http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/writwriter/ WRIT WRITER reveals a little-known battle of the Civil Rights Movement, led by an indigent, under-educated prisoner. Texas-born, Mexican American Fred Cruz came of age and found his life's calling in prison, where the sanctioned cruelty and brutality among inmates and guards moved him to fight the state prison system in the court of law. WRIT WRITER premieres Tuesday, June 3 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/writwriter/
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NATURE | What Females Want and Males Will Do | Spider | PBS
With a high-speed camera and vibrometer in his toolkit, researcher Damian Elias, featured in Part Two of “What Females Want and Males Will Do,” is able to pick up on a courtship ritual few have ever seen before. He’s discovered that male jumping spiders actually perform an elaborate dance — with coordinated vibrations, no less — to woo potential partners. Part of the 26th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS, “What Females Want and Males Will Do” premieres over two Sundays, April 6 and 13, at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc., Toyota, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature
May 11 on PBS, Bill Moyers on the true human cost of war. Bill Moyers Journal airs Fridays on PBS (check local listings -- http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html ) Respond to Bill Moyers' essay on the cost of war at The Moyers Blog -- http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog
This week Bill Moyers reflects on a conversation between Lyndon Johnson and his National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy that took place in 1964. Watch the entire show online at http://www.pbs.org/moyers Check your local listings at: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html
Christians and the environment. As proposed new rules may allow coal companies to expand mountain top removal mining, Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers to the mountains of West Virginia, which are being stripped for their coal with often disastrous environmental consequences for surrounding communities, to report on local evangelical Christians who are turning to their faith to help save the earth. The program airs Friday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. on PBS. To watch online visit: http://wwww.pbs.org/moyers Check your local listings at: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html
Enter the world of Thomas Lynch, a poet and an undertaker, whose family for three generations has cared for both the living and the dead in a small Michigan town. In this scene from “The Undertaking,” coming October 30, 2007 to PBS, Lynch reads a passage from his essay “Tract,” an imagining of the direction of his own funeral. “Tract” is an essay from Lynch’s book “The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade.” To watch more video previews from “The Undertaking,” read how Lynch came to write the essay “Tract,” and background information on the making of the documentary, visit http://www.pbs.org/frontline/undertaking/ . Watch “The Undertaking” on air and online beginning Tuesday, October 30, 2007 on PBS and at http://www.pbs.org/frontline
Scientists and bee experts race to solve an urgent global mystery - the widespread vanishing of honeybees, an insect crucial to our food supply and economy - in the "NATURE" season premiere "Silence of the Bees," airing on PBS Sunday, October 28 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). From crop fields to hi-tech labs, across the northeast U.S., Europe and Asia, "NATURE" follows the investigation into "Colony Collapse Disorder," which portends possible catastrophe - failed businesses, skyrocketing food prices, unsustainable labor costs, and depleted supplies of essential crops. Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates. "Silence of the Bees" launches the 26th season of "NATURE," the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major corporate support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc. and Toyota. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature. PBS Nature WNET Thirteen Silence of the Bees F. Murray Abraham honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
Dr. Anthony Atala of Wake Forest University is building organs in his lab. Last year he publicized his success of growing bladders – the first actual living human organs created in a lab and grown unattached to a human being. Correspondent Tamara Krinsky visits with Atala and learns how he “cooks” and grows these organs. We also visit the McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine where we learn about the future of regenerative medicine and the challenges that lie ahead. To see the full segment, visit http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/video after original broadcast. Tune in to WIRED SCIENCE on your local PBS station (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wiredscience
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TAVIS SMILEY | Guest: Serj Tankian | Political Music | PBS
Serj Tankian discusses with Tavis how music can inspire social and political activism. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200710/20071030.html
“NATURE” follows the four-year emotional rollercoaster of acclaimed filmmaker Simon King as he hand-rears orphaned brothers Toki and Sambu from cuddly cubs to big cats, preparing them to return to the wild. “The Cheetah Orphans” premieres on PBS Sunday, November 11 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Simon King narrates the film, part of the 26th season of “NATURE,” the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major corporate support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc. and Toyota. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature
International Reporting Project Fellow Matt Ozug reports on Buddhist monks taking up the cause of caring for victims of Cambodia's AIDS epidemic, the worst in Asia. For more, go to http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2007/11/cambodia_care_a_1.html
Will Smith tells Tavis why he doesn't want to be considered an icon. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200712/20071213.html
Halle Berry, Jimmy Smits, Will Smith and others congratulate Tavis Smiley on his fifth season on PBS, which begins January 7, 2008. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/tavissmiley/
Reporter: David Montero http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/blog/2008/01/pakistan_blacko.html FRONTLINE/World reporter David Montero interviews Talat Hussain, news director for the Pakistani channel, Aaj TV. Hussain discusses how and why Aaj tv was shut down in the fall of 2007.
Reporter: David Montero http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/blog/2008/01/pakistan_blacko.html FRONTLINE/World reporter David Montero interviews Talat Hussain, news director for the Pakistani channel, Aaj TV. Hussain discusses how and why Aaj tv was shut down in the fall of 2007.
A mother polar bear and her cub hunt for seal pups, an increasingly difficult task as Arctic winters warm and ice disappears. “Nature” gets up close to polar bears and their ancestor, the grizzly, to see how a changing climate is affecting both species when “Arctic Bears” premieres on PBS Sunday, February 17 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham narrates the film, part of the 26th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc., Toyota, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature
Comedian Tracey Ullman impersonates Tavis Smiley. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200803/20080324.html
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story | PBS
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/abduction/ ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story is the true story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl kidnapped by North Korean spies in 1977, and her parents' 30-year battle to bring her home. Told through the eyes of Megumi's parents, ABDUCTION follows their incredible journey full of bizarre twists, and a life they never imagined. ABDUCTION: The Megumi Yokota Story premieres Thursday, June 19 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/abduction/
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/special/tavisblog.html Tavis answers a question from a viewer about what inspires him. Check out Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/special/tavisblog.html
PBS Airdate: Monday, May 12, 2008 at 8 PM ET (check local listings) http://www.pbs.org/antiques At ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Las Vegas, Nevada, a man brings in some drawings that his journalist father received as a gift from the legendary Woody Guthrie in the early 1960’s. Appraiser Alasdair Nichol confirms their authenticity and places the drawings within the tradition of Guthrie’s loose artistic style. How much can an item that spans the breadth of collectible, celebrity memorabilia, and fine art be worth? Watch this clip to learn about the many facets of this folk legend! To see more celebrity memorabilia appraisals, visit the Roadshow Archive Online at http://www.pbs.org/antiques/archive Watch ANTIQUES ROADSHOW on PBS, Monday nights at 8 PM ET (check local listings).
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