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Certain that physical fitness produced citizens better prepared for the managerial revolution in America business, the Victorians promoted revitalization through sports. Harvey Green explains how this focus on social and individual health led to the now familiar emphasis on physical fitness in sports and games. Harvey Green investigates the cultural history of the United States. He teaches courses on that general subject as well as courses in the history of sport, the material culture of the U.S., public history, and the history of western North America. He is currently working on a book on the development of popular historical consciousness in the U.S. between 1820 and 1920, emphasizing the intersection of popular historical fiction and domestic material culture. He has also published articles and essays on the history of photography, the history of health and fitness, the craft revival movements in the US in the 1930s, and everyday life in the U.S. between 1915 and 1945. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

If you feel that your documentary project is almost there but don't know what would make it great, watch documentary story consultant Fernanda Rossi analyze Gino Del Guercio's work in progress Abandoned in the Attic. With this real life "before and after" example, Fernanda Rossi (known as "the Doc Doctor") will explain story structure models and what to look for to make your film excellent. This event is part of the 2008 Making Media Now conference, presented by the Filmmaker's Collaborative. More information about Fernanda Rossi, Story Consultant can be found at http://www.documentarydoctor.com Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

Musician and educator Emmett Price III examines the connections between jazz, hip hop and other music forms. Price discusses the importance of music as a means of communication and its capacity to bridge generational and other interpersonal gaps. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

The Atlanta History Center presents John Ferling as he discusses this chronicle of America's struggle for independence, an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said that the American victory was "little short of a standing miracle." John Ferling has appeared in four television documentaries devoted to the Revolution and the War of Independence and has written nine books including John Adams: A Life, The First of Men: A Life of George Washington, Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, and Jefferson and the American Revolution, and A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

China Galland author of Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves, reads from her work, the story of a Texas town's reconciliation with its slave-owning past. China Galland is a professor in residence at the Center for Arts, Religion and Education at the Graduate Theological Union in California. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

The English country house style was largely created and promulgated by interior decorator John Fowler and his later partner Nancy Lancaster. During the course of his career, Fowler was responsible for transforming some of Britain's important historic interiors, including more than 20 National Trust properties such as Sudbury Hall, as well as private residences such as Chequers and Buckingham Palace. In 1938 he founded Colefax and Fowler with the designer Lady Sibyl Colefax. Fowler sought to create visually successful rooms, rather than to replicate earlier interiors, but his guiding philosophy was always to 'do right by the house'. Although he was aware of historically accurate decoration, and indeed can be considered a pioneer in the early field of preservation, Fowler often altered the colors or added non-historic details to make a visually coherent composition for the visitor. Using research from his recently published monograph on John Fowler, author Martin Wood sketches Fowler's career from his early work to the last major country house he decorated, showing the development of his style and taste. Martin Wood is a textile and garden designer and interior decorator. He has written extensively on garden design and is co-author of Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood, Nancy Lancaster: English Country House Style, and most recently, John Fowler: Prince of Decorators. He has led exclusive travel programs to Nancy Lancaster's English properties for The Institute of Classical Architecture. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall who served as President of the National Union of South African Students from 1966-1968 and Justice Richard Goldstone, who served on The Constitutional Court of South Africa, examine the long road toward freedom and justice in South Africa. Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. moderates. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

Todd Gitlin, professor of sociology and journalism at Columbia University and one-time president of Student for a Democratic Party (SDS), brings his political insights to the 2008 presidential campaign on the eve of the February 5th super-primary. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

John Garver breaks new ground on the relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. In today's political climate, where China is recognized as a rising and increasingly influential global power and Iran as one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East, this book presents a crucial analysis of a topic of utmost importance to scholars and the general public today. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

As a former commissioner of public health for the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dr. Howard Koh describes smoking as "an international public health catastrophe", and suggests many ways that society and individuals could take those first steps to quitting tobacco use. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

At an informal WGBH lunch, Quil Lawrence discusses the Iraq War's seldom-told success story, the rise of the Kurds of northern Iraq. Quil has recently released a new book Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, based on his experiences as a reporter in Iraq. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

