For those who get PBS Television - Tonight on Charlie Rose:

Stephen Hawking & Lucy Hawking

Friday March 7, 2008

A conversation with Dr. Stephen Hawking & Lucy Hawking.
They discuss their book George's Secret Key to the Universe,
an adventure story about two children who find a sort of
computer portal through which they can slip into the solar
system and beyond.

Be sure to check with your local PBS affiliate to see when
Charlie Rose will be airing in your city.

http://www.charlierose.com

Also:

A brief history of Hawking

Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe

Two-part television series on C4

Starts Monday 3 March, 9–10 pm

One could say that Stephen Hawking is the epitome of the general public’s view of a scientist — someone who dedicates their life to science with a blind determination to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Struck down by motor neurone disease in his early twenties while doing his PhD, Hawking is now almost totally paralysed and can only communicate via his synthesized voice box.

Yet it is this oracle-like voice and his dogged determination to understand our universe that have helped him become one of the most recognisable physicists alive today — even if he may not be the latter-day Newton or Einstein as the media like to suggest.

Full article here:

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/33167