As part of the Heritage television series of in-depth interviews with public figures, Eleanor Roosevelt discusses her early home life, education, political life, and the importance of learning.

Frontline/World reports on two disturbing stories in Afghanistan: the growing number of women (and children) who are opium addicts, and the trend of self-immolation–both products of an oppressive situation for women, especially young women. Also see slideshow.

On November 26, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. While it wasn’t until FDR’s declaration that the modern holiday was celebrated nationally, in 1789, President George Washington became the first president to proclaim a “Thanksgiving holiday”, and the tradition of celebrating the holiday on Thursday dates back even further, to the early history of the first U.S. colonies.

When Cooke first arrived in the U.S. in 1932, he began filming his travels. The footage offers a record of the unseen life behind Cooke’s polished words. This special chronicles Cooke’s decades in America, Hollywood friendships, journalism career and years as Masterpiece’s host. Watch it online for a limited time.

NOVA takes viewers on a fascinating scientific journey that began 3,000 years ago. The 2-hour film presents the latest archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. Watch now.