PBS Previews: Week of August 3

Fri, August 1, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights

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Here are PBS Previews for August 3 - 9, 2008 with local air dates for KAKM:

ARTS AND LITERATURE
HISTORY AND SOCIETY
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PBS PARENTS
PBS BLOG

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ARTS and LITERATURE
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P.O.V.: Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
Tuesday, August 5, 9 - 10:30 pm
In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash displays the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music star and cultural icon. (CC, Stereo)

CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS: A Pocketful of Motor Oil
Wednesday, August 6, 7 - 7:30 pm
Crusty’s beloved niece is coming to visit, thinking he’s still a respected Harvard professor. Click and Clack help Crusty preserve this illusion, learning of a potentially earth-changing invention in his amazing past. (CC, Stereo, HD)

CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS : Outsourcing
Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 - 8:00 pm
The bored Click and Clack opt to outsource their radio show to India, enabling them to pursue idleness. But the guys never dreamed their outsourced selves would be so precise. With interstitials, featuring the real-life Tom and Ray Magliozzi, that focus on their concerns about distracted driving habits. (CC, Stereo, HD)

SOUNDSTAGE: Kenny Chesney
Thursday, August 7, 9 - 10:00 pm
Kenny Chesney, recipient of four consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year awards, presents contemporary country at its finest. (CC, Stereo, HD)

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HISTORY and SOCIETY
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HISTORY DETECTIVES
Monday, August 4, 8 - 9:00 pm
A Reconstruction-era photo of 20 white men in full dress uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with two black men; a saddle that may have belonged to Bill Pickett, an African-American Wild West Show star; and film canisters that may contain German home movies of Nazi officials, possibly even Hitler. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)

CHASING CHURCHILL: IN SEARCH OF MY GRANDFATHER “Worth Doing Once”
Monday, August 4, 9 - 10:00 pm
Celia Sandys travels to Morocco and the south of France in search of those places that gave Churchill particular pleasure. Part 3 of 3. (CC, Stereo)

WASHINGTON WEEK WITH GWEN IFILL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL
Friday, August 8, 7 - 7:30 pm
“Washington Week,” the longest-running news and public affairs program on public television, has forged an editorial partnership with “National Journal,” the nonpartisan publication that for 36 years has been dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the politics and policy of the federal government. (CC, Stereo)

Be our fifth panelist. Write in for the “Webcast Extra.” Answers to your questions will be available online Friday night.

NOW ON PBS
Friday, August 8, 7:30 - 8:00 pm
Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, “NOW” goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives you the context to explore your relationship with the larger world. (CC, Stereo)

BILL MOYERS JOURNAL
Friday, August 8, 8 - 9:00 pm
This weekly public affairs series features interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy and issues facing democracy. (CC, Stereo)

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HEALTH and MEDICINE
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THE FORGETTING: A PORTRAIT OF ALZHEIMER’S
Sunday, August 3, 8 - 9:00 pm
This Emmy Award-winning documentary, originally broadcast in 2004, returns to PBS in an encore presentation. Since 2004, there have been significant advances in Alzheimer’s research, but more than two million more Americans have been diagnosed with the disease. Actor David Hyde Pierce returns to host “The Future of Alzheimer’s,” a new half-hour panel discussion that follows. (CC, Stereo)
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SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
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NOVA SCIENCENOW
Wednesday, August 6, 8 - 9:00 pm
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts this science newsmagazine, which includes segments about a pill that could extend the human lifespan; space elevators; satellite imaging of Maya ruins; and a profile of “The Bacteria Whisperer.” (CC, Stereo)

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PBS PARENTS
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PBS PARENTS
Get Ready for a Great School Year
Even though it still feels like summer, it’s not too early to start thinking about a new school year. A little advance preparation can make the first week a lot easier. Tailor these strategies to suit you and your child as you prepare for the big day.

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PBS BLOGS
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I, CRINGELY
Inflection Point: What’s the practical life span of DTV?
Bob Cringely looks at Moore’s Law and what it has to teach you about that cool new digital TV you just bought.

MEDIASHIFT
Young Newspaper Journalists Could Flee Because of Slow Pace of Change
Among newspapers’ many troubling problems, add the tendency of young journalists to be unwilling to stay because of the slow pace of culture change.

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Code Key
(CC) Indicates programs with closed captions
(Stereo) Indicates programs in stereo
(DVI) Indicates programs with descriptive video
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