Programs of Note: Saturday, March 1

Tue, February 26, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION: Sitcoms
6:00pm, Saturday, March 1
Archival footage and interviews with stars provide an entertaining look at television’s early days.

LONE TRAIL: THE YUKON QUEST
7:00pm, Saturday, March 1
Documents the 1,000-mile sled-dog race from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Fairbanks, Alaska through the eyes of three mushers.
GREAT PERFORMANCES: JAMES TAYLOR: ONE MAN BAND
8:30pm, Saturday, March 1
Nearly 40 years after the release of his first single, beloved singer-songwriter James Taylor continues to captivate legions of fans with the characteristic, folks-inspired sound.

HOLLYWOOD SINGING AND DANCING:
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE
10:30pm, Saturday, March 1
Enjoy a celebration of song and dance, beginning with the Busby Berkeley films that lifted the spirits of audiences during the Great Depression, though the patriotic musicals of the 1940s and ending with the collapse of the studio system in the 1950s.