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Terry Gilliam, one of the founding members of the Monty Python Troupe, continues to expand his catalogue of fantastical films with an adaptation of Mitch Cullins cult novel

In the 1930s, the now-iconic hue "international orange" was a radical choice, originally meant to serve only as the primer.

Airs Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy for good reason - it's the 400 anniversary of the telescope. We'll talk about the history of the telescope and its impact on astronomy, as well as modern attempts to understand the universe.

Airs Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

The White House has nominated Virginia Seitz to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, after another nominee stepped aside. If she is confirmed, Seitz will run a unit that became famous for approving waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods in the Bush years.

Experts say the current educational system and private-sector training efforts aren't preparing workers for job opportunities. So, a metal-parts factory near Boston has done something unusual to ensure its workers have the necessary training: It started its own school.

Whatever Happened to the Anti-War Movement?

No one is credibly predicting that Elena Kagan's careful route to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court will be derailed. But a midterm election is looming, and neither party is about to let the political -- and fundraising -- opportunity of three days of televised Capitol Hill give-and-take go unmined.

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