News & Current Affairs
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Frontline: Storm Over Everest
As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far from ...
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Tuesday, May 13
at 8 p.m.
(120 mins)
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Colorado State of Mind: Episode #620
Opinionated and passionate people from across the state tackle hot topics from local, regional, national and international news and current events. Internationally acclaimed journalist and commentator Greg Dobbs hosts this weekly, Emmy-winning series ...
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Friday, May 16
at 7:30 p.m.
(30 mins)
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America at a Crossroads: Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age
An exploration of the emergence of Muslim- and Arab-American comedians in the wake of 9/11 demonstrates how they use humor to take on stereotypes about Middle Easterners and terrorism. The film provides an inspiring chronicle of the impact 9/11 has had ...
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Friday, May 16
at 10 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Documentary & History
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American Experience: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Center of the World/Fear Itself (Part 1 of 2)
"The Center of the World" explores Roosevelt's family background and education, looking for clues to the coddled rich child's ascent to political success. It follows him from his very first run for political office as New York state senator through his ...
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Tomorrow
at 8 p.m.
(120 mins)
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Independent Lens: The Cats of Mirikitani
Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of internment camps, Hiroshima and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey ...
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Tuesday, May 13
at 10 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Secrets of the Dead: Sinking Atlantis
Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek ...
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Wednesday, May 14
at 7 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Adirondacks
Sprawled across six million acres in upstate New York, the Adirondack Park is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Yet it is the only one on the continent in which large human populations live and whose land is divided almost evenly between ...
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Wednesday, May 14
at 8 p.m.
(120 mins)
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Science & Nature
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Nature: What Females Want and Males Will Do (Part 1 of 2: What Females Want)
A two-part miniseries about sexual selection - unique behaviors, elaborate displays and special adaptations that determine who picks whom, who mates with whom, and who produces the offspring that carry genes into the next generation. Scientists around ...
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Tonight
at 7 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Nature: What Females Want and Males Will Do (Part 2 of 2: What Males Will Do)
A two-part miniseries about sexual selection - unique behaviors, elaborate displays and special adaptations that determine who picks whom, who mates with whom, and who produces the offspring that carry genes into the next generation. Scientists around ...
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Tonight
at 8 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Nova: Walk to Beautiful
"A Walk to Beautiful," a story of hope and survival in contemporary Ethiopia. The program follows the stories of five Ethiopian women who have been devastated by obstetric fistula, a common aftermath of neglected childbirth. An obstetric fistula is a ...
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Tuesday, May 13
at 7 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Arts & Entertainment
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Live From Lincoln Center: Camelot
""Live From Lincoln Center"" presents a semi-staged version of Camelot, directed by Lonnie Price and featuring the New York Philharmonic conducted by Paul Gemignani.
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Tonight
at 11:30 a.m.
(150 mins)
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Masterpiece Classic: Cranford (Part 2)
In episode two, as winter approaches, Cranford is beset by sorrows and struggles to re-gain its confidence. When Dr. Harrison's housekeeper discovers a leg of mutton has been stolen on the very same night that store owner Mr. Johnson is mugged, the ladies ...
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Tonight
at 9 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Best of the Jack Benny Show: Episode #103
Jack's guest from this 1954 show is comedian and actor Bob Hope.
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Saturday, May 17
at 7 p.m.
(30 mins)
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Movie: Strangers on a Train (1951)
This Hitchcock super-thriller is about two passengers who meet accidentally and plot to "exchange" murders - the tennis star who wants out of his stifling marriage to marry another, and a psychopath who wants his inheritance now. Based on the novel by Pat ...
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Saturday, May 17
at 8 p.m.
(120 mins)
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Lifestyle
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Antiques Roadshow: Las Vegas, NV (Part 1)
At a Las Vegas, Nevada, magic theater, "Antiques Roadshow" host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Nicholas Lowery reveal that the artistry - and value - of vintage magic posters is no illusion. Appraisers at the Las Vegas Convention Center don't need sleight ...
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Tomorrow
at 7 p.m.
(60 mins)
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Spirit of Colorado: Canyon Country
Glide down the Colorado River through Horsethief Canyon with some city kids; hop a mountain bike to ride along Kokopelli's Trail near Grand Junction. Discover how CDOT re-constructed I-70 in Glenwood Canyon; ride the Royal Gorge Railroad route alongside ...
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Saturday, May 17
at 7:30 p.m.
(30 mins)
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General
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American Masters : Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
When "I Love Lucy" debuted on October 15, 1951, the show became an instant sensation, defining the situation comedy format, attracting thousands of viewers to television for the first time and turning its unlikely star, Lucille Ball, into a legend. This ...
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Thursday, May 15
at 8 p.m.
(90 mins)
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Funny Women: Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge established herself as one of Britain's foremost comic actresses with a string of TV credits including Keeping Up Appearances. This half-hour special covers Routledge's extraordinarily full and varied career. This delightful combination ...
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Thursday, May 15
at 9:30 p.m.
(30 mins)
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