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Program Picks For June 2013
Independent Lens: Revolutionary Optimists
This film documents the critical work of Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer-turned-community activist, who is not only changing a neighborhood in the Calcutta slums, but also changing the way its youngest residents envision their lives.
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FRONTLINE: The Retirement Gamble
FRONTLINE raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings. "The Retirement Gamble" reveals how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer's best interests in mind and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.
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POV: Homegoings
Season premiere! Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens, the beauty and grace of African American funerals are brought to life.
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FRONTLINE: Rape in the Fields
For the women who pick and process the food we eat every day, getting sexually assaulted, and even raped, is sometimes part of the job. FRONTLINE and Univision partner to tell the story of the hidden price many migrant women working in America’s fields and packing plants pay to stay employed and provide for their families. This investigation is the result of a yearlong reporting effort by veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman, the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley and the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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American Experience: Stonewall Uprising
This film explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide gay rights movement. Told by those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists and a former mayor of New York, and featuring a rich trove of archival footage, the film revisits a time when homosexual acts were illegal throughout America, and homosexuality itself was seen as a form of mental illness.
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I’m not Les
For almost 70 years, Sherri hid herself from the world. Everyone knew her as Les, a welder, a husband and a father. Follow her journey to establish her new identity and find a place in the world.
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A Church Divided
Is homosexuality compatible with Christianity? Follow delegates from around the world to the United Methodist Church’s global convention in Tampa, FL as progressive and conservative Methodists debate the future of their church.
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Anyone and Everyone
This film tells the poignant and often heartbreaking stories of families across the country who have a gay child.
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The Grove
More Americans have been lost to AIDS than in all the U.S. wars since 1900, but few know about the existence of the National AIDS Memorial, a seven-acre grove hidden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This film chronicles this garden's transformation from a neglected eyesore, to a landscaped sanctuary, to a national memorial.
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I Am
This personal and revealing film journeys to a country where being gay was until very recently a criminal and punishable offence. With daring determination and humor, parents in India share untold stories of their gay and lesbian children that have thus far remained in the realm of secrecy and silence.
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Nature: What Plants Talk About
This program integrates hard-core science with a light-hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are.
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Nature: Invasion of the Giant Pythons
Florida's Everglades National Park is one of the last great wildlife refuges in the United States, home to numerous unique and endangered mammals, trees, plants, birds and turtles, as well as half a million alligators. However; with the unintentional addition of predatory pythons into this protected wilderness the refuge has become less of a haven and more of a killing ground.
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Coal
A KCTS 9/EarthFix original documentary: Should the Northwest build export terminals that would open lucrative markets for the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel at a time when the planet is facing a climate crisis? As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, can the country afford not to?
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Beneath the Surface: An EarthFix Special Report
A host of concerns threatens our treasured Northwest waters. In this program, dive beneath the surface to learn about the unseen dangers and their impacts on area fisheries, marine life and tribal communities.
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Undamming the Elwha
KCTS 9 and EarthFix chronicle the historic removal of two dams from the Elwha River, and show how it will impact people, salmon and the environment for years to come.
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NOVA: Extreme Cave Diving
Blue Holes are underwater caves that formed during the last ice age when sea level was nearly 400 feet below what it is today and they reveal the hidden history of Earth's climate. Follow the charismatic Dr. Kenny Broad as he dives into Earth's least explored and perhaps most dangerous frontier.
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NOVA: Earth From Space
Through a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet, witness how dust blown from the Sahara fertilizes the Amazon; how a vast submarine "waterfall" off Antarctica helps drive ocean currents around the world; and how the sun's heating up of the southern Atlantic gives birth to a colossally powerful hurricane.
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History of Science
Michael Mosley begins with the story of one of the great upheavals in human history - how we came to understand that our planet was not at the center of everything in the cosmos, but just one of billions of bodies in a vast and expanding universe.
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
This fascinating documentary tells the behind the scenes story of the momentous occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, looking at the enormous logistical operation involved and the issues that threatened to turn the whole thing into a disaster.
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Foyle’s War: All Clear
Set along the South Coast of England in the 1940s, Michael Kitchen stars as Christopher Foyle, the straightforward sleuth who fights his own battles on the home front while war rages across Europe -- that is, until now.
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Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen
Prince Charles pays a personal tribute to Her Majesty to mark her 60-year reign. He reflects on various public events and private family moments over the past six decades and shows previously unseen photographs and home movies -- some of which were shot by the Queen herself.