The oceans, which cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface, appear quiet and benign when viewed from space. In fact, they contain behemoth currents and swirling eddies that strongly impact Earth's climate. Physical oceanographer Dr. Amy Bower and her team of technicians and engineers are helping to put together the complex puzzle that is our Earth's climate system, and are having some amazing adventures along the way, even battling pirates on the high seas! Legally blind since 1993, Dr. Bower uses the latest adaptive equipment to gain access to a largely visual working environment. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

A Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Alan Turing's Seminal Paper "On Computable Numbers" featuring a debate on the limits of intelligent machines and a lecture on Turing's contributions. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

All proteins start out as long strings of amino acids. Before a protein can function, it must fold into an extremely precise, highly complex structure a difficult feat in the highly concentrated environment of the cell. Protein folding is facilitated by helper proteins called molecular chaperones. Lindquist's recent work suggests that the forces that govern protein folding exert a profound effect in determining how the genes encoded by an organism's DNA are translated into phenotypic traits. The folding mechanisms of molecular chaperone proteins can allow organisms to reveal accumulated-but-hidden genetic variation in times of stress. This allows them to evolve rapidly in response to new environmental conditions. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

Around 150 AD, a Greek mathematician and sky watcher imagined that Earth was the center of the Universe and that the five visible planets traveled about our world. Thirteen hundred years later, a Polish astronomer revised our understanding of the cosmos and created the notion of a solar system, where Earth and the other planets traveled about the Sun. By the end of the twentieth century it was common knowledge that there were nine planets in our solar system. Last year, a group of international astronomers gathered in Prague and reorganized our understanding of our solar system. Pluto was put into category different from the other planets. Gingerich explains how this happened. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection of lectures.

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library presents a discussion on the collapse of the Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG), following the takeover of Gaza by Hamas, which left the Palestinian territories in crisis. The United States and larger international community are contemplating a "West Bank First" strategy to bolster the position of President Abbas' Fatah party and the emergency government he assembled in the West Bank, which does not include any Hamas members. While some view this as a promising step forward in order to isolate Hamas, others warn that the strategy will further polarize the Palestinian people and result in greater violence in the future, undermining the confidence the Palestinian people have in a democratic process. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.

Director of the National Endowment for the Arts and Longfellow scholar Dana Gioia revisits the work of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with a group of poets, writers, political leaders and educators. What does Longfellow's work say to the 21st century reader? Is there a place in our technological age for public poetry? Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.

Dr. Reiter spells out the challenges and options in Iraq and places them in a broad framework to help others evaluate alternatives and arrive at their own answers. Reiter is a professor and chair of the Political Science Department at Emory University. His scholarly interests include US foreign policy, the causes of war, war termination and non-proliferation policy. He has appeared on CNN and has authored a number of editorials in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has published dozens of scholarly articles and his most recent book is Preventive War and Its Alternatives: The Lessons of History. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.

In 1962, Charlayne Hunter Gault became the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Georgia. After receiving her degree from the University of Georgia, Gault went on to become one of our country's leading journalists. Gault discusses her trailblazing career, the challenges facing African American journalists, and her life in South Africa. Gwen Ifill, host of the PBS program Week in Review, moderates. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.

Nationally recognized for her leadership in women's health, Johnson discusses policy, research and clinical care and how that tripartite mission can offer better access and quality of care for all women. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.

Konrad Oberhuber offers an intimate look at the Louvre's collection of exquisite drawings with a special focus on the master, Raphael. Konrad Oberhuber, former Director of the Albertina in Vienna the most important museum of graphic arts in the world is one of the foremost art connoisseurs of his time. A graduate of the University of Vienna, he has been Ian Woodner Curator of Drawings and Professor of Fine Arts at Harvard University; Research Curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; and Professor of Art History at the University of Vienna, Cambridge University, Smith College, and the International Christian University of Tokyo. His numerous publications treat art historical issues from the Renaissance to contemporary art. Visit us at www.wgbh.org/forum to explore our entire collection lectures.