TED talks are WAY better than television, and always so good. If you've never checked out this site you really need to. It's better than a university education in many respects, but then, so are a lot of things.
This is why I wish I was good at math: http://www.ted.com/talks/jean_baptiste_michel_the_mathematics_of_history.html
This is why I wish I was good at math: http://www.ted.com/talks/jean_baptiste_michel_the_mathematics_of_history.html