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Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace
Hampton Court is the ultimate Royal pleasure palace -- it embodies the indulgent and grandiose kingship built by Cardinal Wolsey and developed by Henry VIII. Through its rooms chart King Henry VIII's decline from fit young warrior to bloated womanizer.
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Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis
Kevin Whately returns as Inspector Lewis. He and his young partner DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox) continue solving cases in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford.
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British Antiques Roadshow
A lively team of savvy British appraisers and a delightful cross section of local citizenry explore flea market finds, heirlooms and junkyard gems--many with a royal pedigree.
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Highgrove: Alan Meets Prince Charles
This program is the first in-depth exploration of the inspirational vision and passion embedded in Prince Charles' personal sanctuary: His gardens at Highgrove House near Tetbury in Gloucestershire. The special is hosted by noted U. K. garden journalist Alan Titchmarsh (Ground Force).
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Scapegoat
Set in 1952, as England prepares for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this film is a one-off drama that tells the provocative story of two very different men who have one thing in common - a face. Matthew Rhys, Sheridan Smith, Andrew Scott and Eileen Atkins star in an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurie.
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Doc Martin
Martin Clunes plays Dr. Martin Ellingham, a brilliant and successful vascular surgeon who develops a fear of blood and moves to the small Cornish village of Portwenn where he is perceived as cold and abrasive.
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Call the Midwife, Season 1
This moving, intimate, funny and true-to-life series, based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth, tells colorful stories of midwifery and families in London's East End in the 1950s.
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Fake or Fortune?
The Season 2 premiere opens with an examination of a painting that owner Patrick Rice believes is by Edgar Degas. If correct, it could be worth about £500,000, and if not, only £200. Fiona and Philip trace the artwork back through time to find out whether it really was created by one of France's greatest artists.
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Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo 2012
Always big, always spectacular and always different, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo will explode with color, pomp and pyrotechnics in Halifax. As the largest indoor show in the world, it features over 2000 Canadian and international military and civilian performers.
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Il Volo: We Are Love
The three, young Italian tenors, Piero Barone (19), Ignazio Boschetto(18) and Gianluca Ginoble (17) of Il Volo return with their second PBS special and show off their multilingual prowess, as they sing in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
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Celtic Thunder: Mythology
From the Helix Theater in Dublin, this musical odyssey tells the story of Irish ancestors, their legends and their stories.
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Chihuly Outside
This film covers nearly half a century of Dale Chihuly's epic outdoor installations, chronicling Chihuly's first experiments with floating glass on water and using ice and neon, his early work at Art Park in Upstate New York and his decade-long exploration of large-scale installations at 12 of the world's preeminent botanic gardens and conservatories.
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Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses in on this central question: what exactly is it that is so "Jewish" about Broadway? What is it about this unique American art form that has proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds?
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Great Performances at the Met: Un Ballo In Maschera
Marcelo Allvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Sondra Radvanovsky star in David Alden's production of Verdi's opera.
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Annie: It’s the Hard-Knock Life from Script to Stage
This documentary is a behind the scenes look into the development of the Broadway musical, Annie. It follows the process of designing, casting, rehearsing and mounting the production.
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Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize
This year's special, taped at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, honors Bill Cosby with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. A stellar list of entertainers honors Cosby, a man who has dominated the field of comedy for 40 years.
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Fake or Fortune?
The season 2 premiere opens with an examination of a painting that owner Patrick Rice believes is by Edgar Degas. If correct, it could be worth about £500,000, and if not, only £200. Fiona and Philip trace the artwork back through time to find out whether it really was created by one of France's greatest artists.
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Austin City Limits: The Decemberists / Gillian Welch
The Decemberists and Gillian Welch showcase the best in contemporary songwriting. The Decemberists highlight songs from their release The King Is Dead. Welch and her partner David Rawlings perform cuts from The Harrow & the Harvest.
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I’m not Les
For almost 70 years, Sherri hid herself from the world. Everyone knew her as Les, a welder, a husband and a father. Follow her journey to establish her new identity and find a place in the world.
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A Church Divided
Is homosexuality compatible with Christianity? This question is debated fiercely in this documentary narrated by Peter Coyote. Featuring The Bridge, a Ministry of the United Methodist Church, based in Tacoma, WA.
