtuous line while secretly longing to cross it. Forty-five years after Whitehead began her campaign, the question of what is and what is not acceptable for broadcast television remains a hot issue. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

SCIENCE

Nature: American Eagle
On-Air & Online | Sunday, November 16, 2008, 7-8:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Unique to North America, the bald eagle is the continent's most recognizable aerial predator, with a shocking white head, electric-yellow beak and penetrating eyes. Following their protection as an endangered species, bald eagles have come roaring back. This is an intimate portrait of these majestic raptors' lives in the wild. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

NOVA: The Bible's Buried Secrets
On-Air & Online | Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 8 - 9:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
A powerful partnership between science and scholarship breaks exciting new ground in investigating the origins of the ancient Israelites, their faith in a single, omnipotent God and the creation of the Bible. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

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SOCIAL STUDIES

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work: Headquarters/Head of State
On-Air & Online | Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 8 - 10:00 pm
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
An exclusive look inside the modern British monarchy. Behind the scenes and at Queen Elizabeth II's side from beginning to end, the premiere episode follows the elaborate preparations as four U.S. localities get ready for a visit from the queen. Part 2 of 3. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal
On-Air & Online | Friday, November 21, 2008,  8:30-9:00 pm
Grade Range: 9-12
"Washington Week," the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with "National Journal," the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)

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