January's theme is Women Artists. For more information on Person 2 Person with Paula Todd, please visit www.tvo.org/p2p

Jan 7: Trisha Romance
One of Canada’s best-known painters today, Romance almost lost her eyesight as a young child.

Jan 14: Helen Lucas
Lucas describes the transformation of her art from small, black figures to vibrant, gigantic canvases – a reflection of her personal journey.

Jan 21: Sheherezade Alam
The potter’s wheel brings Alam back into the circle of life after the shocking murder of her husband and daughter.

Jan 28: Lynn Johnston
In this one-hour special, the woman behind the international hit comic strip For Better or For Worse shares the life experiences that inspired her work.

In these six 30-minute programs, intrepid scientists are taken to a remote location to pit their wits and ingenuity against the elements. Every week will see the scientists try to accomplish tasks, given only limited resources. In this series the Rough Science team are based high up in the peaks of Colorado in an old ore-processing mill. They're in the San Juan mountains - part of the spectacular Rocky Mountains range. This area is rich in history, full of diverse plants and animals and is a geologist's dream.

This 7-part series exposes the Nation's water crisis. Host BOB MCDONALD challenges our comfort level, as we do take water for granted, and calls us to take action by presenting potential solutions.Through a progression of interviews with top water scientists , this series explores the issues, the science, and the human impacts on water.

Each of the six episodes in this collection tells the story of a child's relationship with one of the world's great inventors.

JAN 1 : Einstein: Light to the Power of 2.
An unlikely meeting of minds occurs in the 1950s when professor Albert Einstein befriends an African-American girl. Nine-year-old Lannie is unmotivated and struggling at school because of a racist teacher. Reminded of his own intellectual and political challenges, Einstein steps in and sparks a love of learning in Lannie, who comes to realize her full potential.

JAN 8 : Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs.
As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on celestial movement and gravity, his young scribe Humphrey wavers between pursuing science or following his heart.

JAN 15 : Marie Curie: More than Meets the Eye.
During World War I, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by catching spies. The strange activities of Nobel-Prize winning scientist Marie Curie make her a prime suspect. When the girls follow Curie to the battlefront, they witness her fight to use science and her X-ray machine to save the lives of the wounded, including their father.

JAN 22 : Edison: The Wizard of Light.
Escaping from the orphanage, young Jack Maloney
stumbles into the lab of the world’s greatest inventor, Thomas Edison, and is mesmerized by the magical new creations. Edison takes the boy on as an apprentice and together, despite some ups and downs, they create the first motion pictures.

JAN 29 : Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants.
Early 17th century, astronomer Galileo is uncovering the biggest mysteries in the universe. However, he is thwarted by a lack of money, a lazy brother and a jealous rival. Luckily, he finds support from his student, Prince Cosimo, the pampered son of the powerful Medici family. Cosimo champions his tutor’s belief that the Earth revolves around the sun and further assists to invent the telescope.