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The Mayors: A KCTS 9 Special
With the 2013 Mayoral election taking shape, KCTS 9 brings together five former Seattle Mayors to talk about serving in this position of honor and privilege where public pressures and urban challenges are around every street corner. Wes Uhlman, Charles Royer, Norm Rice, Paul Schell and Greg Nickels gather for a candid conversation about the challenges, successes and unpredictable events they faced during their days as the chief executive of Washington’s largest city.
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Undamming the Elwha
KCTS 9 and EarthFix chronicle the historic removal of two dams from the Elwha River, and show how it will impact people, salmon and the environment for years to come.
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Coal
A KCTS 9/EarthFix original documentary: Should the Northwest build export terminals that would open lucrative markets for the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel at a time when the planet is facing a climate crisis? As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, can the country afford not to?
Read more
Beneath the Surface: An EarthFix Special Report
A host of concerns threatens our treasured Northwest waters. In this program, dive beneath the surface to learn about the unseen dangers and their impacts on area fisheries, marine life and tribal communities. Watch this program online.
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PIE: art. culture. ideas.
Sweet, savory and sometimes flaky—our weekly series reflects and responds to life and culture in the Pacific Northwest. Watch episodes online at KCTS9.org/PIE.
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Austin City Limits: The Decemberists / Gillian Welch
The Decemberists and Gillian Welch showcase the best in contemporary songwriting. The Decemberists highlight songs from their release The King Is Dead. Welch and her partner David Rawlings perform cuts from The Harrow & the Harvest.
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American Masters: Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character
For 11 years, Carol Burnett won over her audiences with wacky performances and edgy characters, from taking a pie in the face to slinky sequin gowns. Salute the incomparable entertainer who transformed herself into a one-woman army of comedic characters.
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American Masters: Johnny Carson
This program explores the life and career of The Tonight Show host -- seen by more people than anyone else in U.S. history -- through unprecedented access to Johnny Carson's personal and professional archives.
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
This fascinating documentary tells the behind the scenes story of the momentous occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, looking at the enormous logistical operation involved and the issues that threatened to turn the whole thing into a disaster.
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American Masters: Mel Brooks
Ironically, the larger-than-life, loud-mouthed Mel Brooks is very private and has been fairly reclusive since his wife of 41 years died in 2005. He has never authorized a biography and has requested that his friends not talk about him, making his full participation with this program a genuine first.
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Makers: Women Who Made America
This comprehensive and innovative series tells the compelling story of women's advancement in America over the past 50 years. It is a revolution that has unfolded in public and private, on grand stages like the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress, and humbler ones like the boardroom and the bedroom.
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History of Science
Michael Mosley begins with the story of one of the great upheavals in human history - how we came to understand that our planet was not at the center of everything in the cosmos, but just one of billions of bodies in a vast and expanding universe.
Read more
Royal Memories: Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen
Prince Charles pays a personal tribute to Her Majesty to mark her 60-year reign. He reflects on various public events and private family moments over the past six decades and shows previously unseen photographs and home movies -- some of which were shot by the Queen herself.
Read more
Secrets of Henry VIII’s Palace
Hampton Court is the ultimate Royal pleasure palace -- it embodies the indulgent and grandiose kingship built by Cardinal Wolsey and developed by Henry VIII. Through its rooms chart King Henry VIII's decline from fit young warrior to bloated womanizer.
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American Experience: John D. Rockefeller
When he died at age 86, John D. Rockefeller Junior left his six children and 22 grandchildren an invaluable inheritance: a name that stood not for corporate greed, but for "the well-being of mankind."
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American Experience: Stonewall Uprising
This film explores the dramatic event that launched a worldwide gay rights movement. Told by those who took part, from drag queens and street hustlers to police detectives, journalists and a former mayor of New York, and featuring a rich trove of archival footage, the film revisits a time when homosexual acts were illegal throughout America, and homosexuality itself was seen as a form of mental illness.
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American Experience: Henry Ford
Henry Ford was at once forward and backward-looking, innovative and close-minded, generous and mean-spirited. The same man who helped liberate millions from social isolation with his Model T also trapped thousands in a workplace prison where they were forbidden to sit or talk. The same Ford who welcomed African Americans and disabled people into his factories was a bigot who broadcast to the world his vitriolic hatred of Jews and exhibited devastating cruelty to his own son.
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Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World
In an attempt to gain a better understanding of the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy, investigate how Buddhism started and how it spread, historian Bettany Hughes visits some of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe.
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