Kids & Families
The Friday Zone
Several experts from Indiana University's Physics Department are taking over The Zone, so get ready for some physics fun!
For Kids
Get a Reading Rainbow Contest entry form, check our program schedule, and link to PBS KIDS.
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Find activities, parenting aids, and learn about WTIU events and programs.
For Teachers
Read about featured TV programs and access PBS’ extensive collection of online resources for teachers.
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Community Events
Weaving Worlds
Sunday, November 22 at 11pm; Friday, November 27 at 1pm
Weaving Worlds presents an absorbing and intimate portrait of economic and cultural survival through art. The documentary traces the history of Navajo rug weavers and their role within the global economy by highlighting the stories and characters behind the production and trading of Navajo rugs.
Nova: What are Dreams?
Tuesday, November 24 at 8pm; Wednesday, November 25 at 2am and 1pm; Thursday, November 26 at 5am
What are dreams and why do we have them? Are they a window into a hidden realm within us? Science is only just beginning to understand. NOVA joins the leading dream researchers and witnesses the extraordinary experiments they use to investigate the world of sleep.
Secrets of the Dead: Mumbai Massacre
Wednesday, November 25 at 8pm; Friday, November 27 at 4:30am
Told completely from the perspective of victims in their own words, voicemail messages, texts and improvised user-group postings made during the ordeal, "Mumbai Massacre" places viewers inside the harrowing experience as it was lived by survivors caught up in a sudden and indescribable horror. This remarkable program captures the desperation and courage of ordinary people in the face of death and how social media became a silent witness and simultaneously transformed news as it happened.
Great Performances: Sting - A Winter's Tale
Thursday, November 26 at 9pm; Friday, November 27 at 2am
Superstar Sting welcomes the holidays with an atmospheric musical celebration of wintertime -- days of solitude and reflection, as well as rebirth and festivity.
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