Antiques Roadshow Is Coming To Richmond

Antiques Roadshow

PBS’ highest-rated ongoing primetime series Antiques Roadshow has announced its summer 2013 tour, which includes a stop at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Saturday, August 17, 2013. Admission is free, but tickets are required and must be obtained in advance.

BackStory With The American History Guys Returns On Our HD-2 Channel

Emancipation Proclamation

If you enjoyed BackStory with the American History Guys Saturdays at 3:00 PM this summer and fall, well, guess what? It’s back--and at the same day and time on our HD-2 lineup! For those that listen for the Thomas Jefferson Hour every Saturday at 3:00 PM, it's moving to Sundays at 1:00 PM so you can continue enjoying more historical perspective! Read on for more on BackStory and this week’s episode!

Martha Washington's Twelfth Night Cake Recipe

Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall shares Martha Washington's Twelfth Night cake recipe.

A Treasure In a Time of Need

Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall shares what she calls “a treasure” to help us through the horror of Newtown.

 

Lincoln Had Links to Northern Neck

Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall discovers a 34-foot tower of books about President Lincoln.

 

Heavy Hitter

Commentator Thea Marshall reminds us that not everybody wants to be president...

The Very First First-Lady

Nothern Neck commentator Thea Marshall wonders who was the best of them all -- Nancy, Dolley, Abigail, maybe Martha?

The Most Dangerous Two Weeks In Human History

Kennedy and Khrushchev

Explore the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear holocaust. In the first major feature documentary on the subject, Cuban Missile Crisis – Three Men Go To War brings to life the three central characters — Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev — and explores how the world’s most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and outlines the courage and luck it took to climb out again.

The First Election to Have Slogans and Songs.

Commentator Thea Marshall revisits the first election to use campaign slogans and songs.

 

Bad Boy Peck

Nothern Neck Commentator Thea Marshall goes hunting in the archives to discover if John Peck was a bad boy.