This week on HDNet News & Docs:

On Dan Rather Reports, Tuesday at 8 pm ET: Half the Sky - A discussion with Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on the story they think will be the most important in the 21st century—the emerging role of women in developing countries.

On HDNet World Report, Tuesday at 9 pm ET: The Resurgence of the American Militia; Low Born, High Minded: India’s Untouchable Hero; Beyond Belief: Onward Christian Surfers - Militias are on the rise in the U.S., arming themselves to the teeth against what they say is a government growing too big. Correspondent Carol McKinley is on the inside with one militia group, to find out what might make them pull the trigger on violence. Then, born into India’s lowest caste, she’s rising up on behalf of her country’s most vulnerable population, at great personal cost. And finally, for some Californians, surfing has literally become a religious experience. On

On Stephen Fry in America, Tuesday at 10 pm ET: Mississippi - Stephen begins his epic journey along the length of the Mississippi in the sultry, voodoo soaked streets of New Orleans during its busiest day of the year: Mardi Gras.