Sixty years after Indian independence, British historian Michael Wood presents the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization, and largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India’s population will overtake China’s within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the U.S. in the 2030s. This journey of sights and sounds, and achievements takes him from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.
Grade levels: Adult
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Be Well Now with Dr. Nancy Snyderman – Public Performance
Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical editor of NBC News, outlines the everyday elements that affect well-being and provides the information people need to revitalize their bodies, maintain longevity, manage their care and possibly even save their lives. The special is based upon Dr. Snyderman’s best-seller, Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life.
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Betty Ford: The Real Deal – Public Performance
Betty Ford: The Real Deal profiles Betty Ford, her time in the White House, advocacy for equal rights and her substance addiction that led to the founding of the Betty Ford Center in California.
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Great Performances: King Lear – Public Performance
William Shakespeare’s unrelenting King Lear is considered to be one of the playwright’s most enduring and haunting works for the stage. The challenge of playing its title role has long fallen to some of the greatest actors of our time. This telecast marks Sir Ian McKellen’s return to the Royal Shakespeare Company, that has resulted in a tour-de-force performance as Lear. Co-directed for television by Sir Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt.
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Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries – Public Performance
PETER MATTHIESSEN: NO BOUNDARIES is an intimate documentary that captures the essence of the literary and spiritual force that is Peter Matthiessen. Novelist, travel writer, explorer, Zen monk – Matthiessen is all this and more. The program offers a dynamic interplay between a host of elements, including interviews with Matthiessen, excerpts from his writings and anecdotes from those who know him, have worked and traveled with him and those who have been inspired by his work. Glenn Close narrates.
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NOW: 4/13/2007: Stock Alert – Public Performance
NOW takes a look at hedge funds, the secretive and often risky investment accounts that have brought incredible wealth and power to some, but with the potential to spell dire consequences for ordinary Americans. Billions of dollars are invested in hedge funds, which are not regulated, and there’s a chance some of your retirement money is in one. Hedge fund managers say they won’t tell anyone how they make their money – not even the government.
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Looking for Lincoln – Public Performance
The series will dissect the myths that have grown up around Abraham Lincoln, and in doing so, will address outstanding questions surrounding him – questions about race, equality, religion, depression, and sexuality – by carefully interpreting the evidence provided by people who actually knew him.
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The Jewish People: A Story of Survival – Public Performance
This is the story of Jewish survival. From slavery to the loss of their homeland; from exile to anti-Semitism; from pogroms to near annihilation in the Holocaust, how did they endure when so many other communities have vanished? Hosted by Martha Teichner, senior correspondent for “CBS News Sunday Morning,” THE JEWISH PEOPLE: A STORY OF SURVIVAL explores some of the answers. While other films have explored Jewish religion or Jewish culture, this original production is the first Jewish film organized around the central themes of survival and the achievement of a people. Moving chronologically, this film offers a sweeping overview of four millennia and the numerous civilizations — Babylonian, Roman, Muslim, Spanish, Soviet and other — that have ruled over the Jewish people.
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I.O.U.S.A – Home Use
America is on the brink of a financial meltdown. I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States. Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.
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NOW on PBS: 12/26/2008: Credit and Credibility – Home Use
What role did the credit rating agencies play in the current economic crisis? Frank Raiter reveals how he was pressured to compromise standards in a push for profits, and what was really going on behind closed doors at the credit rating agencies. “During this period, profit was primary; analytics were secondary.” Who was watching the watchers? Surprising new revelations about the economic debacle.